Review: If you're one of the people who have listened to Olivia's sophomore release so often that it put all 12 songs onto the Billboard Hot 100 charts, chances are you will want this songbook so that you can play all the tracks yourself! Our matching folio includes all twelve songs arranged for piano and voice with guitar chord frames. Titles include: All-American Bitch - Bad Idea Right? - Ballad of a Homeschooled Girl - Get Him Back! - The Grudge - Lacy - Logical - Love Is Embarrassing - Making the Bed - Pretty Isn't Pretty - Teenage Dream - Vampire.

Songlist: All-American Bitch, Bad Idea Right?, Ballad Of A Homeschooled Girl, Get Him Back!, Lacy, Logical, Love Is Embarrassing, Making The Bed, Pretty Isn't Pretty, Teenage Dream, The Grudge, Vampire

Review: Kids will love this full-color Christmas activity book featuring songs, games, puzzles and other music activities to give kids a fun introduction to music. It includes dozens of timeless Christmas songs, including: Away in a Manger - Deck the Hall - Hark! The Herald Angels Sing - I Saw Three Ships - Jingle Bells - Jolly Old St. Nicholas - Silent Night - Up on the Housetop - We Wish You a Merry Christmas - and more. This book can be used by beginning keyboard players, guitarists, vocalists, and other C instrument players.

Songlist: Silent Night, O Christmas Tree, We Wish You A Merry Christmas, Jingle Bells, Angels We Have Heard On High, Joy To The World, O Little Town Of Bethlehem, What Child Is This?, Hark! The Herald Angels Sing, It Came Upon The Midnight Clear, Away In A Manger, The First Noel, I Saw Three Ships, O Come, All Ye Faithful, The Holly And The Ivy, Coventry Carol, Good King Wenceslas, Deck The Hall, I Heard The Bells On Christmas Day, Here We Come A-Wassailing, Jolly Old St. Nicholas, Up On The Housetop, Bring A Torch, Jeannette, Isabella, O Come, Little Children, The Huron Carol ('Twas In The Moon Of Wintertime)

Review: Vocalize and Breath is the first CD of the Voice Lessons To Go! series. It consists of a half hour of vocal warms ups, then fantastic breathing exercises, and finally excellent advice on posture and training. You will be guided through the exercises with vocal examples and piano accompaniment by Ariella Vaccarino an excellent experienced voice teacher and professional singer from Los Angeles. Ariella's explanations are clear and easy to follow.

Songlist: Vocal Exercises, Breathing Exercises

Review: Pure Vowels ist the third of four CDs in Ariella Vaccarino's Voice Lesson to Go series. This volume is a voice lesson compiled of vocal exercises concentrating on the different vowels we sing and their proper vocal production. The vocalizes are separated by the vowels: ah, ey, ee, oh, oo, and i. The first half of the CD is a walk through and explanation of each new exercise with examples. Part two is straight piano accompaniment to all the exercies to giving the singer complete independence.

Songlist: Introduction, Part 1: Vocal Exercises with Explanations and Examples, EE (as in READ): 4 tracks, EY (as in PRAY): 4 tracks, I (as in WIN): 2 tracks, AH (as in SAD): 5 tracks, OH (as in HOPE): 4 tracks, OO (as in COOL): 4 tracks, Ah Ee Ey Oh Oo: 3 tracks, Final Thoughts, Just Piano Accompaniment for All Above Vowel Practice Tracks

Review: Stamina is the fourth CD in Ariella Vaccarino's Voice Lesson to Go series. It is compiled of vocal exercieses designed to challenge and strengthen any singers' abilities. The vocal program in Stamina will train the singer, like an athlete, in building abdominal strength and vocal endurance. This is the most advanced of the series and is designed to challenge the singer. In part 1 of Stamina, Ariella Vaccarino introduces, and walk ou through each new exercise. Once mastered, you can sing freely without any interruptions to part 2, which is straight piano accompaniment to all the vocalizes.

Songlist: Introduction, Vocal Exercises, Explanations and Examples, Final Thoughts, Just Piano Accompaniment

Review: Does your voice tire? Is your singing inconsistent and unpredictable? Should you be able to sing higher, lower and longer than you do? If the answer to any of these questions is yes, there's a good chance that you need to improve your vocal wam-ups. Athletes warm-up and cool down to maximize performance and avoid injury. If you are a singer you are a vocal athlete. The principles and interactive exercises on this CD will help you develop a routine of effective vocal warm-ups. The proven exercises have helped singers around the world maximize vocal performance and reduce vocal injury. They can do the same for you.

Songlist: Introduction, Stretching, Warm-Up Principles/Hum-Chew, Warm-Up Principles/Moving Head, Warm-Up Principles/Proper Preparation, Warm-Up Principles/Buzzing face, Warm-Up Principles/The Runner-Athlete, Warm-Up Principles/Diction, Warm-Up Principles/Breathing & Diction, Exercise: Nah, Exercise: Bee-Ah/Mee-Ah/Zee-Ah/Nee-Ah, Exercise: Bee-Ah/Mee-Ah/Zee-Ah/Nee-Ah, The 'Bubble'/Lip Trill, The Hum, Exercise: Hum/Hoo/Ha, Exercise: Ah, Exercise: Bah bah, Exercise: Bee-Yah, Exercise: Min-Ee-Ah, Exercise: Ha, Exercise: Chromatics Hm/Mee/Hoo/Yah/Hum, Exercise: Ha-Ha, Exercise: Ha-Ha, Cooling Down, Closing

Review: Daily Workout will help you: Warm-Up, Work Out and Cool Down Your Voice for Maximum Performance - Build Strength and Stamina Throughout Your Range - Enjoy Exercising Your Voice With Fun and Interesting Exercises. Also includes a chart of exercise patterns and difficulty rating.

Songlist: Hum-Chew, Mum Mum, Nee Ah, Ha/Ma/Na/Nah/Hah, Yoo Ee Yoo, Mini Mini, Mum Mum, Wee Ah Wee Ah, Lah Lah Lah, Hah, Mum Mum, Yah Hah Hah, Hee Ah Hee Ah, Bee Ah Mee May Mah Moh Moo, Mee Yah Mee Yah Mee Yah Mee, Tee Oh, Hum-Chew, Lee Lay Lee Lah, Mah Nah, Zah Nah Pah, Yah Yah, Thee Ah Thee Ah, Yah Yah Yah, Hoh Ya Pro, Mum Mum, Lee Yah, Mah Bah, Flah Ning, Mee Ay Ah, Nay Nay Nay, Preh Nee, Nee Ay Ah

Voicing: High

Review: Daily Workout will help you: Warm-Up, Work Out and Cool Down Your Voice for Maximum Performance - Build Strength and Stamina Throughout Your Range - Enjoy Exercising Your Voice With Fun and Interesting Exercises. Also includes a chart of exercise patterns and difficulty rating.

