At a certain age kids can sometimes decide it's not so cool to sing in a choir or getting and keeping their attention can be a challenge. Here's a selection of books that will help you inspire, encourage and motivate young singers along with a selection of songs speciafically arranged for a youth chorus.
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Getting Started Establishing A Sound Practical Application Choosing The Music Studying And Conducting Your Choices Changing Voices Private And Class Voice Instruction Pleasures And Problems Of The Tour |
Yarrington provides practical advice on how to get started, offers techniques that work to establish a good sound, suggests music suitable for youth, deals with the challenge of changing voices, and more.
| 6463 BOOK $10.95 |
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Video Series Outline Group Voice Building For Young Adolescents The Individual Relaxtion Posture Breathing Sound Ball Whoosh, Whoa Jazz Circles Adolescent Vocal Development And Choir Rehearsals Flow Experience Learning Differences And Teaching Strategies Motivation And Choral Instruction Optimal Classroom Environments Teacher Language In The Choral Rehearsal Vocal/Choral Instruction And Choral Conducting |
Conductor, teacher, and researcher Dr. Patrick K. Freer explores practical solutions to common problems while focusing on an impromptu ensemble of everyday kids. These three fast-paced DVDs demonstrate familiar challenges and Freer's sensitive, real-time solutions to them. You will see the process unfold as it actually happened and how Dr. Freer incorporates research on adolescent learning into the process of teaching choral music. When working with these young adolescents, Dr. Freer clearly demonstrates how challenges associated with male and female changing voices can be handled successfully. Interviews with the students present valuable perspectives on being an adolescent singer, and a special segment on DVD 3 is designed to be shown to students in classrooms and choirs. The manual contains additional materials, including printed instructions for the exercises demonstrated throughout.
| 3034 3CDs $49.95 |
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Passion |
The most basic advise for building a passion-driven youth choir is: Give them something they cannot get anywhere else; and It's all about: music, people, and God. Written by an author who has proven the passion driven approach works (Director of Music, Worship, and Other Arts, St. James United Methodist). Includes development of the 4 stages of a youth choir member (attending, involved, committed, leader) and how directors can use the gifts of each of these stages to develop a youth choir throughout the year. Develops the six principles the author believes are the building blocks to a great youth choir. Includes practical tips on topics such as how to develop a choir rehearsal plan for youth choirs, development of youth choir retreats & tours; gives suggestions of creative ways to make each tour unique through worship and connection to the church through prayer.
| 6029 BOOK $11.95 |
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Amazing Grace - arr. Steven Milloy |
SongStream 2: An American Journey is a second collection of ten songs for youth choirs, largely scored for SAB with some divisi and optional parts. These exciting, accessible, and stylistically varied pieces take you on a journey from Canada through North to Central and South America. They include original pieces and arrangements with a strong regional flavour, among them folk-songs, a spiritual, and new arrangements of popular tunes. Arrangements by editors Peter Hunt and Bob Chilcott appear alongside those by native composers, in a collection that will communicate directly with young singers and freshen any concert programme.
| 5014 BOOK $10.95 |
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Teaching Middle School Choirs Uniqueness of This Age Group Middle School Boys and "Uncertain" Singers Appropriate Literature and Voicings Attention Spans Discipline and Accurare Reinforcement Rehearsal Techniques with Demonstration Choir Warm-Ups "Sing We and Chant It" "Shenandoah" Five Parts to a Warm-Up Warming Down with the "oo" Vowel Warming Up with Other Vowels Diction Exercise Chordal Warm-Up Thoughts on the Pre-Performance Warm-Up Pre-Performance Warm-Up for "Sing We and Chant It" Performance of "Sing We and Chant It" Closing Comments |
This extraordinary DVD is packed with ideas and techniques especially for middle school and junior high choral directors, or for choral music education students. Filmed both during a convention appearance and in a classroom, Dr. Russell Robinson (along with a demonstration choir from Eisenhower Middle School, FL) shows us new and tried-and-true ways to make young and developing singers look and sound better. Learn how to take your singers' energy and put it to great use!
