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1 CHOIR DIRECTOR S RESOURCE GUIDE CHORALS, DVDs, VOCAL COLLECTIONS, & MORE! alfred.com The Alfred secular choral catalog provides a wide variety of educational, practical, and appropriate choral literature for ensembles of all ages and sizes, suitable for use in concerts, festivals, and contests. Visit us at alfred.com to keep up-to-date with our ever-growing catalog. You ll also find sample pages and full recordings on our website. Go to alfred.com/downloads to hear free full recordings of these and hundreds of other Alfred choral publications. Just enter the choral item number in the Quick Find search area, hit Enter on your computer, then click on the Flash button. Most recordings are also available for purchase at $0.99. Just click on Buy Now! Don t miss ALFRED S PIANOTRAX 3 CD Many of our Choral Designs selections feature wonderful and supportive piano accompaniments. Now your choirs can rehearse or perform with these accompaniment tracks using our new PianoTrax 3 CD. PianoTrax 3 CD contains accompaniments only for the following 25 choral publications: Alleluia Arirang A Blessing Butterfly Dies Irae The Flying Dutchman Hosanna Deo! How Like a Winter The Icy December Joan Petit The Journey A Jubilant New Song Jubilate! Alleluia! The Long Day Closes Oh, Dear! On an Eagle s Wing On My Way to Jordan* Plenty Good Room Sail On! Skip to My Lou Sound the Trumpet! Though Philomela Lost Her Love The Water Is Wide Your Love Was a River PianoTrax 3 CD ( )...$39.99 *Accompaniment for SATB and SAB voicings only. Title SATB SAB/3-PT 2-PT WOMEN MEN TRAX PAX All I Need Is the Girl (Arr. Shackley) Alleluia (Mozart/Liebergen) Angels Gloria (Arr. Farnell) Any Way You Want It: Journey s Greatest Hits (Arr. Billingsley) Arirang (Arr. Beery) Aya Ngena (Arr. Gray) Baba Yetu (Kiagiri, Tin) Baby! A Medley of Justin Bieber Hits (Arr. Beck) Be a Santa Medley (Arr. Beck, Bridwell) Beati Quorum Via (Stanford/Robinson) A Blessing (Althouse) Born to Be Somebody (Arr. Taylor) Bugler s Holiday (Anderson/Albrecht) Butterfly (Beck) Carolers Noel (Beck) A Christmas Canon (Arr. Albrecht) *Con la Música (Althouse) Dancing in Bethlehem (Parks, Parks) Deedle Deedle Dai (Brownsey, Lantz) Didn t My Lord Deliver Daniel? (Arr. Rentz) Dies Irae (Mozart/Liebergen) Don t Stop Believin (Arr. Billingsley) Don t Stop Believin (Arr. Billingsley) Doo Ba Duo! (Arr. Gray) Dormi, Dormi, O Bel Bambin (Arr. DeCormier) LG Dream a Little Dream of Me (Arr. Althouse) A Dream Within a Dream (Poe, Gray) Express Yourself: The Music of Madonna (Arr. Billingsley) Faithfully (Arr. Billingsley) Father Sky (Tankasila, Frombach, Rentz) Festival Exsultate (Beck) Firework (Arr. Billingsley) The Flying Dutchman (Parks, Parks) A Gershwin Jazz Trio (Arr. Althouse) *Get Happy (Arr. Kern) Gloria (Leavitt) Gloria in Excelsis Deo (Althouse) Green Day on Stage (Arr. DeSpain) Happy Days Are Here Again/Get Happy (Arr. Kern) Have You Seen the Baby? (Gray) Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas (Arr. Hayes) Hernando s Hideaway (Arr. Gilpin) (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher (Arr. Althouse) Hodie (Waggoner) Hold My Hand (Arr. Taylor) Home (Arr. Beck, Spresser) (Keen/Althouse) Hosanna Deo! (Gilpin) How Like a Winter (Shakespeare, Gray) *I Have a Voice (Althouse) The Icy December (Arr. Hayes) *featured on Showbiz! Movement DVD ( )

