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PLAN | PROGRAM | PRACTICE | PERFORMRepertoire, teaching tools & tips to get the best

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Much of my role as Editor is not only showcasing great repertoire selections from our fabulous writers and arrangers, but also helping educators achieve greater success in the classroom and in performances.

My TOP FIVE musical elements to PLAN and be PROACTIVE for a POSITIVE school year are as follows:

1. Tone2. Vowels

3. Repertoire selection4. Sequential year-long sight reading plan

5. Score study / systematic lesson plans

Success begins with preparation. It’s what you plan and do in the fall that sets up those springtime concerts and end-of-the-year assessments. With this in mind, I urge you to consider a positive, proactive plan as you commit to what you are going to teach, how you are going to teach it and whom you are teaching.

Please enjoy our magazine, packed with programming suggestions, teaching tips, composer insights and more.

Wishing you much success!

Denise

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We’re excited to unveil our 2020/2021 lineup for Carl Fisher and BriLee Music representing a varied collection that’s exciting, inspiring, vibrant, beautiful, seasonally and thematically relevant. Behind each piece are ample skill building possibilities and guaranteed fun for your choir.

Visit CarlFischer.com and BriLeeMusic.com to view the technical details and to listen to a recording. Be sure to check out our YouTube channel (Carl Fischer Music) for score videos.

Helping Educators & Musicians Shine

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“IF YOU DO NOTHING UNEXPECTED, NOTHING UNEXPECTED HAPPENS.”

—FAY WELDON

CUE Something New!

CM9620 Picture-Books in Winter Richard Williamson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SA

CM9621 Two Latin American Folk Songs arr. Bruce Trinkley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SA

CM9622* Veni, Veni Emmanuel Michael John Trotta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SA

CM9623* Psallite: A German Carol Celebration arr. Patrick Liebergen . . . . . . . . . . . . . SA

CM9624 Adonai, My Shepherd (Psalm 23) Meredith Tompkins . . . . . . . . . . . . . SSA

CM9625 The Everlasting Voices Jimmy Baas . . SSAACM9626 Flying Solo Philip E. Silvey. . . . . . . . . . SSACM9627 Howdidow, deediddleumday

arr. Vicki Tucker Courtney . . . . . . . . . . SSACM9628 I Carry Your Song in My Heart

Evan Ramos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SSAACM9629 Here We Come A-Caroling

arr. Russell Robinson . . . . . . . . . . . . SSACM9630* Love Psalm Darmon Meader. . . . . . . SSAACM9631 Boats Sail on the Rivers

Mark Patterson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SSACM9632 O Quam Gloriosum Jacob Narverud . . . SSACM9633 Travelin' Home Andrea Ramsey. . . . . . TBBCM9634* Rise Up, Shepherd! arr. Ken Berg . . . . TTBBCM9635 Wake Me a Song Victor Johnson . . . . TTBBCM9636 A Celtic French Carol

arr. Christopher Pillsbury, Lynn Shaw Bailey . TBBCM9637 Rejoice! Emmanuel arr. Jimmy Baas . . . TBBCM9638* Weep, O Mine Eyes John Bennet

arr. Russell Robinson . . . . . . . . . . . . TBB

BL1098 A Medieval Fa La La Reginal Wright . . . . . SA

BL1100 Glory, Hallelujah, the Saints Go Marchin’ In arr. Greg Gilpin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Two-Part

BL1101 Eletelephony David Perry, Jean Perry . . . . . . . . . Two-Part

BL1102 Howdidow, deediddleumday Leatherwing Bat / English Folk Song arr. Vicki Tucker Courtney . . . . . . . . Two-Part

BL1103 A Czech Christmas Carol Půjdem Spolu Do Betléma (Let’s All Go To Bethlehem) arr. Lynn Shaw Bailey, Christopher Pillsbury . . . . . . . . . . . Two-Part

BL1104 It Ain’t Gonna Rain No More American Folk Song / arr.Catherine DeLanoy

BL1105 March of the (Non-Electric) Toys Victor Herbert arr. Ruth Elaine Schram Two-Part

BL1106 I Saw Three Ships Traditional English Carol arr. Paul David Thomas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . SA

BL1107 Hummingbird and Bumblebee Lynn Shaw Bailey . . . . . . . . . . . . . Two-Part

BL1108 Gaudeamus Hodie Earlene Rentz . . . . Unison

BL1109 Sevivon Hanukkah Song arr. Vicki Tucker Courtney . . . . . . . . Two-Part

BL1110 Lift Up Your Voice James DesJardins . Two-Part

BL1111 Silent Snowfall Laura Farnell . . . . . . . . . SA

BL1112 In the Dark of December Lon Beery Two-Part

BL1113 Three Solfege Songs and Rounds Vicki Tucker Courtney. . . . . . . . . . . . Unison

BL1114 The Tide Rises, the Tide Falls Victor Johnson. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SA

BL1115 We Can Rise Mark Patterson . . . . . . . Unison

BL1116 Li’l Liza Jane arr. Greg Gilpin . . . . . . Two-Part

BL1117 And So I Sing Christi Jones . . . . . . . . . . SSA

BL1118* Down to the River to Pray arr. Debra Morton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SSA

BL1119* Nanuma arr. Mark Burrows. . . . . . . . . . SSA

BL1120 Coventry Carol arr. Noah Reese. . . . . . . SSA

BL1121 Walking in Love Lynn Shaw Bailey . . . . . SSA

BL1122* A Round for Three William Cranford arr. Patrick Liebergen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . SSA

BL1123* Two A Cappella Italian Folk Songs for Emerging Treble Choir Christi Jones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SSA

BL1124 I’m Gonna Lift My Voice and Sing! Lon Beery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SSA

BL1125 Hear the Lambs A-Cryin’ Traditional Spiritual arr. Lynn Shaw Bailey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SSA

