SKU: GI.G-9566

ISBN 9781622773589.

What do coaches, master teachers, and studies of the psychology of learning have to teach us about conducting? It turns out, quite a bit. In this concise yet insightful volume, Richard Sparks draws from years of experience in the professional choral world and from his time teaching at two leading universities to help choral conductors transform their craft and create truly artful experiences. He gains inspiration from legendary college basketball coach John Wooden and shares striking and refreshing parallels between coaching sports teams and conducting music ensembles. Sparks draws equally from research in the fields of teaching and the psychology of learning—and what a conductor can take from those areas as well. Just as an artisan builds a set of skills and learns the tools of the trade, conductors too must build a box of tools to help them learn, understand, and interpret music, lead rehearsals, and conduct. The Conductor’s Toolbox conveniently and succinctly compiles these tools. Highlights include: Assessing yourself and your choir Using modeling Developing good habits in yourself and your choir Learning and teaching new skills Rehearsing more efficiently Teaching fundamental elements of music Selecting repertoire that improves your and your choir’s skills Improving your planning and pacing of rehearsals This book is for the young conductor starting out who wants to build a truly solid craft. It is also for the experienced conductor who wonders how to move to the next level, reenergize, and grow. Richard Sparks was Professor of Music and Chair of Conducting & Ensembles at the University of North Texas from 2009–2019, and he served as Director of Choral Activities at Pacific Lutheran University from 1983–2001. He has founded and led a number of professional choral organizations and guest conducted ensembles including the Santa Fe Desert Chorale and the Swedish Radio Choir. Choral Music Skill Building Evaluation Form. This evaluation form, created by Alan Davis and available here as a free PDF download, touches on many of the skill building ideas discussed in The Conductor's Toolbox. A unique and deftly effective instructional reference guide and manual that is unreservedly recommended for personal, professional, community, college, and university library collection, The Conductor's Toolbox should be considered essential reading for anyone seeking a career in orchestral conducting in any form or format. —James A. Cox, Library Bookwatch, October 2019.

SKU: HL.294997

ISBN 9781540054982. UPC: 888680944698. 5.0x5.0x0.185 inches.

Mark Hayes captures the Old West with musical finesse and humor in this fantastic medley now available in new voicings! Songs included are The Old Chishom Trail, Red River Valley, Home On the Range, and The Yellow Rose of Texas. Instrumental parts available to add some kiyi yippy kiay to your performance!

SKU: CL.012-3872-01

Composer Robert W. Smith has enjoyed his sojourns in the great state of Texas each summer since 1985. In a recent visit to the southwest with his family, he was inspired to sketch three impressions of the Lone Star State. Desert Dawn opens the work with Native-American overtones depicting the warmth of the sunrise over a beautiful southwestern vista. Anyone ever visiting San Antonio will delight in the Paseo Del Rio depicting the light and lively Riverwalk of this great city. The energetic and powerful Longhorns concludes the work with a sense of joy while celebrating this uniquely American way of life. Suitable for concert and festival performance, Southwest Summer will be a valued addition to your next program.

SKU: BT.DHP-1002333-401

ISBN 9789043112147. English-German-French-Dutch.

This is a great value collection of 24 pop songs and traditional melodies arranged for unaccompanied solo. Every style of pop music is included with songs by Britney Spears (Sometimes and Born To Make You Happy), Queen (Crazy Little Thing Called Love), Lou Bega (Mambo No 5), Brian Adams (Everything I Do), Elvis (Youâ??ll Never Walk Alone) and many more.

Inhoud: Mambo No. 5 â?¢ Sometimes â?¢ Vive lâ??amour â?¢ A Woman in Love â?¢ Love Is All â?¢ Crazy Little Thing Called Love â?¢ Conquest of Paradise â?¢ Fly Me to The Moon â?¢ Havah Nagilah â?¢ This Melody â?¢ I Donâ??t Need Her, I Need You â?¢ A WhiterShade of Pale â?¢ On Top of Old Smokey â?¢ Everything I Do, I Do It for You â?¢ Reach Out, Iâ??ll Be There â?¢ Swing Low, Sweet Chariot â?¢ The Yellow Rose of Texas â?¢ Butterfly â?¢ Born to Make You Happy â?¢ Youâ??ll Never Walk Alone â?¢ And the BandPlayed on â?¢ Waltzing Matilda â?¢ We Shall Overcome â?¢ When the Saints Come Marching In

Nach dem groÃ?en Erfolg von Top Hits Solo I> wird die Reihe hier mit noch mehr unvergesslichen Pophits fortgesetzt.

SKU: KJ.O1079C

UPC: 8402700323.

Winner of the 2001 Texas Directors Composition Contest, this serious and thought-provoking work will quickly become a must for all orchestra libraries. It is suitable for contest and festivals, and includes a Learning Bank for extended study opportunities.

SKU: MN.50-6024

Written for the 1999 Lutheran Hymn Festival at Meyerson Symphony Hall in Dallas, Texas, the choral fantasy on Alleluia! Let Praises Ring (WIE SCHÖN LEUCHTET) may be sung as an anthem, hymn of praise, or choral prelude to the hymn, Alleluia! Let Praises Ring! Pitched percussion instruments (Orff and other malleted or rung instruments) may be used in addition to handbells to accompany the vocal forces. Instrumental parts included on score. Appropriate for Trinity Sunday and other times of praise and celebration. Handbells (4 octaves- 11 bells).