Frederick Harris Music Company

A Comprehensive Voice Series

Author: Royal Conservatory of Music
Format: Book & CD
Instrumentation: Voice
Level: Preparatory

Resonance: A Comprehensive Voice Series encompasses a rich and varied selection of Repertoire, Vocalises, and Recitatives that students of all ages and voice types will find appropriate to their musical interests and level of technical ability. Reflecting a broad range of styles and periods, Resonance also includes selections from musical theatre and popular styles in Levels 1 to 8 of the Repertoire books. The richness of music carefully selected for this compilation will resonate with teachers and students at every level of study. Resonance is the official series for examinations of the Royal Conservatory.

Preparatory Voice Repertoire is the first of nine progressive volumes of Repertoire and introduces students to essential voice literature and more. With a breadth of composers, style periods, genres, pedagogical challenges, and cultural flavours in each volume, the Repertoire books present an intrinsic approach for developing singers. Throughout the series, students will experience both standard works and lesser-known gems written for voice, while contemporary compositions and alluring new arrangements bring a new energy to voice study. Compact Disks for each level are conveniently included with the purchase of each Repertoire book. These quality recordings offer piano accompaniments for every selection in the Voice Repertoire books and are perfect for student use as a practice tool.

Table of Contents

• Land of the Silver Birch - Canadian folk song arr. Nancy Telfer
• Monsieur le Printemps - Champagne, Lise arr. Lydia Adams
• Colours - Brook, Harry
• Snowflake - Hampshire, Cyril
• Butterflies (Les Papillons) - Smith, Lillian
• The Ferryman - Heyler, Marjorie
• When I Go Outside to Play - DiChiera, Karen VanderKloot
• Au clair de la lune (Underneath the Moonlight) - Traditional French song arr. Akiko and Forrest Kinney
• When the Saints Go Marching In - African American spiritual arr. Akiko and Forrest Kinney
• L'inverno l'e passato (The Wintertime Is Over) - Italian folk song arr. Stephen Chatman
• West Indian Lullaby - Trinidadian folk song arr. Sydney Northcote
• The Penguin Ball - Rhodenizer, Donna
• A la claire fontaine (At the Clear Fountain) - French Canadian folk song arr. Pierre Gallant
• The Rainbow - Hampshire, Cyril
• A Cookie for Snip - Kurth, Burton Lowell
• Rabbits - Belyea, W. Herbert
• Monkeys - Belya, W. Herbert
• I Need a Home for My Dinosaur - Rhodenizer, Donna
• There Once Was a Puffin - Hampshire, Cyril
• Song of the Cake - Roe, Betty
• Suse, liebe Suse (Susie, Little Susie) - German folk song arr. Stephen Chatman
• Michael Row the Boat Ashore - African American spiritual arr. Christine Donkin