BL1126 Tu Es Petrus Dan Davison . . . . . . . . . . SSA

BL1127 Now is the Time to Dream Greg Gilpin . . SSA

BL1128 Dover Beach Ashley Dame, Meredith Tompkins . . . Two-Part

CM9639 Artza Alinu arr. Earlene Rentz . . . . . . . TBBCM9640 Jambo Bwana Teddy Harrison

arr. Russell Robinson . . . . . . . . . . . . TBBCM9641 A Celtic French Carol arr. Christopher

Pillsbury, Lynn Shaw Bailey . Three-Part MixedCM9642 I'm Gonna Sing When the Spirit Says Sing

arr. James DesJardins . . . . Three-Part MixedCM9643 Let Me Fly

arr. Catherine DeLanoy . . . Three-Part MixedCM9644 Ring, Christmas Bells Mykola Leontovich,

Peter Wilhousky / arr. Daniel Afonso . . . . SABCM9645 Lebenslust Franz Schubert

arr. Russell Robinson . . . . . . . . . . . . SABCM9646 Danny Boy and Shenandoah

arr. Greg Gilpin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SABCM9647 I Will Be Worthy of It

Paul David Thomas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . SABCM9648* Dominus Vobiscum Jacob Narverud . . SATBCM9649* The Lion and the Mouse

Darmon Meader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SATBCM9650* Malaika Fadhilli William Mdawida

arr. Russell Robinson . . . . . . . . . . . SATBCM9651 Flying Solo Philip E. Silvey. . . . . . . . . SATBCM9652 Artza Alinu arr. Earlene Rentz . . . . . . SATBCM9653 I Am in Need of Music Jesse Beulke . . SATBCM9654* All Shall Be Well Mark Burrows . . SSAATTBBCM9655 Confitebor Tibi Johann Aiblinger . . . . SATBCM9656 Look to the Children David Hill . . . . . SATBCM9657* O Little Town of Bethlehem

arr. Russell Robinson . . . . . . . . . . . SATBCM9658* Louez le Signeur! arr. Ken Berg . . . . . SATB

BL1129 Two Essential Spirituals for Emerging Tenor Bass Choir Traditional Spiritual arr. Jacob Averitt . . . . . . . . Unison/Two-Part

BL1130 A Dragon Song Vicki Tucker Courtney. . . . . . Unison/Two-Part

BL1131 Sanctus! Sanctus! Christopher Wolff . . . . TBB

BL1132 Bella Ciao Traditional / arr. Christi Jones . . . TB

BL1133* Obwisana Ghanian Folksong arr. Victor Johnson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TB

BL1134 The Winter Owl Paul David Thomas . . . T(T)B

BL1135 Follow the Drinking Gourd African American Folk Song / arr. David Hill . TTB

BL1136 Sing We Now of Christmas French Carol / arr. Vicki Tucker Courtney . . . TB

BL1137 Jing Jing Jingle Bells James Pierpont arr. Daniel Miner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TB

BL1138 A Czech Christmas Carol arr. Lynn Shaw Bailey, Christopher Pillsbury . T(T)B

BL1139 Storm James DesJardins . . . . . . . . . . . . SAB

BL1140 Glory, Hallelujah, the Saints Go Marchin’ In arr. Greg Gilpin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SAB

BL1141 The Slender Moon Greg Gilpin. . . . . . . . . . . . Three-Part Mixed

BL1142* O Bella Fusa Orlando di Lasso arr. Russell Robinson . . . . . . Three-Part Mixed

BL1143 I Saw Three Ships Traditional English Carol arr. Paul David Thomas. . . . . Three-Part Mixed

BL1144 The Hurricane Paul David Thomas . . . . . . . Three-Part Mixed

BL1145 Amen African American Spiritual arr. Russell Robinson . . . . . . Three-Part Mixed

BL1146 Walking in Love Lynn Shaw Bailey . . . . . . . . Three-Part Mixed

BL1147 The Key To My Heart Thomas Juneau . . . . . . . . . Three-Part Mixed

BL1148 Somebody Got Lost African American Spiritual arr. Ruth Elaine Schram . . . . . . . . . Two-Part

BL1149 Sanctus Michael John Trotta . Three-Part Mixed

BL1150 The Slender Moon Greg Gilpin . . . . . . SATB

BL1151 Zum Gali Israeli Folk Song arr. Dan Davison . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SATB

BL1152* On the Faces of the World Song of Peace Mark Burrows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SATB

BL1153 Howdidow, deediddleumday English Folk Song arr. Vicki Tucker Courtney . . . . . . . . . . SATB

BL1154 A Czech Christmas Carol arr. Lynn Shaw Bailey, Christopher Pillsbury . SATB

BL1155 Hold On Traditional Spiritual arr. Dan Davison . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SATB

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BL1110 Lift Up Your Voice: Kwa Maneno Nguvu James DesJardins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Two-Part Treble

BL1115 We Can Rise Mark Patterson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unison

BL1117 And So I Sing Christi Jones. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SSA Voices

BL1124 I'm Gonna Lift My Voice and Sing! Lon Beery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SSA

BL1125 Hear the Lambs A-Cryin' (Oh Shepherd, Feed-a My Sheep) Traditional Spiritual / arr. Lynn Shaw Bailey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SSA

BL1127 Now is the Time to Dream Greg Gilpin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SSA

BL1155 Hold On Traditional Spiritual / arr. Dan Davison . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SATB

CM9626 Flying Solo Philip E. Silvey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SSA also available for SATB – CM9651 and TBB – CM9590

CM9628 I Carry Your Song in My Heart Evan Ramos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SSAA

CM9635 Wake Me a Song Victor Johnson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TTBB

CM9642 I'm Gonna Sing When the Spirit Says Sing Traditional Spiritual / arr. James DesJardins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Three-Part Mixed

