Tijs Krammer : Harmonic Warm-Ups

Review: Does this sound familiar? "I'm bored with the warm-ups. We always sing the same exercises." Yes, many singers regard warm-ups as a monotonous requirement, a trivial exercise, or an unnecessary delay before the actual rehearsal starts. But it doesn't have to be this way! Reinvent your routine with this innovative approach that leads the way to more meaningful and diversified warm-ups. This book is filled with uncomplicated melodies that are quickly learned, and then turned into multiple-part exercises by singing in canon or stacked parallels. An exemplary practice that invites developed groups to focus on higher listening and ensemble skills. Online access to MP3 demos of every exercise is included.

Chapters: Walking, Jumping, Stacking, Crawling, Old and New, Happy and Sad, Together and Apart, Hand in Hand, Taking Turns

Adele : Adele - 30

Review: 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.

Chapters: 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)

Billie Eilish : Happier Than Ever

Review: 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.

Chapters: 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)

Cinco Paul : Schmigadoon

Review: 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.

Chapters: 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)

Dennis Allen : Let's Sing Southern Gospel, Volume 2

Review: From the creators of the popular and trusted Let's Sing line of choral products comes this highly anticipated collection, Southern Gospel 2! Each song has been masterfully prepared by the Dove Award-winning arranger, Dennis Allen. Choirs and congregations will love singing the SATB arrangements of some of the best-loved Southern Gospel favorites. Whether you're looking for a heart-warming anthem for Sunday morning, or a treasury of songs for a special service, this compilation of 18 classic songs in 10 powerful arrangements is just what you need. It's Sunday mornin', the sun is shinin', and the family is all here with a song in their hearts. So, Let's Sing!

Chapters: Calvary Covers It All with Burdens Are Lifted at Calvary, The Happy Jubilee with Summertime in My Heart, He Touched Me with Something Beautiful, Holy Spirit Medley, Jesus Is Coming Soon with The King Is Coming, Just Over in the Gloryland with We'll Understand It Better By and By, Lead Me to That Rock Medley, The Love of God; Until Then, What a Savior

Emily Crocker : Music in the Air (Collection for the Tenor-Bass Chorus)

Review: Here is a collection of songs curated to appeal to young men. The ranges are perfect, the texts appropriate and the results are extremely positive. This is a real value.

Chapters: I Want To Be Ready, The Colorado Trail, Over My Head, Turn The Glasses Over, Pack Up Your Troubles In Your Old Kit Bag And Smile, Smile, Smile

J. Mark Baker : Vocal Aerobics

Review: 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.

Chapters: 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

Jennifer Hudson : Respect

Review: 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.

Chapters: 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

Lin-Manuel Miranda : Vivo

Review: 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!

Chapters: 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

Mary Lynn Lighfoot : Multiple Voicing for Middle School Choirs

Review: This reproducible book is both a unique value and a great resource for quality repertoire for developing voices! Everything that you need is included in this collection featuring multiple voicings for the ever-changing choral needs of the middle school choir. Reproducible PDFs are included on the supporting CD, along with the accompaniment tracks for each title.

Chapters: And This Shall Be for Music, Zum Gali Gali, Bring Us Peace (Da Pacem Domine), Cindy, Sing for Joy!, Come in from the Firefly Darkness, The Sky is Crying on the Sea, Keep Your Lamps!, Wayfarin' Stranger, Pie Jesu, Alleluia, Alleluia!, Ahrirang

Roger Emerson : Two-Part Songs for Every Occasion

Review: 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.

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

Stephen Shewan : Mother Goose Gems

Review: 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.

