Jimmy Joyce: Scoring For Voice (book/CD)

Alfred Publications
A Guide to Writing Vocal Arrangements

"Scoring for Voice" is a comprehensive, easy-to-use guide covering all aspects of vocal arranging. It includes a compact disc containing 50 examples of arranging techniques found in the text and covers such topics as scoring for 2-, 3-, and 4-part voices, scoring behind a soloist, vocal ranges, rehearsal techniques and voice-leading concepts.

Philosophy and Approach
Where and How Voices Sound
Children's Voices
What is Good Singing?
Know Your Singers
Doubling
Voice Leading
Intros and Endings
Vocal Background
Rhythmic Concepts
Scoring Techniques  
Rehearsal Techniques
Creative Discipline
A Summary
Appendix A - "Tell Me" (arr. D. Joyce)
Appendix B - Charts from Basic Harmony and Theory Applied to Improvisation