The Empowered Choral Rehearsal:A Study Guide to Improve Choral Rehearsal Technique/G7899 - Softcover

James Jordan; Simon Carrington

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1579998143 ISBN 13: 9781579998141

Publisher: GIA Publications, 2010

Synopsis

There's no such thing as a rehearsal! Singers have the unique privilege of expressing text and should do so every time a phrase is sung. Simon Carrington
Simon Carrington spent 25 years with The King's Singers, the internationally acclaimed choral ensemble celebrated throughout the world for achieving the highest levels of excellence in singing. Now Carrington along with insight from author and conductor James Jordan brings a wealth of experience as a choral conductor to the mechanics of directing vocal ensembles. This Study Guide is the perfect companion to getting the most from the DVD.
This Study Guide carefully guides the viewer through the vast amount of material on the DVD by focusing attention on many aspects of Simon Carrington's interactions with the choir, including:
Carrington's philosophy and approach to the rehearsal process
An understanding of how warm-ups can teach and reinforce interval "hearing"
A focus on the teaching and rehearsing of Renaissance music
A discussion of how to achieve intonation, blend, and color through empowering the singers
Ideas on how to achieve balance and blend
Deeper insights into achieving a masterful rehearsal

About this title

About the Author

James Jordan is senior conductor at Westminster Choir College of Rider University in Princeton, New Jersey.
Simon Carrington is a professor emeritus of Yale University and a freelance conductor and choral clinician, leading workshops and master classes around the world.

About this edition

• Publisher: GIA Publications
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 1579998143
• ISBN 13: 9781579998141
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 72
• Illustrator: Martha Chlipala