Pentatonix : Holidays Around The World

2022 holiday release containing music from the vocal group's Disney+ Christmas special. Pentatonix is struggling to find inspiration for their annual holiday album, and the clock is ticking. To make matters worse, their well-intentioned but misguided manager mistakenly locks them in a magic mailroom. But with the help of some Disney magic, we're soon on a whirlwind tour around the world, discovering holiday traditions and inspiration from Pentatonix fans all around the globe: from Tokyo to Grenada, Ghana to Mexico and Iceland. The fun-filled journey leads the group to realize that wherever we find ourselves, the holidays offer the perfect opportunity to discover how much we have in common and that it really is a small world after all!

Songlist: Kid on Christmas (Featuring Meghan Trainor), It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year, Love Came on Christmas, Star on Top, Prayers for This World, Hark! the Herald Angels Sing, Christmas in Our Hearts (Featuring Lea Salonga), Feliz Navidad, Last Christmas, Silent Night (Featuring the King's Singers)

The Manhattan Transfer : Fifty

The Manhattan Transfer celebrate their 50th Anniversary with the new studio album "Fifty". Recorded with Germany's WDR Funkhausorchester, the album contains arrangements of some of the groups' biggest hits, combining the orchestral sounds of WDR with their trademark harmonies. Included are new versions of "Chanson D'Amour" and "The Man Who Sailed Around His Soul", plus arrangements of Artie Shaw's timeless "The Man I Love" and The Beach Boys "God Only Knows".

Songlist: Agua, The Man I Love, Paradise Within, On a Little Street in Singapore, The Man Who Sailed Around His Soul, Twilight Zone / Twilight Tone, Blues for Harry Bosch, Chanson D'amour, What Goes Around Comes Around, God Only Knows

Home Free : So Long Dixie

2022 release from the country music a cappella quintet. Includes the single "What's Left of My Heart."

Songlist: Road Sweet Road, Might As Well Be Me, Stargazer Lilies, Everybody Walking' This Land, Playing with Fire, What's Left of My Heart, Understand, Mr, Remember My Name, Folsom Prison Blues, Give Me a Sign, Save the World, Givin' Up on You, So Long Dixie

Stephen Sieck : Teaching with Respect: Inclusive Pedagogy for Choral Directors

Teaching with Respect prompts us to ask deeper questions about the language we use, about systems of power, about our heritage and inheritance. In this book we look closely at our teaching strategies. The book suggests an ethical approach to teaching choral music that is centered on respecting the singers in front of us. Readers will discover ways to maintain and elevate their artistic standards of excellence while also expanding their mindset.

Anne Peckham : Vocal Studies for the Contemporary Singer

Take your singing to the next level! This collection of contemporary-style vocal etudes and exercises will help you to develop valuable vocal skills for performing contemporary commercial music styles. These original studies will keep your practice routine fresh and challenging, while targeting specific technical goals to develop and maintain vocal skills. Online audio has demonstrations of the studies and allows you to sing along with accompaniment tracks. Listening recommendations and study songs in a variety of styles demonstrate how these techniques are used in contemporary singing. You will learn to: Expand your range, improve your pitch control, and level up your vocal agility and stamina; Develop your tone, range, vocal strength, and agility; Improve your posture and strength with focused physical stretches; Master contemporary vocal articulations, as well as melodic riffing and embellishment; Sing with authentic artistic expression and incorporate storytelling skills; Practice holistic strategies for expressive, healthy singing.

Songlist: Breath Managemant, Agility and Flexibilty, Tone Quality and Blending, Finding a Belt Sound That Works for You, The Singer as Storyteller, Holistic Strategies for the Singing Musician, Riffing and Embellishments, Artistry Through Personal Expression

John Leavitt : A Celtic Collection

Emily Crocker and John Leavitt have a long and successful track record of writing for developing young men's choirs. Here is another in this line and it includes arrangements of traditional Celtic songs including: I'll Tell Me Ma - Kelvingrove - Loch Lomond - Star of the County Down - Wild Mountain Thyme - and Ye Banks and Braes.

Songlist: I'll Tell Me Ma, Kelvingrove, Loch Lomond, Star of the County Down, Wild Mountain Thyme, Ye Banks and Braes

Rosalie Will : Songleading: A Work of Art

Songleading: A Work of Art is a comprehensive guide to leading group singing in worship, school, and communal settings. This essential resource presents indispensable and practical insights and countless recommendations for ongoing refinements to your craft. Useful illustrations and appendixes help make Songleading: A Work of Art an essential reference for aspiring and established leaders of communal singing. Renowned songleading instructor and mentor Rosalie Will shares her wisdom gained over an unparalled career in the form of accessible chapters like Know Your People, Know Your Space, and Know How to Lead, and in quick-reference appendixes like How to Learn a Song or Songleading Outdoors.

