Are you looking to teach the right skills in the right order at the right level of difficulty at the right pace to mastery? Now there is a series that will address all of these needs. The Singing Musician offers music reading exercises, literature in sequence, theory, music history, listening activities, vocal production, concert etiquette, expression, and creativity. The series provides:

• An in-depth coverage of state and national standards
• Sequential learning based upon music literacy skills
• Material in multiple voicings at Levels 2-4
• Literature that supports the learning sequence
• The ability to encourage and promote student independence and creativity
• An objective observable and measurable assessment
• A tool that lends itself to vertical and horizontal curriculum alignment throughout a school, district, and state.

Basic Library
Designed to be used for just a few minutes each day, but to be used consistently, this is an easy to use yet highly effective method that is guaranteed to produce significant, measurable and lasting results if used properly. The student books are visually appealing and convenient to use, and the teacher's edition is a veritable wealth of information on the presentation of this material in the most effective way possible. Do your students and yourself a great favor and make this the year you really get serious about systematically improving your sight-singing. It will make everything else you do much easier and more effective, giving you time to concentrate on those "finer points" that so often don't get all the attention they deserve. This method is well worth it!

Due to the unprecedented popularity of "Successful Sight Singing," Nancy Telfer has carefully designed Book 2 to provide a logical extension of basic sight-singing skills. Book 2 is the ideal resource not only for building sight-singing proficiency in maturing students but also for fostering growth in overall musicianship. An important contribution to the educational literature for choirs!

Basic Library
You won't find a better book of warmups than this! The choral warmup is an essential part of any choir rehearsal, and this valuable book is guaranteed to increase the effectiveness of your warmup time as it elevates the level of musicianship in your choir! Perfect for singers of all ages, at all levels of ability, this brilliantly conceived, systematic approach is guaranteed to help you teach your choir every aspect of good vocal production while warming up their voices, ears and minds to make their rehearsals and performances as positive and musically rewarding as possible. This remarkable book contains 78 progressive warmups, each one covering a different aspect of vocal production, with helpful illustrations and colorfully highlighted "Tips" and "Reminders." The clearly organized, easy-to-use conductor's edition provides preparation and review activities to augment every warmup, as well as a detailed explanation of how each warmup improves the voice. Also included are progress charts, short-term and long-term goals, and complete background information on the voice, featuring a large diagnostic chart showing symptoms of vocal problems with their possible causes and remedies. This is without a doubt the best resource available to help you make the most of your precious warmup time, and is guaranteed to pay valuable rewards to your singers, individually and collectively, in rehearsals and performances for many, many years to come!

Sight-singing is important in the development of independent musicianship. The music in this collection will aid in the development of this skill but also be interesting enough to motivate the singer and be substantive enough to be useful in a variety of performance applications. Song categories include Patriotic, Christmas, Folk Song, Renaissance and Baroque Part Songs, and Spirituals. All songs will stand alone as a cappella settings. Several songs also have optional piano accompaniments. Sight-reading or analysis tips are included for each selection. Songs include: America, the Beautiful; Da Pacem Domine; Deep River; Down by the Riverside; Faith and Hope and Love; Happy, Happy Birthday; In the Bleak Midwinter; Innsbruck, I Now Must Leave Thee (Innsbruck, Ich Muss Dich Lassen); Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming; Now All the Woods are Sleeping; Oh Dear! What Can the Matter Be?; Oh Mary, Don't You Weep; Say Love If Ever Thou; Set Me as a Seal; Since First I Saw Your Face; The Star Spangled Banner; Take Me Out to the Ball Game; The Water Is Wide; We Wish You a Merry Christmas; Aura Lee.

Each exercise in this invaluable resource is designed to reinforce fundamental vocal concepts for choral and solo singers of any age. The book is organized in 11 focused categories, so the purpose of every warm-up is evident, and clearly stated directions optimize growth. Supportive piano accompaniments, including progressive modulations, are lightly orchestrated on the enclosed recording - perfect for ensemble rehearsals, studio lessons, or at-home practice. As a bonus, PDF files on the enhanced CD provide extracted vocal lines on reproducible singer pages. This is an instructional book you will use again and again! Topics include: Beginning Warm-Ups; Posture; Vowels; Breath Support; Tone Quality; Diction; Dynamics; Articulations; Diphthongs; Blend; Scales; Intervals; Harmony and more.

This valuable resource includes dozens of warmups and vocal exercises that will help singers produce a free and open tone, develop clean articulation and diction, improve resonance and intonation, and more. The enclosed CD includes demonstrations and accompaniments for each exercise. It's perfect for full choir, small groups, or individual practice.

Musicians in every discipline know the importance of a proper warm-up, and gifted British educator Peter Hunt has assembled a comprehensive and dynamic tool that is simply foundational for choral directors. Here is a gold mine of warm-ups, 60 in all, each with reproducible student sheets, accompaniment tracks, and lesson plans for specific goals in the warm-up session. Unison songs move seamlessly into more difficult part-singing exercises, vocal percussion, ostinato riffs, and choral "snippets" that include echoing and independent vocal lines. Begin your rehearsal with Pachelbel one day and Stand By Me the next, or choose a warmup from more than 12 different countries represented in the collection. Select your materials for a specific geographic region, school theme, or season of the year-the possibilities are endless. Volume 2 contains all of the introductory notes in Volume 1, and is in the same format, but with a broader range of repertoire: folksongs, Medieval and Renaissance pieces, contemporary songs for young voices, and ideas on improvising. There are also new games, exercises, warm-ups and rounds. Practical, motivating and fun, Voiceworks are magnificent resources for promoting good singing at every level!

Topics include:* Tone and the singing male* Consistency throughout the range* Communicative choral singing* Intonation issues* Effective rehearsal procedures* Voice classificiation* Live performances