For the first time on this DVD, Weston Noble presents, through lecture and demonstration, the principles of choral blend that he has used with great success with the Luther College Nordic Choir. When you apply his ideas and techniques, not only will the sound of your choirs improve, but you will also realize an immediate improvement in intonation and rhythmic clarity in your singers. Minimizing vibrato, use of "altos in front" and the use of the "flip-flop" to achieve different choral colors are just a few of the specific points covered. Every serious choral director will benefit from this information-packed DVD!

Now significantly revised and expanded, with a foreword by Morten Lauridsen, James Jordan's groundbreaking book incorporates more than ten years of new conducting insights, pedagogy, and philosophy to create a resource that is not only informative but transformative. Unique to this edition is the inclusion of a revolutionary DVD (also available separately as "The Anatomy of Conducting") with Dr. Jordan and Eugene Migliaro Corporon of the University of North Texas. For the first time, a conducting text contains visual examples of patterns that, with the help of state-of-the-art animation and multiple camera angles, guide you to a deeper understanding of how conducting gesture influences sound. Hardcover book with DVD, 466 pages.

To quote Simon Carrington: "There's no such thing as a rehearsal! Singers have the unique privilege of expressing text and should do so every time a phrase is sung." Simon Carrington spent 25 years with "The King's Singers," the internationally acclaimed choral ensemble celebrated throughout the world for achieving the highest levels of excellence in singing. Now, in this phenomenal DVD, he brings his wealth of experience as a choral conductor to the mechanics of directing vocal ensembles. Carrington's overriding passion for engaging every singer in the ensemble is revealed in detail as visionary choral educator James Jordan gives Carrington the reins of "The Westminster Williamson Voices" of Rider University's Westminster Choir College. Sit with the ensemble and observe as Carrington takes these highly trained singers through two complete choral warm-ups, exercises for ear development via the warm-up, rehearsal procedures for Renaissance music, rehearsal procedures for Romantic music, essentials of choral diction, techniques for improving choral intonation, achieving subtlety of text nuance, balancing suspensions, achieving choral balance within the ensemble, and listening techniques for choirs. Always inspirational, Carrington is both kind and demanding as he navigates the challenges contained in the journey of any choral score. The DVD comes with a detailed, printed outline of the content as well as a discussion between Simon Carrington and James Jordan regarding choral rehearsal procedure. Whether used for private study by conductors or for viewing by choral ensembles to deepen their understanding of the choral rehearsal process, "Simon Carrington: The Empowered Choral Rehearsal" will show you how to empower your rehearsals and your singers!