Roger Emerson : Rock Rounds for Choir

Singing rounds have always been an effective way to teach beginning harmony to singers of all ages. As a follow-up to his successful Pop Rounds for Choir, Roger Emerson has created an exciting collection of rock rounds for choir with songs from Sly and the Family Stone, Panic! at the Disco, Avicii, The Beatles, Ray Charles, and more! Each song offers a variety of round options incorporating familiar verses and choruses.

Songlist: Get The Party Started, High Hopes, Wake Me Up, Dance To The Music, Say Something, Best Day Of My Life, Yellow Submarine, You Are My Sunshine

Dan Andersen : The Voice in Progress: Developing the Adolescent Voice

Emily Crocker writes: Forty years ago, most vocal methods were aimed at high school students and up. Dan Andersens's materials and methods remedy this situation and offer an excellent curriculum for the young voice, giving you the opportunity to reap the benefits of his forty years of successfully working with adolescent singers. There are 50 vocal warm up exercises and recorded piano accompaniments included with the purchase of the book.Chapters include 1) Building the Adolescent Voice--Why we Warm up; 2) Preparing the Adolescent Voice--How we warm up; 3) Knowing the Adolescent Voice--Girls Changing voice & boys changing voice and 4) Exercising the Adolescent Voice--Treble Choirs/Mixed Choirs/Tenor/Bass choirs.The warm-ups are focused to 1) Breathing; Beginning Phonation; 2) Resonance, Placement & Tone Quality; 3) Support, Diction Intonation, Flexibility, Dynamics and register transition. A helpful index directs you so you can combine the warm-ups most needed when you need them.

Micheal Houlahan and Philip Tacka : Choral Artistry

Offers a new understanding of the connection between performance, repertoire, music theory, sight-reading, improvisation, and musicological knowledge. Uses a Performance to Notation model for teaching music theory in the context of the choral rehearsal. Provides choral directors with a curriculum and rehearsal models that place performance, audiation, partwork, music theory, and sight-signing skills at the heart of the choral experience

Micheal Houlahan and Philip Tacka : Choral Sight Reading

Choral Sight Reading provides a practical and organic approach to teaching choral singing and sight-reading. The text is grounded in current research from the fields of choral pedagogy, music theory, music perception and cognition. Topics include framing a choral curriculum based on the Kodaly concept; launching the academic year for beginning, intermediate, and advanced choirs; building partwork skills; sight-reading; progressive music theory sequences for middle to college level choirs; teaching strategies; choral rehearsal plans as well as samples of how to teach specific repertoire from medieval to contemporary choral composers.

This volume includes basic and advanced music theory concepts to develop fluent sight-reading skills for reading standard choral repertoire, providing examples for the process outlined in Chapters 6-8 of Volume 1 (Choral Artistry). This guide provides choral directors with a choral curriculum and choral rehearsal models that place performance, audiation, partwork, music theory, and sight-signing skills at the heart of the choral experience, through a 'sound thinking' approach to teaching that results in greater efficiency in creating independent choral singers with a well-rounded repertoire. Provides the practical applications of theories outlined in Volume 1 (Choral Artistry)

Rob Dietz : A Cappella 101

A cappella teacher/performer/producer, Rob Dietz, expertly describes the nuts, bolts and artistry of creating contemporary a cappella music. Rob is the perfect person to write this text, produce the sample tracks available on line and draw from his vast community of a cappella experts for advice and experiences. Whether you are an a cappella newbie or seasoned expert, this resource is for you!

Songlist: What is Contemporary A Cappella?, Starting a Group, Vocal Technique for Contemporary A Cappella, Arranging, Vocal Dumming, Vocal Bass Singing, Live and Studio Sound, Movement, Virtual Choir / Creating Videos

Marc Silverberg , J.D. Frizzell , Deke Sharon : Teaching Music through Performance in Contemporary A Cappella

Teaching Music through Performance in Contemporary ACappella is the essential book for a cappella repertoire and rehearsal techniques, compiled and edited by educators and leaders committed to demystifying the genre and providing teachers with access to the best repertoire and pedagogy possible.