Songlist: Hum-Chew, Mum Mum, Nee Ah, Ha/Ma/Na/Nah/Hah, Yoo Ee Yoo, Mini Mini, Mum Mum, Wee Ah Wee Ah, Lah Lah Lah, Hah, Mum Mum, Yah Hah Hah, Hee Ah Hee Ah, Bee Ah Mee May Mah Moh Moo, Mee Yah Mee Yah Mee Yah Mee, Tee Oh, Hum-Chew, Lee Lay Lee Lah, Mah Nah, Zah Nah Pah, Yah Yah, Thee Ah Thee Ah, Yah Yah Yah, Hoh Ya Pro, Mum Mum, Lee Yah, Mah Bah, Flah Ning, Mee Ay Ah, Nay Nay Nay, Preh Nee, Nee Ay Ah

Voicing: Medium Low

Review: Ultimate Choir Warm-Ups are systematic, fun, challenging and easy to use exercises for individuals and groups of any kind. From rock to Bach and everything in between, all styles of music and singing get better when youre warmed up. The fully orchestrated accompaniments lead the studio singers and YOU through dozens of fun and challenging exercises in eight different styles of music. They range in style from the traditional classical to pop, jazz, Latin, and Gospel. And they vary in arrangements from unison to two, three and four parts, all clearly demonstrated by the studio singers. This allows individuals as well as groups to work on blend, harmonizing and tuning while you warm-up, workout and prepare to sing. Larry - 318-564-8311

Songlist: Intro, General, Diction, Ear Training, Rhythm, Blend, Breathing, Agility, Style, Staccati, Surprises

Review: Heres the perfect way to workout and warm-up your voice with fun, orchestrated exercises.

Songlist: Preparation for Effective, Imitation, Ear Training, Rhythm, Blend, Ear Training, Diction, Phrasing, Duple & Triple Rhythm, Rhythm, Staccato, Breathing, Ear Training, Tuning, Diction, Phrasing, Breathing, Rhythm, Parts, Tuning, Easy Warm-Up, Imitation, Ear Training, Blend, Phrasing, Agility, Breath Control, Full Range, Parts, Everything!

Review: Sing, Baby, Sing! offers a comprehensive vocal warm-up for women. Both the demonstrations and instruction exemplify the vocal production we're all seeking and will make you believe you can achieve both the full range and vocal freedom! This is Vol. 1! Mention Peggy Gram to members of Sweet Adelines, and you might hear her described as a well known and admired musician, a long time leader, teacher and role model in the organization, a 30+ year quartet member who has sung as a lead, a baritone and a bass. Once Peggy finally discovered her smooth and mellow bass voice, she quickly became a two-time international quartet champion. Dale has been a member of Sweet Adelines for 42 years, and has directed for 31 of those years included the acclaimed Rich-Tone Chorus. All three ladies are highly regarded and much in demand coaches for chorus and you are sure to find much to value in this CD.

Songlist: Breath Art, Mid Range, High Range, Stretch Break, Mid To Low Range

Review: Sing, Baby, Sing! offers a comprehensive vocal warm-up for women. Both the demonstrations and instruction exemplify the vocal production we're all seeking and will make you believe you can achieve both the full range and vocal freedom! This is Vol. 2!

Songlist: Breath Exercises, Range Exercises, Flexibility exercises, Agility exercises

Review: Why should you bother to warm up your voice before you sing? Singing is very physical and you must take time to re-establish your muscle memory in small increments before bringing them together to sing a song, which ties together ALL the elements. A good warm-up will help you coordinate your brain, body, and voice so they work well together. Warm up your voice with this totally cool exercises taught by the renowned vocal coach to singers such as Tim McGraw, Christina Aguilera, Faith Hill, Kenny Chesney, Martina McBride and Keith Urban. Will help increase your range, sing with more power and build vocal stamina.

Songlist: Intro to Breathing, Breathing Instruction, Breathing Warm-up 1, Breathing Warm-up 2, Intro to Support, Support Instruction, Support Warm-up, Scale Exercises Explained, Three Note Scale, Four Note Scale, Five Note Scale, Six Note Scale, Triad Scale

Review: Do Re Mi Ear and Pitch Training is the second CD to Ariella Vaccarino's series of Voice Lessons To Go (Please read about Volume One- Ocalize and Breath). Do Re Mi trains the ear through vocal exercises. First, start simple with tone recognition. Next, the heart of the CD, Solfedge, (Do Re Mi...)- In that you will concentrate on forms of the major and chromatic scales graduating into chord recognition. Finally, Do Re Mi ends with, Hearing Your Note, showing you how to sing specific notes out of a group. This CD will be amazing in aiding you in your musicianship skills while continuing to strengthen your voice! Do Re Mi is perfect for all levels of singers. Whether you are just a beginner who is interested in developing as a musician, or an advanced singer wanting to refine your musicianship skills.

Songlist: Introduction, Solfedge Exercises, Chord Exercises, Hearing Your Note

Review: Potent and empowering voice exercises by the master teachers who devised them! One of the constants that any actor, director or theatre teacher needs is a strong vocal warmup. This valuable, first-of-its-kind resource contains 75 exercises for both solo and group work, contributed by some of the best professionals in the world. There is a brief description of the history and purpose of each exercise followed by the exercise itself. The Voice & Speech Workout comes with a training CD that will be especially helpful to the student or theatre professional working alone. Here master teachers run through each exercise in real time (leaving enough time for response). Among the contributors are such important voice teachers as: Frankie Armstrong, Mary Corrigan, Marian Hampton and Dorothy Runk Mennen. Editor Janet Rodgers is past president of the Voice and Speech Trainers Association and an associate professor of theatre at Virginia Commonwealth University.

Songlist: Introduction, Getting To Know Your Voice, Stretching, Centering, Releasing, And Aligning, Breathing And Supporting, Resonating, Articulating, Exploring Pitch, Projecting And Calling, Integrating Voice, Breath, And TextIntegrating Voice And Movement, Exploring Character Voices And Dialects

Review: This book and CD package consists of 12 vocal exercises that help train the voice using various intervals, octaves, syncopation, appoggiatura, mordent, gruppetto and more. Expand your vocal experience as well as your musical vocabulary. The 24-page booklet includes printed sheet music and a training practice log to help the artist/student stay focused. A total of 48 exercises are included on the CD (12 exercises recorded in 4 vocal ranges). All these exercises were used by the late Maestro David Kyle in his vocal training regimen. Maestro Kyle has trained thousands of artists, many who are nationally famous. All of the exercises in this set have been adapted from the original versions to be in a more usable format for this training program, and also in an effort to accommodate various singing levels. The set consists of English words only, not the Italian version. All vocalists can benefit greatly from these exercises, no matter what their experience or training level!

Songlist: Exercise listing and practice tips, Enunciation tips, Vaccai exercises 1-12, Theory 1, Theory 2, Practice log

Voicing: Medium
Style: Classical

Review: The book is a comprehensive guide to teaching vocal technique through designing an efficient choral warm-up that gives the choir "tools" to sing and hear better. Among the topics presented are alignment (using Alexander Body Mapping principles), inhalation, exhalation, support, resonance, vowel colors, leaps, range extension, crescendo/decrescendo, martellato, staccato, teaching procedures for diction (plus general diction guidelines), teaching and reinforcing rhythm and consistent tempo, and strategies for teaching intonation. This is a comprehensive guide for choral directors that: - helps conductors plan and implement efficient choral warm-ups, builds healthy voices within the choral rehearsal, provides vocalises that have accompaniments complete with modulations upward and downward and categorizes vocalises according to specific vocal objectives.

