This is the perfect first collection for many voice students, whether they are teens or college singers or adults. Joan Boytim has selected songs appropriate for each voice type, and has chosen keys that suit the vocal needs of novice singers studying in traditional, generally classical lyric singing. The editions of the songs in these collections are short and straight-forward. Teachers have found these books invaluable. To make the collections even more useful, each volume is offered in a book/companion CD edition with piano accompaniments recorded by pianist Laura Ward.

Songlist: Some Enchanted Evening, Comedy Tonight, Edelweiss, Get Me To The Church On Time, The Girl That I Marry, Gonna Be Another Hot Day, How To Handle A Woman, I Talk To The Trees, I've Grown Accustomed To Her Face, If Ever I Would Leave You, The Impossible Dream (The Quest), Just In Time, Leaning On A Lamp Post, My Cup Runneth Over, My Defenses Are Down, Oklahoma, Soon It's Gonna Rain, The Surrey With The Fringe On Top, There Is Nothin' Like A Dame, They Call The Wind Maria, This Nearly Was Mine, Try To Remember, Wunderbar, Get Me To The Church On Time

This excellent series is perfect for the voice student of any age. Songs have been carefully selected to include the easiest beginning material, advancing to some vocal challenges for the progressing singer. Keys have been carefully chosen to meet the needs of most students. This collection of largely American songs may be used to teach the same basic classical tecniques of lyric singing as the traditional European art music repertoire, with rerrific opportunities for interpretive development.

Songlist: Comedy Tonight, Edelweiss, Get Me To The Church On Time, The Girl That I Marry, Gonna Be Another Hot Day, How To Handle A Woman, I Talk To The Trees, I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face, If I Ever Would Leave You, The Impossible Dream, Oklahoma, Some Enchanted Evening, Soon It's Gonna Rain, The Surrey With The Fringe On Top, There Is Nothin' Like A Dame, They Call The Wind Maria, This Nearly Was Mine, Try To Remember, Wunderbar

The world's most trusted source for authentic editions of theatre music for singers has expanded with yet another volume. Many of the songs are found in no other collections. The 40 songs in each volume are in the original keys, excerpted from vocal scores and piano/conductor rehearsal scores. Includes both recent shows and a deeper look into classic musicals.

Songlist: All That's Known, Coffee Shop Nights, Colorado, My Home, The Colors Of My Life, Cool, Drink With Me (To Days Gone By), Funny, Gonna Be Another Hot Day, Grand Knowing You, I Miss The Music, I Rise Again, I Wanna Be A Producer, I Wish I Could Go Back To College, If I Were A Rich Man, It's Not Where You Start, Javert's Suicide, Jet Song, The King Of Broadway, Look At That Face, Love Sneaks In, Lullaby Of Broadway, Marry Well, No Other Way, Once Upon a Time, Purpose, Razzle Dazzle, Real Life, Real Live Girl, Robin's Song, Santa Fe, and more

Songs have been chosen which are especially for the classical voice. The editions treat the music as substantial vocal literature in these large, generous collections. Each voice type has a unique variety of literature. The series presents primarily original keys, but there are also appropriate and practical transpositions (particularly for lyric mezzo-soprano).

Songlist: Me, This Is The Life, You Must Meet My Wife, Soliloquy, Epiphany, Ol' Man River, Some Enchanted Evening, C'est Moi, I Rise Again, September Song, Is This What You Call Love?, No One Has Ever Loved Me, Do I Love You Because You're Beautiful?, Fear No More, Dulcinea, Everybody Says Don't, Gonna Be Another Hot Day, The Highest Judge Of All, I'll Never Say No, I've Come To Wive It Wealthily In Padua, I've Heard It All Before, If Ever I Would Leave You, If I Loved You, The Impossible Dream (The Quest), In Praise Of Women, Joey, Joey, Joey, Lonely Room, Lost In The Stars, Man Of La Mancha (I, Don Quixote), Meditation I, and more

Songs have been chosen which are especially for the classical voice. The editions treat the music as substantial vocal literature in these large, generous collections. Each voice type has a unique variety of literature. The series presents primarily original keys, but there are also appropriate and practical transpositions (particularly for lyric mezzo-soprano).

Songlist: Me, This Is The Life, You Must Meet My Wife, Soliloquy, Epiphany, Ol' Man River, Some Enchanted Evening, C'est Moi, I Rise Again, September Song, Is This What You Call Love?, No One Has Ever Loved Me, Do I Love You Because You're Beautiful?, Fear No More, Dulcinea, Everybody Says Don't, Gonna Be Another Hot Day, The Highest Judge Of All, I'll Never Say No, I've Come To Wive It Wealthily In Padua, I've Heard It All Before, If Ever I Would Leave You, If I Loved You, The Impossible Dream (The Quest), In Praise Of Women, Joey, Joey, Joey, Lonely Room, Lost In The Stars, Man Of La Mancha (I, Don Quixote), Meditation I, and more

Songlist: Bye Bye Baby, If I Can't Love Her, Me, Try Me, Once Upon A Time, Wonderful, The Kite (Charlie Brown's Kite), All I Care About, Come Back To Me, Santa Fe, Stars, You Should Be Loved, Last One Picked, Smile, I'll Be Here, I Wanna Be A Producer, Haben Sie Gehort Das Deutsche Band? (Have You Ever Heard The German Band?), Jet Song, Real Life, When I First Saw You (You Are My Dream), Javert's Suicide, Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life, You Won't Succeed On Broadway, Sir Robin's Song, Heroes All Around, Ol' Man River, Some Enchanted Evening, C'est Moi, Camelot, The Colors Of My Life, and more

The world's most trusted source for authentic editions of theatre music for singers has expanded with yet another volume. Many of the songs are found in no other collections. The 40 songs in each volume are in the original keys, excerpted from vocal scores and piano/conductor rehearsal scores. Includes both recent shows and a deeper look into classic musicals.

