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1-6-18 Two weeks left to support the new CD project! Pre-orders and Perks available until January 21!

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11-23-18 - We're recording a new album and we could use your help!

It's been 9 years since the last solo album album - how can that be? The time has come!
Rosana is excited to team up with producer Peter Eldridge (singer/songwriter/co-founder New York Voices).

The new album features 11 original songs written by Rosana,including some writing collaboration with Peter as well as husband Gary Eckert. The band: Corey Christiansen (guitar), Peter Eldridge (piano), Young Heo (bass), Steve Barnes (drums).

The album also showcases special guests Ginny Mac (accordion), Ben Wittman (percussion), Gary Eckert (percussion), Brian Piper (piano), and Daniel Pardo (alto flute).

It is being recorded and mixed by renowned engineer Tre Nagella. Big thanks to Teresa Jolie for the campaign video.

When you pre-order the album or get a perk through the Indiegogo campaign, you help fund the recording, mixing, mastering, and distribution of this album. Most of the perks include shipping, so read the fine print!) Choose from things like:

Digital download
Signed CD
Signed copy of Rosana's book, Singing with Expression
Limited edition poster, signed by the band
Album T-shirt
Handwritten lyric of your choice
Collection of lead sheets from the album
Skype lesson
Commissioned original song
House concert
Executive producer credit

Visit indiegogo.com/at/rosanaeckert

10/1/18 - GRAMMY VOTERS - For your consideration:
Mike Steinel Quintet featuring Rosana Eckert: Song and Dance

Rosana was delighted to partner with renowned trumpeter, composer, educator, and author, Mike Steinel on his new album of all original songs, titled Song and Dance.

"Tasty playing that seems like effortless jamming... the underlying vibe is so tight and right on that you're in good hands throughout. Well done."
- Midwest Record

"[Steinel] has a sound of his own and a boppish style that is melodic yet both explorative and part of the jazz tradition...
Rosana Eckert is a joy throughout this set, showing that she is one of the best scat singers around yet also digging deep into the lyrics of a few of the ballads... ...swinging yet thoughtful music."

- Scott Yanow - jazz journalist/historian

Available HERE. 

8/1/18 Fun with Scatability (Improvisation App) - Exercise 23 featuring Rosana Eckert

Want to practice your scat singing? Download Michele Weir's iphone app Scatability! Rosana is featured along with several other vocal jazz artists, having sung some of the exercises used in the app. In this tutorial, Michele demonstrates how to use the app, singing along with Exercise 23 from Rosana's module. With the free download, you get a sample of each artist's module. You can purchase an artist's complete module as well, and soon, you'll be able to pick and choose from various modules.

6/20/18 New Video from Groove for Thought, Featuring Rosana

Rosana was delighted to be asked to solo on Groove For Thought's new recording of the swingin' tune "Groovin' Hard" originally written by Don Menza for the Buddy Rich Band. This arrangement was done by Dave Barduhn, Kelly Kunz, and Amanda Kunz.

7/11/18 Jazz Education Network Commission

Members of the Jazz Education Network, a wonderful organization supporting the playing, teaching, and business of jazz, now have a new incentive to maintain their membership - free charts (big band, combo, and vocal jazz)!
Each year, new charts will be commissioned by JEN and offered as free downloads, available exclusively to JEN member for one year. Rosana is happy to be in the inaugural group of composer/arrangers chosen in this first round of commissions, along with Alan Baylock, Wycliffe Gordon, Wynton Marsalis, Victor Lopez, and Kerry Marsh.
Rosana's a cappella SSAA arrangement of Toyland will be available to members through the end of the year. Check it out HERE.

6/4/18 Rosana's New Book,
"Singing with Expression: a guide to authentic and adventurous song interpretation" NOW AVAILABLE!
Exercises and etudes aimed at helping singers

develop an original point of view with their songs
react in-the-moment
experiment with interpretation
explore different grooves and styles
unlock their vocal potential, stylistically and technically
establish deeper connections with their audiences

It is divided into five sections: Timing (phrasing), Tone, Melodic Alterations, Style, and Other Factors.

Including over 145 listening examples in various keys, covering various styles including:
Rubato Ballad, Swing, Cha Cha, Salsa, Funk, Odd Meter, R&B, Double time-feel samba, and more!

Published by Hal Leonard. For more information or to purchase a copy, click HERE.

