Don L. Collins' Publications

Books

 

Teaching Choral Music

2nd edition, published by Prentice Hall, (a division of Simon and Schuster) Upper Saddle  River, New Jersey (1999) 509 pgs.

Writing About Music and Musicians

published by Prentice Hall Upper (a division of Simon and Schuster) Saddle River, New Jersey (1994) 28 pgs.

 

The Cambiata Concept, A Comprehensive Philosophy and Methodology of Teaching Music to Adolescents

published by Cambiata Press, Conway, Arkansas (1981) 102 pgs.

The Changing Voice Choral Library, in five volumes (served as compiler and editor

published by Cambiata Press, Conway, Arkansas, (1979)

Music of the Masters, 108 pgs.
Choral Festival Sounds, 116 pgs.
Folk Music of the World, 96 pgs.
Popular Musical Sounds, 112 pgs.
Spirituals, 88 pgs.

The Adolescent Reading Singer, 2nd edition (a set of PowerPoint teaching slides)

published by Cambiata Press, Conway, Arkansas, (2005) 75 pgs. 

 
The Adolescent Reading Singer Student Literature Booklet

published by Cambiata Press, Conway, Arkansas, (1977) 51 pgs.

 
 

Collections

Publisher: Cambiata Press, Conway, Arkansas

Christmas Secular Songs, (eleven arrangements), 1981, 27 pgs.
A Choral Fantasy on Huckleberry Finn (co-composed with Robert Placek, University of Georgia), 1978, 96 pgs.
The Adolescent Reading Singer Student Literature Book, 1977, 56 pgs.

Publisher: Broadman Press, Nashville, Tennessee

For Youth Only, Book 1, Elwyn Raymer, editor, (contributed six arrangements) 1970, 48 pgs.

 

Periodical Publications

Publication: Vocal Ease (independent music educational publication)

"The Cambiata Concept, Parts 1 & 2," February and March, 2000.
"Choral Literature for Early Adolescent Voices," June-August, 2000.

Publication:  Journal of Music Teacher Education (Music Educators National Conference)

"Factors Influencing Choral Music Education," Spring, 1997, Vol. 6, No. 2

Publication: The Choral Journal (American Choral Directors Association) edited and contributed to the following series of articles, October, 1987:

"The Changing Voice - The Elementary Challenge", by Wesley S. Coffman
"The Changing Voice - The Middle/Junior High Challenge" by Eva Adcock
"The Changing Voice - The High School Challenge" by Don L. Collins
"The Changing Voice - The Future Challenge" by Don L. Collins

Other Choral Journal articles:

"The Cambiata Concept - More Than Just About Changing Voices", December, 1982

"Preferred Practices in Teaching Boys Whose Voices are Changing", November, 2006

Publication: The Church Musician (Sunday School Board of the Southern Baptist Convention)

"The Cambiata Concept of Boys' Changing Voices", February, 1969

 

Octavos of Arrangements and Original Compositions

Publisher: Cambiata Press, Conway, Arkansas

Aren’t You Glad That It’s Christmas, mixing melody voicing, arrangement, 2007

Aren’t You Glad That It’s Christmas, edition, variable voicing, 2007

Sing We and Chant It, edition, variable voicing, 2007

The True Gift of Christmas, mixing melody voicing, arrangement, 2007

Deep River, mixing melody voicing, arrangement, 2006

Hallelujah, edition, variable voicing, 2006

Silent Night, mixing melody voicing, arrangement, 2006

This Train, edition, variable voicing, 2006

Adolescence, edition, variable voicing, 2005

O It’s Goodbye Liza Jane, edition, variable voicing, 2005

Saints Bound for Heaven, edition, variable voicing, 2005

Shady Grove, edition, variable voicing, 2005

Song of the Crow, edition, variable voicing, 2005

The Fairies, edition, variable voicing, 2005

America, edition, variable voicing, 2004

Da Pacem Domine, edition, variable voicing, 2004

Gloria from Mass No. 2, in G, edition, variable voicing, 2004

Kum Ba Yah, edition, variable voicing, 2004

Kyrie Eleison, edition, variable voicing, 2004

Limba, Limba Sally, edition, variable voicing, 2004

Poor Man Laz’rus, edition, variable voicing, 2004

Wade in the Water, edition, variable voicing, 2004

An Awareness of You, edition, variable voicing, 2003

Go Tell It on the Mountain, edition, variable voicing, 2003

Here Comes the Bride, edition, variable voicing, 2003

Las Mañanitas, edition, variable voicing, 2003

Let Us Sing of the Lord’s Wondrous Story, edition, variable voicing, 2003

Life is Living Up Love, edition, variable voicing, 2003

Life of a Gypsy, edition, variable voicing, 2003

Pray Tell Me, Oh, Please Tell Me, edition, variable voicing, 2003

Salty Dog, edition, variable voicing, 2003

Hear the Choir of Voices Singing, variable voicing, edition, 2002

Jingle Bells, mixing melody voicing, arrangement, 2002

Psalm 103, variable voicing, edition, 2002

The Keeper, variable voicing, edition, 2002

There is a Lady, variable voicing, edition, 2002
Deck the Halls, mixing melody voicing, arrangement, 2001
America, the Beautiful, mixing melody voicing, arrangement, 2001
The Star Spangled Banner, variable voicing, arrangement, (re-issue), 2001
Can There Be No Greater Song, variable voicing, edition and text, 2001
What Do All of These Things Mean? variable voicing, edition, 2001
Ride the Chariot, variable voicing, edition, 2001
I’m Gonna Ride, variable voicing, edition and text, 2001
Praise Thee, Lord, variable voicing, edition, 2001

