For the development of jazz phrasing style and note selection. 21 Bebop Exercises is both a warm-up collection and musical style instruction. These exercises teach the basics of bebop phrasing. Each exercise is presented in all 12 keys moving higher by half step - the perfect jazz warm-up. The companion CD contains all the exercises in 12 keys. Designed for both soloists and ensemble perfo…

Anne Peckham:-The vocal workouts in this much-anticipated follow-up to Peckham's bestselling The Contemporary Singer are based on Berklee College of Music's highly effective vocal method. This volume will help vocalists develop thevoice through good vocal health warm-up exercises advanced techniques stage performance advice and more. Includes acces to online audio for ultimate interactive educa…

A Guide to Finding Your Real Vioce-Stop straining to hit those high notes and start singing easily and effortlessly. Unlock your true potential With this guide to finding your voice from the Musicians Institute Essential Concepts series. Dena Murray's essential guide will teach you how to breathe naturally how to improve your speaking voice how to develop your natural three-octave range and ho…

The plantation songs known as 'spirituals' are the spontaneous outbursts of intense religious fervour and had their origin chiefly in camp meetings revivals and other religious exercises.They were never 'composed' but sprang into life ready made from the white heat of religious fervour during some protracted meeting in camp or church as the simple ecstatic utterance of wholly untutored minds…

Alan Bullard’s bestselling Joining The Dots series now includes this book for Grade 2 that helps to develop sight-reading skills for singers. By working through a vast number of creative exercises and pieces students can prepare for those all-important ABRSM Singing Grade 2 exams. The books can also be used to build confidence in musicianship classes as a resource for choirs or audition pr…

Alan Bullard’s bestselling Joining The Dots series now includes this book for Grade 4 that helps to develop sight-reading skills for singers. By working through a vast number of creative exercises and pieces students can prepare for those all-important ABRSM Singing Grade 4 exams. The books can also be used to build confidence in musicianship classes as a resource for choirs or audition prepar…

Alan Bullard’s bestselling Joining The Dots series now includes this book for Grade 5 that helps to develop sight-reading skills for singers. By working through a vast number of creative exercises and pieces students can prepare for those all-important ABRSM Singing Grade 5 exams. The books can also be used to build confidence in musicianship classes as a resource for choirs or audition prepar…

A new approach to music education in Primary school. An exciting story and colourful illustrations blend with the wonderfully descriptive music of 'Omphale's Spinning Wheel' by Camille Saint-Saens in a high-quality recording to provide three dimensional inspiration for children in upper KS1 and lower KS2. Can be used simply as a music/story discussion exercise as an original Literacy Hour exerci…

Younger choirs will enjoy singing this unison work that captures the playfulness of cats in the piano accompaniment and highlights numerous names that we call our feline friends. A wonderful exercise in diction!

SOS is an indispensable guidebook for serious vocalists of all ability levels and styles of music. Whether you're singing for pleasure or for profit; Secrets of Singing will give you the know-how to practice; audition; perform; and record professionally. The book includes:   Two CDs with a series of thirty-three fully explained; state-of-the-art exercises (with vocal examples). The first CD conta…

An excellent introduction to sight singing for SSA chorus. From the creators of Patterns of Sound and The Choral Approach to Sight Singing comes this practical easy-to-use sight-singing method for SSA choirs in junior high and high school! It includes 3-part exercises and songs (accompanied and a cappella) that begin from square one assuming no previous training and presents musical elements i…

The objective through these exercises is to help the pupil produce a pure resonant tone on clearly enunciated words. The work is divided into four sections; Preparatory Exercises on Vowels and Consonants Word-Phrases Intoning Exercises Song-Studies. It is advised that section 1 should be studied first exercises should then be selected from the other three sections.

This new vocal exercises book with the newly composed exercises gives singers support for pitch and tone rhythm and diction. Exam Highlights: ?Refreshed repertoire of over 1 000 songs allows singers to perform in a range of styles and languages. ?Revised song groupings let singers specialise in their preferred musical styles with enough choice to ensure they become a versatile performer. ?A…

A young singers journey consists of six workbooks and accompanying audio CDs a booklet of sight-singing and warm-up exercises for each level and a laminated keyboard. Flash card masters designed to correlate with the material presented in eachworkbook are also available. Contact the publisher regarding further aids to the curriculum.Children learn at different rates and each child will approac…