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Choral Artistry provides a practical and organic approach to teaching middle school to college level choral singing and sight-reading according to the Kodály Concept of Music Education, grounded in current research from the fields of choral pedagogy, music theory, music perception and cognition.
List of contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction .
- Chapter 1. Framing a Choral Curriculum Based on the Kodály Approach
- Chapter 2: Getting Started: What to Teach During the First Few Weeks of a Choral Program
- Chapter 3: Laying the Foundations of Choral Singing Using Folk songs and Folk Song Arrangements
- Chapter 4. Developing Part-work Skills in the Choral Rehearsal for Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced Choirs
- Chapter 5: Sound Ways to Develop Audiation, Reading, and Music Theory Skills in the Choral Rehearsal
- Chapter 6:Music Theory and Sight Reading Sequence for Level 1 Choirs
- Chapter 7:Music Theory and Sight Reading Sequence for Level 2 Choirs
- Chapter 8 : Music Theory and Sight Reading Sequence for Level 3 Choirs
- Chapter 9: An Organic Approach to Teaching Sight-reading in the Choral Rehearsal
- Chapter 10: How We Learn Impacts How We Teach: Creating an Effective Teaching Strategy for Choral Rehearsals
- Chapter 11: Putting It All Together: Choral Strategies and Rehearsal Plans
- Chapter 12. Evaluation and Assessment in the Choral Rehearsal
About the author
Micheál Houlahan is Professor of Music Theory and Aural Skills and Chair of the Tell School of Music at Millersville University of Pennsylvania. He is also a visiting professor of music at the China Conservatory of Music, Beiijing.
Philip Tacka is Professor of Music at Millersville University of Pennsylvania. He is also currently a grant evaluator on the American Fellowship Panel for the American Association of University Women.
Summary
Choral Artistry provides a practical and organic approach to teaching middle school to college level choral singing and sight-reading according to the Kodály Concept of Music Education, grounded in current research from the fields of choral pedagogy, music theory, music perception and cognition.
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Too many times I meet people who do not understand what is special in being a choral conductor, why does one need to study it. Their opinion is, that any musician can do it. This wonderful book answers this question. This book teaches you the real craft, what is 'behind the scenes', behind the well-trained and well-practiced gestures. It will take you through the steps in the process with great detail on every level. What we see on the stage, what we hear when a choir sings beautifully is just the icing on the cake. This book will show you the way to achieve it in a holistic, unhurried and honest way.
