SKU: GI.G-9357
Educational
Philosophies of Expert
Children's Choir
Conductors. Composed
by Melissa Mills. Music
Education. 198 pages. GIA
Publications #9357.
Published by GIA
Publications (GI.G-9357).
ISBN
9781622772223.
This
important resource is the
culmination of a lifelong
dream of author Melissa
M. Mills to share the
wisdom of many of the
most influential
community children’s
choir directors in North
America, especially those
responsible for
pioneering and shaping
this wonderful art form.
Across two volumes, Mills
collects and organizes
interviews with 23 expert
conductors. Through their
conversations, Mills
gleans wisdom about their
training, teaching
philosophy, motivations,
and practice, and
provides a special focus
from each conductor on
topics ranging from
assigning vocal parts and
teaching healthy tone
production to planning
rehearsals and developing
independent musicians.
Teachers of young singers
will find a broad and
deep exploration of the
issues that conductors
must consider, leading to
more purposeful
instruction and increased
effectiveness in the
choral setting. The
philosophies and
principles discussed in
these books offer
insights for teachers of
the youngest singers
through teenagers, in all
choral settings
(children’s choirs,
church choirs, and
elementary, middle, and
high school choirs). The
growing interest in both
community children’s
choirs and choral
conducting philosophy
makes Working with Young
Singers a timely and
invaluable resource for
all choral music
educators. Contributors:
Jean Ashworth Bartle •
Debra Burgess • Mary
Goetze • Joan Gregoryk
• Roberta Jackson •
Susan Knight • Robyn
Lana • Marguerite
McCormick • Rebecca
Rottsolk • Tim Sharp
• Ralph B.Woodward •
Jerome L. Wright.