2 Title SATB SAB/3-PT 2-PT WOMEN MEN TRAX PAX *If I Only Had a Brain (Arr. Albrecht) I ve Been in the Storm So Long (Arr. Hayes) Java Jive (Arr. Robinson) Jeannette, Isabella (Arr. Moore) Joan Petit (Arr. Perry, Perry) The Journey (Stratton, Courtney) A Jubilant New Song (Farnell) Jubilate! Alleluia! (Bach/Liebergen) Just the Way You Are (Amazing) (Arr. Billingsley) Last Christmas (Arr. Gilpin) Let All Nations Sing (Albrecht) *Let Me Entertain You (Arr. Shackley) Let s Fall in Love: A Tribute to Cole Porter (Arr. Althouse) The Letter (Arr. Althouse) The Little Drummer Boy/Peace on Earth (Arr. Althouse) X Little Shop of Horrors (Arr. Althouse) Long Ago and Far Away (Arr. Hayes) The Long Day Closes (Chorley, Gilpin) Love Is the Gift the Season Brings (Gardner) A Madrigal (Albrecht) Masters in This Hall (Arr. Althouse) May the Season Never End (Althouse) Merry Christmas, Merry Christmas (Arr. Fettke, Grassi) My Fair Lady: A Choral Medley (Arr. Beck) Need You Now (Arr. Gilpin) Nutcracker Jingles (Arr. Bridwell) Oh, Dear! (What Can the Matter Be?) (Arr. Canfield) Oh Happy Day (Arr. Hayes) Oh Santa! (Arr. Taylor) On an Eagle s Wing (Beck) On My Way to Jordan (Althouse) Over the Rainbow (Arr. Beck) Pacem (A Song of Peace) (Beck, Fisher) Papa, Can You Hear Me? (Arr. DeSpain) Peaceful River (Donnelly, Strid) Plenty Good Room (Arr. Althouse) The Power of Love (Arr. Shaw) Rock the Boat (Arr. Gilpin) Sail On! (Wagner) *Santa Mash-Up (Brownsey, Lantz) Search Me, O God (Priano) *Showbiz Snowman! (Beck, Fisher) Sicut Cervus (Palestrina/Robinson) *Sing Noel, Noel! (Albrecht, Althouse) Sing We Now of Christmas (Arr. Albrecht) Sing Your Song (Gilpin) *Singing A-Round (Albrecht) Skip to My Lou (Arr. Gilpin) Smile (Arr. Gilpin) Solfège Song (Beck) Songs of Flight (A Song Cycle for Treble Choirs) (Beck) Soul Man (Arr. Shaw) Sound the Trumpet! (Albrecht) Sure on this Shining Night (Agee, Ray) A Swingin Christmas (Arr. Althouse) *Tama Tu (A Maori Proverb) (Albrecht) Thank You (Arr. Althouse) Thank You for the Music (Arr. Shaw) There Was a Child Went Forth (Whitman, Wagner) Though Philomela Lost Her Love (Morley/Liebergen) Thunder! (Albrecht) *The Time Warp (Arr. Beck) The Twelve Days After Christmas (Silver) A Vaughan Williams Christmas (Arr. Wagner) ** Vogue (Arr. Beck) Wake Up Everybody (Arr. Althouse) Walk with Me (Waggoner) The Water Is Wide (Arr. Althouse) We Love the 50s (Arr. Althouse) Welcome, Welcome Winter (Gilpin) Whatever Happened to Saturday Night (Arr. Billingsley) While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks (Handel/Meader) A Winter Night (Waggoner) Winter s Frost (Brownsey, Lantz) Wishing You a Sunrise (Weston) Yes, Virginia (There s a Santa Claus) (Arr. Beck) You Haven t Seen the Last of Me (Arr. Gilpin) You d Be So Nice To Come Home To (Arr. Althouse) Your Love Was a River (Curry) *featured on Showbiz! Movement DVD ( ) ** Concert Band (00-BD9924) and Full Orchestra (00-BFOM03002) also available

