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Vocal Training Workbooks for Choir?Date: August 11, 2010 by Tina Harris
Does anyone have a text to suggest with basic vocal technique training for my high school women's choirs? We already do music theory on a regular basis but I want something more for vocal technique with clear explanations of the vocal apparatus, vocabulary, physiology, diagrams, photo's etc... I do have some college texts I used to teach out of but they are too detailed for occasional use. I'd love something that I can make copies of or make power point presentations, etc... Quizes would be great as well.
Does anything like this exist?
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Garrett Lathe on August 12, 2010 4:33am
Hi, Tina. I don't have an answer for you, but I'd love to hear what you use for theory.
Thanks.
Garrett
Tina Harris on August 12, 2010 9:43am
I use One Minute Theory by Ron and Holly Slabbink. There are two volumes and I use both at the same time for kids at different levels of theory background. This will be my third year using it and so far so good.
on August 12, 2010 7:46am
Hi Tina. I did a little research and found something that might interest you. I've never used it but it looks good. It's called Choral Vocal Technique by Sabine Horstmann, published by GIA Music. This publisher has many similar resources in James Jordan's Evoking Sound series. Hope this helps!
Shannon
on August 12, 2010 8:40am
I would recommend The Structures and Movement of Breathing: A Primer for Choirs and Choruses by Barbara Conable.
Has some very good diagrams and lots of good info. My last vocal coach used this book a lot and told me of it's value with choirs.
Josh
on August 12, 2010 9:01am
Look at McGraw Hill Experiencing Choral Music. It is a comprehensive program including history, octavos, worksheets, and at least one section with vocal physiology. It is a great resource, but you would have to decide if you wanted to adopt it for your program. In the past, if you contact McGraw Hill they would send you a sample set of materials. I have used the worksheets on vocal physiology with middle school general music classes. Well laid out and easy to understand.
on August 12, 2010 11:48am
Tina and Joy: That may be a great program, but from personal experience I have to suggest that you should not trust McGraw-Hill. They let a textbook I had used for 18 years go permanently out of print without warning and left me high and dry for my music history class last year. They had no replacement lined up. I've had to choose a different textbook, and I will never deal with McGraw-Hill again. They do not understand their market, or rather underrstand it only as a market and not as a service to teachers.
John
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