Songlist: All That's Known, Coffee Shop Nights, Colorado, My Home, The Colors Of My Life, Cool, Drink With Me (To Days Gone By), Funny, Gonna Be Another Hot Day, Grand Knowing You, I Miss The Music, I Rise Again, I Wanna Be A Producer, I Wish I Could Go Back To College, If I Were A Rich Man, It's Not Where You Start, Javert's Suicide, Jet Song, The King Of Broadway, Look At That Face, Love Sneaks In, Lullaby Of Broadway, Marry Well, No Other Way, Once Upon a Time, Purpose, Razzle Dazzle, Real Life, Real Live Girl, Robin's Song, Santa Fe, and more

Joan Boytim is the leading American expert in teaching young voices. In 1997 Hal Leonard released this four-volume series of Joan's excellent selections of Broadway material for singers. Lyrical music was chosen to be used in traditional classical voice teaching. Now a CD of professionally recorded accompaniments is available for each volume. The Baritone Edition includes: Comedy Tonight - Edelweiss - I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face - The Impossible Dream (The Quest) - Oklahoma - Some Enchanted Evening - The Surrey with the Fringe on Top - They Call the Wind Maria - and more.

Songlist: Some Enchanted Evening, Comedy Tonight, Edelweiss, Get Me To The Church On Time, The Girl That I Marry, Gonna Be Another Hot Day, How To Handle A Woman, I Talk To The Trees, I've Grown Accustomed To Her Face, If Ever I Would Leave You, The Impossible Dream (The Quest), Just In Time, Leaning On A Lamp Post, My Cup Runneth Over, My Defenses Are Down, Oklahoma, Soon It's Gonna Rain, The Surrey With The Fringe On Top, There Is Nothin' Like A Dame, They Call The Wind Maria, This Nearly Was Mine, Try To Remember, Wunderbar

Songs have been chosen which are especially for the classical voice. The editions treat the music as substantial vocal literature in these large, generous collections. Each voice type has a unique variety of literature. The series presents primarily original keys, but there are also appropriate and practical transpositions (particularly for lyric mezzo-soprano).

Songlist: Me, This Is The Life, You Must Meet My Wife, Soliloquy, Epiphany, Ol' Man River, Some Enchanted Evening, C'est Moi, I Rise Again, September Song, Is This What You Call Love?, No One Has Ever Loved Me, Do I Love You Because You're Beautiful?, Fear No More, Dulcinea, Everybody Says Don't, Gonna Be Another Hot Day, The Highest Judge Of All, I'll Never Say No, I've Come To Wive It Wealthily In Padua, I've Heard It All Before, If Ever I Would Leave You, If I Loved You, The Impossible Dream (The Quest), In Praise Of Women, Joey, Joey, Joey, Lonely Room, Lost In The Stars, Man Of La Mancha (I, Don Quixote), Meditation I, and more

The world's most trusted source for authentic editions of theatre music for singers has expanded with yet another volume. Many of the songs are found in no other collections. The 40 songs in each volume are in the original keys, excerpted from vocal scores and piano/conductor rehearsal scores. Includes both recent shows and a deeper look into classic musicals. Includes: ALL AMERICAN: Once Upon a Time - ANNIE: Something Was Missing - ANYONE CAN WHISTLE: With So Little to Be Sure Of - AVENUE Q: Purpose - I Wish I Could Go Back to College - BARNUM: There's a Sucker Born Ev'ry Minute - The Colors of My Life - CHICAGO: Razzle Dazzle - CITY OF ANGELS: Funny - CURTAINS: Coffee Shop Nights - I Miss the Music - DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS: Love Sneaks In - DREAMGIRLS: When I First Saw You - FIDDLER ON THE ROOF: If I Were a Rich Man - 42ND STREET: Lullaby of Broadway - A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM: Your Eyes Are Blue - GREY GARDENS: Marry Well - HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS WITHOUT REALLY TRYING: A Secretary Is Not a Toy - LITTLE ME: Real Live Girl - LES MIS...RABLES: Drink with Me (To Days Gone By) - Javert's Suicide - ON THE TWENTIETH CENTURY: I Rise Again - 110 IN THE SHADE: Gonna Be Another Hot Day - THE PRODUCERS: The King of Broadway - I Wanna Be a Producer - RENT: Santa Fe - THE ROAR OF THE GREASEPAINT - THE SMELL OF THE CROWD: Look at That Face - SEESAW: It's Not Where You Start - SHE LOVES ME: Try Me - Grand Knowing You - MONTY PYTHON'S SPAMALOT: Robin's Song - You Won't Succeed on Broadway - SPRING AWAKENING: All That's Known - TARZAN: No Other Way - TICK, TICK ... BOOM!: Real Life - THE UNSINKABLE MOLLY BROWN: Colorado, My Home - WEST SIDE STORY: Jet Song - Cool.

Songlist: Try Me, Razzle Dazzle, Once Upon a Time, Santa Fe, The King Of Broadway, I Wanna Be A Producer, Jet Song, Real Life, When I First Saw You (You Are My Dream), Funny, I Wish I Could Go Back To College, Purpose, Javert's Suicide, No Other Way, You Won't Succeed On Broadway, Robin's Song, Love Sneaks In, The Colors Of My Life, There's A Sucker Born Ev'ry Minute, It's Not Where You Start, Coffee Shop Nights, I Miss The Music, All That's Known, Marry Well, I Rise Again, Cool, Drink With Me (To Days Gone By), Gonna Be Another Hot Day, If I Were A Rich Man, Lullaby Of Broadway, and more