3 CHORAL RESOURCES CHORAL WARM-UP COLLECTIONS These two incredible resources consist of warm-ups for every situation and vocal area. Set the mood for a successful choral rehearsal while developing and reinforcing positive ensemble vocal techniques with these extremely popular books. They also make great gifts for fellow teachers and/or student teachers. THE CHORAL WARM-UP COLLECTION Various/Sally K. Albrecht A Sourcebook of 167 Choral Warm-Ups Contributed by 51 Choral Directors Book ( )...$22.95 THE COMPLETE CHORAL WARM-UP BOOK Russell Robinson, Jay Althouse A Sourcebook of 211 Choral Warm-Ups for Choral Directors Book ( )...$22.95 RUSS ROBINSON INSTRUCTIONAL DVDs Discover new ideas and techniques to improve your teaching skills and the sound of your choirs. Dr. Russell Robinson, a popular clinician, arranger, and composer, presents his pedagogical ideas with clarity and humor. Make sure you have all three of these superb DVDs in your library. Creative Rehearsal Techniques for Today s Choral Classroom ( )...$34.95 Jazz Style and Improvisation for Choirs (00-SVBM05001)...$34.95 Middle School Singers: Turning Their Energy into Wonderful Choirs ( )...$39.95 SONGS OF FLIGHT (A Song Cycle for Treble Choirs) By Andy Beck Written as a special commission for the North Carolina Chapter of the Music Teachers National Association, Alfred proudly presents this charming song set composed specifically for treble choirs. In each movement, the thematic poetry is sheer delight for young singers and the musicality, ever-present. Songs includes Butterfly, Give Me a Kite, Making a Paper Airplane, and On an Eagle s Wing (the first and last of which are available as single chorals). Please visit alfred.com to hear a full recording of all four movements of Songs of Flight. 2-Part ( )... $5.99 SoundTrax CD ( )...$34.99 EXPERIENCE ALFRED S POPULAR CHORAL MOVEMENT DVD SERIES With staging by Sally K. Albrecht & Andy Beck Let Sally and Andy do the work for you! Thousands of choral directors have discovered this quick and easy way to add simple yet effective choreography to their choral performances. New for SHOWBIZ! A Choral Movement DVD Sally K. Albrecht & Andy Beck CON LA MÚSICA GET HAPPY I HAVE A VOICE IF I ONLY HAD A BRAIN LET ME ENTERTAIN YOU SANTA MASH-UP SHOWBIZ SNOWMAN! SING NOEL, NOEL! SINGING A-ROUND TAMA TU THE TIME WARP ZAT YOU, SANTA CLAUS? Showbiz! DVD ( )...$39.99 UPDATE YOUR COLLECTION All previously published choral movement videos are now available on DVD. Please visit alfred.com for a listing of titles included on each DVD. Danza! ( )...$39.95 Follow Me to the Top! ( )... $34.95 Hooray for Hollywood! ( )...$39.95 In the Spotlight! ( )...$39.95 On the Stage! ( )... $34.95 On with the Show! ( )...$39.95 Put on a Show! ( )...$39.95 Razzamatazz! ( )...$39.95 Shine! ( )...$39.99 Showtime! ( )...$39.95 Step by Step ( )...$39.95 That s Entertainment! ( )...$39.95 All prices are in US$ and subject to change without notice. 3

4 REPRODUCIBLE BOOKS ACCENT ON COMPOSERS The Music and Lives of 22 Great Composers Jay Althouse & Judith O Reilly A complete music appreciation course in one 120-page, reproducible book/cd package! For each of the 22 featured composers there is a bio, portrait, listing of types of music each composed, composer factoids, time line, information about their listening example (featured on the enclosed CD) and what to listen for, a test/review, and more! Composers include: Bach, Beethoven, Brahms, Copland, Debussy, Handel, Hildegard, Joplin, Felix and Fanny Mendelssohn, Mozart, Stravinsky, Tchaikovsky, Verdi, and more! Book & CD ( )... $39.95 MEET THE GREAT JAZZ LEGENDS Ronald C. McCurdy Introduce a new generation of music enthusiasts to 17 legendary jazz artists from Louis Armstrong to Dave Brubeck. Visit alfred.com for a listing of featured artists. Book ( )... $14.95 Reproducible Activity Sheets ( )... $14.95 Listening CD ( )... $14.95 Book & CD ( )...