Songlist: Music Aptitude and the Choral Ensemble, The Fourteen Pedagogical Cardinal Rules: A Brief Perview, Philosophy of the Choral Warm-Up: Is A Warm Up Necessary?, The Collective Mentality of the Choral Rehearsal: Abandonment of Vocal Responsibilty, Building Vocal Skill: A Pedagogical Hierarchy for Choirs, Philosophy of Teaching Techniques, Alignment and Body Awareness, Spaciousness and Proper Vocal Production through the Use of the Sigh: Relaxation of the Vocal Tract - Creating Space, Breathing: Inhalation and Exhalation, Building Resonance, Vocal Techniques "Recipes", Aural Immersion and Aural Preparation of the Choir, Blending Through Standings and Rehearsal Room Chair Arrangements, Energizing the Sound of the Choir: A Philosophical Challenge, Physical Gestures to Reinforce Choral Warm-Up Principles, An Application of the Work of Rudolph von Laban to Propel Musical Line, Strategies for Teaching Rhythm, Rehearsal Planning Template, Troubleshooting Chart, The Core Vocal Exercises

Review: This book of exercises contains everything singers need to know for their daily training. Furthermore, it offers help with vocal problems, acquisition of song interpretation and conveys tips and tricks ranging from warm-up to studio work. The author has summarized long years of experience and conveys the technique of professionals, in a simple way. Many illustrations illustrate the theory for easier understanding. It's been written for self-instruction, as well as a teachers guide or as complementary resource for vocal studies.

Songlist: Basics, Exercises, Style And Interpretation In Pop Music, Tips And Tricks, Anatomy Of The Vocal Mechanism

Review: Essential vocal instruction for the pop singer, with a terrific companion CD of a dozen warm-up exercises specific to men and women. Each exercise begins with a sung example, then the piano plays the exercise for you to sing. The exercises address: warming up your lower and upper voice, connecting the two voices, loosening the throat, placing the sound forward, relaxing the tongue, breath and volume control, increasing your range, pitch accuracy, stabilizing the tone, and more. The book shows the practical objectives of each exercise and gives helpful pointers for success. Ideal for singers who aspire to American Idol!

Songlist: Warming Up Your Lower Voice, Warming Up Your Upper Voice, Connecting the Two Voices, Connecting in Both Directions, Pitch, Flexibility, Stabilizing the Tone, Loosening the Throat, Placing the Sound Forward, Loosening the Throat, Relaxing the Tongue, Octaves: Pitch and Flexibility, Flexibility, Pitch, Flexibility, Pitch, Vocal Freedom, Range, Connection, Breath Control & Volume Control

Review: This valuable resource is a must for every choral director. The 140 warmups and vocal exercises in a handy Book/CD format will help singers produce a free and open tone, develop clean articulation and diction, improve resonance, intonation and more. The enclosed CD includes demonstration for each accompanied exercise for full choir, small group or individual practice.

Songlist: Preparation, Quality Sound, Expanding the Voice, Pronunciation, Choral Singing, Problem Solving, Piano Accompaniements

Review: This handbook contains more than 300 pages of techniques and concepts for pop, jazz, and show choir style and interpretation that have been proven effective through years of use in graduate schools and choral-conducting seminars and workshops. The handbook comes with two CDs containing numerous musical examples notated in the book. Topics include: developing the appropriate choral tone, rehearsal techniques, conducting, chord tuning, rhythmic intensity, melodic interpretation, repertoire selection, programming decisions, and much more.

Songlist: Introduction, Purpose of the Text, A Brief Survey of the Growth of Pop, Jazz and Show Choirs, The Well-balanced Choral program, Show Choir vs. Jazz Choir Literature, Conceptualization and Hierarchy of learning, The Vocal Ensemble, Intonation and Tuning, Rehearsal Techniques, Conducting the Ensemble, Stylistic Considerations Affecting Interpretation, Rhythmic Intensity, Linear Intensity Through Melodic Interpretation, Chordal Intensity Through Harmonic Considerations, Overall Intensity Through Contrast, Repertoire Selection, Programming Decisions, Altering a Pulished Piece of Music, Use of Recorded Tracks, Use of Outside Help, Bibliography

Review: A collection of short, graduated studies for teaching or learning to read rhythms. Exercises cover all fundamental rhythms, meters, and mixed meters. Ideal as a supplement or primary reading method. Provides a systematic approach to reading and understanding rhythms and rhythm devices from the Renaissance to today. Now even better with the addition of a demonstration CD showcasing the exercises featured in the book. Useful for voices or any instrument.

Songlist: Note and Rest Values - Whole, half, quarter, eighth, Note and Rest Values - Quarter, eighth, Note and Rest Values - Sixteenth, Note Values - Sixteenth, Rhythmic Device - Dotted notes and rests, Rhythmic Device - Triplets, Rhythmic Device - Syncopation, Tied notes, Rhythmic Device - Changing meter

Review: In The Choral Conductor's Aural Tutor, James Jordan leads directors on a quest for aural mastery of vocal technique "error" detection through a program of guided listening using recorded examples from both a high school and a college choir. The included pretests and posttests encourage forward progress by testing the conductor's ability to hear and label problems, including too little head tone, off-the-breath singing, jowly placement, sluggish vowel movement, and more. The Core Vocal Exercises on the two CDs demonstrate good ensemble sound by showing both correct and incorrect examples-we learn what a desirable sound is by hearing what it is not. This book and two-CD resource, rooted in the principles of The Choral Warm-Up, is an essential resource for conductors of all experience levels, regardless of what age group they teach.

Songlist: Section I - Introduction And Purpose, Section 2 - Developing Analytical Listening Skills, Section 3 - How Do You Hear?, Section Four - Identifying Aspects Of Timbre, Section 5 - The Conductor's Aural Workbook, Section 6 - Pretests And Posttests, Section 7 - Snakes and Barrels

Review: Finally, here is the instruction everyone's been waiting for! This nearly two-hour long presentation features Jamey explaining and demonstrating the fundamental techniques used by all great jazz improvisers. Topics covered chord/scale relationships, keeping your place, patterns, the blues and pentatonic scales and their applications, what and how to practice, articulation, memorizing songs, and much more. This presentation not only provides the technical information essential to getting started in improvisation, but also serves as an overview of the entire creative process in a way that even non-musicians can understand. A no-nonsense approach consisting of two hours of recorded ear training exercises with aural instructions before each. Beginning to advanced. Starts very simply, with intervals gradually increases in difficulty until you are hearing chord changes and progressions. All answers are listed in book.