Built on the model of the best-selling Teaching Music through Performance series, this volume includes chapters on the most important issues in teaching and learning contemporary a cappella, and analysis and insights for 82 works across genres: Barbershop, Contemporary A cappella, Doo-wop, Folk/Classical, Vocal Jazz.

The list of composers and arrangers is diverse; the repertoire includes both arrangements and original compositions. Each selection is representative of a major a cappella trend or historical event, such as repertoire from The Sing-Off, Pitch Perfect, The Real Group, Sweet Adelines, or Pentatonix. Of course, every selection-regardless of musical style-is performed a cappella.

The authors also develop a five-point difficulty scale for evaluating literature, and each guide contains detailed information about the arrangement or composition, including where the arrangement was first performed, the history of the original song, and the styles it represents.

Songlist: The Teaching of Music, Emotional Expression in Group Singing, Teaching Singers to Sing in all Styles, Lessons You Can Learn From Competing, Barbershop Arrangements, Contemporary A Cappella Arrangements, Doo Wop Arrangements, World/Folk Arrangements, Vocal Jazz Arrangements

Lin-Manuel Miranda : Encanto

Lin-Manuel Miranda's soundtrack to Encanto has taken the music world by storm. The catchy single We Don't Talk About Bruno shot to the top of the Billboardae singles chart, the Encanto soundtrack also topped the album charts, and the momentum only keeps growing! Our souvenir matching folio features eight pages of color artwork from the movie plus 9 songs arranged for piano and voice with guitar chords. Songs include: All of You - Colombia, Mi Encanto - Dos Oruguitas - The Family Madrigal - Surface Pressure - Two Oruguitas - Waiting on a Miracle - We Don't Talk About Bruno - What Else Can I Do?

Roger Emerson : Choralisms

This is the perfect gift for all the choral people in your life. Renowned composer/arranger Roger Emerson has been keeping notes of wise words from the many choral mentors in his life - conductors, composers, producers, publishers. His way of passing on these stories is as clever, delightful and often humorous as his musical writing. (Did I just call his music writing humorous?). Plus, the lessons are spot on and priceless. Find out what choralisms really means and get a copy of this book for yourself.

Various Arrangers : Singing About Singing in the Choir

Lighthearted, humorous songs about singing in the choir. "We Can Sing That!" - With a text by the composer, this is a delightful kaleidoscope of musical snippets that highlight the joys of choral singing! "A Place in the Choir" - Here is a perfect lighter selection or encore for adult or community choir! Bottom, middle and top, every part gets to shine as all your singers take their places in the choir. What fun! "I Just Want to Sing in a Choir" - May I please sing with the choir? This novelty number answers that question with humorous lyrics and clever solo lines. Add some staging for a sure audience pleaser. "We're the Choir!" - Kirby has designed this piece so that the distinctive melodies which showcase each section at the beginning are combined for a glorious finale! A brilliant recruiting device with a lot of quasi-operatic tongue-in-cheek humor! "The Do's and Don'ts of the Audience" - After hours and hours of rehearsal, your choir is ready to perform, but is your audience ready to listen? Here is your chance to teach the audience how to perform their part of the concert! Sneezing, coughing, cell phones, when to clap - it's all here in a clever novelty madrigal style that will be just as much fun to perform as it is instructive!

Songlist: The Do's and Don'ts of the Audience, We're the Choir!, I Just Want to Sing in a Choir, A Place in the Choir, We Can Sing That!

Various Arrangers : Girls Love to Mambo

Ready for samba! "The Girl from Ipanema" - The legendary Brazilian composer Antonio Jobim's most famous song in a memorable setting. "Blame It on the Bossa Nova" - You'll capture the sound of an era when you perform this campy hit from 1963 at the zenith of the Bossa Nova craze! Opening with a two part call and response, it moves into a fully harmonized chorus with some clever lyrics that will create smiles all around. "Mas Que Nada" - This classic bossa nova tune will give a smooth Brazilian flavor to your next jazz or show choir concert. Originally recorded by Sergio Mendez & Brazil '66. Includes Portugese and English lyrics. "Mambo Italiano" - Here is an irresistible choral setting of Rosemary Clooney's famous hit from 1955 that will be tons of fun to perform! A delightful concert change of pace! "One Note Samba" - This samba standard absolutely sparkles with cheerful rhythm! Perfect for high school singers and up with plenty of solo opportunities, you'll work your diction skills and dazzle your audience. "Papa Loves Mambo" - Direct from the 1950's comes this delightful little song and recorded by a myriad of artists through the decades. Mark Hayes' arrangement is full of fun and life and will be appealing to all ages. Try some movement adding a little uh to your performance and a little mambo to your stage. Absolutely timeless!