$26.95 Book, CD, & Reproducible Activity Sheets ( )...$39.95 MUSIC FUN Reproducible Music Games and Puzzles Sue Albrecht Johnson This incredible publication includes all your favorite games and puzzles, from Alphagrams, Matching Puzzles, and Crosswords to Name That Tune, Musical Sudokus, Word Searches, Mazes, and more! Clever, educational, reproducible, and fantastic fun for everyone, Music Fun 101 is a must for your music classroom. Book ( )... $29.95 ONE-PAGE COMPOSER BIOS 50 Reproducible Biographies of Famous Composers Jay Althouse One-Page Composer Bios is a 100% reproducible book containing brief, informative, and interesting one-page biographies of 50 of history s greatest composers. Book ( )... $19.95 READY TO READ MUSIC Sequential Lessons in Music Reading Readiness Jay Althouse Don t ask your students to read music until they are ready to read music. This 100% reproducible book is packed with four sequential units of eight lessons each, all designed to prepare your students to read music. Most of the lessons are followed by a page of exercises, ideal for student assessment. And, as a bonus, there are page after page of large, reproducible music symbols... great for bulletin boards and flash card learning. Book ( )...$ MUSIC QUIZZES FOR THEORY AND READING One-Page Reproducible Tests to Evaluate Student Musical Skills Jay Althouse Just what the title says: 60 one-page quizzes on a variety of subjects related to beginning music theory and reading. Includes sections on The Basics, Rhythm, Note Names, Key Signatures, Musical Symbols and Terms, Time Signatures, Keyboard Identification, and Musical Puzzles. Perfect for student assessment. Book ( )...$24.95 Contents printed on 100% recycled paper. Puzzle Books by Donald Moore These fantastic reproducible books are filled with activities designed to make music learning fun and easy. Perfect when you need something special for activity time, extra credit, or a quick take-home quiz. Answer keys included. ALL ABOUT... CROSSWORDS! 20 puzzles in each book. Vol. 1: All About the History of Rock and Pop Music (00-SVB00106)...$24.95 Vol. II: All About Instruments (00-SVB00107)...$24.95 Vol. III: All About Choirs (00-SVB00108)...$24.95 Vol. IV: All About Composers (00-SVB00109)...$24.95 MUSIC PUZZLE MANIA 25 Educational and Fun Puzzles for Classroom and Home Use Features scrambles, state songs, word searches, and more! Includes Data CD with reproducible PDF files for sharing and posting. Book & Data CD ( )...$24.99 MUSIC PUZZLES PLUS 25 Educational and Fun Puzzles for Classroom and Home Use Includes word searches, rounders, Name that Tune games, crosswords, and more! Book ( )... $19.99 MUSIC SCRAMBLES 30 Melody Mix-Up Puzzles for Classroom and Home Use Includes Data CD with Printable PDF files! 100% Reproducible NEW! MUSIC SCRAMBLES 30 Melody Mix-Up Puzzles for Classroom and Home Use by Donald Moore Individual measures of familiar melodies have been randomly scattered for students to reassemble. Occasional bonus questions further enhance musical learning. The enclosed Data CD contains PDF files of each puzzle, ready for your smart board or website. Book & Data CD ( )...$ Contact your favorite music dealer to purchase any of these Alfred publications.

