Vocal Warm-Ups - Jordan, James (Video): Group Vocal Technique: The Choral Ensemble Warm-Up

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Jordan, James (Video): Group Vocal Technique: The Choral Ensemble Warm-Up

This self-instructional video contains four master teachers who conduct eight complete warm-ups with their ensembles. More than fifty exercises are presented on this 75-minute video, and they are usable for choral ensembles at any level.

Choirs featured: Westminster Chapel Choir, Resident Training Choir of the American Boychoir School, Meadows Choral Union and Alumni Choir of Southern Methodist University.
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Format: NTSC/VHS Video, Duration 75:00
Arranger/Composer: James Jordan, with Craig Denison, Vincent Metallo, and Constantina Tsolainou
Publisher: Hinshaw Music, 1996
Style/Usage suggestions: Choral instruction
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Includes:

Step-by-step instruction for planning warm-ups for choirs at any level
Specialized exercises for children's choirs
Demonstrations of children's singing performed by The Resident Training Choir of the American Boychoir School
Excercises for teaching relaxation, posture, breathing, exhalation, inhalation, support, resonance, legato, staccato, martellato, range extension, register mixing, leaps, crescendo/decrescendo, flexibility, vowel modification and intonation.
Instruction concerning breathing by the conductor for the ensemble.