Songlist: The Girl from Ipanema, Blame It on the Bossa Nova, Mas Que Nada, Mambo Italiano, One Note Samba, Papa Loves Mambo

Various Arrangers : Men Sing Elvis

Some of the all-time favorites from none other than the King! ":Can't Help Falling in Love" - This 12/8 classic croons with romance in a warm and wonderful setting by Ed Lojeski. Full harmonies, easily sung. "Burning Love" - Here's a churnin' and burnin' tune that's hot, hot, hot! The 1972 pop hit by Elvis Presley has been covered by dozens of other artists and will be an awesome feature for show and pop groups everywhere! "Don't Be Cruel" - This new choral arrangement of one of Elvis Presley's biggest hits is perfect for your young singers and especially for your men! The '50s sound is captured here with every bop, bop and oo, ah and will make a charming performance piece to introduce a rock classic to your singers. "Jailhouse Rock" - The #1 hit for seven weeks in 1957, this Elvis Presley classic has been named one of Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. Fun to learn and fun to perform, this arrangement is unstoppable!

Songlist: Can't Help Falling in Love, Burning Love, Don't Be Cruel, Jailhouse Rock

Joni Mitchell : Arrangements for Treble Voices

"You don't know what you've got 'til it's gone." Joni Mitchell's hit song "Big Yellow Taxi" from 1970 gets a fresh, hip treatment in this cool Greg Gilpin arrangement. "The Circle Game" - Originally created for Vancouver's Elektra, this concert arrangement features a soloist as it weaves the melody through every section in the ensemble. Multiple key changes add to the musicality of this delightful setting of a Joni Mitchell favorite. "Both Sides Now" - Recorded and performed by more than fifty artists in the fifty-plus years since its initial release, this Joni Mitchell song has become an enduring meditation on the shifting perspective that comes with time. The melody passes generously from part to part across a shimmering palette of choral harmonies. John Leavitt provides a piano accompaniment that adds texture and color while fully supporting the voices.

Songlist: Big Yellow Taxi, The Circle Game, Both Sides Now

Various Arrangers : Girls Rule!

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

Billie Eilish : Arrangements for Treble Voices

"Lovely" - Here is a song from Billie Eilish with soulful vocals, heart-rending strings and a totally atmospheric production. Perfectly suited for choral singing, this is a stylish rendering of a lovely pop song. "No Time to Die" - Billie Eilish and her producer, songwriting partner and brother Finneas O'Connell were selected to compose the theme song to James Bond's 25th cinematic adventure, No Time to Die. Filled with minor, melancholy themes of espionage and betrayal, everything you're looking for in a Bond song is here! "When the Party's Over" - With a sweep of five major awards at the 2020 Grammy Awards, Billie Eilish all but announced that she was here to stay as a musical force to be reckoned with. The youngest artist ever to win Album of the Year, Eilish and her producer/brother Finneas performed this aching ballad live to 18.7 million viewers.

Songlist: Lovely, No Time to Die, When the Party's Over

Lady Gaga : Arrangements for Treble Voices Vol 2

"Perfect Illusion" - Lady Gaga explodes on the charts with this rock-oriented dance tune. With pulsing, guitar driven verses and powerful vocals, this is a can't-miss song for show choirs and other choreographed performances. "Million Reasons" - After all of the wild costumes, crazy hair and over the top antics, Lady Gaga has proven herself to be an excellent singer and a fine musician. This power ballad draws out emotions and dynamics and will make a big statement in your program. You've given me a million reasons to go, but I just need one good one to stay. "I'll Never Love Again" - A Star Is Born became the breakout hit of the fall, garnering universal acclaim, immense box office receipts and a glowing word-of-mouth that made one thing abundantly clear: this music was very good. This climactic, no-holds-barred song gets a full choir treatment worthy of singers looking to achieve raw emotionality with grace.