5 SIGHT-SINGING & THEORY ALFRED S POPULAR SIGHT-SINGING TEXT Level 1 concepts include: Whole note through sixteenth note rhythms and rhythmic patterns. Introduction to pitches, including note names, solfège syllables, and numbers. Major key signatures. Diatonic intervals. Simple and compound time signatures. Reading treble and bass clef. Music signs and symbols. Dynamics, articulations, and tempo markings. Unison, 2-part, and 3-part singing. SING AT FIRST SIGHT Foundations in Choral Sight-Singing Andy Beck, Karen Farnum Surmani, & Brian Lewis Sing at First Sight is a complete sight-singing curriculum. This wellorganized, sequential method clearly introduces new music reading concepts, reinforces those concepts with rhythm and pitch exercises, motivates students with helpful hints and challenge exercises, features choral excerpts at the end of each unit, and provides a comprehensive review and evaluation (including written activities, ear training drills, and formal assessments). Textbook, Level 1 ( )... $7.95 Reproducible Companion & CD, Level 1 ( )...$39.95 Textbook, Level 2 ( )... $7.95 Reproducible Companion & CD, Level 2 ( )...$39.95 Level 2 concepts include: Singing in minor. Chromatics. Unison, 2-part, 3-part, and 4-part singing. Identifying major and minor intervals. Natural minor, harmonic minor, melodic minor, and chromatic scales. Advanced rhythmic patterns. NEW FROM ALFRED S AWARD-WINNING SERIES ALFRED S ESSENTIALS OF MUSIC THEORY, VERSION 3 Andrew Surmani, Karen Farnum Surmani, & Morton Manus This all-in-one theory course for classroom and home instruction contains comprehensive lessons and exercises to practice music reading, writing, and listening skills, as well as review activities to reinforce learning. This software program covers all the material in the EMT series and includes narration of new concepts, animation, exercises, games, and ear training to motivate while strengthening musical skills. A NEW version of the software contains progressive lessons, ear training, and assessments, and now features more flexibility in customizing the curriculum to your needs. New software allows you to: Customize tests, lessons, lesson plans, glossary terms, and more. Import sample recordings. Use with multiple teachers. Create your own syllabus. And more! Online version of the software coming soon The most complete and enjoyable way to learn music! Visit alfred.com/emt for more information! Also available in the EMT series: Student books (Volumes 1, 2, 3, and Complete) Teacher s Answer Key Ear Training CDs Double Bingo Games Flash Cards Reproducible Activity Kits Interactive Software for students and teachers in private study, studio, and network settings. All prices are in US$ and subject to change without notice. 5

6 VOCAL COLLECTIONS AMERICAN FOLK SONGS FOR SOLO SINGERS 13 Folk Songs Arranged for Solo Voice and Piano for Recitals, Concerts, and Contests Arr. Jay Althouse An excellent variety of solo material for recitals, concerts, and contests. Available in two voicings. Titles: Bright Morning Stars Down in the Valley to Pray Honey Babe How Can I Keep from Singing? My Lord, What a Morning Nine Hundred Miles Old Joe Clark Pretty Little Girl Shenandoah Simple Gifts Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child Sun Don t Set in the Mornin The Water Is Wide. Med. High Med. Low Book & CD... $24.99 ( ) ( ) Book...$15.99 ( ) ( ) Acc. CD...$13.99 ( ) ( ) FOLK SONGS FOR SOLO SINGERS, VOLUME 1 High Med. High Med. Low Book & CD...$24.99 ( ) ( ) ( ) Book... $15.99 ( ) ( ) ( ) Acc. CD... $13.99 ( ) ( ) ( ) FOLK SONGS FOR SOLO SINGERS, VOLUME 2 Med. High Med. Low Book & CD... $24.99 ( ) ( ) Book... $15.99 ( ) ( ) Acc. CD...