Training your young choir

By David Bramhall

An experienced and thoughtful composer, arranger and conductor, David Bramhall describes in detail the methods that have guided a long and successful career as a director of children's choirs. Whether you are a music teacher, church organist or the conductor of a children's or youth choir, you will find this book an invaluable source of ideas and inspiration.Topics include ... What children can and can't do ... Early years singing activities ... Solfa, signing and notation ... Singing in parts ... Choosing your singers ... How to select repertoire ... Warm up exercises ... How to teach a song ... Conducting ... The young voice and how it works ... Tone, articulation, breathing and intonation ... Finding performance opportunities ... Organising concerts and concert-tours ... What to do when things go wrong

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1456431358
• ISBN13: 9781456431358
• Release Date: March 2011
• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 132 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 10.0" x 0.3" x 8.0"