Books and DVDs for the Choral Director

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.

Students can take ownership of their own learning and leading through this leadership method book for band, choir, and orchestra students. It's designed to help facilitate an engaging and collaborative

As choir directors, we are constantly challenged to find ways to balance fun with music performance and theory. Assessment is an essential part of what we do. This program was created for students who used

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

Band director Scott Rush and leadership legend Tim Lautzenheiser join forces to create a dynamic and engaging resource that fosters the leadership qualities of every student, not just the chosen few. This

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

Now is the time to practice smarter, not harder. It's time to practice with purpose! Practice is everything if you want to improve as a musician. But how do you practice effectively and with efficiency?

This book is one of the most comprehensive resources ever published for middle school choir directors - written, researched, and compiled by conductors and educators with a wealth of teaching experience. It

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

The adolescent years can be a challenge for any choir director - to say the least! But now, Roger Emerson has written a book forged by years of teaching at this level and by years of successful composing,

Building on the ideas of Rudolf von Laban and Edwin E. Gordon's Music Learning Theory, James Jordan has created an exciting new rhythm and movement pedagogy. This book explores how to organize and sequence

Written by two of the world's leaders in Dalcroze Eurhythmics, this resource brings together all of the elements that make teaching movement with choral music such a success. This includes videos using

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

Teaching is a long journey of constant growth, but you've got what it takes to be the teacher you want to be. This book will give you tools to help navigate the challenges that come your way and will guide

Preparing students to become choral music teachers is what Christopher Peterson does at Cal State University, Fullerton. His methods are both modern and extremely practical. Now presented in a textbook

Habits of a Successful Choir Director presents effective teaching principles and provides a practical approach to everyday issues that choir directors face. Building on the successful Habits of

This excellent reference guide contains 100 powerful rehearsal techniques and ideas passionately shared by leading expert choral pedagogues, composers, conductors, vocologists, music therapists,

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