Songlist: Applause, Perfect Illusion, Million Reasons, I'll Never Love Again

Taylor Swift : Arrangements for Treble Voices Vol 3

"Red" - Soaring up both the pop and country charts, Taylor Swift continues to amaze! Great lead vocals and awesome triadic harmonies make this a super choice for SSA pop and show groups who want to make an impact! "Beautiful Ghosts" - Taylor SWift wrote Beautiful Ghosts with Andrew Lloyd Webber for 2019's Cats. The music is atmospheric with lyrics that reflect on what it means to be born into poverty but somehow finding an attitude to make the best of our situation. This arrangement captures the longing and the hope. "Only the Young" - The 2020 Netflix documentary Miss Americana, chronicling several years of superstar Taylor Swift's personal and public life, received rave reviews when it debuted in 2020. This song, which plays over the end credits of the film, was praised for raising awareness of the prevalence of gun violence in America. "Invisible String" - From Taylor Swift's mid-pandemic release folklore comes this tale of an unbeknownst pull of two souls in space and time, long before they've met. Thematically dense yet dreamily clear and precise, this is Swift at her finest, and Snyder's arrangement captures the effortless pop hooks with ease.

Songlist: Red, Beautiful Ghosts, Only the Young, Invisible String

Adele : Arrangements for Treble Voices Vol 2

Adele sings the James Bond movie theme song "Skyfall" to perfection. Dark, moody and rich with sound, this arrangement captures it all and creates the 007 atmosphere for your next performance. "When We Were Young" - Adeles album 25 is overflowing with beautiful, dramatic music, including this soulful ballad that expresses the pain of lost love. This will be a powerful choral showcase that will connect with every audience! "Water Under the Bridge" - Adele has broken all records with her new album 25 and this single exceeds all expectations with a light island feel over the inviting synth pop groove. Singers will love performing this mesmerizing hit in concert! "Easy on Me" - Adele is back with a passionate ballad that has resonated strongly in our hearts. The simplicity of voice and piano with light rhythmic touches is reflected in this choral arrangement and the accompanying track and rhythm section parts. Give your singers a chance to shine with this beloved melody.

Songlist: Skyfall, When We Were Young, Water Under the Bridge, Easy on Me

Various Arrangers : Queens sing Queen

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

Deke Sharon : Pop Classics for Female Voices Vol 2

"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 Songs for Younger Female Voices Vol 2

"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

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

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

Bob Dylan : Arrangements for Mixed Voices

"Blowin' in the Wind" - Written by Bob Dylan and covered by countless artists, this protest song from the 1960s raises questions about peace, war and freedom. The answers are there, but not easy to find. "Forever Young" - This beautiful folk song is perfect for your concert setting and important for your students as they explore recent American history. Bob Dylan's seminal work was originally composed as a lullaby for his eldest son Jesse, bestowing wishes and blessings upon him. As a choral, Forever Young works especially well as a adulatory song for graduations! "Times They Are A-Changin'" - This re-imagined interpretation of the classic Bob Dylan song is perfect for any concert with a social justice theme. The re-harmonization and contrasting musical style will bring a new attention and poignancy to these well-known words. There is a new musical home for this in concert halls where it has not been found before.

Songlist: Blowin' in the Wind, Forever Young, Times They Are A-Changin'

Simon and Garfunkel : The Sound of Silence

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'.

Various : Choral Reflections: Insights from American Choral Conductor-Teachers

This compendium represents the glimmering of the North Star. All thought-leaders and outstanding practitioners of our time, these authors have provided myriad ways to navigate through the messy, deafening, and sometimes terrifying chaos around us. Choral Reflections offers inspiration, ideas, and insights for conductor-teachers at any stage. The goal for Choral Reflections is to provide a platform for a new and more representative cross-section of American choral conductor-teachers to share their reflections, beliefs, values, and visions for the choral art. The thirty contributors are: Hilary Apfelstadt, Anton Armstrong, Geoffrey Boers, Edith A. Copley, Rollo A. Dilworth, Jason Max Ferdinand, Lynne Gackle, Janet Galvan, Lynnel Joy Jenkins, Craig Hella Johnson, Ann Howard Jones, Henry H. Leck, Iris S. Levine, Fernando Malvar-Ruiz, Kevin McBeth, Marcela Molina, Gary Packwood, Rosephanye Powell, Amanda Quist, Doreen Rao, Jeffery B. Redding, Eugene Rogers, Diana V. Saez, Pearl Shangkuan, Tom Shelton, Sandra Snow, Andre J. Thomas, Betsy Cook Weber, Brad Wells, and Jace Kaholokula Saplan.

