The Show Choir Handbook
eBook - PDF

The Show Choir Handbook

  1. 151 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

The Show Choir Handbook

About this book

With the popularity of television shows such as Glee, American Idol, and The Voice, show choirs have become a vibrant component of college and high school music programs. Music teachers must not only know how to teach choral singing for popular music, but also be versed in show design and production. In The Show Choir Handbook, Alan L. Alder and Thalia M. Mulvihill address both song technique and show presentation, giving show choir directors the full set of tools they need for successful performances.

The Show Choir Handbook is a resource for current and future music educators who administer show choirs. With most literature on the topic either out of date or focused on the teaching techniques limited to vocal jazz (drawing on the choral genre's origins as "swing choirs"), instructors are in dire need of a resource that addresses music produced by publishers and choral arrangers.

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Table of contents

  1. Contents
  2. List of Figures
  3. Preface
  4. Acknowledgments
  5. 1 Introduction and History of Show Choir
  6. 2 Budgets, Short- and Long-Term Fund-Raising, and the Ultimate Fund-Raiser: Hosting a Show Choir Competition
  7. 3 Vocal Auditions
  8. 4 The Dance Audition
  9. 5 The Interview: General Tips and Navigating through It
  10. 6 Vocal Technique and Production, the Rehearsal, and the Physical Aspects of Singing
  11. 7 Choosing and Working with a Choreographer; Dance Rehearsal without the Choreographer
  12. 8 Designing a Show Choir Show
  13. 9 Costume Design and Selection; Makeup and Grooming
  14. 10 Accompaniment and Sound Reinforcement
  15. 11 Other Considerations
  16. 12 Conclusion
  17. Bibliography
  18. Index
  19. About the Authors