SKU: AP.49865

ISBN 9781470651565. UPC: 038081572437. English.

Alfred's top vocal jazz arrangers were called upon to contribute Great American Songbook arrangements designed to introduce beginners to the genre. And oh, how they delivered! This is an indispensable collection for young soloists or unison singers including reproducible student pages and a fabulous foreword (with developmental exercises) by Dr. Michele Weir. Enhance the jazzy vibe with full rhythm section accompaniments on the available audio. Teach swing, scat, jazz articulations, stylizations, and more! Recommended for grades four and up.

SKU: MN.CH-1323

UPC: 765844003654.

A quick, upbeat song which provides young singers an opportunity to express their exuberance for the unique, American musical style called jazz. This piece works well as a teaching tool to introduce stylistically appropriate ascending and descending smears, fall-offs, accents, and other jazz elements. Duration 1:10.

SKU: CA.982105

ISBN 9790007160692. Language: English. Text: Betzner-Brandt, Michael. Text: Michael Betzner-Brandt.

The modern a cappella series offers new, challenging a cappella music with a jazzpop sound. The editions are orientated towards the needs of the developing jazz-pop choral scene. a special choral sound, groove, improvisation and choreography play central roles - individual singers can come to the fore as soloists. In short, modern a cappella is a new category of choral music; there are no covered pop songs and also no serious new music, rather grooving, contemporary vocal music with unconventional texts and choral presence. The series is geared towards highly motivated youth choirs as well as ambitious ensembles from all genres. Score available separately - see item CA.982100.

SKU: HL.1146074

ISBN 9781705185407. UPC: 196288117643. 6.75x10.5x0.019 inches.

Experience jazz in your classroom and performance with this swingin' tune from Rosana Eckert and Sharon Burch. The music, accompaniment, and vocal arrangements as well as the recording are authentic and true to jazz using a New Orleans “Second Line Groove.” Movement suggestions are included as well as notes for learning music concepts including scat singing. A groovy choral for your young singers!

SKU: CA.209705

ISBN 9790007029234.

Collection available separately - see item CA.209700.

SKU: HP.8524

UPC: 763628185244. Daniel Charles Damon.

Dan Damon is known as one of a few persons who are gifted both in crafting texts and composing tunes, and he constantly strives to build on these gifts. In this collection of 35 new hymns and songs, Dan's texts continue to break new ground, exploring new themes. The tunes, also, have a modern tonality, with echoes of the jazz music Dan performs publicly.

SKU: BT.ALHE31660

French.

French composer and teacher, Darius Milhaud (1892-1974) was a prolific composer of the 20th century as a member of 'Les Six'. His compositions remain highly regarded, Jacob's Dreams being no exception. Milhaud's compositions areinfluenced by jazz and polytonality, as exemplified in Jacob's Dreams. Composed in 1949, Jacob's Dreams is a dance suite, written for Oboe, Violin, Viola, Cello and Double Bass. It is an alternative, exciting suite, based on thedreams of Jacob in the Bible and made up of five movements - 1) Jacob's Pillow, 2) The first dream (the angel's ladder), 3) Prophecy, 4) Second dream (fight with the dark angel and benediction), and 5) Israel (Hymn). Milhaud makesuse of variation in articulation, complex rhythms, chromaticism, accidentals, harmonics, altering tempos, variation in dynamics and a wide tessitura, amongst other aspects. Milhaud's Jacob's Dream is essential to all advancedensembles seeking modern and exciting repertoire.