GIA Music Education Catalog ? 2011 - GIA Publications

James Jordan
The Choral Conductor’s Aural Tutor
Training the Ear to Diagnose Vocal Problems
A Companion to The Choral Warm-Up
James Jordan
Including Two Aural Study CDs
with The Williamson Voices of Westminster Choir College
and The Pennsbury High School Chamber Choir
Marilyn Shenenberger, Accompanist
James Jordan, Conductor
Great voice teachers have the ability to diagnose vocal
problems by developing listening skills that allow them to
focus upon vocal technique problems in their singers.
These skills are invaluable to studio teachers. Shouldn’t
the same skills be important to choral conductors?
In The Choral Conductor’s Aural Tutor, James Jordan leads directors on a quest
for aural mastery of vocal technique error detection through a program of guided
listening using examples from both a high school and a college choir. The included
pretests and posttests encourage forward progress by assessing the conductor’s ability
to hear and label problems, including too little head tone, off-the-breath singing,
jowly placement, sluggish vowel movement, and more. The Core Vocal Exercises on
the two CDs demonstrate good ensemble sound by showing both correct and incorrect
examples—we learn what a desirable sound is by hearing what it is not.
This book and 2-CD resource, rooted in the principles of The Choral Warm-
Up, is invaluable for conductors of all experience levels, regardless of the age group
they teach.
G-6905 Quality paperback and 2-CD set ............................$39.95
Listen!
Introductory Harmonic Immersion
Solfege for Individuals and Choirs
Major: Tonic, Dominant, and Subdominant with
Interactive Listening CD
Marilyn Shenenberger with James Jordan
Gain improved listening skills, ease in improvisation, and
increased facility with notation with this foundational aural
training method, designed for individual and ensemble use.
G-6971 Student Book One ........................................$17.95
G-6971A Teacher’s Edition, Book One
(with accompaniment supplement and interactive listening CD) ..........29.95
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