$13.99 ( ) ( ) CAROLS FOR SOLO SINGERS 10 Seasonal Favorites Arranged for Solo Voice and Piano for Recitals and Concerts Compiled & ed. Sally K. Albrecht Features arrangements appropriate for many occasions and events during the holidays, school or church use. You ll want both voicings! Titles: Amid the Cold of Winter God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen How Far Is It to Bethlehem? I Saw Three Ships Kling, Glöckchen Noël Nouvelet O Come, Little Children Simple Joy Sleep in Heavenly Peace We Three Kings. Med. High Med. Low Book & CD... $24.99 ( ) ( ) Book...$15.99 ( ) ( ) Acc. CD...$13.99 ( ) ( ) CHRISTMAS FOR SOLO SINGERS Med. High Med. Low Book & CD... $24.99 ( ) ( ) Book...$15.99 ( ) ( ) Acc. CD...$13.99 ( ) ( ) The same great eight songs are included in both collections EIGHT FAVORITES FROM THE GREAT AMERICAN SONGBOOK Arr. Mark Hayes Take eight classic songs from The Great American Songbook, add Mark Hayes stunning and unpredictable contemporary arrangements, and it all adds up to two winning collections! Enjoy performing these first-rate arrangements with the stylish piano accompaniments or with the fully-orchestrated, professional quality CD recordings. Titles: Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas I Got Rhythm I ll Be Home for Christmas Just One of Those Things Over the Rainbow Singin in the Rain They Can t Take That Away from Me You re the Top. Solos Duets Book & CD... $24.99 ( ) ( ) Book...$15.99 ( ) ( ) Acc. CD for both books ( )...$13.99 READY TO SING... BROADWAY 12 Showtunes, Simply Arranged for Voice and Piano, for Solo or Unison Singing Arr. Andy Beck Appropriate for beginning soloists, unison classroom singing, and elementary choral groups. This budget-stretching publication is designed to support the teaching of basic singing skills. Includes reproducible song sheets. Titles: Forty-Second Street Give My Regards to Broadway Heart How Lucky You Are Hushabye Mountain If I Only Had a Brain It s Possible Lullaby of Broadway Round-Shouldered Man Shy Try to Remember Wouldn t It Be Lovely. Book & CD ( )... $29.99 Book (Reproducible Song Sheets) ( )...$19.99 Enhanced Acc. CD ( )...$19.99 READY TO SING... CHRISTMAS Book & CD ( )... $24.95 Book (13 Songs) ( )...$15.95 Acc. CD ( )...$13.99 READY TO SING... FOLK SONGS Book & CD ( )... $29.95 Book (10 Songs) ( )... $17.95 Acc. CD ( )...$13.99 READY TO SING... SPIRITUALS Book & CD ( )... $24.95 Book (11 Songs) ( )...$15.95 Acc. CD ( )...$13.99 Contents printed on 100% recycled paper. 6 Contact your favorite music dealer to purchase any of these Alfred publications.

7 BROADWAY VOCAL BROADWAY PRESENTS! SERIES This series, wonderfully edited by Lisa DeSpain, features a treasury of songs from stage and film, specially designed for young singers. Includes a piano accompaniment CD, 16-bar audition cut suggestions, and background information for each show and song. Visit alfred.com for more information on these incredible Broadway anthologies, including a listing of songs included in each publication. SINGER S LIBRARY OF MUSICAL THEATRE NEW! BROADWAY PRESENTS! AUDITION MUSICAL THEATRE ANTHOLOGY: YOUNG FEMALE EDITION Bar Excerpts from Stage & Film, Specially Designed for Teen Singers! Includes Set-Up, Audition Tips, Vocal Style, and Genre Indexes Excerpts represent a great variety of shows that span decades of theatre history and a multitude of styles. The most useful and relevant collection of its kind. CD accompaniment tracks are provided for all song excerpts. Book & 2 CDs ( )...$24.99 COMING SOON! BROADWAY PRESENTS! AUDITION MUSICAL THEATRE ANTHOLOGY: YOUNG MALE EDITION Book & 2 CDs ( )...