Songlist: Chromatic Scale Exrecises, Major And Minor 2nd Intervals, Major And Minor 3rd Intervals, Perfect 4ths, Augmented 4ths, And Perfect 5th Intervals, Major And Minor 6th Intervals, Major And Minor 7ths And The Octave, Chord Qualities And Arpeggios, Short Musical Phrases, Major Triads, Root Postion, Minor Triads, Root Position, Major And Minor Triads - Mixed 3 Bars Each, Major And Minor Triads - Mixed One Bar Each, Major And Minor 7th And 9th Chords - Modern Voicings - 4 Bars Each, Major 7t Chords - Root Position - Random Movement, Minor 7th Chords - Root Position - Random Movement, Dominant 7th Chords - Root Position - Random Root Movement, Mixed Major 7th, Minor 7th, And Dominant 7th - Random Movement - 3 Bars, Mixed Major 7th, Minor 7th, And Dominant 7th - Varied Voicings - 2 Bars, Walking Bass Line - Major, Minor, Dominant - 4 Bars, Major To Minor Or Vice Versa - 2 Bars Each, Half Diminished 7th Chords - 2 Bars Each, Diminished 7th Chords - 4 Bars Each, Whole Tone Chords And Scales, II/V7/I/I, Random Qualities - 2 Bars Each (Final Exercise)

Review: A complete step-by-step guide, "Secrets of Singing" provides everything needed to gain technical and musical vocal mastery. Some of the highlights include: Basic principles of singing, mastery of the upper voice, achieving the power of an open throat, and phrasing and diction on a professional level. Jeff has developed a hard-hitting vocal method designed to bring out the unique qualities in any singer's voice. Through his process of technique and performance analysis, he has fine-tuned the voices of thousands of solo artists and bands now performing and/or recording throughout the musical world. Jeff's experience as a coach, band consultant, and producer allows him special insights into the problems of singers at all levels. Whether you're singing for pleasure or for profit, "Secrets of Singing" will give you the know-how to practice, audition, perform and record professionally.The package contains two CDs (one for high voice and one for low voice) and an almost 400-page information-packed book.

Songlist: Part One: Unleashing Your Vocal Power, The Basics of Breathing: Less Is More, Mastering Breathing, The pathway of Singing, Elevating the Voice, Focusing the Voice, The Focused Mouth Position, Anchoring Tone, The Five Basic Vowels, The Initiation of Tone, Vocal Exercises: Endurance Group, Blending Vocal Colors, The Ultimate Vocal Workout (Messa Di Voce), Part Two: The Upper Voice, Counterbalancing and the Singer's Point of View, Penultimates, Vowel Modifications, Exercise: The Great Scale, Endurance Exercises: Group 2, Part Three: The Power of an Open Throat, Simultaneity, Vibrato, Advanced Exercises: Endurance Group 3, Part Four: Phrasing - The Mark of the Professional, The Elements of Phrasing, Compound Vowels, Exercise: Singing on Vowels Only, Maintaining Intensity, Breathing for Phrasing, Consonants, Part Five: General Reference, Voice Types, Posture, Practice Guide, Voice maintenance, Questions and Answers, Troubleshooting Guide, Part Six: Appendices 1-5: The Anatomy of Singing, Appendix 1: The Breathing System, Appendix 2: The Vocal Apparatus, Appendix 3: The Resonators, Appendix 4: The Articulators, Appendix 5: List of Exercises, Common Vocal Terms

Review: A complete step-by-step guide, "Secrets of Singing" provides everything needed to gain technical and musical vocal mastery. Some of the highlights include: Basic principles of singing, mastery of the upper voice, achieving the power of an open throat, and phrasing and diction on a professional level. Jeff has developed a hard-hitting vocal method designed to bring out the unique qualities in any singer's voice. Through his process of technique and performance analysis, he has fine-tuned the voices of thousands of solo artists and bands now performing and/or recording throughout the musical world. Jeff's experience as a coach, band consultant, and producer allows him special insights into the problems of singers at all levels. Whether you're singing for pleasure or for profit, "Secrets of Singing" will give you the know-how to practice, audition, perform and record professionally.The package contains two CDs (one for high voice and one for low voice) and an almost 400-page information-packed book.

Songlist: Part One: Unleashing Your Vocal Power, The Basics of Breathing: Less Is More, Mastering Breathing, The Pathway of Singing, Elevating the Voice, Focusing the Voice, The Focused Mouth Position, Anchoring Tone, The Five Basic Vowels, The Initiation of Tone, Vocal Exercises: Endurance Group, Blending Vocal Colors, The Ultimate Vocal Workout (Messa Di Voce), Part Two: The Upper Voice, Counterbalancing and the Singer's Point of View, Penultimates, Vowel Modifications, Exercise: The Great Scale, Endurance Exercises: Group 2, Part Three: The Power of an Open Throat, Simultaneity, Vibrato, Advanced Exercises: Endurance Group 3, Part Four: Phrasing - The Mark of the Professional, The Elements of Phrasing, Compound Vowels, Exercise: Singing on Vowels Only, Maintaining Intensity, Breathing for Phrasing, Consonants, Part Five: General Reference, Voice Types, Posture, Practice Guide, Voice maintenance, Questions and Answers, Troubleshooting Guide, Part Six: Appendices 1-5: The Anatomy of Singing, Appendix 1: The Breathing System, Appendix 2: The Vocal Apparatus, Appendix 3: The Resonators, Appendix 4: The Articulators, Appendix 5: List of Exercises, Common Vocal Terms

Review: A unique compilation of voice exercises that includes a 110-page spiral bound book, demo CD and Pitch Exercise CD. Most exercises printed in Key of C as a reference. The Pitch CD consists of nine intonation exercises in five musical keys, allowing the singer to improve pitch and also develop range (total of 45 exercises). The materials contain the fundamentals of voice training, following step-by-step order. Demo CD is a useful tool for personal players or in the car.

Songlist: Breathing Exercises, Intermediate Resonance Exercises, Beginning Vocal Gymnastics Exercises, Intermediate Vocal Gymnastics Exercises, Lutgen Exercises, Use vowels sounds mi-mah-no, Accentuate vowels and resonate in the head register, Enunciation and diction, Vaccia Exercises, Determining Your Best Vocal Range, Caring For Your Voice, Personal Style and Phrasing, Perfect Singing, Rules For Success, Practice Regimen

Review: Hear It and Sing It! Exploring the Blues is an effective tool for learning to sing and improvise on blues. Designed for people who love to sing, as well as for students and teachers in vocal jazz programs, it includes a step-by-step approach to learning blues lyrics, forms, harmony, scales and improvisation, with a brand new repertoire of songs. Vocal examples followed by accompaniment-only tracks make learning easy and enjoyable. New songs include lyrics added to compositions by jazz greats Dexter Gordon (plus lyrics to his solo), Johnny Griffin, Gigi Gryce, Julian Priester and Norman Simmons as well as compositions by Judy Niemack and Sheila Jordan. The book includes: blues forms, scales and harmony; transcriptions of exercises and improvised solos; accurate lead sheets for 14 contemporary blues songs; examples of 12 different blues forms; scat syllables; blues riffs; "Voices in Blues" history chapter; Listening and repertoire suggestions. The CDs include: 14 songs and exercises sung by Judy Niemack, Sheila Jordan, Mark Murphy and Darmon Meader; "Hear It and Sing It" blues warm-ups, riffs, scales and harmony; recordings of each song featuring vocal plus accompaniment-only; exciting accompaniment tracks by top New York City jazz musicians; and more.

