Books and DVDs for the Choral Director

Continuing the themes from the first volume Teaching With Heart, this second volume in the series exists to help teachers create a healthy culture in their classroom. With tools that will help

James Jordan has been at the forefront of choral pedagogy for over 35 years. His landmark publications under the guidance of Frauke Haasemann have afforded him a front row seat to the development of choral

Every musician has had career disappointments, challenges, and even failures. Often, when faced with discouraging experiences, musicians may feel that their career is over or is never going to start. How do

This detailed resource book offers clear and practical tools for music professionals, students, educators, movement specialists, and therapists working with musicians. You'll learn about relevant anatomy -

From philosophy, auditions, and lesson planning to improvisation and literature selection, the author brings insights from a diverse group of nationally recognized educators at all levels to discuss these

With his hallmark wit and humor, choral conductor and poet Robert Bode brings readers on a journey through twelve great choral works, offering anecdotes, valuable insights, and interpretive advice for each.

From rehearsal procedures to reading music, new singers have a lot to learn when they join a choir. This practical and compact guide written by experienced choral conductors covers all the basics. Topics

This primer for all musicians provides a reliable base for a lifetime of playing and singing. The principles in these pages are the elemental foundation of music education and will protect a musician from

Education in all disciplines is changing. Teachers, including music educators, now need to be aware of a wide range of issues, including social justice, cultural responsiveness, integrating technology,

The environment, resources, and expectations of teaching music in charter schools can often differ from traditional public schools, but the teacher's mission remains the same: to provide quality music

Before music teachers can effectively implement Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) with students in the classroom, they must develop their own SEL skills and tend to their personal well-being. This practical

 Whether you’re a fresh teacher finding your rhythm or a veteran educator getting ready for the next gig, Note to Self  is your guide to navigating the transition to your new

Today's choral leaders wear many hats: fundraising director, development associate, communications manager, marketing designer, volunteer coordinator - the list goes well beyond directing beautiful choral

How can we engage with diverse populations, repertoire, and identities while upholding integrity and achieving equity? What are cultural appropriation, othering, tokenizing, and essentializing? How can we

Now available in an updated second edition with new content, this important resource prompts us to ask deeper questions about the language we use, about systems of power, about our heritage and inheritance.

Written by a career vocalist, this valuable blueprint provides aspiring singers with professional insight and practical steps for building a top-notch, profitable singing career. Enlightening anecdotes,

Looking for a flexible resource that is both reproducible and available digitally? This guide for learning to read rhythms is really two books in one. First, it is a graduated, sequential set of lessons and

Born out of the Eighth International Symposium on Assessment in Music Education, a 2021 symposium that brought together participants from 17 nations across six continents and 29 U.S. states to learn of each

Emily Crocker writes: "Forty years ago, most vocal methods were aimed at high school students and up. Dan Andersen's materials and methods remedy this situation and offer an excellent curriculum for the

A cappella teacher, performer, and producer Rob Dietz expertly describes the nuts and bolts as well as the artistry of creating contemporary a cappella music. He is the perfect person to write this text,

This fun, pocket-sized book is full of tips, inspiration, and humor! The alternate titles for the book will have you in stitches, and the student comments are both heartwarming and hilarious! Compiled over

An outstanding collection of choral warmups that will not only improve an ensemble's pitch, rhythm, and tone, they are designed to lift up spirits, minds, and voices. These warm-ups teach foundational

Very few music teachers are prepared to address the needs of the rapidly growing population of English Language Learners (ELLs). Whether you have just one ELL in your classroom or 50, this book provides

Written by noted scholar and conductor Dennis Shrock, this is a presentation of composers throughout history who represent the broad and diverse canon of choral music. It includes twenty women composers and