Cinco Paul : Schmigadoon

15 selections from Apple TV+'s musical hit Schmigadoon arranged for voice with piano accompaniment. Songs include: Corn Puddin' - Cross That Bridge - Enjoy the Ride - He's a Queer One, That Man O' Mine - How We Change (Schmigadoon Finale) - I Always Always Never Get My Man - Lover's Spat - Schmigadoon! - Somewhere Love Is Waiting for You - Suddenly - Tribulation - Va-Gi-Na - With All of Your Heart - You Can't Tame Me - You Make Me Wanna Sing.

Songlist: Suddenly, Schmigadoon!, You Can't Tame Me, Corn Puddin', Lover's Spat, Somewhere Love Is Waiting For You, Enjoy The Ride, He's A Queer One, That Man O' Mine, Cross That Bridge, With All Of Your Heart, Va-Gi-Na, Tribulation, I Always Always Never Get My Man, You Make Me Wanna Sing, How We Change (Schmigadoon Finale)

Lin-Manuel Miranda : Vivo

Matching folio to this 2021 film about a one-of-a-kind kinkajou who embarks on an unforgettable musical adventure to deliver a love song on behalf of his owner. It features all-new original songs by Lin-Manuel Miranda and a score by Alex Lacamoire. Vivo is an exhilarating story about gathering your courage, finding family in unlikely friends, and the belief that music can open you to new worlds!

Songlist: Grand Finale, One Of A Kind, Inside Your Heart, Keep The Beat, Love's Gonna Pick You Up, Mambo Cabana, My Own Drum, One More Song, Running Out Of Time

Jennifer Hudson : Respect

A dozen timeless hits sung by Aretha Franklin as presented in the 2021 hit movie Respect starring Jennifer Hudson, in arrangements for piano, voice and guitar. Includes: Ain't No Way - Chain of Fools - Do Right Woman Do Right Man - Dr. Feelgood (Love Is a Serious Business) - Here I Am (Singing My Way Home) - I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You) - I Say a Little Prayer - (You Make Me Feel Like) a Natural Woman - Respect - Since You've Been Gone (Sweet, Sweet Baby) - Spanish Harlem - Think.

Songlist: Think, Since You've Been Gone (Sweet, Sweet Baby), Do Right Woman Do Right Man, I Never Loved A Man (The Way I Love You), Respect, Dr. Feelgood (Love Is A Serious Business), Ain't No Way, Chain Of Fools, Here I Am (Singing My Way Home), I Say A Little Prayer, (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman, Spanish Harlem

Adele : Adele - 30

Our matching folio to Adele's long-awaited fourth album features all the tracks arranged for piano/vocal/guitar including: All Night Parking (Interlude) - Can I Get It - Can't Be Together - Cry Your Heart Out - Easy on Me - Hold On - I Drink Wine - Love Is a Game - My Little Love - Oh My God - Strangers by Nature - To Be Loved - Wild Wild West - Woman like Me.

Songlist: Hold On, To Be Loved, Oh My God, Woman Like Me, Easy On Me, My Little Love, Cry Your Heart Out, I Drink Wine, Strangers By Nature, Can I Get It, Love Is A Game, All Night Parking (Interlude)

Voctave : The Spirit of the Season

Just as Voctave is a musical ensemble greater than the sum of it's 11 members, The Spirit of The Season (Deluxe Edition) is greater than the sum of it's brilliant song selections, the intricate arrangements and the angelic voices. From traditional moments like O Holy Night and O Come O Come Emmanuel to jolly strains of Frosty The Snowman and The Man With The Bag to newer Christmas classics like Where Are You Christmas and Mary Did You Know?, Voctave has truly given us all a treasured gift that represents so many of the beautiful moments of the Yuletide season. This elegant recording is sure to be the favorite in your home for many seasons to come.

Songlist: Spirit of the Season, Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas, Carol of the Bells of Notre Dame Medley, All Is Well, Happy Holiday/The Holiday Season, Merry Christmas, Darling, Childhood Favorites, Mary, Did You Know?, The Christmas Song, Where Are You Christmas, The Man with the Bag, O Come, O Come Emmanuel, Go Tell It on the Mountain, O Holy Night, Let There Be Peace on Earth

Cat's Pajamas Vocal Band : Feline

Their best release yet! Veteran a cappella performers and consummate entertainers the Cat's Pajamas have been performing around the country for years and their talent and professionalism shines bright on this recording.

Songlist: Listen / Dance To The Music, Uptown Funk / Downtown, Classic / I Want You Back, Let It Go, Maroon 5 Medley, Timber, Buble Medley, Thinking Out Loud, Bang Bang, Mustang Sally

Pentatonix : Evergreen

The three-time GRAMMY award-winning quintet releases their sixth holiday project featuring 14-tracks, including the just-released lead single, "It's Been A Long, Long Time," their rendition of the popular 1945 tune.

