New Releases

Various Arrangers : Girls Rule!

Review: Let's hear it for the girls! "Mama, I'm a Big Girl Now" - From the musical Hairspray this fun arrangement offers a light-hearted look at every teenage girl's dreams. Easily learned and offering several solo/small group opportunities, this is a great choice for an SSA feature. "I Enjoy Being a Girl" - SSA groups will have a blast with this classic Rodgers & Hammerstein song from Flower Drum Song that extols a girl's life - a bit campy, and lots of fun! "I'm a Woman" - Here's a gutsy girls' tune that was a hit for Maria Muldaur in 1975 and a showstopper in the Broadway musical Smokey Joe's Cafe. "When I Am Woman" - This work is a celebration of the journey towards womanhood with its joys, mysteries and possibilities. Spirited ascending melodies, dance-like rhythms and vocal percussive sounds unfold into a structured improvisation wherein the members of the choir whisper their aspirations for the future, together forming a sea of sonic dreams. "A Girl's Night Out" - Show a little attitude with this sassy 1984 hit by The Judds. Lots of fun for SSA groups of all ages! "Girl Talk" - With lyrics that throwback to an earlier pre-feminist era, this Neal Hefti/Bobby Troup song will be sung by today's women with an ironic tone in this bluesy, swingy setting. Accessible to beginning SSA jazz ensembles, your group will build great performance skills.

Songlist: I Enjoy Being a Girl, I'm a Woman, When I Am Woman, A Girl's Night Out, Girl Talk

Deke Sharon : Pop Classics for Female Voices Vol 2

Review: "Royals" - This 2013 song by Lorde topped the Hot 100, AC and Rock charts and won the Grammy for song of the year and best pop performance. This a cappella setting will be a hit with pop, jazz and a cappella groups in high school, college and beyond! "Dangerous Woman" - The 2016 hit by pop diva Ariana Grande shows why this young artist has soared to the top of the charts and earned many accolades with her amazing vocal power and musical style. This a cappella setting will be tremendously fun to perform!

Songlist: Royals, Defying Gravity, Dangerous Woman

Deke Sharon : Pop Hits for Mixed Voices, Vol. 3

Review: More arrangements of top pop hits from the master arranger of a cappella. "Gone, Gone, Gone" - From the 2009 Grammy-winning Album of the Year Raising Sand by Alison Krauss and Robert Plant, this upbeat rockabilly classic by Don and Phil Everly gets a fabulous a cappella remake! "Heartbreaker" - One of the great rock anthems of all time, this Pat Benetar classic makes a great last song or encore, and will have the audience bobbing their heads and screaming for more. "Royals" - This 2013 song by Lorde topped the Hot 100, AC and Rock charts and won the Grammy for song of the year and best pop performance. This a cappella setting will be a hit with pop, jazz and a cappella groups in high school, college and beyond! "Thinking Out Loud" - Feature your best soloists with this 2015 chart-topper by Ed Sheeran. This a cappella setting has a heartwarming message that will captivate everyone! "Don't Start Now" - Dua Lipa's 2020 award-winning release Future Nostalgia is positively dripping with neo-disco influences married with modern pop production. Deke Sharon translates the funky production of this Top 10 single to the a cappella choir, and the results are pure pop catharsis!

Songlist: Gone, Gone, Gone, Heartbreaker, Royals, Thinking Out Loud, Don't Start Now

Deke Sharon : Pop Songs for Younger Female Voices Vol 2

Review: "Wake Me Up!" - From Swedish DJ and artist Avicii, this 2013 chart hit in a fun and accessible a cappella setting! "Best Day of My Life" - Practice your beatbox skills with this 2014 pop hit from the indie rock band American Authors. The upbeat folk/pop acoustic with a fun chorus transfers beautifully to vocals only. "Uptown Funk' - Now available for a cappella groups in a fun arrangement, this #1 hit features an absolutely irresistible groove that your audiences will love! "I Lived' - A Cappella groups will enjoy performing this song by OneRepublic, with an uplifting and universal message and all the energy and excitement of the original! "Don't Start Now' - Dua Lipa's 2020 award-winning release Future Nostalgia is positively dripping with neo-disco influences married with modern pop production. Deke Sharon translates the funky production of this Top 10 single to the a cappella choir, and the results are pure pop catharsis!

