Vocal Technique by Julia Davids and Stephen LaTour
Written by CCC Artistic Director Julia Davids and collaborator Stephen LaTour, Vocal Technique: A Guide for Conductors, Teachers, and Singers is the first book to connect the disciplines of vocal pedagogy, vocal science, and choral technique. It fills a need for accurate, well-researched, and easy-to-read information on how to teach and learn singing in both solo and choral contexts. This concise yet comprehensive guidebook offers numerous, practical voice-building and problem-solving suggestions and exercises, as well as clear photographs and elegant illustrations. The authors thoroughly address important topics such as breathing, onset, resonance, vowel modification, vibrato, register transitions, range extension, intonation, changing voices (both adolescent and aging), and vocal health. They integrate the perspectives of renowned artists, choral professionals, vocal pedagogues, and the latest in vocal science. This is a must-have for conductors, voice teachers, and music educators, and will benefit solo and choral singers of all ages and abilities. Click here for complete information.
Cypress Choral Music
In 2014 the Canadian Chamber Choir partnered with Cypress Choral Music, a Vancouver-based music publisher, to create the exclusive ‘Canadian Chamber Choir Series’ of Canadian choral works for accomplished choirs. The pieces in this collection are recently-composed works that were, in many cases, taken from draft manuscript form and then revised and finalized by their composers through performance and collaboration with the CCC Artistic Team. The CCC is proud to support the outstanding Canadian composers who are featured in this new series, and we encourage you to visit the Cypress Choral site for complete ordering information.
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