Songlist: It's Been a Long, Long Time, Wonderful Christmastime, I Saw Three Ships, Home for the Holidays, River, Over the River, The Prayer, Evergreen, Frosty the Snowman, I Just Called to Say I Love You, Little Saint Nick, It Came Upon a Midnight Clear, My Heart With You, We Wish You a Merry Christmas

Voices Of Lee : A Cappella Christmas

Their first Christmas CD was a best seller and this new release is all a cappella and absolutely stunning. Highly recommended!

Songlist: Christmas Time Is Here, The First Noel, Carol of the Bells, Do You Hear What I Hear?, Little Drummer Boy, One Small Child, I Pray On Christmas, Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas, Mary Did You Know?, What A Beautiful Name

Voices Of Lee : 25 Year Anniversay Collection

Director Danny Murray has done a remarkable job with this ensemble for many years and has arranged, recorded and produced a great catalog of a vocal harmony recordings. This 2 CD set is a wonderful collection of Christian favorites.

Songlist: Hallelujah, Old Rugged Cross, All Rise, The Lord's Prayer, It Is Well, Let There Be Peace on Earth, Lift Him Up, Lamb of God, The Love Of God, When God Dips His Love In My Heart, Great Is Thy Faithfulness, I'm Forgiven, It Took a Miracle, All Creatures of Our God and King, I Will Rise, A Star Was Born, Mary Did You Know?, No Longer Slaves, Step of Faith, In Christ Alone, What a Beautiful Name, O Come to the Altar, Higher, Reckless Love

J. Mark Baker : Vocal Aerobics

Vocal Aerobics provides 40 weeks worth of practice material. The online audio provides demo tracks of the exercises, as well as backing and demo tracks of the songs. Techniques covered include: proper breathing; chest voice vs. head voice; vowel formation and focus; diction; diphthongs and triphthongs; arpeggios; major and minor scales. Benefits from this complete set of workouts include: beter tone; vocal diversity; improved blending with other singers; ear training; and relaxed singing. The audio features professional musicians performing each track. The audio is accessed through Hal Leonard's popular MyLibrary system using the provided code. The audio can be streamed or downloaded and includes PLAYBACK+, a multi-functional audio player that allows you to slow down audio without changing pitch, set loop points, change keys, and pan left or right.

Songlist: Proper Breathing, Chest Voice vs. Head Voice, Vowel Formation and Focus, Diction, Diphthongs and Triphthongs, Arpeggios, Major and Minor Scales, Better Tone, Vocal Dexterity, Improved Blending, Ear Training, Relaxed Singing

Roger Emerson : A Cappella in Three Parts (Concert Collection)

Finding ways to build confidence in your young singers to cut the strings from the piano and sing without accompaniment. This collection has been carefully curated for positive success for your choir.

Songlist: Now Is The Month Of Maying, The Star-Spangled Banner, Good Timber Grows, Innkeeper, Time Gone

Bling : Bling!

A great collection of top notch barbershop singing from these 2015 Sweet Adelines Queens of Harmony. A must have for your collection.

Songlist: Cuddle Up, Once In a Lifetime, Georgia On My Mind, Everything, Love Letters, Classic Bling!, Cry Me A River, I Believe, Gravity, Home, Forever Young, Don't Break The Heart That Loves You, If You Love Me, Really Love Me

Billie Eilish : Happier Than Ever

15 songs from Eilish's much-anticipated third studio album which debuted at the top of the Billboardae 200 album chart. Includes arrangements for piano, voice and guitar for the songs: Billie Bossa Nova - Everybody Dies - Getting Older - Lost Cause - My Future - NDA - Therefore I Am - Your Power - and more.

