Download or read book Rehearsing the Choir written by Stephen Sieck and published by Hal Leonard Corporation. This book was released on 2019-05-01 with total page 113 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: (Meredith Music Resource). If we could sit down with some of the best choral conductors of our time, what might we learn? In this book, directors at Iowa State University, University of Kentucky, University of Louisville, University of Michigan, Michigan State University, Penn State University, St. Olaf College, and University of Southern California are interviewed. The book shares these directors approaches to: recruitment, auditions, and singer placement in ensembles; selection auditions, and singer placement in ensembles; rehearsal planning; choral timbres and vocal pedagogy; intonation; kinesthetic learning and choreography; traditions and choral culture. Interviews with students and observations of live rehearsals complement these director interviews to provide readers with a comprehensive look at how these choral programs consistently achieve success.
Download or read book The Wednesday Workout written by Richard Devinney and published by Abingdon Press. This book was released on 2010-10-01 with total page 101 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "By the Way- You Start Tomorrow Night". The recruiting of a less-than-fully-trained person is usually done at the last minute, since the search for a fully trained person will continue as long as there is either time or hope. Our last-minute, inexperienced director, then will be starting immediately. This first chapter is the most light-hearted, the most general, and the most basic of the book. It is pep talk and a look at the thing to do the first night for the first Sunday. The remainder of the book covers the other ongoing aspects of planning and directing effective choral rehearsals. * Easy-to-use practical format and style * Light, anecdotal reading * Covers all elements of rehearsal planning and techniques * Provides directors handles on how to use rehearsal time * Helps directors learn to better plan and work ahead * Gives directors more confidence in this area of leadership Market * Church choir directors * Music directors
Download or read book The Choral Rehearsal written by James Mark Jordan and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 526 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Choral Rehearsal written by James Mark Jordan and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 472 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Rehearsing the Middle School Orchestra written by Sandy Goldie and published by Hal Leonard Corporation. This book was released on 2019-05-01 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: (Meredith Music Resource). In this highly informative compendium, nationally renowned orchestra directors share their unique expertise concerning rehearsal philosophy, intonation, tone and bow control, setup and fundamentals, articulation, planning, warm-ups, recruiting, community building, and more. These educators have honed their skills through years of experience and have inspired countless young musicians. Each chapter presents their insights and individual approaches to developing musical excellence in their students. As an added benefit, the book includes lists of the authors' favorite composers, arrangers, and works for grades 1-4.
Download or read book Rehearsing the Soul written by Terry W. York and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 62 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rehearsing the Soul is a collection of 52 five-minute devotions centered on the life of the church choir and its members. The book is organized by seasons, and each one- to two-page devotion relates directly to the ministry and events of a church choir. These events include the beginning of the choir year, rehearsal schedules, hymns, worship, and other aspects of the choir member's particular faith walk. Each devotion begins with a Scripture passage and closes with a brief prayer.
Download or read book Rehearsing My Choir written by The Fiery Furnaces and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Choir Rehearsal written by Clare Beecher Kummer and published by . This book was released on 1922 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Rehearsal Guide for the Choral Director written by Jack Boyd and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Devotions for Choirs written by Genevieve Dehoog and published by . This book was released on 1997-04 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first in a new series, Devotions for Choirs: Book 1 contains devotions for choirs to use for all occasions that follow the Christian Year. The volume contains a devotion based on the Gospel appropriate for each Sunday, plus extra devotions for Christmas, Easter, Choir outings, birthdays, and so forth. A prayer completes each devotion. The resource provides quality devotional material for use in any size church choir setting. - Each devotional based on a Gospel lesson - Follows the Christian Year, but not limited to churches using that format - Includes a devotion for every Sunday plus extras for special occasions - Can be used at choir rehearsals or before worship service begins - Contains a strong scriptural content that can be tied to the sermon idea for that week
Download or read book Warm ups Before Singing written by Benedikt Lorse and published by . This book was released on 2016-02-09 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Warming up before singing- a boring and tedious chore? It shouldn't be. Warming up can be fun and an important ritual in each choir rehearsal! In order to achieve a good start before rehearsing, however, every singer or choirmaster requires a good treasure of basic warm-up exercises. Warming up - the manual shows a variety of solo and polyphonic exercises and examples of diaphragmatic activation, as well as basic information on breathing techniques. An additional collection of simple canons and short songs makes the collective warm up a fun part of each rehearsal. In addition to that, a number of practical tips that go far beyond the initial phase of a choir rehearsal are provided. This book is aimed at choir directors, choir singers and soloists who want to use more than just scale exercises during rehearsals.
Download or read book Beyond the Downbeat written by Sandra Willetts and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book helps choral directors make their choirs sound more artistically beautiful. It provides guidelines about the use of diction and related areas of vocal technique and improvement. It includes useful choral warm-up exercises and other practical helps for any choral group. Easy to read, understand, and apply, the material in Beyond the Downbeat covers many important aspects of choral leadership beyond conducting. The material is practical for choirs of any size and leaders at any level of training.
Download or read book Evoking Sound written by James Mark Jordan and published by G I A Publications. This book was released on 2009 with total page 466 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DVD contains discussion and demonstration of instrumental and choral conducting techniques by the author and Eugene Migliaro Corporon; in part, animation.
Download or read book Rehearsing in the Choral Context written by Sandra Lea Snow and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Choir Rehearsal Special written by Richard Devinney and published by . This book was released on 2006-12-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a packaged piece that includes: Choral Therapy , The Wednesday Workout and Rehearsing the Soul.
Download or read book Choral Director s Rehearsal and Performance Guide written by Lewis Gordon and published by Prentice Hall. This book was released on 1989 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Practical strategies & expert guidance on leading a first-rate choral ensemble, with tips & techniques for successful auditions, schedules, rehearsals, concerts, budgets, fund-raising, publicity, & more.
Download or read book I m a Choir Director written by Joel F Plaag and published by . This book was released on 2020-07 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Conducting is an act of internal acceptance. We change what we can with each of our groups, and we accept when we can't. How do we plan a choir rehearsal? How do we keep our singers coming back? Can we create that sense of belonging that each of us felt when we joined a volunteer choir? A unique look at directing amateurs, especially church choirs, Joel Plaag's book explores refining gestures and ideas to create and grow a good volunteer choir. Written for the non-professional choir director, I'm a Choir Director ! explores the challenges in preparing a rehearsal and the struggles of being a volunteer choir director, told by a veteran choir director. From how to plan the room, to how to conduct, to how to prepare rehearsals, Joel Plaag touches on the aspects of choir directing for the rest of us with everyday language, diagrams and stories about learning to be a better choir director.