Songlist: Getting Started with the Blues, A Shot of Blues Juice, The Lyric Form, Call and Response in Blues Lyrics, Learning to Improvise, Four Steps to Singing Blues Changes, Basic Blues Workout, Scales to Know, Blues Scale, Scat Syllables, Pronunciation Guise for Scat Syllables, Blues Riffs anf Riff Blues, Jamming with Darmon Meader, Minor Blues, Soloing on Minor Blues, Trading twos with Sheila Jordan, Jazz Blues Progessions, Singing the Changes, Jazz Blues Workout, Bird Blues, Guide Tones, Blues Scale on Standards, Blues wtih a Bridge, Vocalese Blues, Odd-Meter Blues, Chromatic Melody Blues, Simultaneous Improvising, Voice in Blue

Style: Blues

Review: This book and double CD pack takes you step by step through MI's well-known Ear Training course. Complete lessons and analysis include: basic pitch matching - singing major and minor scales - identifying intervals - transcribing melodies and rhythm - identifying chords and progressions - seventh chords and the blues - modal interchange, chromaticism, modulation - and more! Learn to hear and to visualize on your instrument. Take your playing from good to great! Over 2 hours of practice exercises - with complete answers in the back.

Songlist: Major Tonality, Pitch and Tonality, The Major Scale, Major Melodies, Melodic Skips, Intervals, Meter and Rhythm, Transcribing Melody and Rhythm, Sightsinging, Interval Quality, Melodic Intervals, Harmonic Intervals, Major and Minor Triads, Triad Progression, Chord Charts, Melody and Harmony, Transcribing Melody, Harmony, and Rhythm, Minor Tonality, The Natural Minor Scale, Minor Melodies, Sixteenth-Note Rhythms, Minor Melodies with Sixteenth-Note Rhythms, Minor-Key Triad Progression, Minor-Key Progression with Rhythm, Minor-Key Melodies with Harmony and Rhythm, Seventh Chords and Blues, Seventh Intervals and Seventh Chords, Diatonic Seventh Chord Progressions, Triplet Rhythms, Triplet Feel, Blues, Combinations and Variations, Modal Interchange, Secondary Dominants, Inverted Chords, Triads and Added Tones, Extended Chords, Diatonic Melodies with Chromatic Tones, Non-Diatonic Chord Qualities, Chromatic Progressions, Melodies Based on Chromatic Progressions, Modulation

Review: Stop straining to hit those high notes! Unlock your true potential and start singing easily and effortlessly with this book/2-CD pack by Musicians Institute vocal instructor Dena Murray. She teaches how to: breathe naturally; improve your speaking voice; stop holding, pushing and squeezing; develop your natural three-octave range; place your chest and head voices; and bridge the registers to sound like one voice. Includes two CDs with demonstrations, guided exercises, and plenty of practice tracks.

Songlist: Your Voice (And How It Works), All About Breathing, Right Placement, Scales, Singing Songs, How the Body Produces Sound, Why Squeeze, Hold or Push, Pitch, Controlling the Flow of Air, The Four Breathing Rules, Resonance, Working with Vowels, Bad Habits, Placing the Voice, Keeping the Throat Open, The Pharyngeal Voice, Nodes and Your Health, Phonetics: How Words Sound

Review: Have you always wanted to be able to sing? Then this book is for you -- because it's never too late! It's Never Too Late To Sing is an all-in-one tutor book that covers approximately two years of singing lessons, and includes essential music theory and technical skills for beginners. The learning process is broken down into bite-sized, manageable chunks with two CDs containing a wealth of music from classical and folk to pop and jazz to sing along to. Packed with information, teaching advice and top tips from the experts, this beginner singer's method is perfect for those keen to begin singing, but not sure where to start!

Songlist: Reading Music, Posture and Alignment, Warming Up, Relaxing the Jaw, Dipthongs and Triphthongs, Singing Consonants, Major and Minor, Singing with an Open Throat, Practicing the Songs, Expression and Interpretation, Sound Quality, Singing High Notes, Longer Phrases, Vocal Agility, Vocal Health

Review: Talking Funny for Money is a two-CD voice-over workshop (which includes demonstrations by professional voice-over performers), with an exercise manual and companion text. If you're a person gifted with vocal variety, a hard working actor who needs to expand your casting potential, or just someone who's been told, 'You have an interesting sound,' you may want to consider a career in the cartoon/character/looping area of voice overs. Pamela Lewis, an accomplished voice-over artist and coach, has developed a CD workshop for people who are curious about breaking into the exciting world of 'talking funny for money.'

Songlist: Why a CD Workshop?, How to Use this CD, Exercise Manual, Audition / Session Supplies, Professional Tips, List of Terms, Industry Professionals Speak Up, Pamela's Players, Highlights of the CD-Revisited, Marketing Ideas, Lists of Business Contacts in the Three Major Markets, SAG Franchised Agents, AFTRA Franchised Agents, Casting Directors, Advertising Agencies Involved in Radio and TV Commercials

Review: All great singers have one thing in common - to a great extent, they know what the harmony is as the chords of songs go by. Do you? If not, here's a practical guide to get you up to speed! For all musicians, regardless of instrument or experience, this is the most comprehensive book on hearing the changes ever published! Using musical examples that reflect all contemporary genres (pop, rock, Latin, fusion, jazz, etc.), emphasis is placed on making ear training real, as Prof. Radley shows how to apply the harmonic ear training studies in the book to your own musical needs. Covers both beginning and intermediate ear training exercises. Trusting your ear can be challenging. However, doing so provides great personal satisfaction and self-confidence. So what steps does this book take toward trusting your ear? Music Teachers! You will find this book invaluable in teaching ear training to your students - as a stand-alone course, or in conjunction with your current ear training methods.

Songlist: Singing The Major Sale With Numbers and Solfege Syllables, Building Other Major Triads, Building Major Triads, Identify The Minor and Diminished Triads, Sing Root Position Arpeggios with the Cycle 5 Progression, Transcribe The Voice-Led Chord Lines, Hearing Inversions of the I Chord, Identify the Chord Tones In The Melody, Write Out The Imaj7 and IVmaj7 Chords, Rewind...Harmonize The Melody, Building Natural Minor Scales, Sing The Chromatic Scale Using Solfege Syllables, Explore Minor Key Harmony, Hear the Bass Line in the Major Key

Review: Seth Riggs is one of the most respected and in-demand voice coaches in Los Angeles, where he's helped everyone from T.V. entertainers to hard rock singers. His method focuses on developing a connected tone, and stresses a natural approach to singing - or, as he calls it, "speech level singing." This instructional can be used from everyone from the beginning to advanced student, and includes two CD's of accompanying exercises. There's also a Q & A, where he addresses topics such as selection of material, choir singing, practice regimens, range, other vocal approaches and vocal health. This manual is full of excellent material that is effective and practical, and the dedicated student will see results quickly. Finally, it's easy and fun to use!

