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| Choral Methods and Techniques | |
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| Artistic Excellence | |
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| Choral Excellence | |
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| The Attributes of Success | |
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| The Commitment to Excellence | |
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| The Elements of an Inspirational Personality | |
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| A Soloistic Approach to Ensemble Singing | |
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| Great Soloists Can Make Great Choral Singers | |
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| Facilitating Soloistic Singing--The Soloistic Environment | |
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| The Relationship between Conductor and Singer | |
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| Breath Support | |
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| Breath Control | |
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| Developing a Great Singing Sound | |
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| The Development of Choral Singing in America | |
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| Defining and Teaching a Natural Choral Sound | |
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| Individual Section Characteristics, Problems, and Solutions | |
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| Vibrato | |
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| Individual Section Characteristics | |
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| Concepts of Choral Section Balance | |
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| A Unified Approach to Vowel Formation | |
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| Vocalizing and Warm-Ups | |
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| Using Vocalizing and Warm-Ups Productively | |
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| Structuring Warm-Up Sessions | |
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| Rhythmic Interest, Forward Motion, and Phrasing | |
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| Rhythmic Interest Results from Off-Beat Emphasis | |
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| Forward Motion | |
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| Rhythmic Interest, Forward Motion, and Phrasing | |
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| The Scores: The Source of These Techniques | |
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| Honor the Composer | |
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| English Diction, Dramatic Communication of Text, and Latin Pronunciation | |
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| The Percussion of Our Language: Consonants | |
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| The Five Most Important Rules of English Diction | |
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| Textual Communication | |
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| Liturgical Pronunciation of Latin | |
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| Score Preparation and Analysis | |
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| Style | |
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| Text | |
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| Tempo | |
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| Structural Analysis | |
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| An Example of Structural Analysis: Haydn, The Creation, "Awake The Harp" | |
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| Analysis Worksheet and Markings | |
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| Rehearsals and Auditions | |
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| Basic Necessities for the Conductor | |
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| Rehearse Efficiently | |
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| Sitting and Standing Arrangements | |
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| Rehearsal Planning | |
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| Chorus Auditions | |
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| Handel's Messiah and Artistic Conducting | |
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| Thoughts on Handel's Messiah | |
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| Messiah Performance Information | |
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| Artistic Musical Conducting | |
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| Great Conductors | |
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| The Physical Gestures of Conducting | |
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| The Baton | |
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| Beat Patterns | |
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| The Conducting Zone | |
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| The Standard Beat Patterns | |
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| Dynamics | |
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| Preparatory Beats | |
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| Beat Styles | |
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| Fermatas | |
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| Compound versus Simple Meter | |
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| A Balance between Listening and Conducting | |
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| The Role of the Conductor | |
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| An Artistic Choral Conductor | |
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| Self-Evaluation | |
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| A Career in Music Is a Privilege | |