SATB choir, SSAA choir,
or TTBB choir
SKU:
GI.G-9692
Exercises to Build
Choral Musicianship.
Composed by Dean Luethi.
This edition: Director's
edition. Music Education.
Octavo. 54 pages. GIA
Publications #9692.
Published by GIA
Publications (GI.G-9692).
ISBN
9781622773510.
This
book of versatile,
pedagogically based
choral warm-ups helps
conductors take full
advantage of this
important time in every
rehearsal, providing
tools for assessment,
musicianship, and
ensemble unity at the
same time singers are
warming up their voices.
The exercises in Aligning
Voices are organized into
nine chapters, each
focusing on a different
area of choral technique:
Rhythm Brilliance
Intonation Balance
Dynamics Consonants
Beginning Consonants
Diphthongs and Ending
Consonants Vowels Each
warm-up contains two or
more parts, allowing the
director to work toward
improving choral sound in
a texture similar to that
of the repertoire.
Moreover, author Dean
Luethi provides every
warm-up in three
voicings—SATB,
SSAA, and TTBB—and
sequentially organizes
them by difficulty level.
In addition, each section
begins by defining the
objective for each
exercise and offering
practical solutions for
many of the common
challenges choirs face in
each area. A companion
student edition that
contains only the music
notation for each warm-up
exercise is also
available (G-9692S).
These exercises go well
beyond simply warming up
the voice. This resource
is a must-have for all
choral directors looking
to make the most of their
warm-up time. Dean Luethi
is Associate Professor
and Director of the
School of Music at
Washington State
University. In addition
to his work at the
university, he is a
frequently sought after
conductor, adjudicator,
and clinician, and he has
been published in the
Choral Journal and Music
Educators Journal. Watch
this introductory video
on Dean Luethi's
(Lee-thee) book Aligning
Voices: Exercises to
Build Choral
Musicianship.