Songlist: How Your Voice Works, How Your Voice Works Best, How to Get Your Voice to Work for You, Practical Exercises, Building Confidence, Toward Speech-Level Singing, Technique Maintenance, The Author Speaks Out, Health and Care of the Singer's Voice

Review: This follow-up to Volume One of Susan Anders' Vocal Workout includes 18 fully-produced pop, rock and jazz songs and instructional tracks, and is the same level of difficulty (so using Volume One is not a prerequisite). Beginning singers can learn how to sing correctly and develop their voices by singing through the workout at their own pace, with or without the guidebook. Experienced singers can skip the audio singing lessons and use the workout to warm up and maintain their vocal technique and strength. Song stylizing concepts are included, as well as chapters on staying healthy on tour and how to keep aging vocal cords strong. This book is tailored specifically for Altos and Basses.

Songlist: Facial Resonance (Placement): I Can See Clearly Now, Breathing & Posture: Dear Prudence, Combining Correct Breathing and Placement: Why Don't You Do Right?, Approaching Higher Notes: You Gotta Be, Strengthening Low Notes: Summertime, Understanding Singer's Diction: One of Us, Understanding Singer's Diction Part 2: Get Here, Diphthongs, Looping, & "R" & "L": I'm Beginning To See the Light, Range Expansion & Vibrato Work: Don't Know Why, Developing the "Mix" Register: Sunday Kind of Love, Opening High Notes with the Inner Smile: Thank You, Pitch Work, Step-wise Movement: You're Still the One, Building Sustenance & Volume: Tracks of My Tears, Pitch Work, Chromatic Movement: Ms. Celie's Blues (Sister), Increasing Tonal Richness, Articulation: Alison, Ending Phrases on High Notes: I Hope You Dance, Putting it All Together: Bridge Over Troubled Water, Belting: Cry

Voicing: Alto Bass

Review: Rock singing is an art. It's a simple job to go onstage, pick up a mic and howl like a banshee until your and the audiences heads are spinning, but what about tone? Inflection? Sustain? How to hit those really high notes? These days, the requirements of a singer are so demanding and far-reaching that more and more would-be Plant and Mercury's are seeking guidance from fully trained professionals. The Complete Vocal Workout is exactly this. Adapted from a syllabus originally developed for the Brighton Institute of Modern Music, here at last is a thorough guide to training the voice to perform under the duress of modern live and studio conditions. With a full spread of exercises fro both male and female voices, and with two accompanying demonstration CD's, The Complete Vocal Workout is the perfect guide for all those Pop Idol wannabes who wish to train without paying a fortune.

Songlist: The Range, Making A Start On High Notes, Learning To Control Breath, An Easy Way To Open Up The Low Notes, Improving Tone, Crying and Screaming, Smoothing Over the Joins in the Female Voice, Joining Up The Male Voices, Coordinating The Power Muscles On The High Notes, The Chest Voice, The Power Muscles and the Chest Voice, Bringing The Chest Voice Up To The High Notes, Magical Sounds In The Male Mixed Head Voice, The Female Mixed Voice, The Extreme Mixed Voice, Joining Up The Loud Voices, Ultra-Low Sounds, Solving Problems, Exercises In Minor Keys (Male & Female), Using The Major Modes To Enhance The Male Mixed Head Voice, Using The Major Modes To Enhance The Female Mixed Voice

Review: This innovative method uses 17 fully produced songs and instructional tracks to teach singers how to develop and maintain good vocal technique. Detailed voice instruction is combined with pop, rock and jazz songs that gradually increase in difficulty. Singers can learn the essentials of contemporary singing technique OR use the song sequence with or without the recommended warm up sounds as a complete vocal warm up. Ideas and examples for song stylizing are also included. The CDs can be used with or without the guidebook. This book is tailored specifically for Altos and Basses.

Songlist: Breathing & Posture: Angel From Montgomery, Tone Placement, Resonance & Loosening Face and Throat: Centerpiece, Approaching Higher Notes: Sweet Dreams, Strengthening Low Notes: Wade in the Water, Understanding Singer's Diction: I'll Stand By You, Understanding Singer's Diction Part 2: Unchained Melody, Looping, Consonants, Vibrato Development: Can't Help Falling in Love, Register Navigation and Range Expansion: Willow Weep for Me, How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You), Opening High Notes, the Inner Smile: Since I Fell for You, Building Sustenance & Volume: Dark End of the Street, Pitch Work, Step-wise Movement: Walk Away Renee, Pitch Work, Chromatic Movement: All of Me, Increasing Tonal Richness, Articulation: Save the Best for Last, Working with Larger Melodic Leaps: Sunny Came Home, Putting it All Together: Young at Heart, Belting: Crazy Baby

Voicing: Alto Bass

Review: This innovative method uses 17 fully produced songs and instructional tracks to teach singers how to develop and maintain good vocal technique. Detailed voice instruction is combined with pop, rock and jazz songs that gradually increase in difficulty. Singers can learn the essentials of contemporary singing technique OR use the song sequence with or without the recommended warm up sounds as a complete vocal warm up. Ideas and examples for song stylizing are also included. The CDs can be used with or without the guidebook. This book is tailored specifically for Sopranos and Baritones.

Songlist: Breathing & Posture: Angel From Montgomery, Tone Placement, Resonance & Loosening Face and Throat: Centerpiece, Approaching Higher Notes: Sweet Dreams, Strengthening Low Notes: Wade in the Water, Understanding Singer's Diction: I'll Stand By You, Understanding Singer's Diction Part 2: Unchained Melody, Looping, Consonants, Vibrato Development: Can't Help Falling in Love, Register Navigation and Range Expansion: Willow Weep for Me, How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You), Opening High Notes, the Inner Smile: Since I Fell for You, Building Sustenance & Volume: Dark End of the Street, Pitch Work, Step-wise Movement: Walk Away Renee, Pitch Work, Chromatic Movement: All of Me, Increasing Tonal Richness, Articulation: Save the Best for Last, Working with Larger Melodic Leaps: Sunny Came Home, Putting it All Together: Young at Heart, Belting: Crazy Baby

Voicing: Baritone Soprano

Review: This follow-up to Volume One of Susan Anders' Vocal Workout includes 18 fully-produced pop, rock and jazz songs and instructional tracks, and is the same level of difficulty (so using Volume One is not a prerequisite). Beginning singers can learn how to sing correctly and develop their voices by singing through the workout at their own pace, with or without the guidebook. Experienced singers can skip the audio singing lessons and use the workout to warm up and maintain their vocal technique and strength. Song stylizing concepts are included, as well as chapters on staying healthy on tour and how to keep aging vocal cords strong.This book is tailored specifically for Sopranos and Baritones.