CM9643 Let Me Fly Traditional Spiritual / arr. Catherine DeLanoy . . . . . . . . . . . . . Three-Part Mixed

CM9647 I Will Be Worthy of It Paul David Thomas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SAB

CM9653 I Am in Need of Music Jesse Beulke. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SATB

CM9654* All Shall Be Well Mark Burrows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SSAATTBB

CM9656 Look to the Children David Hill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SATB

BL1148 Somebody Got Lost African American Spiritual / arr. Ruth Elaine Schram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Two-Part

CM9618 Ad Astra (To the stars...) Jacob Narverud. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SATB

BL1135 Follow the Drinking Gourd African American Folk Song / arr. David Hill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TTB

ON TEXT AND MUSICby Paul David Thomas

One of the most challenging aspects of composing for voice is finding just the right text to set. The text must not only speak to yourself as the composer but also to the choir for whom you are writing. While the process can feel like one is grasping in the dark, once the right poem is found, the music will often quickly unfold, adding meaning and nuance to the text that only melody, harmony, and rhythm can provide. Marrying text and music to create something new is similar to the way a group of diverse and unique individuals come together to create a choir. For me, the creation of one voice out of many is what makes choral music so powerful and why I am drawn to write it.

MEET OUR COMPOSERS

One way music teachers can evaluate their effectiveness is by seeing how many students continue in music classes or ensembles. How many of the students you have taught are still involved in music making? How many have quit? What can you do so you will never be a child’s last music teacher?

It breaks my heart when I hear someone say, “I can’t sing.” Perhaps the child was told he can’t sing, when in reality the child just needed help finding their singing voice. I believe this: almost every child can learn to sing. Every child deserves to experience the joys of music making. How? Perhaps the following principles will help:

Everyone matters: Choir is a

“safe and loving” place where everyone is known, respected and valued.

Words matter: Shaming, name-calling or bullying will not be tolerated. “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words can break the spirit.” (l.s.b.)

Music matters: Choose quality music of excellence with inspiring lyrics. If you make your choir a safe place where everyone matters, if you encourage positive words and musical excellence, and if you share your love of music, it is likely you will never be a child’s last music teacher.

Soli Deo Gloria!—Lynn

NEVER BE A CHILD’S LAST MUSIC TEACHER

by Lynn Shaw Bailey

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BL1121 Walking in Love Lynn Shaw Bailey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SSA also available for Three-Part Mixed – BL1146

BL1147 The Key To My Heart Thomas Juneau. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Three-Part Mixed

BL1152* On the Faces of the World Song of Peace Mark Burrows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SATB

CM9628 I Carry Your Song in My Heart Evan Ramos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SSAA

CM9653 I Am in Need of Music Jesse Beulke. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SATB

CM9654* All Shall Be Well Mark Burrows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SSAATTBB

CM9656 Look to the Children David Hill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SATB

CM9642 I'm Gonna Sing When the Spirit Says Sing Traditional Spiritual arr. James DesJardins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Three-Part Mixed

CM9643 Let Me Fly Traditional Spiritual arr. Catherine DeLanoy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Three-Part Mixed

CM9638* Weep, O Mine Eyes John Bennet / arr. Russell Robinson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TBB

CM9646 Danny Boy and Shenandoah Two Folksongs of Love and Loss arr. Greg Gilpin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SAB

CM9650* Malaika (Angel) Fadhilli William Mdawida / arr. Russell Robinson. . . . . . . . . SATB

BL1096 Black is the Color of My True Love's Hair (Tales from the North) Scottish Folk Song arr. Ashley Dame , Meredith Tompkins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Two-Part

GETTING A GIGGLE INSTEAD OF GETTING MAD

  (OR…HOW TO HAVE MORE

ENERGY AT THE END OF THE

DAY. ) by Dan Davison

1.  Agree With The StudentGina:  “This song is stupid!”Teacher: “I know! But you see, Gina, the principal told me that the students liked choir too much last year, and that I should pick some stupid songs this year.  How am I doing?”

2.  Shift The SpotlightStudent:  “Tim’s bugging me!”   Teacher:  “I am not!  I’ve been behind the piano the whole time!”

3.  Exasperate ThemStudent: “Can we go outside today?”  Teacher: “No.”Student: “Please?”  Teacher: “Say ‘please’ five times.” Student: “Please, please, please,

please, please.” Teacher: “Umm….no.”

CELEBRATE LOVE MEET OUR COMPOSERS

4.  Do The UnexpectedStudent:  There’s a spider in the room!!!Teacher:  Don’t touch him!  That’s my pet spider, Spencer!

5.  Blame The Wrong PersonTeacher: “Altos, please sing that line again, but this time with the tenors not talking.”

DE-MYSTIFYING THE COMMISSION PROCESS

by Meredith Tompkins

I often meet conductors who wish to

teach something new for their ensemble.

They love the idea of a commission, but

don’t know where to begin. Thankfully, it

has never been easier to contact com-

posers and share with them your vision

for a new work. Many have flexible pric-

ing and are open to working with your

budget to create something that fits your

needs. For text ideas, works in the public

domain are an excellent place to start,

or consider using texts (with permission)

written by local poets or students. Share

information about your ensemble, like

personality, ranges, or musical strengths,

with the composer. Any information

along these lines will be valuable as

they design something unique that your

group

can bring

to life.