Songlist: Wake Me Up!, Best Day of My Life, Uptown Funk, I Lived, Don't Start Now

Voicing: Teen

Various Arrangers : Queens sing Queen

Review: The champions of the International Sweet Adelines competitions are called the Queens of Harmony and so how appropriate it is to have this collection of songs written by Freddie Mercury and Queen. Great songs plus great arrangements equal lots of fun to sing! Your Majesties..

Songlist: Somebody To Love, Crazy Little Thing Called Love, Don't Stop Me Now

Simon and Garfunkel : The Sound of Silence

Review: An exquisite and evocative arrangement by Alexander L'Estrange of Paul Simon's 1960s classic song as performed by Simon and Garfunkel. This 4.5-minute unaccompanied SSAATTBB arrangement embraces the classic folk-rock song style so loved by Simon and Garfunkel.Alexander L'Estrange is a multi-faceted composer, arranger, jazz musician and choral animateur who has been dubbed 'the added 9th of choral music'.

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King's Heralds : Give The World A Smile

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Greg Gilpin : Romp and Stomp!

Review: TIME FLIES WHEN YOUR MUSIC CLASSROOM IS FUN! Romp and Stomp!, a follow-up to bestselling A Whole Lotta Hullabaloo and Hullabaloo 2, promotes the benefits of musical, physical, and creative expression through unforgettable and lively music of different styles and subjects. This amusing collection of ten memorable songs for teaching and performance encourages children to make some positive noise, clap their hands, learn rhythms, model animals, and exercise their minds and bodies while raising a ruckus! Teach using quick bursts of imagination as your students walk a circus tightrope, pack a suitcase and take a trip, swim, and even go to the zoo! So shimmy, shake, and roll! Wobble all around the music room! Romp and stomp and create some silly fun as you explore the wonders of music with this budget-stretching classroom kit!

Songlist: Clap Those Hands, Hello, Hello, Hello!, Let's Go To The Zoo, Pushin' It, Romp And Stomp!, Shimmy, Shimmy, Shake And Roll, Swimmin', Takin' A Trip, Walking The Tightrope, Wobbly

Anna Wentlent : Counterpoint

Review: Encourage independent harmony singing with this carefully chosen collection of partner songs and canons. With accessible, mid-range vocal parts, universal themes, and a number of folk songs and classical melodies, this practical resource will be useful year after year. The music and lyrics will appeal to any age: fourth-graders just beginning their choral journey, developing middle schoolers, high school students in need of review and reinforcement, and even inexperienced adults. Includes reproducible student pages with isolated vocal parts, making it easy to find, follow, and mark parts. The piano accompaniment tracks may be used in rehearsal, for performance, or as an at-home tool for individual practice.

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Voicing: Children

Tijs Krammer : Choral Conducting Technique

Review: Explore the art of gesture and how it shapes the music you get from your singers. Is it always necessary to beat the time? What should I do with my other hand? Are there strategies for connecting with larger groups? How can I develop my own conducting style? This clearly presented text answers these questions and many more with both theory and practice. Special features include carefully designed diagrams that illustrate beat patterns in a variety of meters, plus downloadable exercises for further study. A complete method for beginners, and a refresher course for experienced directors.

Songlist: Basic Movements, Indicating Cues, Endings, and Tempo, Posture, Beat Patterns, The Anchor Pattern, The Size of the Conducting Movements, Common Mistakes in Beat Patterns, Changes in Time, Choosing Alternative Beat Patterns, The Left Hand, Conducting Volume, Cueing Entrances, Cut-Offs, Eye Contact and Focus, Complex Time, Passive Conducting, Subdivision, Fermatas, Varied and Effective Conducting

Valeaira Luppens and Greg Foreman : Circle of Song

Review: Move the desks out of the way and invite those eager young musicians to circle up for some fun-filled active-learning music time. This practical planning book is a creative teacher's treasure and a kinesthetic learner's playground. Along the way, there'll be plenty of singing, moving, listening, playing, laughing, and learning! Favorite childhood songs are the foundation throughout, plus learning targets, required resources, and step-by-step instructions are included for every activity. Recommended for grades K--5.

