{"product_id":"so-you-want-to-sing-spirituals-a-guide-for-performers-9781538107348","title":"So You Want to Sing Spirituals: A Guide for","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith their rich and complicated history, spirituals hold a special place in the American musical tradition. The folk songs of African American slaves have blended with European art song and American choral traditions and become a soul-stirring musical form irresistible to singers seeking to enrich and diversify their performance repertoire. Spirituals are not without controversy, though, and singers of non-Africa descent often struggle to know whether or not their performance of this music is appropriate or socially acceptable. So You Want to Sing Spirituals provides a comprehensive introduction to the history and performance of this rich and diverse musical style. Singer and historian Randye Jones explores spirituals’ folk song roots and the music’s transformation to choral and solo vocal concert repertoire. She profiles key composers and pioneers of the genre while also discussing the use of dialect and other controversial performance considerations. Contributed chapters address elements of collaborative piano, studio teaching, choral arrangement, and voice science and health as they apply to the performance of spirituals. The So You Want to Sing series is produced in partnership with the National Association of Teachers of Singing. Like all books in the series, So You Want to Sing Spirituals features online supplemental material on the NATS website. Please visit www.nats.org to access style-specific exercises, audio and video files, and additional resources.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA wonderful resource for those interested in navigating the world of spirituals. Randye Jones melds methodical research with practical advice into a book that invites students and teachers of all ethnicities to explore and present spirituals with greater authenticity and confidence. -- Louise Toppin, University of Michigan, director, the George Shirley Vocal Competition for African American Spirituals, Art Song and Operatic Arias\u003cbr\u003eJones has created a broad-ranging study that enables singers to make informed decisions about a repertoire complicated by its connection to a painful history. It is time to embrace this beautiful repertoire and expand the performance canon. -- Kathleen A. Abromeit, Oberlin Conservatory Library and author of Spirituals: A Multidisciplinary Bibliography for Research and Performance\u003cbr\u003eFinally, a comprehensive guide dedicated to the performance of the concert spiritual! In this much-needed work, Jones expertly imparts her knowledge of the vocal and technical demands that this American art form requires. -- Robert Sims, professor of voice, Northern Illinois University\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eForeword George Shirley  Chapter 1: What Are Spirituals?  Chapter 2: From Cotton Field to Concert Hall  Chapter 3: Pioneers of the Concert Spiritual  Chapter 4: Song Literature  Chapter 5: Using Dialect in Performance  Chapter 6: Must You Be Black to Sing Spirituals?  Chapter 7: Collaborating with Pianists Casey Robards  Chapter 8: African American Art Song Emery Stephens \u0026amp; Caroline Helton  Chapter 9: Spirituals: Interpretative Guidelines for Studio Teachers Barbara Steinhaus  Chapter 10: Choral Arrangements of Spirituals Patricia J. Trice   Chapter 11: Spirituals: America’s Contribution to World Sacred Music Timothy W. Sharpe  Chapter 12: Gaining Perspective: A Linguistic Approach to Dialect Felicia Barber  Chapter 13: Singing and Voice Science  Scott McCoy  Chapter 14: Vocal Health for Singers  Wendy LeBorgne","brand":"Rowman \u0026 Littlefield","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51041106919767,"sku":"9781538107348","price":35.15,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781538107348.jpg?v=1750948979","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/so-you-want-to-sing-spirituals-a-guide-for-performers-9781538107348","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}