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HAPPY HOLIDAYS

BL1098 A Medieval Fa La La Reginal Wright . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SA

BL1103 A Czech Christmas Carol Půjdem Spolu Do Betléma (Let’s All Go To Bethlehem) arr. Lynn Shaw Bailey, Christopher Pillsbury . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Two-Part also available for SATB – BL1154 and T(T)B – BL1138

BL1105 March of the (Non-Electric) Toys Victor Herbert / arr. Ruth Elaine Schram . .Two-Part

BL1106 I Saw Three Ships Traditional English Carol / arr. Paul David Thomas . . . . . . . . SA

BL1109 Sevivon (Join in Song and Dance, it's Hanukkah!) Hanukkah Song / arr. Vicki Tucker Courtney . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Two-Part

BL1111 Silent Snowfall Laura Farnell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SA

BL1112 In the Dark of December (I Heard a Bird Sing) Lon Beery . . . . . . . . . . Two-Part

BL1120 Coventry Carol English Carol / arr. Noah Reese . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SSA

BL1134 The Winter Owl Paul David Thomas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .T(T)B

BL1136 Sing We Now of Christmas French Carol / arr. Vicki Tucker Courtney . . . . . . . TB

BL1137 Jing Jing Jingle Bells James Pierpont / arr. Daniel Miner. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TB

BL1143 I Saw Three Ships Traditional English Carol arr. Paul David Thomas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Three-Part Mixed

BL1112 In the Dark of December (I Heard a Bird Sing) Lon Beery . . . . . . . . . . Two-Part

CM9620* Picture-Books in Winter Richard Williamson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SA

CM9622 Veni, Veni Emmanuel ERO CRAS ( I Will Come) / Michael John Trotta . . . . . . . . SA

CM9623* Psallite: A German Carol Celebration Michael Praetorius, 14th and 19th Century German Carols, arr. Patrick Liebergen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SA

CM9629 Here We Come A-Caroling Traditional English Carol / arr. Russell Robinson. . . SSA

CM9634* Rise Up, Shepherd! Traditional Christmas Spiritual / arr. Ken Berg . . . . . . . TTBB

CM9636 A Celtic French Carol He Is Born arr. Christopher Pillsbury, Lynn Shaw Bailey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TBB

CM9637 Rejoice! Emmanuel Traditional English Carol / arr. Jimmy Baas . . . . . . . . . . TBB

CM9641 A Celtic French Carol He Is Born arr. Christopher Pillsbury, Lynn Shaw Bailey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Three-Part Mixed

CM9644 Ring, Christmas Bells (Carol of the Bells) Mykola Leontovich, Peter Wilhousky / arr. Daniel Afonso. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SAB

CM9657* O Little Town of Bethlehem English Ballad / arr. Russell Robinson. . . . . . . SATB

BL1099 Way Down in Bethlehem Traditional Spiritual arr. Kyle Pederson . . . . . . . . . SA

CM9617 Christmas Carol Trilogy with O Come All Ye Faithful, What Child is This? and Joy to the World / arr. Russell Robinson. . . . . . . . . . SATB

CM9619 Christ Be Born in Us Kyle Pederson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SATB

TEACHING TIPSEFFECTIVE METHODS THAT WORK!

Provide a clear purpose for every activity to pro-mote goal-oriented behavior

Use creative repetition to develop a foundation of skills and attain mastery of each

Separate rhythm and pitch (reduce cognitive overload)

Apply the concepts of accurate, expressive singing to vocalizing, as well as music-reading and repertoire

Build a pyramid of musicianship throughout each segment of the lesson plan by proceeding in a systematic, sequential manner

Facilitate the student’s ability to transfer concepts and skills from one activity to another as well as from one song to another

Integrate repertoire preparation with developing music-reading skills by utilizing melodic, rhythmic and harmonic exercises taken directly from the repertoire

Through careful score study, devise strategies to promote student success in mastering the challenges of each new piece

Pace music-reading and repertoire rehearsal to maximize expressiveness, including pure vowels, supported singing and musical phrasing

Strive to create independent singers and musicians and capitalize on the benefits of unaccompanied singing

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HOW:1. Go to any BriLee Music product page

(e.g. www.brileemusic.com/BL1030)

2. Click on “Part-by-Part”.

3. Click “Add to Cart”.4. Upon checkout, a link will appear

in your cart.

5. Click on the downloaded MP3 file, and it will open in iTunes.

MIDDLE SCHOOL CHORUS

and your students will love music. Quickly, tell them what they did correctly (praise), what they need to correct (one or two things no more!), how to correct it, and GET BACK TO THE MUSIC. All behaviors, from coming into class, warming up, singing with good vowels and clear diction, along with quality repertoire will build morale and enthusiasm and result in students not only wanting to be in chorus, but wanting to get their friends in chorus, too.

Students must enter the classroom in an or-derly manner (I know it’s middle school, but I’ve seen rock star classrooms where they do just that). Do a quick warm up – no more than 7 minutes in a 50 minute class. Then “get to the first piece.” Repertoire selection is a huge factor in middle school. Students don’t like silly, trite music. Why? Because it will make them look silly and trite. There is a wealth of appropriate music for middle school choirs, much more than when I started writing for this age group in 1993. Give quick instructions and “back to the music.” Simple music is not necessarily bad, and complicated music is not necessarily good. Good music is just that: Good music. Practice accurate reinforcement. If someone is off-task, rather than paying attention to them, give at-tention to someone on-task in close proximity, and your first strategy is to ignore the off-task behavior, by praising someone doing the right thing. Off-task students want attention. Don’t give it to them.

All the best, and if you have any questions you can reach me at: www.RussellRobinson.com

The above title IS doable! In my work in music classrooms both here in the US and world-wide in international schools, I have seen many mid-dle school choral classrooms where students are not engaged and thus, not making quality music. The solutions are quite simple; howev-er, we must be consistent in our techniques to maximize student engagement and musician-ship. First, students in music classes want to “make music” not “hear about making music.” We have one of the greatest reinforcers in the school curriculum – MUSIC. I have seen middle school choral classrooms that do not actively make music for long periods of time. This is the quickest way to student “disengagement.” Try for the following ratio: 10% instructions and 90% active music making. Videotape yourself and check how many minutes you spend on in-structions or other verbal behaviors, and how many minutes they are actually singing. Get the percentages of singing up, combined with accu-rate reinforcement and correction techniques,

MAKING QUALITY MUSIC IN MIDDLE SCHOOL CHOIRS!

