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Habits of a Successful Choral Musician is a field-tested, vital, and - most importantly - musically artistic collection of more than 200 sequenced exercises for building fundamentals and artistry. It answers the question for choristers: "What should I be learning during fundamentals time?" Perfect for use by an entire choir or by a vocal soloist, this book contains carefully sequenced warm-ups, vocalises, chorales, rhythm work, tonal patterns, sight-singing etudes, and much more. In one place, this book presents everything an aspiring singer needs to build fundamental musicianship skills and then be able to transfer those skills directly into the performance of great literature. The Successful Habits series has brought into focus the practical fundamentals of exemplary musicianship for music directors, and now it does the same for individual singers.

Habits of a Successful Choral Musician

Paperback Book Student Edition

Hal Leonard Corporation

As any middle school choir director knows, change is the name of the game! A changing voice is just one of countless physiological and emotional changes that middle school students experience. Knowing the general limits of male and female changing voices, as well as the specific capabilities of your students, are two keys to building healthy and happy middle school singers. This book is an accessible must-read resource for any middle school choir director looking to foster stronger, more capable musicians. It offers 25 warm-up exercises along with customized grade-specific tips for using them, along with free access to accompanying audio recordings.

Warm-Ups for Changing Voices

Hardcover Book & Online Media

Pavane Publishing

The third book on vocal training in the Cantabile series by Dr. Rundus, this one is tailored specifically for the choral director. The first book, Cantabile, is a graduate-level text that has become enormously popular throughout the U.S. and abroad for voice teachers, professors and choral directors. Her second book, Cantabile Voice Class, is aimed at the undergraduate student. This important third book provides a systematic approach to teach lyrical singing and tone broken down into 10-12 minute lessons intended to be incorporated into your choral rehearsal. An exceptional resource!

Choral Cantabile

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Alfred Music Publishing

This handy guidebook is an easy reference for the symbols used in IPA: what they look like and how they are pronounced. Example words for every symbol are included in English, Latin, Italian, German, French, and Spanish. An online resource includes recorded demonstrations of every sound. A clear and concise tool for singing in foreign languages, equally useful in the choir room and the vocal studio.

Alfred's IPA Made Easy

Gentry Publications

This brilliant guide from a world-class singer, composer, arranger, teacher, and scholar helps singers sing, interpret, and express the meaning and beauty of the spiritual. While it is written as a quick reference for the independent singer, vocal instructor, or choral director, it can be a valuable resource for private voice lessons, diction courses, studio classes, choral classes, and any setting where spirituals are studied and performed.

Spirituals Dialect

Paperback Book

Novello & Company Limited

This is the indispensable guide to learning how to sight-read choral music. Using special interactive technology, renowned choral educators Ralph Allwood and Timothy Teague take the user from the very basics of sight-reading to a level at which they can sing confidently in a choir. This guide provides clear explanations, exercises, tips and tricks on: basic music theory; scales and stepwise motion; larger intervals and awkward leaps; fast and effective reading of choral scores; examples from popular choral repertoire; general good practice for choral singing. Whether you are 7 or 70, a beginner or an experienced singer, this book will improve your ability to read music and help you to enjoy singing to the full. This book is supported by SoundWise. It includes a range of interactive digital features: SoundCheck (powered by Match My Sound) – This unique assessment and feedback software lets you use your phone, tablet or computer to help you practise. SoundCheck listens to you sing, then gives you instant feedback on how to improve!; eBook – A digital edition of your book to read on any device; Video – Tips and demonstrations from the authors.

The Novello Guide to Sight Singing

Paperback Book & Online Media

Rowman & Littlefield Publishing

From amateur collegiate a cappella groups to professional ensembles like Straight No Chaser and Pentatonix, contemporary a cappella has exploded onto the world pop music scene. This book combines historical context and a comprehensive look at the a cappella community with a detailed discussion of vocal techniques, rehearsal practices, and live audio support needed to sing great a cappella. Produced in partnership with the National Association of Teachers of Singing, all books in the So You Want to Sing series feature online supplemental materials available on their website.

So You Want to Sing A Cappella

Shawnee Press

This best-selling vocal warm-up book is now in its second edition. It has wowed music educators and choral directors alike with its entertaining yet practical approach. The second edition adds 40 more exercises and two new chapters: Choral Warm-Down and Perfection vs. Connection. There is also an updated DVD companion to this phenomenal book that includes two hours of seriously fun instruction. From the basics of posture and breathing to the final bow at your concert, The Perfect Blend takes you on an entertaining ride through vocal and choral technique. There are over 50 warm-ups that are visually brought to life through choral demonstrations. Its fresh, physical approach to singing focuses on vocal and choral tone and technique. An absolute delight to read and a must-have for serious directors!

The Perfect Blend

Book 2nd Edition

Waveland Press, Inc.

This comprehensive yet concise guidebook offers a stylistically flexible approach that allows soloists and choral singers to vary elements of technique to sing virtually any style. It covers all aspects of technique, including body alignment, breath control, initiation of sound, vocal fold closure, resonance, register use, vowels, pitch control, articulation, and vibrato. It provides numerous practical voice-building and problem-solving suggestions and exercises supported by clear photographs and elegant illustrations. A must-have for any serious singer or conductor.

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The International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) is the standard source for phonetic notation. This resource provides an easy-to-use format for understanding pronunciation for each letter of the alphabet, in any placement within a word, in Spanish, Italian, Latin, French and German. Spiral bound.

