Habits of a Successful Choir Director
Habits of a Successful Choir Director

Author: ERIK WILKINSON; SCOTT RUSH.

Publisher:

Published: 2021

Total Pages: 256

ISBN-13: 9781622775811

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"Habits of a Successful Choir Director presents effective teaching principles and provides a practical approach to everyday issues choir directors face. Building on the successful Habits series, Eric Wilkinson and Scott Rush have created a practical guide to all aspects of a successful choral program...This is a comprehensive book that will exponentially inspire as teaching skills grow. It will serve as a constant and essential companion throughout the career of any choir director" -- Back cover.

Habits of a Successful Band Director
Habits of a Successful Band Director

Author: Scott Rush

Publisher: GIA Publications

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 196

ISBN-13: 9781579995706

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In Habits of a Successful Band Director Scott Rush provides: A how-to book for young teachers; A supplement for college methods classes; A commonsense approach to everyday problems band directors face; Sequential models for instruction that are narrow in scope; Solutions, in the form of information and probing questions, that allow assessment of a classroom situation; Valuable information in a new format and references to other helpful publications; A contemporary text for all band directors. Some of the topics covered in the ten chapters include: classroom organization and management, working with parents and colleagues, the importance of the warm-up, rehearsal strategies, selecting high-quality literature, and student leadership. The appendices provide valuable outlines and reproducible forms such as medical releases and pitch tendency chart.

Things They Never Taught You in Choral Methods
Things They Never Taught You in Choral Methods

Author: Nancy Smirl Jorgensen

Publisher:

Published: 1995

Total Pages: 124

ISBN-13:

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Hours of college methods can only begin to prepare you for the realities of the music classroom. Only experience will teach you some of the material never mentioned in methods classes, and this handbook will be an enormous practical guide to help you with

I Know Sousa, Not Sopranos!
I Know Sousa, Not Sopranos!

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Publisher: Heritage Music Press

Published: 2008-09-01

Total Pages: 58

ISBN-13: 9781429103565

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Heres a sobering thought for many a band or orchestra director: youve been given the opportunity to work with a choir! Whether or not the decision was made by you or for you, moving from the realm of Sousa or Tchaikovsky to the land of sopranos can be a disconcerting prospect for even the most experienced (not to mention even-keeled) band or orchestra director. But fear nottrained instrumentalist turned choral director (and educator, clinician, composer, and arranger) Russ Robinson, has written "I Know Sousa, Not Sopranos!" to help you survive your foray into this strange land. Drawn from his very successful clinics on this subject, Dr. Robinsons goals with this guide are simpleto show those educators who have been trained in instrumental music that they already possess many of the musical skills necessary to teach choral music, and to present, in a straightforward and accessible manner, knowledge and awareness of key areas unique to directing a choir.

The Choral Warm-Up Collection
The Choral Warm-Up Collection

Author: Sally K. Albrecht

Publisher: Alfred Music

Published:

Total Pages: 132

ISBN-13: 9781457419829

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Alfred Music is proud to support ACDA (The American Choral Directors Association) with the publication of The Choral Warm-Up Collection, a new sourcebook featuring 167 favorite warm-ups contributed by 51 choral directors from across the nation. These generous directors have agreed to donate their royalties to the ACDA Endowment Trust, to be used for student scholarships and conducting awards. This incredible resource consists of warm-ups for every situation and focusing on many different vocal areas. The text is organized into several categories: beginning warm-ups, breathing, vowels, diction, flexibility, scales, intervals, intonation, phrasing, blend, dynamics, minor, range, chords and rounds. Set the mood for a successful choral rehearsal while developing and reinforcing positive ensemble vocal techniques with The Choral Warm-Up Collection.

The Complete Choral Warm-up Book
The Complete Choral Warm-up Book

Author: Jay Althouse

Publisher: Alfred Music

Published:

Total Pages: 132

ISBN-13: 9781457406959

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A complete sourcebook for choral directors of all levels, as well as choral methods classes. Contains 211 warm-ups with information on usage, photos illustrating correct posture and vowel formation, and a well organized index to make finding the right warm-up a snap. Belongs in every choral director's library.

Handbook for the Beginning Music Teacher
Handbook for the Beginning Music Teacher

Author: Colleen Marie Conway

Publisher: GIA Publications

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 254

ISBN-13: 9781579995256

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This practical and essential resource guides preservice and beginning music teachers through the most difficult years of music teaching. Part One assists undergraduate music education students in navigating early observations; Part Two offers advice for music student teachers; and Part Three is an invaluable reference for the beginning music teacher. Nineteen real-life stories are interspersed throughout Handbook for the Beginning Music Teacher, and most include questions for discussion developed by the story authors. -- Publisher

Warm-ups for Changing Voices
Warm-ups for Changing Voices

Author: Dan Andersen

Publisher: Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation

Published: 2017

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781495087981

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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, and offers 25 warm-up exercises along with customized grade-specific tips for using them along with free access to accompanying audio recordings--Publisher's description.

The Conductor as Leader
The Conductor as Leader

Author: Ramona M. Wis

Publisher: GIA Publications

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 214

ISBN-13: 9781579996536

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This book applies the principles of business leadership to the task of leading a musical ensemble.

Solfege and Sonority
Solfege and Sonority

Author: David J. Xiques

Publisher:

Published: 2014

Total Pages: 190

ISBN-13: 0199944350

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Solfege and Sonority is a guide for teaching music literacy in a choral rehearsal, with a focus on the needs of teachers who work with young singers. The book lays out teaching sequences for melodic and rhythmic concepts, lesson plans, and concise strategies for introducing key techniques. The individual lessons themselves are short (no more than 4-6 minutes each) and comprehensive, encouraging singers to develop a literacy of rhythm and melody together. In 18 easy-to-use lessons for teachers and conductors and tying the lessons to the teacher's current repertoire, longtime choral director and teacher David J. Xiques has created a practical and viable solution to the challenges of many conductors, as well as providing a much-needed manual for upper-level choral pedagogy courses. The comprehensive companion website provides access to videos of exercises, worksheets, and teaching materials.