Glory to God in the Highest, edition, variable voicing, 2001

Tallulah, edition, variable voicing, 2001
Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death, mixing melody voicing, composition, 2000
Christmas Is a Time For Joy, mixing melody voicing, arrangement, 2000
Teacher, Help Me, mixing melody voicing, arrangement, 2000
Praise to the Lord, mixing melody voicing, arrangement, 2000
He’s Got the World World in His Hand, mixing melody voicing, 2000
Who Is Sylvia? mixing melody voicing, arrangement, 2000
Early One Morning, mixing melody voicing, arrangement, 2000
Three Easter Songs, SSCB, arrangements, (re-issued), 1985
Hallelujah, SSCB, arrangement, (re-issued) 1985
Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing, SC, arrangement, (re-issued), 1984
Glory to God in the Highest (Pergolesi), SCB, arrangement, (re-issued), 1984
Jesu, Priceless Treasure (Bach), SSCB, adaptation, 1982.
Tenebrae Factae Sunt (Ingegneri), SSCB, adaptation, 1981
Three Proverbial Loves, SC(B), composition, 1981
All For One World, SC(B), composition, 1981
There Is a Ladye, SC(B), composition, 1981
Come All Ye Fair and Tender Ladies, SC(B), composition, 1981
Adoramus Te, Christi (Mozart), SSCB, adaptation, 1978
Ave Verum Corpus (Byrd), SSCB, adaptation, 1978
Cherubim Song (Bortniansky), SSCB, adaptation, 1978
Now Let the Heavens Adore Thee, SSCB, adaptation, 1978
The Star Spangled Banner, SSCB, arrangement, 1978
I Heard the Voice of Jesus Say, SSCB, arrangement, (re-issued), 1977
Be Strong and Wise in the Lord, CCBB, composition, 1976
Fum, Fum, Fum, SSCB, arrangement, 1976
The Holly and the Ivy, SSCB, arrangement, 1976
Poor Man Lazarus, SCB, arrangement, 1976
Pray Tell Me, Oh, Please Tell Me, SC, arrangement, (re-issued), 1976
Wondrous Love, SC, arrangement (re-issued), 1976
Adolescence, SSCB, composition, 1975
Praise Thee, Lord, SSCB, composition, 1975
Deep River, CCB, arrangement, 1975
Didn't My Lord Deliver Daniel?, CCBB, arrangement, 1975
O Sinner Man, SSCB, arrangement, 1975
Gloria in Excelsis Deo (Mozart), SSCB, adaptation, 1974
Blessed Is the Man, CCBB, arrangement, 1974
We Sing With Grace In Our Hearts, SSCB, composition, 1974
Poor Lonesome Cowboy, CCBB, arrangement, 1974
An Allegiance to Liberty, SSCB, composition, 1974
An Awareness of You, SSCB, composition, 1974
Give Me Liberty, Give Me Death, SSCB, composition, 1974
Joy That Knows No Bounds, SCB, arrangement, 1974
The Liberty Tree, SSCB, composition, 1974
Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness, SSCB, composition, 1974
On Independence, SSCB, composition, 1974
What Do All of These Things Mean?, CCBB, arrangement, 1974
He, Watching Over Israel (Mendelssohn), SSCB, arrangement, 1973
To Friendship, SSCB, composition, 1973
Hang in There, but Hang Loose, SSCB, composition, 1973
Go Tell it On the Mountain, SSCB, arrangement, 1973
Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen, SSCB, arrangement, 1973
Gloria (Vivaldi), SSCB, adaptation, 1972
Green Grow the Rushes, Oh, SSCB, arrangement, 1972
Life is Living Up Love, SSCB, composition, 1972

Publisher: Lawson-Gould Music Publications, New York, New York

Blessed Jesu (Dvorak), SSCB, adaptation, 1987
Glory to God (Handel), SSCB, adaptation, 1983
O Lamb of God (Mozart), SSCB, edition, 1983
Garden Hymn, SSCB, edition, 1983

Publisher: Plymouth Music Company, Fort Lauderdale, Florida

The Flea and The Fly, SSCB, edition, 1985
The End of the Show, SSCB, edition, 1985
A Soap Opera, SSCB, edition, 1983
We Are Members of the Choir, SSCB, edition, 1983

Publisher: Broadman Press, Nashville, Tennessee

One Way, SCB, composition, 1971
Glory to God in the Highest (Pergolesi), SCB, arrangement, 1971
Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing, SC, arrangement, 1971
Wondrous Love, SC, arrangement, 1970
Pray Tell Me, Oh, Please Tell Me, SC, arrangement, 1970
While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks by Night, SSCB, arrangement, 1970
I Heard the Voice of Jesus Say, SSCB, arrangement, 1970

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