| 6510 DVD $39.95 |
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All Because Of Jesus |
Ready to Sing Youth Choir is the first student choir collection from America's #1 selling series - Ready to Sing. These twelve amazing songs, made popular by today's top Christian artists, are now available in easy SAB arrangements by Russell Mauldin for youth choirs of all sizes. Filled with Christian music's top songs, such as “Undo” (Rush of Fools), “Made to Love” (Toby Mac), “East to West” (Casting Crowns), “You Reign” (Mercy Me), “Amazing, Because It Is” (The Almost) and many more, your student choir will be singing these God-focused songs to encourage each other and to share the gospel of Jesus Christ.
| 8120 SONGBOOK $7.95 |
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Breath of Heaven Dying to Reach You Field of Souls Go Light Your World Hallowed Be Thy Name Heaven Is Counting On You I Must Tell Jesus I Will Tell the World I'll Lead You Home Jesus Will Still Be There Just Reach Out Look What God Is Doing Love One Another Lover Of My Soul More Than Anything Shine On Us Spread the Word The Love of Christ The Rock (That Was Rolled Away) You Are Holy |
This compilation of easy-to-sing, 2-part/SA(T)B arrangements will make any youth choir sound great and feel successful. The Ultimate Youth Choir Book, Vol. 1 contains 20 songs, along with dramas and student devotionals, creating a multipurpose resource book. Here is a blend of energetic, singable arrangements from some of today's leading youth arrangers. It is versatile enough to use with small to large choirs Multiple scripts included in the collection meet a variety of drama needs. One script incorporates songs to create a 45-minute musical, while another creates a 20-minute mini-musical. There are also sketches which can be done with one song alone or may be combined to create a 2-song package. Student devotionals for each song allow the youth to delve deeper and make personal life application of the truths they are singing.
| 5109 SONGBOOK $9.95 |
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Lean On Me Jesus Is A Rock Jesus Is The Lord Of The Way I Feel Jesus Is A River Of Love I Like Bananas Shut De Do Give God A Hand Stand Up And Shout, If You Love My Jesus God's Not Dead Awesome God He Paid A Debt He Did Not Owe Jesus Is The Answer/ Seek Ye First You Are My Rock From The Rising Of The Sun How Majestic Is Your Name/ Great Is The Lord We Are Standing Oh, What You've Given Me/ Come Let Us Reason I Am All That I Need (My Only Hope) The Lamb Is Worthy Humble Thyself In The Sight Of The Lord Cares Chorus His Strength Is Perfect Holy, Holy, Holy/ Holy, Holy /Holy Is The Lord In Moments Like These/ Isn't He? Sing Hallelujah Open My Eyes |
Al Denson presents this chorus book and companion products to provide everything for the musical activities of youth meetings. This book contains 27 popular songs and is divdided into three sections of nine songs each: lively “crowd breaker” choruses to get the youth involved, “praise” choruses for trnasition and “worship” choruses for quiet reflection.
| 8122 SONGBOOK $10.95 |
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And It Came To Pass Born Is the King Medley Angels we Have Heard on High Joy To the World Gloria Breath of Heaven Celebrating Jesus Child of Bethlehem Christmas Lullaby The Christmas Season Cough-N-Sneezin' Blues A Christmas to Remember Christmastime Heirlooms It's A Christmas Thing Joy to the World! Mary, Did You Know? The Night That Christ was Born Not That Far From Bethlehem The Reason for Christmas This Baby Welcome to Our World When Love Came Down You Are Emmanuel |
This extraordinary DVD is packed with ideas and techniques especially for middle school and junior high choral directors, or for choral music education students. Filmed both during a convention appearance and in a classroom, Dr. Russell Robinson (along with a demonstration choir from Eisenhower Middle School, FL) shows us new and tried-and-true ways to make young and developing singers look and sound better. Learn how to take your singers' energy and put it to great use!
| 8111 SONGBBOK $9.95 |
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