Songlist: Facial Resonance (Placement): I Can See Clearly Now, Breathing & Posture: Dear Prudence, Combining Correct Breathing and Placement: Why Don't You Do Right?, Approaching Higher Notes: You Gotta Be, Strengthening Low Notes: Summertime, Understanding Singer's Diction: One of Us, Understanding Singer's Diction Part 2: Get Here, Diphthongs, Looping, & "R" & "L": I'm Beginning To See the Light, Range Expansion & Vibrato Work: Don't Know Why, Developing the "Mix" Register: Sunday Kind of Love, Opening High Notes with the Inner Smile: Thank You, Pitch Work, Step-wise Movement: You're Still the One, Building Sustenance & Volume: Tracks of My Tears, Pitch Work, Chromatic Movement: Ms. Celie's Blues (Sister), Increasing Tonal Richness, Articulation: Alison, Ending Phrases on High Notes: I Hope You Dance, Putting it All Together: Bridge Over Troubled Water, Belting: Cry

Voicing: Baritone Soprano

Review: A new text with two principal aims: to provide a foundation of anatomical, physiological, acoustical and medical knowledge for students in the belief that one must know how something works before one can alter or repair it, and also to carefully structure the learning of the foundational voice skills necessary for the development of each student's technique beyond the length of a single course. Borrowing from Voice Science but staying firmly centered in the studio or classroom, the text helps the reader with a raw vocal ability understand the function and care of their vocal instrument. In the second part, the book begins a carefully graduated approach in building good singing habits. Three paradigm songs, one in Italian, one in English and one in German, are employed to help the reader practice and guage personal progress.

Songlist: Foreword by Richard Miller, Ph. D., Preface, Acknowledgments, Teacher's Guide, On Studying Voice - I, On Studying Voice - II, Sound: A Base of Knowledge, Singer's Posture, Respiration - Instinctive Breathing, Singer's Respiration and Support, Resonance, Tone, and Diction, Singing the Songs: Vital Information and Reference, Italian Vowels, Consovowels - Italian, Consonants Without Pitch - Italian, Vowels - English, Consovowels and Consonants - English, German Vowels, German Consovowels and Consonants, Registration Beyond the Middle Voice - Basics, Registration II: The Science of Blending, Registers III: Register by Register Guide: Gender Specifics, Classifying Voices, Learning Vocal Music, Programming and Citing Vocal Music, The Printed Program, Onstage I: Stage Dress, Onstage II: Stage Etiquette and Traditions, Glossary, References, Appendix A: Joins-@-5-CVC Warmup Table, Appendix B: Mandible Elevation Targets, Appendix C:The Familiar IPA, Appendix D: Italian Elision Rules, Appendix E: German Prefixes and Suffixes, Appendix F: Calculating Performance Times of Works, Inex

Review: Unchanged, changing or changed male singers in middle school and high school may need a little extra help in "finding" their singing voices. Roger Emerson has developed a series of warm-ups that uses excerpts from classic rock and roll tunes that will provide the motivation and repetition they need to do just that. Each song features limited ranges starting moderately and gradually ascending into the tenor range and descending through the bass range as needed. The professionally-produced CD recording presents each exercise with vocals so your guys have a model to emulate.

Songlist: The Addams Family Theme, Theme From 'Jaws', Jump, Jive An' Wail, Land Of A Thousand Dances, Mission: Impossible Theme, Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye, Shake, Rattle And Roll, Smoke On The Water, We Will Rock You

Review: In his third book for Shawnee Press, following the two best-sellers "The Perfect Blend" and "The Perfect Rehearsal," Timothy Seelig (former longtime director of the Turtle Creek Chorale in Dallas, professor at SMU, and current Director of Art at the Hope for Peace and Justice Center,) presents invaluable tools to organizing your choral program - whether you are a church choral conductor, or a school director. The Perfect Choral Workbook is organized into several chapters (reviewing your situation, planning ahead, rehearsing, communicating, vocal resources, post-concert tasks, etc.) with 48 'forms' to help you get organized. The book includes descriptions, practical uses, and samples of the form, and the CD-ROM includes blank versions of each (in Word and as PDFs) for you to print and use. Seelig covers every aspect of choral conducting, from the most exciting to the most mundane yet necessary tasks. Get yourself organized with this great new resource!

Songlist: Looking Back, Looking Ahead, Looking Around, Looking Inside...The Music, It's Time to Rehearse, Communication, After The Concert, Kitchen Sink, Lists, Vocal Resources, Additional Resources

Review: The Ultimate Church Sound Operator's Handbook is written to specifically address the concerns and needs of the sound person who serves ministries and churches. The modern church uses many of the same presentation tools that have become common in television, movies, and concerts, placing a unique set of technical expectations on its eager, willing, and primarily volunteer force. This comprehensive handbook blends the relational and technical aspects of church sound in a straightforward and easy-to-understand manner. The Ultimate Church Sound Operator's Handbook will provide a leg-up to church sound operators who want to do a great job but need the perfect tool - created specifically for them - to gain the knowledge needed to excel and succeed.

Songlist: Qualifications for Beinga Sound Operator, Responsibilities of a Sound Operator, Spiritual Importance of Worship and Music, Relational Considerations: An Atmosphere of Peace, To Get Paid or Not to Get Paid, Volume Issues: Agreement is the Solution, Who is in Control?, Earning the Trust of the Team, Multi-Generational Hearing Considerations, Sound Theory, Interconnect Basics, The Front-of-House Mixer, Signal Processors and Effects, Microphone Principles and Design, Wireless Systems, Loudspeakers, The Racks: Drive, Amp, Effects, Patch Bays, Basic Equipment Needs for Your Church Size, Monitor Sysems, System Design and Layout, Acoustic Considerations, Miking the Group: Instructions for Different Numbers of Mikes, Common Instruments, and Vocals, Sound Check, Creating an Excellent Mix

Review: Conducting Women's Choirs: Strategies for Success is a pioneering yet practical book and DVD devoted to all aspects of the women's choir - a groundbreaking contribution and a true collaborative effort from top professionals in the field. For the first time in a book, choral leaders bring together historical, philosophical, psychological, sociological, pedagogical, and real-world considerations to the women's choir - information missing from most choral methods and conducting texts. Sections also focus on mentoring, auditions, seating arrangements, historical women's repertoire, healthy vocal development, gender issues, history, status of the women's choir, and much more. This book features research, practical insights, and round-table discussions. The included DVD demonstrates choral techniques and teaching ideas with two women's choirs: Aurora, from Luther College, conducted by Sandra Peter; and The University of Kentucky Women's Choir, conducted by Lori Hetzel. Conducting Women's Choirs is, quite simply, essential for anyone who is involved in the women's choir movement and the culmination of decades of experience and wisdom by leaders in the profession.

Songlist: The Status of Women's Choirs, The History of Women Singing in Groups, The Sacred Choral Works of the Venetian Ospedali, Brahms and his Work with Women's Choruses, Canadian Repertoire for Women's Choruses, We Sing Ourselves - An Essay about Teaching and Learning with Women, Building Community in the Women's Choir, The Y Factor in an X Chromsome World, Choral Works for Women's Voices, Writing for Women's Voices, Mentoring the Women's Choir thru Voicing, Labeling and Seating, Warm-Ups for Women's Choir, Working with the Women's Community Choir, Understanding the Young Female Singer, Healthy Development of the Beginning Women's Choir, Improving the Sound, Working with Sopranos and Altos, Formations, Acoustics and Singer Preferences, Building Excellence in a Women's Choir

Review: Here is an amazing choral resource that demonstrates how movement while singing helps to harness the natural kinesthetic learning processes in males. Featuring the acclaimed St. Mary's International School Varsity Ensemble, conducted by Randy Stenson, the DVD includes warm-ups and exercises to improve tone, intonation, phrasing, articulation, special vocal effects, head voice and vocal agility. Through these exercises, the singer develops his own individualized shaping gesture, which leads to improved musicality during rehearsal, versatility and expressiveness. The companion book includes the notated exercises, additional instructional material, suggested seating charts, learning strategies and much more.