BY RUSSELL ROBINSON

MAKE THE MOST OF YOUR REHEARSAL TIME

We know you’re short on time and short on resources. That’s why we’re providing accompaniment tracks, per-formance tracks, and part by part tracks to help get your students ON track that much sooner.

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DIAL UP THE FUN!EDUCATOR SPOTLIGHT

BL1101 Eletelephony / David Perry, Jean Perry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Two-Part

BL1102 Howdidow, deediddleumday Leatherwing Bat English Folk Song / Vicki Tucker Courtney . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Two-Part

BL1104 It Ain’t Gonna Rain No More American Folk Song / arr. Catherine DeLanoy Two-Part

BL1105 March of the (Non-Electric) Toys Victor Herbert / arr.Ruth Elaine Schram Two-Part

BL1107 Hummingbird and Bumblebee Lynn Shaw Bailey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Two-Part

BL1116 Li’l Liza Jane American Folk Song / arr. Greg Gilpin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Two-Part

BL1119* Nanuma Traditional Song of Greeting from Ghana / arr.Mark Burrows . . . . . . SSA

BL1122* A Round for Three William Cranford / arr. Patrick Liebergen . . . . . . . . . . . . SSA

BL1123* Two A Cappella Italian Folk Songs for Emerging Treble Choir I. Farfallina (Butterfly) 2. Lucciola (Firefly) Italian and Tuscan Folk Songs / arr. Christi Jones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SSA

BL1130 A Dragon Song Vicki Tucker Courtney . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Unison/Two-Part

BL1132 Bella Ciao Traditional Italian / arr. Christi Jones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TB

BL1133 Obwisana Ghanian Folksong / arr. Victor Johnson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TB

BL1139 Storm James DesJardins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SAB

BL1144 The Hurricane Paul David Thomas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Three-Part Mixed

BL1153 Howdidow, deediddleumday Leatherwing Bat English Folk Song / arr. Vicki Tucker Courtney . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SATB

CM9627 Howdidow, deediddleumday Leatherwing Bat English Folk Song / arr. Vicki Tucker Courtney . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SSA

CM9639 Artza Alinu Israeli Dance Song / arr. Earlene Rentz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TBB

CM9640 Jambo Bwana Teddy Harrison / arr. Russell Robinson. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TBB

CM9649* The Lion and the Mouse Darmon Meader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SATB

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EVERY CONCERT NEEDS A SURPRISING PIECE THAT MAKES AUDIENCES SMILE!

Reginal WrightHEAD DIRECTOR OF CHOIRS, MANSFIELD HS

Recognized as his district’s 2018 Secondary Teacher of the Year, Reginal Wright is truly a special educator. His colleagues and students put it better than we ever could!

“He takes kids from all backgrounds and he helps them find their voice through music and they all know at the end of the day he loves them and cares about them and he wants what’s best for them.” —Jennifer Young, Principal

“He understands his students. He understands how to teach more than just music. Choir is about learning how to deal with life as well as about learning how to make beautiful music.” —Jane Andrews, Associate Choir Director

“He uses every opportunity he teaches us choral things to implement life lessons into it.” —Jae Martinez, Student

“Faithfulness, dedication, and trusting the process

will always pay off!” —Reginal Wright

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J O H N R A T L E D G E , E D I T O R

BL1108 Gaudeamus Hodie Earlene Rentz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unison

BL1118* Down to the River to Pray Appalachian Song arr. Debra Morton. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .SSA*

BL1125 Hear the Lambs A-Cryin’ (Oh Shepherd, Feed-a My Sheep) Traditional Spiritual / arr. Lynn Shaw Bailey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SSA

BL1126 Tu Es Petrus Dan Davison . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SSA

BL1129 Two Essential Spirituals for Emerging Tenor Bass Choir 1. Over My Head 2. Michael, Row the Boat Ashore arr. Jacob Averitt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Unison/Two-Part

BL1131 Sanctus! Sanctus! Christopher Wolff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TBB

BL1145 Amen African American Spiritual arr. Russell Robinson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Three-Part Mixed

BL1148 Somebody Got Lost African American Spiritual arr. Ruth Elaine Schram. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Two-Part Mixed

BL1149 Sanctus Michael John Trotta. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Three-Part Mixed

CM9624 Adonai, My Shepherd (Psalm 23) Meredith Tompkins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SSA

CM9630* Love Psalm Darmon Meader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SSAA*

CM9632 O Quam Gloriosum Jacob Narverud. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SSA

CM9642 I’m Gonna Sing When the Spirit Says Sing Traditional Spiritual arr. James DesJardins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Three-Part Mixed

CM9648* Dominus Vobiscum Jacob Narverud . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SATB*

CM9655 Confitebor Tibi Johann Aiblinger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SATB

BL1095 Omnia Vincit Amor Michael John Trotta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Three-Part Mixed

BL1097 Missa Brevis 1. Kyrie 2. Gloria 3. Sanctus 4. Agnus Dei Michael John Trotta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SA

CM9615 Caritas Abundat The Great and Fiery Force Michael John Trotta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SATB

CM9614* Lord, build for me a mountain high . TTBB

CM9573* O Magnum Mysterium . . . . . . . . . SATB

CM9518* Missa Minima . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SATB

CM9514* Missa Minima . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SSAA

CM9517* Poema a un Olmo Seco. . . . . . . . . SATB

CM9516* Salve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SATB

CM9514* Tres Nanas Cantabras . . . . . . . . . SATB

CM9570* Psalm 47 John Ratledge . . . . . . . . . SSAA

CM9571* The Sweet By and By Joseph P. Webster arr. Aaron Humble. . TTBB

CM9587* I am the secret fire in all things John Ratledge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SSAA

