Includes staging for: All I Want Is...Nuttin'; Esta Es El Tiempo; Grandma's Feather Bed; Hip-Hop Reindeer; Joyful, Joyful; Please, Let It Snow!; Rocking Pneumonia and the Boogie Woogie Flu; Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town; Shine a Little Light; Shout for Joy!; We Are One; We Dance.

This first episode of the "Song Without Borders" series, In Search of the Great Song, is also the first documentary about the artist considered to be one of the greatest living choral composers. A National Medal of the Arts recipient and named "An American Choral Master" by the National Endowment for the Arts, Lauridsen has achieved the status of the most frequently performed modern choral composer. Featuring his music performed by choirs in America and Europe, the film gives the viewer a rare glimpse of his life and his creative work.

Featuring Sally and Andy's staging for twelve Alfred choral titles, including: Con la Musica; Get Happy; I Have a Voice; If I Only Had a Brain; Let Me Entertain You; Santa Mash-Up; Showbiz Snowman!; Sing Noel, Noel!; Singing A-Round; Tama Tu; The Time Warp; 'Zat You, Santa Claus?

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!

In these fast-paced DVDs, the author demonstrates practical solutions to common problems while focusing on an impromptu ensemble of adolescent students. Interviews with the students provide a unique perspective on what it means to be an adolescent singer. The manual contains additional material, including printed instructions for the exercises demonstrated throughout. 1. The Singer: Finding the Adolescent Voice; 2. The Choir: Designing the Optimal Rehearsal; 3. The Individual: Exploring the Changing Voice. By helping to make singing a positive, rewarding experience for your developing students, these videos will motivate them to continue singing beyond adolescence!

Staging suggestions for eleven Alfred chorals: That's Entertainment (Gilpin); Born to Shop! (Albrecht); Cantate Domino (Albrecht); I Bought Me a Cat (Albrecht); Kuna Karamu (Albrecht); Lullaby of Broadway (Althouse); Two Too Wet! (Althouse); Up, Up, Up In the Sleigh (Beck); We Wish You (Gray/Beck); Winter Has Begun (Bryant/Grier/Beck); and Yo Vivo Cantando (Althouse).

This outstanding video demonstrates the basic vocal techniques taught by Mr. Leck to the students of the Indianapolis Children's Choir. It features exercises in mental focus, breathing, posture, and vowel formation, along with a written description of each exercise with accompaniment. As a guest artist and vocal model, widely known countertenor Steven Rickards demonstrates vocal technique through the use of his voice, a frisbee and a slinky! The video also includes exercises and vocalises to improve choral intonation and tone. This is an important resource for today's choirs!

From the classroom to the concert stage, experience a high school choir's vocal transformation from beginning to advanced level. Step by step, through daily practice and using proven techniques, experienced educator Christine Bass transforms her students' singing into a free, healthy, blended and mature sound. A must-have in your professional library! A booklet containing 36 exercises is included with the 2-DVD set. This is endorsed by Z. Randall Stroope, who says, "Vocal Transformation is one of the most remarkable teaching tools for conductors that I have ever seen."

This unique instructional DVD demonstrates the development of nonverbal vocabulary that increases efficiency in the choral rehearsal. In addition, it teaches techniques for simultaneous development of vocal skills and musical nuances. Dozens of unrehearsed demonstrations with middle school, high school, college, and church choirs illustrate the wisdom of the authors' ideas and their effectiveness in actual rehearsal situations. This video offers you a valuable opportunity to greatly enhance your understanding and effectiveness with your choirs! (Duration: 1 hour, 18 minutes)

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