Chapters: 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

Various : Romantic American Choral Music

Review: Selected by the ACDA Publications Committee, this stunning anthology reveals the overlooked American composers of choral music from the Romantic Era. 33 superb compositions are carefully edited along with historical commentary by Dr. David P. DeVenney. Recordings of many of the pieces are also included. This is a resource that will be required at every American choral institution. Includes works by William Batchelder Bradbury, George F. Bristow, Dudley Buck, George Whitefield Chadwick, William Wallace Gilchrist, Henry Hadley, John Knowles Paine, Horatio Parker, and James Cutler Dunn Parker. Audio is accessed online using the unique code inside the book and can be streamed or downloaded.

Chapters: I Am The Still Rain Falling

Vocal Selections : In the Heights

Review: The 2008 Broadway musical In the Heights explores three days in the characters' lives in the New York City Latino neighborhood of Washington Heights, with an infectious score featuring hip-hop, salsa, merengue and soul music. Our piano/vocal selections songbook features 14 tunes from the production, which won the Tony for Best Musical and Best Original Score, plus awards from the Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle, Theatre World and more!

Chapters: Breathe, Enough, Sunrise, When The Sun Goes Down, Everything I Know, Hundreds Of Stories, In The Heights, Inutil, It Won't Be Long Now, 96,000, No Me Diga, Paciencia Y Fe, Piragua, When You're Home

Adele : Arrangements for Treble Voices Vol 2

Review: 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.

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

Billie Eilish : Arrangements for Treble Voices

Review: "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.

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

Bob Dylan : Arrangements for Mixed Voices

Review: "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.

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

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!

Chapters: 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!

Chapters: 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!

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

Joni Mitchell : Arrangements for Treble Voices

Review: "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.

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

Lady Gaga : Arrangements for Treble Voices Vol 2

Review: "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.

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

Taylor Swift : Arrangements for Treble Voices Vol 3

Review: "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.

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

Various Arrangers : Girls Love to Mambo

Review: 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!

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

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.

Chapters: 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

Various Arrangers : Men Sing Elvis

Review: 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!

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

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..

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

Various Arrangers : Singing About Singing in the Choir

Review: 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!

Chapters: 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!

Donald Trott : Conducting Men's Choirs

Review: Inspired by Debra Spurgeon's pioneering book Conducting Women's Choirs, this companion resource, compiled and edited by Donald Trott, brings together the expertise of eighteen acknowledged authorities on men's choirs. Conducting Men's Choirs addresses the unique challenges, considerations, and joys of making music with male singers.

The book is organized into three major sections, the first of which contains historical essays on male choirs in the United States. The chapters in this section span a range of relevant topics, including glee clubs in colleges and universities, an examination of some of the nation's most esteemed and accomplished male choirs, and the role of male community choruses in America.

The second section explores key aspects of working with male singers that are vital to the success of any conductor of male choirs. A thorough discussion of repertoire for men's choirs rounds out this resource in the book's third and final section. Chapter authors explore men's choir repertoire from a variety of angles: Renaissance music, works by Schumann, Canadian repertoire, and the music of Veljo Tormis. Extensive repertoire listings with hundreds of titles for men's chorus are also provided for quick and easy reference.

Chapters: How to start a male choir and recruit male singers, Working with middle school boys, Developing adolescent voices, Pedagogical considerations for male voices, Procedures for improving intonation, Standing formations, Warm-ups, Women conductors of male choirs, How to arrange and compose for men's choirs

Jeffrey Agrell , Patrice Ward-Steinman : Vocal Improvisation Games

Review: Why don't classical musicians improvise? Why do jazz players get to have all the fun? And how do improvisers develop such fabulous technique and aural skills?

With this book, Jeffrey Agrell and Patrice Madura Ward-Steinman open the door to improvisation for all non-jazz musicians who thought it was beyond their ability to play extemporaneously. Gently, step by step, Agrell and Madura lead us through a series of games rather than exercises. The game format takes the pressure off of classically trained musicians, steering them away from their fixation on mistake-free performance and introducing the basic concepts of playing with music itself instead of obsessing over a perfect rendition of a written score.