CM9609* Stars Kyle Pederson . . . . . . . . . . . SATB

CM9619 Christ, Be Born in Us Kyle Pederson . SATB

CM9616* Somewhere I’ve Never Traveled Kyle Pederson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SSAA

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CM9549 Make Space for Life to LiveTrotta / SATB Voices with Piano

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BL998 Agnus Dei *m/sA

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SA Voices with Piano or Harp and Optional Flute

Michael John Trotta

Ranges:

Language: LatinUse: GeneralTime: Approx. 3:09*Difficulty: Moderate

BL1035* Omnia Vincit Amor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SA also available for TB – BL1012 and Three-Part Mixed – BL1095

BL998 Agnus Dei . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SA

BL941 Kyrie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SA also available for 3 Pt Mixed – BL1030

BL950 Gloria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SA also available for 3 Pt Mixed – BL1089

BL1052 Sanctus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SA

BL1097 Missa Brevis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SA

BL1096 Black is the Color of My True Love’s Hair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TT

BL1099 Way Down in Bethlehem . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Pt

BL1018 Fearless Are We . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TT

BL1128 Dover Beach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TT

CM9622* Veni, Veni Emmanuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .SA

also available for SSA – CM9436, Three-Part Mixed – CM9546 and TTBB – CM9311

CM9600* Shenandoah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T(T)B

also available for SATB

CM9274 Make Space for Life to Live . . . . . . . . . . . .SA

also available for TB – CM9283, Three-Part Mixed – CM9289 and SATB – CM9549

CM9567 Whatever is True . . . . . . . . . Three-Part Mixed

CM9568 Three American Folk Songs . . . . . . . . . . SATB

CM9569* Scarborough Fair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SATB

CM9592 Abide with Me . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TTBB

CM9596 Song of Myself . . . . . . . . . . . Three-Part Mixed

also available for TB – CM9343,

CM9615* Caritas Abundat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SSAA

CM9565 i carry your heart with me . . . . . . . . . . SATB

CM9566 To My Thawing Wind . . . . . . . Three-Part Mixed

CM9647 I will Be Worthy of It . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SAB

CM9653 I am In Need of Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . SATB

COMPOSER SERIES

SACRED FAVORITES

"The sensations one experiences from conducting a choir are amazing... Together [you] transmit emotion

straight from the soul."—Javier Busto

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AS INHABITANTS OF THIS AMAZING PLANET, IT ’SUP TO ALL OF US TO CARE AND CHERISH IT .

TRAVEL THE WORLD

BL1104 It Ain't Gonna Rain No More American Folk Song arr. Catherine DeLanoy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Two-Part

BL1107 Hummingbird and Bumblebee Lynn Shaw Bailey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Two-Part

BL1111 Silent Snowfall Laura Farnell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SA

BL1114 The Tide Rises, the Tide Falls Victor Johnson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SA

BL1128 Dover Beach (Tales from the North) Ashley Dame, Meredith Tompkins. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Two-Part

BL1134 The Winter Owl Paul David Thomas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .T(T)B

BL1139 Storm James DesJardins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SAB Voices

BL1141 The Slender Moon Greg Gilpin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Three-Part Mixed

BL1144 The Hurricane Paul David Thomas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Three-Part Mixed

BL1150 The Slender Moon Greg Gilpin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SATB

BL1152 On the Faces of the World Song of Peace Mark Burrows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SATB

CM9620 Picture-Books in Winter Richard Williamson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SA

CM9631 Boats Sail on the Rivers Mark Patterson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SSA

CM9633 Travelin' Home Incorporating sacred Harp tunes 'White' & 'Long Sought Home' arr. Andrea Ramsey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TBB

CM9643 Let Me Fly Traditional Spiritual arr. Catherine DeLanoy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Three-Part Mixed

CM9646 Danny Boy and Shenandoah Two Folksongs of Love and Loss arr. Greg Gilpin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SAB

BL1110 Lift Up Your Voice: Kwa Maneno Nguvu James DesJardins . . . . . . . . Two-Part

BL1118* Down to the River to Pray Appalachian Song / arr. Debra Morton . . . . . . . .SSA*

BL1119* Nanuma Traditional Song of Greeting from Ghana / arr. Mark Burrows . . . . . . SSA

BL1123* Two A Cappella Italian Folk Songs for Emerging Treble Choir 1.Farfallina (Butterfly) 2. Lucciola (Firefly) / arr. Christi Jones . . . . . . . . . . . . .SSA*

BL1128 Dover Beach (Tales from the North) Ashley Dame, Meredith Tompkins. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Two-Part

BL1132 Bella Ciao Traditional Italian / arr. Christi Jones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TB*

BL1133* Obwisana Ghanian Folksong / arr. Victor Johnson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TB

BL1142 O Bella Fusa Orlando di Lasso / Russell Robinson . . . . . . . . . . Three-Part Mixed

BL1151 Zum Gali Israeli Folk Song / arr. Dan Davison . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SATB

BL1152* On the Faces of the World Song of Peace / Mark Burrows . . . . . . . . . . . SATB

CM9621 Two Latin American Folk Songs: Mi Mama Me Aconsejaba and Nesta Rua / arr. Bruce Trinkley . . . . . . . . . . SA

CM9631 Boats Sail on the Rivers Mark Patterson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SSA

CM9633 Travelin' Home Incorporating sacred Harp tunes 'White' & 'Long Sought Home' arr. Andrea Ramsey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TBB

CM9639 Artza Alinu Israeli Dance Song / arr. Earlene Rentz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TBB also available for SATB – CM9652

CM9640 Jambo Bwana Teddy Harrison / arr. Russell Robinson. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TBB

CM9645 Lebenslust Die Geselligkeit / Franz Schubert / arr. Russell Robinson . . . . . . . SAB