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Voicing: Children

Various : Arranging Barbershop - Volume 2: The Arranging Journey

Review: Barbershop singing is often thought of as a genre of music when, in fact, it is a style of arranging. Any song can be arranged in the barbershop style, provided that the arranger be familiar with the tenets of this originally American--though now global--art form. Arranging Barbershop provides this framework. It follows in the footsteps of arranging legends, both from the early days of barbershop and those since the preservationist movement, including our modern, living arrangers. All of these artists shaped barbershop to what it is today: a vibrant, unique musical experience that has the capacity to be compelling both for the singers and the eager listeners. This book is intended to empower current and future generations of barbershop arrangers of all skill levels, providing them the tools and knowledge they need to bring their creations to life. Arranging Barbershop is divided into four volumes: 1) Getting Started, 2) The Arranging Journey, 3) Visions of Excellence, and 4) Learn from the Experts. Each volume is meant to be standalone but also a part of the greater whole: - Vol. 1, Getting Started, provides foundational tools and approaches for the budding arranger. - Vol. 2, The Arranging Journey, seeks to provide guidance for arrangers at three levels: beginning, intermediate, and advanced. Vol. 3, Visions of Excellence, is a virtual roundtable with 38 of barbershop's greatest arrangers. - Vol. 4, Learn from the Experts, contains two parts: Arranging in Action--dozens of hours of videos, with arrangers discussing and deconstructing their works; Arrangers' Toolbox-deep dive chapters on specialized topics by top arrangers Filled with case studies, specific examples (with audio and video clips) and lessons learned, each volume aims to unlock new skills and expertise for everyone interested in arranging barbershop!

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Various : Arranging Barbershop Vol 1 (Getting Started)

Review: Barbershop singing is often thought of as a genre of music when, in fact, it is a style of arranging. Any song can be arranged in the barbershop style, provided that the arranger be familiar with the tenets of this originally American--though now global--art form. Arranging Barbershop provides this framework. It follows in the footsteps of arranging legends, both from the early days of barbershop and those since the preservationist movement, including our modern, living arrangers. All of these artists shaped barbershop to what it is today: a vibrant, unique musical experience that has the capacity to be compelling both for the singers and the eager listeners. This book is intended to empower current and future generations of barbershop arrangers of all skill levels, providing them the tools and knowledge they need to bring their creations to life. Arranging Barbershop is divided into four volumes: 1) Getting Started, 2) The Arranging Journey, 3) Visions of Excellence, and 4) Learn from the Experts. Each volume is meant to be standalone but also a part of the greater whole. Volume 1, Getting Started, provides foundational tools and approaches for the budding arranger. Filled with case studies, specific examples (with audio and video clips) and lessons learned, each volume aims to unlock new skills and expertise for everyone interested in arranging in the barbershop style.

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Various : Jazz Junior

Review: Alfred's top vocal jazz arrangers were called upon to contribute Great American Songbook arrangements designed to introduce beginners to the genre. And oh, how they delivered! This is an indispensable collection for young soloists or unison singers including reproducible student pages and a fabulous foreword (with developmental exercises) by Dr. Michele Weir. Enhance the jazzy vibe with full rhythm section accompaniments on the available audio. Teach swing, scat, jazz articulations, stylizations, and more! Recommended for grades four and up

Songlist: Bye Bye Blackbird, Duke's Place, Fascinating Rhythm, It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)., Jeepers Creepers, Let's Call the Whole Thing Off, Misty, Orange Colored Sky, Over the Rainbow, Straighten Up and Fly Right

Voicing: Children

Veronica Veysey Campbell and Liza Hobbs : Everlasting Voices for Older Singers

Review: Increasing numbers of people are taking to singing in later life, driven in part by increasing medical evidence of of the health benefits it brings. Singing aids physical and neurological well-being, but above all it brings enjoyment, not only to those who have a lifetime experience of singing (both in choirs and solo), but also for those to whom it comes as an entirely new activity. Everlasting Voices, compiled specificlaly for the older singer, contains: 24 songs with a modest vocal range, in a wide range of styles; backgrouned notes about the songs and their composers; prononciation guides for singing in Italian, German, Spanish, and French; a guide to keping your voice healthy; performing advice and technical guidance

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Voicing: Medium High