States authors: "Playing duets from the ink is fun and full of musical vitamins, but it needs a complimentary aural approach to develop all-around musicianship." Vocal Improvisation Games for Singers and Choral Groups provide that complementary approach.

Chapters: Warm-Up Games, Rhythm Games, Melody Games, Harmony Games, Aural Games, Depiction Games, Style Games, Timbre Games, Dramatic Games, Text Games, Composition Games, Miscellaneous Games

Voices Of Lee : 25 Year Anniversay Collection

Review: 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.

Chapters: 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

Bling : Bling!

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

Chapters: 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

Cat's Pajamas Vocal Band : Feline

Review: 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.

Chapters: 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

Home Free : Warmest Winter

Review: Get snugly, light a fire and have a warm and toasty Christmas with a cappella favorites Home Free.

Chapters: Christmas Don't Be Late, Christmas in L.A., Tennessee Christmas, Warmest Winter, What Christmas Means to Me, Winter Song, Christmas in Dixie (feat. Alabama), Snow Globe, Run, Run Rudolph, Christmas Ain't For the Lonely, Cold Hard Cash, What We Need is Love

Pentatonix : Evergreen

Review: 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.

Chapters: 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

Straight No Chaser : Social Christmasing

Review: 2020 holiday release. Straight No Chaser is an all-male a Capella group from Indiana. The group formed during their college years at Indiana University in 1996 and have been together ever since. In 2008, Atlantic Records noticed a video for their 12 Days Of Christmas and signed the group immediately. SNC has been releasing music on Atlantic ever since and has found success covering Top 40 songs as well as recording Christmas songs.

Chapters: Silver Bells, The First Noel, I'm Your Snowman, Frosty the Snowman, A Holly Jolly Christmas, The Cold Don't Bother Me, Please Come Home for Christmas, What Christmas Means, A Long December, Away in a Manger, What Are You Doing New Year's Eve?, Office Party Blues, Snow Globe, Holiday Season Medley, Come O Come Emmanuel, O Come All Ye Faithful093624887355

Vocal Majority : A Million Dreams

Review: This CD includes Vocal Majority and Voctave as they perform Jamey Ray's arrangement of "A Million Dreams." If you've seen the VM and Voctave video, or if you have seen the movie, "The Greatest Showman," you know how this song is inspiring.

Chapters: A Million Dreams, Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head, Carpenters Medley, Before the Parade Passes By, The Way We Were, New York, New York, Through the Years, Oh Shenandoah, When Johnny Comes Marching Home, The Impossible Dream

Voctave : The Spirit of the Season

Review: 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.

Chapters: 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

Voices Of Lee : A Cappella Christmas

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

Chapters: 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

Chanticleer : Sings Christmas

Review: The Christmas concerts of Chanticleer are an institution in the USA, and international tours and recordings have made the brilliant male-voice ensemble, based in San Francisco, familiar to audiences all over the world. As Gramophone has written, "Chanticleer, it seems, can sing just about anything," and Chanticleer sings Christmas bears that out, embracing traditional carols and gospel numbers, plainsong, European and Mexican music of the 16th and 17th centuries, and composers and arrangers of the present day.

Chapters: Plainsong Quem Terra, Pontus aethera, Canite Tuba in Sion, Ne Timeas Maria, Gaudens Gaudebo, Away in a Manger, Ecce Virgo Concipiet, Ave Regina Caelorum, O Little Town of Bethlehem, D'o� Viens-Tu, Belen Va Un Burrico, la Virgen Lava Panales, Touro-Louro-Louro!, Quem Pastores, Reges Terrae, Susanni, Staffan Var en Stalledrang, Corpus Christi, Gaudete, Christmas Medley, Dulce Jesus

King's Singers : Finding Harmony

Review: Singing together binds us together. From the Protestant Reformation in Europe during the 1500s to the U.S. Civil Rights Movement, there have been countless moments in history when songs have united nations, cultures and causes. This is still the case in today's world. Finding Harmony is evidence that music has always been our common language. A unique collection of pieces that span the globe - including music that's too often forgotten - each song is the key to a powerful true story about who we are and how we've got here. Together, Finding Harmony proves how deeply we can be moved by all kinds of stories when songs connect us to them, and to each other.