CM9646 Danny Boy and Shenandoah Two Folksongs of Love and Loss / arr. Greg Gilpin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SAB

CM9650 Malaika (Angel) / Fadhilli William Mdawida / arr. Russell Robinson . . . . . . . . SATB

CM9658* Louez le Signeur! A Camaroon Marching Song / Ken Berg . . . . . . . . . . . . SATB

CM9616* Somewhere I Have Never Traveled John Ratledge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SSAA*

BL1103 A Czech Christmas Carol Půjdem Spolu Do Betléma (Let’s All Go To Bethlehem) arr. Lynn Shaw Bailey, Christopher Pillsbury . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Two-Part also available for SATB – BL1154 and T(T)B – BL1138

CM9623* Psallite: A German Carol Celebration / Michael Praetorius, 14th and 19th Century German Carols / arr. Patrick Liebergen . . . . . . . . . . . . SA

CM9636 A Celtic French Carol He Is Born / French Carol arr. Christopher Pillsbury, Lynn Shaw Bailey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TBB also available for Three-Part Mixed – CM9641

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SOS: SIMPLIFYING OUR SIGHT READINGLaura Farnell and Mary Jane Phillips

CHORAL ERROR DETECTION:Exercises for Developing Musicianship Paul Hondorp, Edited by Denise Eaton

STEPS Strategies & Tools Encouraging Proficient Sightsinging Denise Eaton & Janice Bradshaw

INSIGHT SINGINGA Multi-Sensory Approach to Reading Music Denise Eaton, Jan Juneau and Sally Schott

ALL TOGETHER, SING!Warm-up Partner Songs for Choirs With or With-out Changing Voices Selected and arranged by Lon Beery• Opportunities to work on

matched pitch songs and sing-ing independence

• Grouped by age from younger to older

• Partner songs in various keys accommodate fluctuating vocal ranges

• Voice testing models and other helpful teaching strategies are also included

BLB012 – Book

What People are Saying:All Together, Sing!, a new skill-building resource developed by Lon Beery, will become invaluable to many new choral teachers who are working with adolescents in the voice change, as it provides multiple opportunities to both match pitch and develop the singing independence required for maintaining multiple parts. More experienced teachers will value the various keys provided for the partner songs, particu-larly teachers who are sometimes challenged when transposition at the keyboard is needed to accom-modate fluctuating vocal ranges. Songs are grouped by age, from younger to older, thus allowing mature beginners to work at a beginning skill level without the personal angst that arises from singing tunes that seem babyish. Voice testing models and other helpful teaching strategies are also included. There are multiple partner song resources available for building singing indepen-dence, but few are as comprehen-sive as Lon Beery’s new offering.

—Dr. Judy BowersProf. Choral Music Education

The Florida State University

A successful system of teaching sight-reading to begin-ning sight singers simplistically and systematically using:

• Separation of rhythm and pitch without notation

• Reproduction of tonal patterns using notation

• Reproduction of rhythm patterns using notation

• Reading rhythm and tonal patterns in unison melodies

• Reading rhythm and tonal patterns in two, then three part melodies

BLB009 – BookBLB010 – 50 Flash Cards (Treble Clef)BLB011 – 50 Flash Cards (Bass Clef)BL836 – Rhythm Reader (Octavo)FREE! Downloadable Bass Clef Supplement

What People are Saying:No one can ever forget the immor-tal words of Maria in Rogers and Hammerstein’s “Sound of Music,” – “let’s start at the very beginning – that’s a very good place to start!” This is exactly where the “SOS” sight-reading book begins. What better place to “uncover the mys-teries” of the sight-reading pro-cess than by providing a LOGICAL, SEQUENTIAL methodology, acces-sible by middle school students, elementary students – actually, ANYONE for whom this process is brand new! The authors provide a clear and concise approach which begins with pitch and rhythm separated. Further into the book, pitch and rhythm are combined in simple unison exercises in a time-ly, understandable and consistent fashion. For those who teach young singers, this book prom-ises to offer a usable, sequential, fundamental format which will be immediately accessible within the choral rehearsal or in the general music class.

—Lynne Gackle, Ph.D. Prof. Ensembles, Assoc. Dir.

Choral Activities, Baylor University School of Music

The SOS sight-reading book by Laura Farnell and Mary Jane Phillips is a sterling example of appropriate materials: it is well sequenced and it starts at the true beginning, making no assumption of prior musical knowledge or training. Another strength of this book is the use of common keys across all ex-cerpts on a page, allowing some or all to be read simultaneously, which accommodates student engagement and successful participation in choirs of mixed ability singers. Thus, teachers have more options to meet in-dividual needs of all students, ranging from high achievers to students with special needs and all between. For those who em-brace “developmental teaching”, designed so that many novice singers can experience choral music, this book promises to be invaluable.

—Dr. Judy BowersProf. Choral Music Education

The Florida State University

The SOS sight-singing book by Laura Farnell and Mary Jane Phillips will really be effective in the classroom. The authors do a great job of limiting the range of the exercises, providing the teacher an option to pitch the ex-ercises in a range that is comfort-able for their male singers. The exercises make sense both me-lodically and harmonically and nicely gravitate toward “do”, “mi” and “so”, providing smart anchor points for the students. They are written in the common keys of F, G, and C, thereby allowing stu-dents to be successful without having to learn twelve different keys. Lastly, the exercises prog-ress sequentially introducing concepts in a logical order. Stu-dents who study this system will undoubtedly improve their skills in sight-singing.

—Dan DavisonChoir Teacher and Composer

Ballou Junior High SchoolPuyallup, Washington

STEPS, Strategies and Tools En-couraging Proficient Sight Sing-ing, is veteran music educator Denise Eaton’s effective appro ach to teaching sight-reading. The first volume of the STEPS book series provides melodies and vi-sual fundamentals to sight-sing in five keys.This well-thought-out, systematic method gives students tools to improve their sight-read-ing skills through creative repeti-tion. Students will learn how both visual and aural interval identifica-tion exercises can be used to train the eyes and ears to read, think, and hear ahead.

