Singers' and Choral Directors' Bible

Instructional videos designed to help choral conductors at any level improve the quality of their rehearsals and performances by addressing some of the key issues of this complex art form.

Weston Noble presents, through lecture and demonstration, the process of matching voices to create a beautiful, almost seamless choral sound. These principles were employed in his direction of the Luther College Nordic Choir during a 57-year tenure, and thousands have benefited from the lecture over the years.

Performance of the complete oratorio on Dec. 19, 1987.

Simon Carrington and four young conductors bring a breath of fresh air to Handel's Messiah in a masterclass at Yale School of Music.

"The preparing a masterpiece video series on the Robert Shaw workshops at Carnegie Hall provides an in-depth look at Maestro Shaw's preparation for performances of choral masterpieces."--Container

Basic vocal techniques are taught utilizing visualization, movement and aural modeling. Topics covered include: mental focus, breathing, posture, and vowel formation exercises. The DVD also includes a written description of each exercise with accompaniment. Steven Rickards, a countertenor, demonstrates vocal technique.

"Discover the world of the adolescent male singer through historical, physical and social aspects of... young singers, and solo and choral performances."--Container

"Topics covered ... include: basic conducting patterns in legato and marcato for all basic meters, conducting with and without a baton, extensive demonstration of preparatory gestures, explanation of the architecture of conducting, body mapping principles applied to conducting, discussions on sound shaping and sound morphology ..."--Container