基本説明
New in paperback. Hardcover was published in 2003.
Full Description
Sound Advice is a valuable resource for college students, beginning teachers, and experienced conductors of children's choirs. It covers the vast array of skills needed by today's conductor and will benefit all choir directors who want their choirs to reach a higher level of artistry.
This book will be useful on many levels: for the college student studying the child voice and elementary teaching methods; for the teacher beginning to direct choirs in schools, synagogues, churches and communities; for experienced children's choir directors who wish to know more about orchestral repertoire for treble voices, conducting an orchestra, and preparing a children's choir to sing a major work with a professional orchestra. The underlying educational philosophy is sound; the author sees development of musicianship through singing as the primary goal of a children's choir program. This philosophy differs dramatically from the traditional concept of the conductor as all-knowing and the singers as receptacles. An outstanding aspect of the book is how the author leads the reader to an understanding of how to teach musicianship. Developing literacy in the choral setting is a mysterious, amorphous process to many conductors, but the author clearly outlines this important process with practical suggestions, well-documented examples, and a clear reading style which will reach readers on many levels. The comprehensive repertoire, skill-building sheets, and programs for all types of children's choirs will provide teachers with immediate and highly valuable resources.
Contents
Foreword by Sir David Willcocks ; Introduction ; Chapter 1, The Formative Years ; Chapter 2, Training Eight- to Fourteen-Year-Old Children to Sing ; Chapter 3, Checklist for Ideal Rehearsals and Preparation for Complete Artistic Performances ; Chapter 4, Developing Literacy ; Chapter 5, Discipline ; Chapter 6, The Importance of Organization ; Chapter 7, The Audition Process: Know Your Children, Your Parents, and Your Community ; Chapter 8, Things They Didn't Teach You at Music School ; Chapter 9, Conducting an Orchestra ; Chapter 10, Preparing the Children to Sing a Major Work with Orchestra ; Chapter 11, Recording, Commissioning, and Touring ; Chapter 12, From the Children ; Appendix 1, Warm-up Vocal Exercises ; Appendix 2, Audition Form ; Appendix 3, Sample Programs from Toronto Children's Chorus ; Appendix 4A, Criteria for Choosing Repertoire Appropriate for Children ; Appendix 4B, Repertoire Lists for Toronto Children's Chorus ; Appendix 5A, Concepts to Be Learned by the End of Training Choir I, Training Choir II, and Training Choir III ; Appendix 5B, Memos for the First Four Rehearsals ; Appendix 6, Sight-Singing Curriculum Outline for the Toronto Children's Chorus ; Appendix 7, Rounds All Children Should Know ; Appendix 8, Treble Choir Repertoire with Orchestral Accompaniment ; Appendix 9, Repertoire Recommended List ; Appendix 10, Toronto Children's Chorus Compact Discs ; Appendix 11, The Seating Plan ; Appendix 12, Examples of Four-Measure Sight-Reading Passages ; Appendix 13, Transposing and Nontransposing Instruments ; Bibliography ; Index