$24.99 KIDS MUSICAL THEATRE ANTHOLOGY 22 Broadway favorites that kids love to sing. Titles: Consider Yourself (Oliver) The Girl I Mean to Be (The Secret Garden) I Gotta Crow (Peter Pan) I Just Can t Wait To Be King (The Lion King) Part of Your World (The Little Mermaid) Pure Imagination (Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory) and more. Book & CD ( )...$22.95 TEENS FEMALE VOCAL ANTHOLOGY 32 Broadway hits ideal for teenage women. Titles: Always True to You in My Fashion (Kiss Me, Kate) Boy Wanted (My One and Only) Gimme Gimme (Thoroughly Modern Millie) I Speak Six Languages (The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee) Mama Who Bore Me (Spring Awakening) Your Daddy s Son (Ragtime) and more. Book & CD ( )...$24.95 Aspiring and professional Broadway singers will delight in Alfred s new vocal collections. These elegant collections feature best-loved musical theatre songs in their original keys. Each volume is dedicated to a specific vocal range and contains dozens of songs from a variety of shows that span decades of theatre history. Includes historical and contextual commentary, audition tips, and 16-bar cut suggestions for each song. Each volume is over 200 pages! VOLUME 1 Soprano Book ( )... $ Accompaniment CDs ( )...$22.95 Book & 2 CDs ( )...$39.95 Mezzo Soprano/Alto Book ( )... $ Accompaniment CDs ( )...$22.95 Book & 2 CDs ( )...$39.95 Tenor Book ( )... $ Accompaniment CDs ( ) $22.95 Book & 2 CDs ( )...$39.95 Baritone/Bass Book ( )... $ Accompaniment CDs ( )...$22.95 Book & 2 CDs ( )...$39.95 VOCAL TECHNIQUE TEXTS VOLUME 2 Soprano Book ( )... $ Accompaniment CDs ( )...$22.95 Book & 2 CDs ( )...$39.95 Mezzo Soprano/Alto Book ( )... $ Accompaniment CDs ( )...$22.95 Book & 2 CDs ( )...$39.95 Tenor Book ( )... $ Accompaniment CDs ( )...$22.95 Book & 2 CDs ( )...$39.95 Baritone/Bass Book ( )... $ Accompaniment CDs ( )...$22.95 Book & 2 CDs ( )...$39.95 WORKING WITH YOUR VOICE By Jaime Babbitt You say you want to become a professional singer. Where do you start? Is it really possible to make a living doing what you love? In this book, Jaime Babbitt looks at everything involved with having a career as a singer and offers you her first-hand experience. Book ( )... $19.99 TEENS MALE VOCAL ANTHOLOGY 32 Broadway hits ideal for teenage men. Titles: All That s Known (Spring Awakening) Chim Chim Cher-ee (Mary Poppins) Giants in the Sky (Into the Woods) I m Not That Smart (The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee) On the Street Where You Live (My Fair Lady) Winter s on the Wing (The Secret Garden) and more. Book & CD ( )...$24.95 VOICEWORKS A How-To Owner s Manual for Vocal Students and Teachers Henry A. Alviani Includes chapters on posture, breathing, vocal cords, tone, vowels, consonants, intonation, and phrasing. A must-have for voice students, voice teachers, group voice classes, and choral directors at any level. Book ( )... $14.95 All prices are in US$ and subject to change without notice. 7

8 CONDUCTORS CHOICE These are the titles that you and your colleagues have chosen as favorites over the years. Visit alfred.com to find further information on these titles, listen to recordings, and see sample pages. Alfred s All-Time Top-Selling Choral Designs Publications SATB SAB/3-PART MIXED 2-PART Agnus Dei (Porterfield) ( ) America, the Beautiful (Arr. Hayes) ( ) Ave Maria (Caccini/Liebergen) ( ) Cantar! (Sing!) (Althouse) ( ) Cantate Domino (Althouse) ( ) Dies Irae (from Requiem) (Mozart/Liebergen) ( ) Dry Bones (Arr. Hayes) ( ) Festival Gloria (Porterfield) ( ) (Arr. Clawson) ( ) Gloria (from Heiligmesse) (Haydn/Liebergen) ( ) Goin to