Songlist: Introductioon, Tonal Warm-ups and Vocal Modeling, Interview with Rodney Eichenberger, Activating the Head Voice, Movement and Gesture for Pitch, Color and Part- Singing, Musicality With and Without Movement, Rehearsals, Ranges and Voice Arrangements, Choreographed and Expressed Movement

Review: Evoking Sound set new standards for its vision of the choral conductor's role when it was published in 1998. Now significantly revised and expanded, James Jordan's groundbreaking book incorporates more than ten years of new conducting insights, pedagogy, and philosophy to create a resource that is not only informative but transformative. Unique to this edition is the inclusion of a revolutionary DVD with Dr. Jordan and Eugene Migliaro Corporon of the University of North Texas. For the first time, a conducting text contains visual examples of patterns that-with the help of state-of-the-art animation and multiple camera angles-guide you to a deeper understanding of how conducting gesture influences sound. You will come away from Evoking Sound with a renewed sense of the totality of the conducting experience and also an understanding of how to better evoke honest and meaningful sounds from your choir.

Songlist: Foreword by Morten Lauridsen, Preface to the Second Edition, Preface to the First Edition (1996), Introduction, Part I: The Foundations of Conducting, Beginnings, The Role of Self for Beginning Conductors, The Essences of Gesture: To Advocate and Connect, Allignment: Creating the Inner Space for Breath, Essential Understandings: Primal Building Blocks of Conducting Technique, Consistent Tempo: A Prerequisite and Essential Skill, Part II: The Mechanics and Architecture of Conducting, The Anticipatory Process: Readiness to Receive Sound and Breath, Breathing and Dropping In: Gesture Informed by Breath, The Architecture of Conducting Patterns, Initiating Sound through the Breath Impulse Gesture: Definition and Importance of the Ictus, Understanding the Saito Conducting Method, Pattern Mechanics and Geometry, Part III: Additional Understandings to Refine Conducting Technique, Skill, and Awareness, Your Movement Potential and Conducting: An Application of the Work of Rudolf von Laben, Teaching Body Awareness to Conductors: The Use of the Swiss Ball, Adding Weight to Conducting Gesture: Experiencing Kinesthetic Transfer, Creating Integrative Conducting Technique through Core Distal Connectivity, The Morphology of Sounds: Conducting Note Attacks, Releases, and Fermatas, Listening, The Left Hand, Receiving, Listening to, and Reacting to the Sound, Initiation of the Musical Line, Music Aptitude: Realizing Your Music Potential as A Conductor, Part IV: Score Analysis And Instrumental Conducting, Preparing the Score: Allowing the Music to Speak, Preparing for the Kinesthetic of Conducting: The Principles of Laban Score Movement Analysis (LMSA), Basics for Choral Conductors Working with Instrumentalists, Facing the Orchestra: A Choral Conductor's Guide to the Orchestra, Giving Meaning to the Music through the Text, Trust and Conducting: Interpreter or Transmitter?, Part V: Supporting Materials for Conducting Study, The Anatomy of Conducting DVD: A Companion to Evoking Sound, Music For Conducting Study: A Companion to Evoking Sound, Appendix 1: String Resource Guide, Appendix 2: Music For Basic Conducting Study and Self-Evaluation, Appendix 3: Inner Game of Music - Conducting, Bibliography, List of Additional Resources, List of Quoted Persons, Index, About the Author

Review: 'Kids Gotta Move!' features over 100 choreography terms, defined and demonstrated with the young performers in mind. The movements are alphabetized for ease of use, with easy-to-follow definitions, diagrams and dezens of demonstration photos for further visual reference. The DVD features John Jacobson and two student dancers demonstrating each move and the submenus on the DVD will allow you to go directly to the move you desire without fast forwarding through an entire videotape! You'll never have to wonder what the Crocodile Smile looks like again. With 'Kids Gotta Move!.' all the moves you'll ever need are right here for you. So get moving with 'Kids Gotta Move!'

Songlist: A-Z Glossary

Review: Singing 101 starts with the very basics and gets you singing right away. Every lesson in the book is explained and performed by the instructor on the DVD. It's just like taking a class in the privacy of your own home. If you're new to vocals and want a grasp of the fundamentals so you can start singing your favorite songs, pick this up today!

Songlist: Introduction, How to Read Music, Breathing, Singing Posture, Vowels, Vocalizing, The Tongue and Throat, D.C. al Fine or Da Capo al Fine, The Jaw, Incomplete Measures, Repeat Signs, Singing Vowels and Consonants, 6/8 Time Signature, Matching Pitches, Vocal Space, The Fermata, Energy, Breath Marks, More About Breathing, Vocal Resonance, Higher Pitches, Musical Expression, Dynamics, Legato and Staccato

Review: Learn to sing with the 'TOTAL SINGER', the ultimate voice-training program for singers. This deluxe set includes a 90-minute DVD, a 48-page booklet and 60-minute audio CD with warm-up and training exercises for both classical and popular singers. Imagine having a singing lesson in the privacy of your home for a fraction of the cost of private lessons. Created by Lisa Popeil, MFA in Voice and one of America's top voice coaches, the 'Total Singer' outlines the Voiceworks Method. Learn how to sing with a vocal instruction program developed over a 40-year period. This systematic approach has been used enthusiastically by thousands of singers from beginners to professionals, from age 6-80. The 'Total Singer' clearly explains what every singer should know in simple, easy-to-understand language.

Songlist: Posture, Breathing, Support, Ring, Airflow, Registers & Break Elimination, Range, Larynx Positions, Nasality, Breathiness, Vibrato, Power Techniques

Review: This unique resource offers children's choir leaders and classroom music teachers an ideal guide for leading young singers to participate in joyful, purposeful singing experiences. Organized into five chapters, the resource draws music primarily from a folk tradition combining over 75 singing activities into the following sequential teaching process: 1) Exploring the voice; 2) Developing young singers; 3) Singing and moving; 4) Building choral skills; and 5) Singing in harmony. The singing activities range from vocal-exploration activities and action songs designed for young children to more advanced folk songs and dances for older children, plus warm-ups, vocalises, choral technique songs, rounds, and songs that teach part-singing. Each chapter also features an efficient, pedagogically sound teaching plan that teachers can use along with the demonstration DVD included in the resource. Perfect for use throughout the year with children ages 5-12!

Songlist: Exploring The Voice, Developing Young Singers, Singing And Moving, Building Choral Skills, Singing In Harmony, Index of Songs, Index of Vocalises, Other Teaching Resources from Choristers Guild, About the Sing Together, Children DVD

Voicing: Children