Music Education Resource Center
Resources for Choir
Books
Baker, David.
A New Approach to Ear Training for Jazz Musicians.
Lebanon: Studio P/R, 1976.
MT239 .B25 1976
Buchanan, Heather J., and Matthew W. Mehaffey.
Teaching Music Through Performance in Choir.
Chicago: GIA Publications, 2005.
MT875 .T43 2005 Vol. 1-2
Campbell, Patricia Shehan.
Songs in Their Heads: Music and Its Meaning in Children's Lives.
New York: Oxford University Press, 1998.
MT1 .C228 1998
Casey, Glenda. Essential Repertoire for the Concert Choir.
Milwaukee: Hal Leonard, 1997.
MT915 .E88 1997 Vol. 1-3
Casey, Glenda.
Essential Repertoire for the Concert Choir--Artist Level. Milwaukee: Hal Leonard, 1998.
MT915 .E882 1998 Vol. 1-3
Caldwell, J. Timothy.
Expressive Singing: Dalcroze Euryhthmics for Voice.
Englewood Cliffs: Prentice Hall, c1995.
MT22 .C35 1995
Crocker, Emily.
Essential Musicianship: A Comprehensive Choral Method: Voice, Theory, Sight-Reading, Performance.
Milwaukee: Hal Leonard, c1995-.
MT915.C85 1995 Vol. 1-3
Demorest, Steven M.
Building Choral Excellence: Teaching Sight-Singing in the Choral Rehearsal.
New York: Oxford University Press, 2001.
MT875 .D46 2001
Emmons, Shirlee.
Prescriptions for Choral Excellence: Tone, Text, Dynamic Leadership.
Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2006.
MT875 .E46 2006
Jordan, James Mark.
The Choral Rehearsal.
Chicago: GIA Publications, c2007-.
MT875 .J677 2007 Vol. 1-2
Killian, Janice, Michael O'Hern, and Linda Rann.
Essential Repertoire for the Developing Choir.
Milwaukee: Hal Leonard, 1996.
MT915 .K53 1996 Vol. 1-3
Killian, Janice, Michael O'Hern, and Linda Rann.
Essential Repertoire for the Young Choir.
Milwaukee: Hal Leonard, 1995.
MT915 .K55 1995 Vol. 1-3
Kohut, Daniel L., and Joe W. Grant.
Learning to Conduct and Rehearse.
Englewood Cliffs: Prentice Hall, 1990.
MT85 .K683 1990
Michelson, Steven K.
Getting Started with High School Choir.
Reston: Music Educators National Conference, 1994.
MT915 .M53 1994
Moore, Marvelene C., Angela L. Batey, and David M. Royse.
Classroom Management in General, Choral, and Instrumental Music Programs.
Reston: MENC, the National Association for Music Education, 2002.
LB3013 .M66 2002
Nordholm, Harriet.
Singing in the Elementary Schools.
Englewood Cliffs: Prentice-Hall, 1966.
MT930 .N665
Phillips, Kenneth H (Kenneth Harold).
Teaching Kids to Sing.
New York: Schirmer Books, 1992.
MT935 .P53 1992
Phillips, Kenneth H (Kenneth Harold).
Directing the Choral Music Program.
New York: Oxford University Press, 2004.
MT935 .P529 2004
Roach, Donald W.
Complete Secondary Choral Music Guide.
West Nyack: Parker Pub. Co., 1989.
MT88 .R68 1989
Robinson, Russell, L., ed.
Getting Started with Jazz/Show Choir.
Reston: Music Educators National Conference, 1994.
MT915 .G39 1994
Smith, Brenda (Brenda Jo).
Choral Pedagogy.
San Diego: Singular, c2000.
MT875 .S63 2000
Willetts, Sandra.
Beyond the Downbeat: Choral Rehearsal Skills and Techniques.
Nashville: Abingdon Press, 2000.
MT85 .W58 2000
Journals
American Choral Review
ML1 .A36
Journal of Research in Singing
ML1 .J76x
Journal of Research in Singing and Applied Vocal Pedagogy
ML1 .J76x
Journal of Singing
ML27.U5 N2652
The Choral Journal
ML1 .C656
Reference
Boytim, Joan Frey.
The Private Voice Studio Handbook: A Practical Guide to All Aspects of Teaching. Detroit: Information Coordinators, 1967.
MT820 .B69 2003
Kagen, Sergius.
ML128.V7 K3 1997
Orr, N. Lee, and W. Dan Hardin.
Choral Music in Nineteenth-Century America: A Guide to the Sources.
Lanham: Scarecrow Press, 2005.
ML128.C48 O77 1999
Audio-Visual
Achieving Choral Blend Through Standing Position.
[Chicago]: GIA Publications, c2005.
MT875 .A24 2005 - [DVD]
The Anatomy of Conducting: Architecture & Essentials.
[Chicago]: GIA Publications, c2008.
MT85 .A53 2008 - [DVD]
Artistic Musical Conducting.
Fayston: Choral Excellence Series, c2002.
MT88 .A77 2002 - [DVD] Vol. 1-2
Body Language in Performance: Seeing the Voices.
New York: Distributed by Insight Media, [200-?].
MT75 .B63 2000z - [DVD] Vol. 1-2
Donald Neuen's Choral Techniques and Methods.
Fayston: Choral Excellence Series, c2002.
MT88 .D65 2002 - [DVD] Vol. 1-5
Evoking Sound: Body Mapping Principles and Basic Conducting Technique.
Chicago: GIA, c2004.
MT85 .E86 2004 - [DVD]
The Inner Game of Music.
Madison: University of Wisconsin-Madison, c1988.
ML3830 .I56 2000z - [DVD] Pt. 1-5
Robert Shaw: Preparing a Masterpiece.
[New York]: Carnegie Hall, c2006.
MT85 .R63 2006 - [DVD] Vol. 1-8
School Ensemble Conducting for Band, Orchestra, & Chorus: Teacher Training.
[New York: Distributed by Insight Media], c2004.
MT85 .S45 2004 - [DVD]
The Singer's Voice.
Redmond: Caldwell Pub. Co., c2002.
MT821 .S55 2002 [DVD] Pt. 1-3
Compact Discs
Websites
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