SKU: AP.48557

ISBN 9781470642884. UPC: 038081554020. English.

Sound Sight-Reading by Brian Beck, Scott Watson, and Robert Sheldon is part of the revolutionary Sound Innovations for Concert Band series. Sound Sight-Reading provides students with decoding strategies to help with reading music more quickly and accurately. Organized in six progressively detailed and expressive levels, each section introduces and reviews new notes, rhythms, time signatures, and other musical elements through a variety of performance material. The teacher's score is packed with insights and ideas for musical games to help keep things fun and challenging.

Experience the many benefits of improved sight-reading:
* Maximize the contact time you have with students.
* Spend less time learning notes and more time learning expression, phrasing, balance, etc.
* Achieve better scores at festivals and other assessments. This title is available in MakeMusic Cloud.

ISBN 9781574635256.

Comp iled and Edited by Brian J. Winnie One hundred powerful rehearsal techniques and ideas passionately shared by leading expert choral pedagogues, composers, conductors, vocologists, music therapists, researchers, speech-language pathologists, studio teachers, and professional practitioners. Each quick-to-read, insightful article includes fascinating facts about famous composers and conductors, thoughtful motivational quotes, and suggested additional reading selections. It’s an excellent university text and  “go-to” source for choral conductor-teachers at all levels. Sample topics include: Useful Compositional Techniques for Directors, Jeffery L. Ames, Professor, Belmont University The Yin and Yang of Vocal Sight-Reading, Michele L. Henry, Professor, Baylor University Five Steps for Planning and Rehearsing Repertoire, Patrick K. Freer, Professor, Georgia State University Teacher Talk, Jessica Nápoles, Associate Professor, University of North Texas Choral Resonance: Sound, Science, Spirit, Amanda Quist, Director of Choral Activities, University of Miami Conductor vs. Cooking Appliance: Creating Meaning through Temporal Flexibility, Jake Runestad, Composer & Conductor Recruit from a Position of Strength, Ethan Sperry, Professor, Portland State University The Improvising Choral Director, Patrice Madura Ward-Steinman, Professor, Indiana University Honoring Female Changing Voices, Bridget Sweet, Associate Professor, University of Illinois Teaching Traditional South African Music, Michael Joseph Barrett, Composer & Conductor, University of Pretoria Leadership through a New Lens, Hilary Apfelstadt, Professor Emerita, The University of Toronto The Choral Warm-Up Period, Anthony T. Leach, Professor Emeritus, The Pennsylvania State University Rethinking Gender in the Choral Context, Joshua Palkki, Assistant Professor, California State University, Long Beach Involving Students in Repertoire Selection, Janet Galván, Director of Choral Activities, Ithaca College.