Teaching Choral Concepts Curriculum

Review

     Choral Concepts Student Learning Guides have been reprinted in four Teachers' Editions, with all the answers written in. These Teachers' Editions are produced with a more durable cover than the student editions so they will hold up well when used repeatedly over the years. The page numbers are identical to the student edition, but inserted in the front are two pages listing (1) the posters and folders inserts available for each lesson in the unit and (2) the titles of the lessons in the other three units. 

These Teachers' Editions of the Student Learning Guides are excellent "mini-courses" in the essential principles of choral singing, in and of themselves. We are observing that many directors of small community and church choirs, and college students interested in choral music, are expressing interest in them for their personal use, even when not utilizing the overall Teaching Choral Concepts curriculum. They are an excellent addition to a personal professional library-compact but loaded with information. 

Table of Contents

Including a listing of the Correlated Teaching Aids [laminated Choral Concepts Music Folder Inserts and laminated Classroom Posters] which are available for the unit (but which are not contained as part of this booklet)

30. Balance and Blend, 4
Insert: Balance and Blend
Poster: Balance and Blend

31. Singing the Vowels, 7
Insert: Lip Positions for Singing the Vowels
Insert: Tongue Positions for Singing the Vowels
Poster: Lip Positions for Singing Vowels
Poster: Tongue Positions for Singing Vowels

32. Diphthongs, 10
Insert: Diphthongs

33. Articulation, 13
Insert: Singing Consonants
Poster: Singing Consonants

34. Enunciation, 16
Insert: Enunciation

35. Pronunciation, 18
Insert: Pronunciation

Unit 1 Review, 21
Posture; The breathing mechanism; Controlled breathing; Voice-part classifications; Vocal ranges; The reed-flute continuum; Change-of-color points; Audition preparation.

Unit 2 Review, 23
Objectives of vocal training; The singing mechanism; Open throat; Personal warm-up; Care of the voice; Vocal resonance; Head resonance; Tone color; Vibrato, tremolo, straight tone.

Unit 3 Review, 26
Dynamic levels; Extending vocal ranges; Head resonance and head tone; Humming; Basic musical styles; Correct phrasing; Vocal flexibility; Intonation; Introduction to the Phonetic Alphabet.

Unit 4 Review, 29
Balance and blend; Singing the vowels; Diphthongs; Articulation; Enunciation; Pronunciation.

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