Songlist: Lost Cause, My Future, Therefore I Am, Your Power, Billie Bossa Nova, Everybody Dies, Getting Older, Goldwing, Halley's Comet, Happier Than Ever, I Didn't Change My Number, Male Fantasy, Overheated, Oxytocin, NDA, Absence, Villanelle, Specter Of The Rose (Berlioz), On The Lagoons(Lagunes)berlioz, At Th Cemetery(Cimetiere)berlioz, Unkown Island (Berlioz)

Katie O'Connor-Ballantyne : Finding Your Teacher Voice

Singing is an integral part of any music classroom, but the voice works differently than other instruments and needs its own specific strategies. Whether you're an instrumentalist who finds yourself teaching choir, or a vocalist who is an expert at singing, this book can make your rehearsals more successful. Beginning with an exhortation to use your own voice as a singing example - even if it's not perfect - it presents all the skills your singers need to learn: posture, diction, pitch, notation, and the list goes on. Each chapter offers a clear overview of a singing goal, then lists several strategies you can use to achieve it with your group

Roger Emerson : Hal Leonard Vocal Method - Soprano / Alto

The Hal Leonard Vocal Method is designed for anyone interested in learning the basics of singing, using vocal exercises and popular songs. Complete with demonstration audio tracks, accompaniment tracks, and step-by-step video instruction, this easy-to-use beginner's guide serves as an introduction to everything needed to begin singing with proper technique. Topics covered include: posture, breathing, warm-ups, consonants, vowels, phrasing, vibrato and range extension. Songs in this edition for soprano and alto singers include: At Last - Dancing Queen - Don't Know Why - I Will Remember You - Rolling in the Deep - A Thousand Years - and more. Audio and video are accessed online using the unique code inside the book and can be streamed or downloaded. The audio files include PLAYBACK+, a multi-functional audio player that allows you to slow down audio without changing pitch, set loop points, change keys, and pan left or right.

Songlist: Posture, Breath, Using the Breath, Phonation, Warmups, Vowels, Constonants, Beauty And The Beast, At Last, I Will Remember You, Don't Know Why, Make You Feel My Love, Bye Bye Blackbird, Dancing Queen, Rolling In The Deep, A Thousand Years, Fields Of Gold, Part Of Your World, Something To Talk About

Roger Emerson : Two-Part Songs for Every Occasion

Sometimes taken for granted, solid two-part choral writing is in demand all around the country for young and beginning choirs alike. The Roger Emerson Touch is one that guarantees choral success with understandable and meaningful vocal lines. Carefully selecting tried and true repertoire from the vault of Emerson's vast choral library comes this two-part collection--a must-have for every occasion! Digital Audio with Full Performance and Accompaniment Only tracks available on choralmusicdirect.com.

Songlist: Alleluia, Here's To The Future, First We Must Be Friends, We Honor You, Innkeeper

Stephen Shewan : Mother Goose Gems

Gems is right! Six rhymes from Mother Goose, varying from fast to slow, treble voices to TB voices to mixed voices, this set is a concert in itself. Playful, fun, touching, rocking - all these styles and emotions in one wonderful concert work for high school, college to community choir. Easy to medium in difficulty.

Songlist: Bip Bop, Coffee, Animalia, Creepy, Crawly Creatures, Far Across The Valley, Match Cats On The Avenue, Pancakes!, Soaring Gliding, Starshine, Moonlight, The King's Three Sons, Wassail, Wassail

Dr. Christopher W. Peterson : Resonance: The Art of the Choral Music Educator

Resonance: The Art of the Choral Music Educator by Dr. Christopher W. Peterson is a new collegiate methods textbook written specifically for today's emerging choral music teachers, guiding their growth as curious students while enriching their passion for changing lives through music. The textbook is written in a straight-forward and conversational style that compels the reader to think rather than to memorize and to problem solve rather than find the correct answer. Professors can use this book as a stand-alone text for choral methods, or as a supplement to an established syllabus and curriculum. Practicing educators may want to use these resources and refer back to this book throughout their professional career.

Emily Crocker : Sound Patterns for Changing Voices - Sequential Sight-Reading in the Choral Classroom - Student Edit

For tenor and baritone changing voices, Sound Patterns for Changing Voices teaches sight reading skills quickly while singing real music from day one. This step-by-step method includes age and range appropriate songs with lyrics, dynamics and accompaniment, along with preparatory exercises that are interesting, authentic and flexible. This resource may be used with changing voice beginners from approximately age 11 through 15 and for older singers with less singing experience. The sequential approach focuses on the keys C, G, and F, basic rhythms and simple intervals in the tonic, dominant and subdominant chords.

Songlist: A tanto duol, quest'anima from Bianca e Fernando, All'udir del padre afflitto from Bianca e Fernando, Nel furor delle tempeste from Il pirata, Tu vedrai la sventurata from IL PIRATA (Bellini), È serbata a questo acciaro from I CAPULETI E I MONTECCHI (Bellini), Meco all'altar di Venere from Norma, A una fonte afflitto e solo from I puritani