Chapters: One Day, If I Can Help Somebody, S'dremlen Feygl, Tsintskaro, Bread and Roses, Heliseb Valjadel, Mu Isamaa on Minu Arm, Cielito Lindo, A Mighty Fortress, Ne Irascaris, Domine: Civitas Sancti Tui, Praying, Puirt a Beul, Mi Na M˜rbheanna, Shen Khar Venakhi, Ayihlome - Qula Kwedini, Nkosi Sikelel' Iafrika (God Bless Africa), One Last Time, Strange Fruit, This Little Light of Mine

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

Review: 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.

Chapters: 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

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

Review: 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. Teacher Edition comes complete with teaching suggestions and online digital access to student notation and audio files.

Chapters: Bip Bop, When The Sun Goes Down, Creepy, Crawly Creatures, Match Cats On The Avenue, Soaring Gliding, The King's Three Sons, Wassail, Wassail, Whoops Hoops, I'll Be Your Friend, We Bring Peace, Away, Away, That Lonesome Sky, Child Of Wonder

Various : The Singer's Anthology of Movie Songs - Men's Edition

Review: A collection of classic and contemporary songs originally featured in films, in authentic arrangements and appropriate keys. CONTENTS: Alfie (Alfie) - Call Me Irresponsible (Papa's Delicate Condition) - City of Stars (La La Land) - Evermore (Beauty and the Beast 2017) - Go the Distance (Hercules) - If I Only Had a Brain (The Wizard of Oz) - Les Poissons (The Little Mermaid) - Love Is Here to Stay (The Goldwyn Follies) - Mona Lisa (Captain Carey, U.S.A.) - Moon River (Breakfast at Tiffany's) - Mystery of Love (Call Me By Your Name) - Over the Rainbow (The Wizard of Oz) - The Rainbow Connection (The Muppet Movie) - Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head (Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid) - Santa Fe (Newsies) - Theme from New York, New York (New York, New York) - This Is Me (The Greatest Showman) - Unchained Melody (Unchained) - The Way You Look Tonight (Swing Time) - When I Fall in Love (One Minute to Zero) - When You Wish Upon a Star (Pinocchio) - Writing's on the Wall (Spectre)

Chapters: Alfie, Santa Fe, Go The Distance, This Is Me, Call Me Irresponsible, Mona Lisa, Writing's On The Wall, City Of Stars, Evermore, Mystery Of Love, If I Only Had A Brain, Les Poissons, Love Is Here To Stay, Moon River, Theme From 'New York, New York', Over The Rainbow, The Rainbow Connection, Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head, Unchained Melody, The Way You Look Tonight, When I Fall In Love, When You Wish Upon A Star

Various : The Singer's Anthology of Movie Songs - Women's Edition

Review: A collection of classic and contemporary songs originally featured in films, in authentic arrangements and appropriate keys. CONTENTS: Alfie (Alfie) - Audition (The Fools Who Dream) (La La Land) - Beauty and the Beast (Beauty and the Beast) - Into the Unknown (Frozen 2) - Is That Alright? (A Star Is Born 2018) - Let It Go (Frozen) - Love Is Here to Stay (The Goldwyn Follies) - The Man That Got Away (A Star Is Born 1954) - Moon River (Breakfast at Tiffany's) - My Heart Will Go On (Titanic) - No Time to Die (No Time to Die) - Out Here on My Own (Fame) - Over the Rainbow (The Wizard of Oz) - Safe & Sound (The Hunger Games) - Skyfall (Skyfall) - Theme from New York, New York (New York, New York) - This Is Me (The Greatest Showman) - Unchained Melody (Unchained) - The Way We Were (The Way We Were) - The Way You Look Tonight (Swing Time) - When You Believe (The Prince of Egypt) - When You Wish Upon a Star (Pinocchio)