IPAlphabet

Forty weeks' worth of practice material - all in one book! Build valuable skills such as diversity and quality of tone, blend, relaxed vocal production, ear training, and many more. Techniques covered include: proper breathing; production of chest voice vs. head voice; vowel formation and focus; diction; diphthongs and triphthongs; arpeggios; and major and minor scales. The online audio access included with the book provides demonstration tracks of the exercises as well as accompaniment and demonstration tracks of the songs performed by professional musicians. The audio can be streamed or downloaded and includes a multifunctional audio player that allows you to slow down audio without changing pitch, set loop points, change keys, and pan left or right. Useful for singers of all ages and voice types.

Vocal Aerobics

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A valuable resource for choral conductors, no matter the age or experience of their ensembles, this volume explores essential aspects of anatomy, physiology, and acoustics, then describes their impact on choral teaching and rehearsal. In addition, this book reviews groundbreaking scientific information on spacing of singers and its effect upon intonation and vocal health. This volume contains pedagogical information pertaining to: breathing, resonance, and formats in the choral rehearsal; structuring warm-ups; using the breath as a foundation of expression; using legato in rehearsal; choral spacing for balanced resonance; teaching specific vowels and their internal architectures; piano accompanying to support good vocalism; building listening skills; and more.

The Anatomy of Tone

This vocal pedagogy textbook breaks the mold! Making complex concepts easily understood has been the hallmark of Kathi Rundus' teaching career. Filled with anatomical drawings, pictures, graphs and valuable vocal exercises, this book is wisely and attractively organized. Plus, every chapter includes a section specifically for the choral director!

Cantabile

Heritage Music Press

Lynne Gackle, Associate Professor of Ensembles and Assistant Choral Director at Baylor University, has long been an advocate for the power of singing as a catalyst for positive change and self-actualization in adolescent girls. Her landmark text is a synthesis of these ideas, reflecting her unmatched expertise on the working of the female voice and a lifetime of experience and research. Serving to enlighten and encourage teachers and choral directors of these students, Finding Ophelia's Voice, Opening Ophelia's Heart addresses the symptoms of vocal change in the female voice, along with physiological factors that affect it. Appropriate choral literature, recordings, and other educational materials are also presented. The included DVD, which may be used as a teaching tool in the classroom, provides demonstrations of the phases of vocal maturation, voice classification, vocal techniques, and other pedagogical strategies, all with the help of an all-girl choir (ages 12-16) under the direction of Dr. Gackle.

Finding Ophelia's Voice, Opening Ophelia's Heart

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Cantabile - A Manual About Beautiful Singing, released in 2009, has become a staple course text for colleges across the country. This is the perfect follow-up: a workbook for the undergraduate student. One could think of it as "Cantabile Lite." The primary book still needs to be in the hands of the instructor, but this less-comprehensive version is an essential companion resource at a quarter of the price. Also available now is a companion supplement product, Cantabile Voice Class Online Plus, which is an enriched hybrid learning experience using a series of videos, interactive journals, practice tools, vocalises, and songs for study and performance, including learning recordings and accompaniment tracks - perfect for virtual learning, flipped classrooms, or traditional classrooms. Each student will need to purchase both the Cantabile Voice Class book and the Cantabile Voice Class Online Plus supplement to have the online access component.

Cantabile Voice Class

E.C. Schirmer Music Co.

This text book for singers is a comprehensive guide to the pronunciation of Italian, French, Ecclesiastical Latin and German, in an approach developed for diction classes.  It is thorough, scholarly, yet practical and easy-to-use.  The pronunciation guides are provided for Italian, French and German languages through the use of the International Phonetic Alphabet, along with 81 exercises for singing them.  New to this edition are 36 audio tracks provided by the author containing all of the exercises.  These audio tracks are available as free downloads.

Diction

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Meredith Music Publications

Written by a career vocalist, this valuable blueprint provides aspiring singers with professional insight and practical steps for building a top-notch, profitable singing career. Enlightening anecdotes, encouraging pep talks, veterans' words of wisdom, and tricks of the trade that only the pros know guide the contemporary vocalist through the mental, technical, and physical challenges of achieving excellence in today's music business. Topics include defining your goals; finding your unique voice for the stage; performance anxiety; building a complementary repertoire; shining at auditions and booking gigs; creating a signature look; fine-tuning your act; maximizing self-promotion efforts; the anatomy of successful gigs; and the career vocalist's inventory.

The Contemporary Singer's Blueprint

Gerle leads readers step by step through every aspect of written music, using over 100 real-world examples from Broadway scores. His common-sense, methodical approach demystifies abstract concepts, and his unique 1-STARRT method teaches singers to read musical "words" instead of single notes, enabling confident sight-singing of any score. Drawing on his years of experience as a Broadway vocal coach, Gerle also shows readers how to use music theory to think like a composer, analyzing scores for dramatic clues to create a more detailed and powerful performance. Each chapter is accompanied by downloadable audio examples and exercises to lock in newly learned concepts.

Music Essentials for Singers and Actors

Welcoming singers of all backgrounds, this book explores the folk-song roots of spirituals and their transformation into choral and solo vocal concert repertoire. Featuring key composers and pioneers of the genre, it also discusses the use of dialect and other controversial performance considerations. Contributed chapters address elements of studio teaching, choral arrangement, voice science, and vocal health. Produced in partnership with the National Association of Teachers of Singing, all books in the So You Want to Sing series feature online supplemental materials available on their website.

So You Want to Sing Spirituals

Welcoming singers to a variety of methods, this collection allows them to explore each option's history and application to singing and determine which methods best meet their needs as performers. This unique volume explores mind-body awareness systems and introduces cutting-edge research in cognitive neuroscience and motor learning. Carefully curated for singers' unique needs, it also includes essential discussions of anatomy, physiology, and vocal health.

So You Want to Sing with Awareness

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