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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.

Vocal Technique

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Since its original publication, the Emmons-Sonntag text has continually stood out as the definitive work on the song recital. The book presents imaginative advice and practical techniques for producing successful recitals and kindling audience excitement. Every aspect of the recital is covered, from building programs and the use of acting skills to the relationship between the singer and the accompanist. Singers of all levels and backgrounds will benefit from the authors’ vast experience in the performance of song recitals as a singer/accompanist team. The comprehensive repertoire lists, now organized by voice and instrumentation as well as by composer, appeal to both students and professional musicians. Readers will agree that the authors have met their goal of providing "extensive, thorough, and definitive insights into the attributes that can render the song recital at once a great art and a magnificent entertainment." Paperback, 595 pp.

Art of the Song Recital

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Top choral master-teachers Harold Decker and Colleen Kirk provide outstanding direction and guidance for all levels of students and teachers of conducting and stimulate the practicing conductor who is receptive to alternative approaches to choral development and problem solving. A wealth of experience is revealed in this unique, full-featured compendium. Choral Conducting is well organized and presents its eclectic contents from the most basic information to the advanced in an easy-to-read format. Virtually every topic is addressed. Musical examples can be found throughout with sample markings that emphasize the fundamentals of each chapter. Useful appendices are extensive. The cumulative effect is one of breadth and depth. Spiral bound, 374 pp.

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This hands-on introduction to the fundamentals of music theory presents the subject in a user-friendly format so that students immediately are comfortable with the material. The organization and presentation of chapter topics revolve around essential principles explained and reinforced with problems for students to solve. The book does not simply present basic theory; rather, it guides students using a visual step-by-step process that anticipates and answers their questions. Highlights of the second edition include an improved and streamlined approach to pedagogy; homework assignments; worksheets with answers at the end of each chapter; and an innovative hybrid methodology that addresses both traditional and programmatic learning styles.

Mastering Music Fundamentals

Popular for more than two decades among college voice teachers and their students, this outstanding, authoritative vocal pedagogy text is an invaluable manual. It thoroughly examines the vocal problems prospective voice teachers will encounter daily in the teaching studio and choral rehearsal. The author’s approach is a unique one, based in large part on diagnostic procedures similar to those used by doctors. As each vocal fault is presented, its identifying characteristics or symptoms are stated, its possible causes are discussed, and corrective procedures are suggested. An especially valuable feature is the book’s accompanying audio files that contain 14 male and female voice samples of the various vocal faults discussed in the text, enabling students to better identify basic characteristic sounds associated with each fault. Current and prospective choir directors and voice teachers who need help in improving the vocal sounds of choir members or students will find this practical guide-book to be an ever-present help in time of trouble. Paperback, 213 pp.

The Diagnosis and Correction of Vocal Faults

Designed for first-year college music ear training programs, this workbook contains hundreds of dictation exercises that will help students practice hearing with more accuracy and to become more competent musicians. Special features include: versatile—includes two accompanying CDs that contain all odd-numbered exercises so that students may practice at their convenience outside of class; interactive—allows students to correct their own work immediately because the answers are only inches away!; adaptable—covers the basic ear training objectives common among university music theory programs; innovative—offers a unique pedagogical approach to teaching and learning of melodic dictation; pragmatic—deals with the basics of rhythm, melody, and harmony, leaving aside less-essential concepts; self-contained—no need for separate student and instructor manuals since CD’s are included and exercises and answers appear opposite each other. The particular sequencing of the materials makes this a strong pedagogical tool because there are no frustrating “quantum leaps” from one concept to another. The fact that students can use this book outside of class for supplemental help and practice further attests to its versatility. The easy-to-use practice CDs contain hundreds of recorded exercises coordinated with exercise numbers in the text. Paperback, 329 pp.

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