Chapters: Beauty And The Beast, Alfie, My Heart Will Go On (Love Theme From 'Titanic'), When You Believe, Let It Go, This Is Me, Safe & Sound, Skyfall, Audition (The Fools Who Dream), Is That Alright?, Into The Unknown, No Time To Die, Love Is Here To Stay, The Man That Got Away, Moon River, Theme From 'New York, New York', Out Here On My Own, Over The Rainbow, Unchained Melody, The Way We Were, The Way You Look Tonight, When You Wish Upon A Star, Bye Bye Baby, Breathe, Superstar, The Best Day, Tell Me Why, Change, Love Story, Fearless, You're Not Sorry, You Belong With Me, The Way I Loved You, Hey Stephen, Fifteen, White Horse, Forever & Always, Today Was A Fairytale, Untouchable, Come In With The Rain, You All Over Me, Mr. Perfectly Fine, We Were Happy, That's When, Don't You, Jump Then Fall, The Other Side Of The Door

Roger Emerson : Hal Leonard Vocal Method - Soprano / Alto

Review: 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.

Chapters: 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 : Hal Leonard Vocal Method - Tenor / Bass

Review: The Hal Leonard Vocal Method is designed for anyone interested in learning the basics of singing, using vocal exercises and popular songs. 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 tenor and bass singers include: Can't Help Falling in Love - Fire and Rain - Hallelujah - Mad World - Stand by Me - Take Me Home, Country Roads - Yesterday - and more.

Chapters: Posture, Physical Warm-up, Breath, Using the Breath, Phonation, Warmup, Vowels, Consonants, Can't Help Falling In Love, Crazy Little Thing Called Love, Fields Of Gold, Fire And Rain, Fly Me To The Moon (In Other Words), Hallelujah, Haven't Met You Yet, Mad World, Perfect, Stand By Me, Take Me Home, Country Roads, Yesterday

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

Review: 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.

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

Take 6 : The Official Scores

Review: From their seminal, self-titled album, an a cappella masterpiece, these songs have been painstakingly transcribed and edited into a complete collection of the album's arrangements. Dive into the group that changed a cappella singing for generations to come. This unique blend of Gospel, Jazz, R&B, Pop and Soul can only be described as Take 6.

Chapters: Mary, Gold Mine, Spread Love, If We Ever (Needed The Lord Before), David And Goliath, Get Away Jordan, He Never Sleeps, Milky White Way, Let The Words, A Quiet Place

Maya Angelou : Like Dust I Rise - Mixed Voices

Review: "Like Dust I Rise" is a choral song cycle from the poems of Maya Angelou which can be performed separately or as a set. "Equality" - This contemporary gospel-style rouser denounces oppression and serves as a choral anthem for equal rights. A confident solo voice helps deliver a determined message in the unwavering words of Maya Angelou. "On the Pulse of Morning" - Angelou's audio recording of "On the Pulse of Morning" won a Grammy Award for "Best Spoken Word" in 1994. Mark Hayes opens with a resounding "See Me Rise" choral fanfare before presenting the hope-filled latter half of the poem with rhythmic exuberance. "Caged Bird" - A folk-like setting of Maya Angelou's empowering poem, which compares a bird's longing to be liberated with that of all people. Hayes chooses a minor key with plenty of harmonic tension and a walking tempo that suggests the footsteps of those who have come before. The final Picardy third is the ultimate symbol of freedom. "Still I Rise" - Maya Angelou's most popular poem about triumph over adversity comes brilliantly to life in this vivid setting by Mark Hayes. The bright shuffle tempo and bluesy piano riffs perfectly embody Angelou's strength, courage, and determination to rise above. One of the most uplifting choral selections of our time!

Chapters: Equality, On the Pulse of Morning, Caged Bird, Still I Rise