Vocal Instruction & Resources

Teachers rely on Kevin M. Mitchell's Essential Songwriter's Rhyming Dictionary as their most-purchased title in this collection. Anna Wentlent's Alfred's IPA Made Easy appeals to those teaching diction and vocal clarity, while Karen Farnum Surmani's Alfred's Teach Yourself to Sing reaches students learning independently. Seth Riggs' Singing for the Stars continues to be a standard reference for pop and contemporary vocal technique.

Lin Marsh's Undercurrents, a collection of six songs for solo voice published in 2026, brings recent art song repertoire to the catalog. Nine Noteworthy AAPI Musicians offers teachers a resource for representation and cultural awareness in vocal programming.

Krista Hart brings a school music teacher's perspective to her work, having created several resources published by Alfred Music that emphasize practical classroom application and student engagement. Her A Music Teacher's Gratitude Journal reflects her philosophy of supporting educators' wellbeing alongside their teaching practice.

Mathilde Castrone Marchesi's Vocal Method, Opus 31 (Complete) remains a foundational technical resource, grounded in 19th-century classical vocal pedagogy. Her work appeals to teachers building students' classical technique from the ground up.

Jeffrey Allen's Secrets of Singing series, available in low and high voice editions with recorded accompaniment, provides detailed technical instruction designed to address the specific needs of female singers across the vocal range.