Bethlehem (Althouse) ( ) Have You Heard? (Althouse) ( ) (Keen/Althouse) ( ) Let There Be Peace on Earth (Arr. Althouse) ( ) Like an Eagle (Strommen) ( ) Live-A-Humble (Arr. Bagley) ( ) Rise Up, Shepherd, and Follow (Arr. Hayes) ( ) Shenandoah (Arr. Althouse) ( ) Sing Alleluia, Clap Your Hands (Albrecht) ( ) Sing We Now of Christmas (Arr. Althouse) ( ) Still the Holiest Night (Arr. Kern) ( ) Wade in the Water (Arr. Hayes) ( ) Walk a Mile (Choplin/Hayes) ( ) Whisper! Whisper! (Althouse) ( ) William Tell Overture (Arr. Eschliman) ( ) Amani Utupe (Simms) ( ) Amazing Grace (Arr. Althouse) ( ) Cantar! (Sing!) (Althouse) ( ) Cantate Domino (Althouse) ( ) Cross the Wide Missouri (Arr. Besig, Price) ( ) Danny Boy (Arr. Knowles) ( ) Dansi Na Kuimba (Perry, Perry) ( ) A Distant Shore (Donnelly, Strid) ( ) (Arr. Clawson) ( ) Gloria (from Heiligmesse) (Haydn/Liebergen) ( ) Glorificamus Te (Estes) ( ) (Keen/Althouse) ( ) I Am a Small Part of the World (Albrecht, Althouse) ( ) In These Delightful Pleasant Groves (Purcell/Robinson) ( ) Let There Be Peace on Earth (Arr. Althouse) ( ) Like an Eagle (Strommen) ( ) Our Gift for You (Estes) ( ) Oye la Música (Althouse) ( ) A Patriotic Festival (Arr. Williams) ( ) Sing a Jubilant Song (Perry, Perry) ( ) Sing Jubilate Deo (Estes) ( ) Sing We and Chant It (Morley/Robinson) ( ) That Dixieland Sound (Arr. Besig, Price) ( ) Walk Dem Bones (Arr. Musser) ( ) Whisper! Whisper! (Althouse) ( ) Alexander s Ragtime Band (Arr. Besig, Price) ( ) Alleluia Canon (Mozart/Moore) ( ) Amani Utupe (Simms) ( ) America, Of Thee I Sing! (Donnelly, Strid) ( ) Cantar! (Sing!) (Althouse) ( ) Chariot s Comin (Arr. Besig, Price) ( ) Cross the Wide Missouri (Arr. Besig, Price) ( ) Dansi na Kuimba (Perry, Perry) ( ) A Distant Shore (Donnelly, Strid) ( ) (Arr. Clawson) ( ) Get On Board This Train (Arr. Besig, Price) ( ) Holiday Lights (Albrecht/Althouse) ( ) I Am a Small Part of the World (Albrecht, Althouse) ( ) I Love a Piano (Arr. Besig, Price) ( ) Lift Up Your Voice, Alleluia (Albrecht) ( ) Like an Eagle (Strommen) ( ) Our Gift for You (Estes) ( ) Peace I Leave with You (Mozart/Moore) ( ) Regards to Broadway (Arr. Besig, Price) ( ) The Reindeer Rap (Albrecht) ( ) Rhythm of the Rain (Estes) ( ) Simply Alleluia (Boyce/Moore) ( ) Sing a Jubilant Song (Perry, Perry) ( ) Song of Peace (Donnelly, Strid) ( ) Take Me Out to the Ball Game (Arr. Althouse) ( ) Zum Gali Gali (Arr. Schwartz) ( ) WOMEN S CHOIRS (SSA, SSAA) All Through the Night (Arr. Schram) ( ) Cross the Wide Missouri (Arr. Besig, Price) ( ) Danny Boy (Arr. Knowles) ( ) (Arr. Clawson) ( ) (Keen/Althouse) ( ) Like an Eagle (Strommen) ( ) Prayer (from Hansel & Gretel) (Arr. Knowles) ( ) Sing with Pleasure (Handel/Liebergen) ( ) Snow Is Falling (Schram) ( ) Stormy Weather (Arr. Althouse) ( ) Three Little Maids from School (Arr. Albrecht) ( ) What Do the Stars Do? (Rossetti, Porterfield) ( ) MEN S CHOIRS (TB, TTB, TBB, TTBB) Dry Bones (Arr. Hayes) ( ) Fillimiooriay (Arr. Beery) ( ) (Arr. Clawson) ( ) Goin to Bethlehem (Althouse) ( ) Have You Heard? (Althouse) ( ) He Ain t Heavy, He s My Brother (Arr. Althouse) ( ) (Keen/Althouse) ( ) Poor Wayfaring Stranger (Arr. Estes) ( ) Tahiti (Arr. Harris) ( ) Wade in the Water (Arr. Hayes) ( ) Whisper! Whisper! (Althouse) ( ) Who s That Baby? (Althouse) ( ) wo / U(a38081*OLOMNm(W Join the Community! Visit alfred.com/connect for exclusive content, promotions, and more! 8 Download Full-Length Recordings! Listen to and download full-length recordings at alfred.com/downloads. A fantastic resource for performing, practicing, and finding great new music.

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