This core text provides choral music educators with a well-organized and concise introduction to directing choirs and managing choral programs at the junior-high through high-school level. Contents: Philosophical Foundations; Recruitment and Retention of Singers; Auditions and Placement of Singers; Development and Evaluation of a Choral Curriculum; Repertoire; Programming Music; Music Analysis and Score Preparation; The Rehearsal; Behavior Management in Rehearsal; Vocal Techniques and Musicianship Skills; The Changing Voice; Pop Ensembles and Musical Productions; Management of a Choral Program. 319 pages. First edition.