CMF8 - Book (Movable Do)CMF9 - STEPS Further

Flash CardsCMF13 - Book (Fixed Do)

What People are Saying:“I have long respected Denise Ea-ton’s work as a master teacher. In STEPS she has created a sight reading resource that creates ample opportunity for student success through an effective se-quence that explores practical intervallic training exercises and melodies.”

— Andrea RamseyComposer, conductor-teacher

STEPS is an extremely helpful and valuable resource that will enable those who use it to gain profi-ciency in both sight-singing and general musicianship. Through a carefully designed sequential ap-proach, STEPS introduces the con-cepts of sight-singing in its most basic form, beginning with scales, triads and fundamentals before moving into melodic patterns. This guide allows the students to work through the materials at his/her own pace, taking into account the diversity of learning styles and abilities that will be present in the classroom.

Melodic patterns found in the ex-ercises can be isolated, analyzed, reviewed, and applied to actual choral literature. I highly recom-mend STEPS for any developing musician!

— Rollo Dilworth. Prof. Choral Music Education,

Chair, Dept. of Music and TherapyBoyer College of Music and

Dance, Temple University

What People are Saying:InSIGHT SINGING supplies valu-able teaching tools which can unlock the mystery which often surrounds music reading. The ap-proach is systematic, intuitive and thus, user-friendly....

— Lynne Gackle, Ph.D.Prof. Ensembles, Assoc. Dir. of

Choral Activities, Baylor University - Waco, Texas

Imagine your students becoming independent sight-readers! This book provides a systematic process for improving the following: sight-singing skills, integration of visual, auditory and kinesthetic learning styles in reading music, and overall musicianship. The learning strategies which accompany the melodies presented in this text incorporate all senses through multisensory learning. These ideas give direction to the learner and the teacher in developing the necessary musical skills and confidence to sight-sing in a manner which includes musical accuracy while encouraging good vocal technique.

CMF6 – Book (Movable Do) CMF14 – Book (Fixed Do)

Carl Fischer Choral Music, BriLee Music, and Theodore Presser Company repertoire, representa-tive of many voicings, textures, time periods, and levels of diffi-culty. The accompanying CD has a performance of each excerpt with mistakes intentionally included.

CMF7 – Book

What People are Saying:“The most exciting aspect of Hon-dorp’s approach is the intentional connection between score study (how SHOULD the music sound) and listening in-action on the podium (how DOES the music sound).”

—Sandra Snow, Ph.D., Prof., Choral Conducting and

Music Education, Michigan State University College of Music

Choral Error Detection can be used for choral pedagogy, ear training, integrated listening, and score study. The textbook devel-ops audiation at the simplest level for new students of conducting by isolating single lines and im-proving “up and down” the score listening skills. This book includes short choral examples from the

SNAPCARDSSight Reading Skill Building Flashcards in a “Snap”! Theresa PritchardSnapCards, a series of carefully curated skill-building flashcards, is a classroom tool conceived by Theresa Pritchard and designed to help students confidently learn to sight read while having fun as a class. After years of learn-ing which intervals and patterns are consistently challenging for emerging singers, Pritchard has developed a reliable method for simplifying this typically intimidat-ing subject. Educators will find fun and exciting suggestions for utiliz-ing the cards in the classroom for both teaching and assessing read-ing skills. SnapCards for Bass Clef features intervals inherent to the bass voice sight reading skill set, grouped into ten groups of five, with each pitch set building upon the previous pitch set.

BLB016 - Upper Voice Treble ClefBLB017 - Lower Voice Treble ClefBLB018 - Bass Clef

Successful choral programs are the result of sound teaching. Sound teaching is rooted in skill development. Skill development depends upon structured, logical, and sequential materials. InSIGHT SINGING is designed with the ma-terials needed to produce skilled and confident sight-readers. Uti-lizing a systematic approach, this book is an excellent teaching tool for training the whole musician, developing the ability to read rhythm and intervals while encour-aging expressiveness and appro-priate singing technique. From the choral methods classroom to the public school choir room, InSIGHT SINGING is an invaluable resource for both the student musician and the experienced teacher.

— Allen Hightower, D.M.A.Dir. of Choral Studies

College of Music, University of North Texas - Denton, Texas

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BL359 America, A Sight for All Ginger Littleton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Two-Part

BL277 America, The Beautiful Samuel Ward & Katherine Lee Bates arr. Ruth Elaine Schram. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Unison/Two-Part also available for 3 Pt mixed – BL276

CM8756 American Hymn Carl Strommen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SAB also available for Unison/2 Pt – CM8757

BL710 An American Medley arr. Rae Moses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TTB

BL986 Battle Above the Clouds Vicki Tucker Courtney . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Two-Part also available for TB – BL754

CM6777 Battle Hymn Of The Republic William Steffe arr. Peter J. Wilhousky . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SSA also available for SAB – CM9356, TTBB – CM6778 and SATB – CM4743

BL987 My Country ‘Tis of Thee arr. Vicki Tucker Courtney . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Two-Part

BL1073* Star-Spangled Banner arr. Evan Ramos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .T(T)B

BL985* The Star-Spangled Banner arr. Laura Farnell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SATB

CM9557 Stand with the Brave Mark Patterson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SATB

BL1100 Glory, Hallelujah, the Saints Go Marchin’ In Traditional / arr. Greg Gilpin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Two-Part also available for TB – BL861 and SAB – BL1140

CM8968 America, The Beautiful Samuel Ward & Katherine Lee Bates arr. Darmon Meader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SATB*

CM9285 The Star-Spangled Banner John Stafford Smith / arr. Jody Noblett . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .TTB*

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