5/1/2018 "The Voice Teacher's Cookbook:
Creative Recipes for Teachers of Singing"

Rosana is a contributing author for this great new resource. Description: From Meredith Music Resource, 57 experts from across the U.S. working as professors, studio teachers, professional singers, choral directors, composers, vocologists, and speech-language pathologists have all contributed to this amazing collection of quick-to-read, yet deeply insightful strategies. It's like finding expert trade secrets all placed in one easy source. With outstanding records of performance, workshop clinics, recordings, research, composition, leadership, and teaching, the authors provide their favorite "recipes" that will expand your current knowledge and inspire all levels of voice teachers and singers.

4/22/17 "Jazz and Kids - Songs and Activities for a Swingin' Classroom"

Rosana has once again teamed up with children's author/music educator Sharon Burch to release an 8-song collection of jazz songs for kids. It is a combination of well-known and original children's songs arranged to classic jazz grooves. Three of the songs are from the children's musical Freddie the Frog and the Jungle Jazz, written by Sharon and Rosana. Each song is accompanied by instructions for movement or a game activity, and the teacher kit includes additional teaching points for each song. Published by Hal Leonard.

7/6/17 Interview on Interview Universe

Check out this interview by radio jingle enthusiast Morgan Cunningham for his website Interview Universe. He interviews Rosana about her road to studio singing and all that it requires, and more! There are other great interviews on his page with some of the most beloved legends in the jingle business.

9/20/16
Vocal Jazz Improvisation: An Instrumental Approach by Darmon Meader
with demonstration CD by Darmon and Rosana

Calling all vocal improvisers! Want to add more altered dominant vocabulary to your brain? Want to sing more jazz lines like saxophone players? Want to just generally get better at improvising?? It's here! Darmon Meader has released a wonderful vocal improvisation etude book chock full of exercises and sample solos sure to keep you busy for years to come. It comes with almost 80 demonstration recordings, recorded by Darmon (vocals and sax) and Rosana (vocals). Available at www.darmonmeader.com.

9/10/16 Ashleigh Smith CD debut on Concord, including Rosana's "Beautiful and True"

It's out! Sarah Vaughan International Vocal Jazz Competition winner Ashleigh Smith has released her debut CD titled Sunkissed! A former student of Rosana and UNT alumna, Ashleigh has been signed to the Concord Jazz Label and her debut CD was released on August 26. Ashleigh commissioned an original song from Rosana for the project, titled The Beautiful and True, with a gorgeous string arrangement done by Sergio Pamies. Check it out here!

9/2/16 New charts!

Rosana is delighted to have begun arranging for the Hal Leonard Vocal Jazz Discovery Series - a great resource for directors of young or developing choirs to try some vocal jazz. Her first chart for that series is Tain't What You Do, made famous by Ella Fitzgerald in 1939.
For the seasoned jazz choirs, take a look at Mas Que Nada, Into the Fire, Moonray, Corn, and Evermore on the charts page!

8/3/16 Vox Arsana "Turn it Up"

Slovenian vocal quartet Vox Arsana commissioned two original pieces from Rosana for their debut CD with Big Band RTV SLO.
Rosana wrote and arranged "Into the Fire" and the title track,

"Turn it Up."

4/24/16 Texas Voices commission original song about food

The Texas Voices Chamber Choir is finishing up their "Joy of..." season, having performed concerts themed around the Joy of Dance, the Joy of Christmas, and the Joy of Nature. This final concert of the season centers around the Joy of Food! Yes - Food! Rosana was delighted to team up with husband Gary to write an original song for them entitled "Corn." Rosana did the cappella arrangement, and it will be performed at the Preston Meadow Lutheran Church in Dallas, TX on Sunday, May 15 at 6:30pm. It'll be fun!

4/7/16 SCATabilty - an iphone app to practice and record your vocal improvisation!

Internationally renowned vocal arranger and jazz educator Michele Weir has created an app for vocal improvisation called SCATability! It’s easy: Sing exercises, call & response and etudes with great jazz singers including Darmon Meader, Rosana Eckert, Greg Jasperse, Kate Reid, Justin Binek, Michele Weir, John Proulx, and more to come soon. Then practice your own with the backing tracks and when ready, record yourself and listen back!

FEATURES

Vocal demos by professional jazz singers.
User-friendly. No knowledge of jazz theory (chords, scales, progressions) required.
Ability to record yourself singing with the backing track, hear it, and export your recording.
Three different product types: Exercises, Etudes and Call and Response.
Backing tracks available in a wide variety of styles, instrumentation and difficulty levels.
Loop function to repeat of any section of a track for targeted practice.
Mid-point locate function to optionally begin practice at the 2nd half of the track.
Countoff on/off button to bypass countoff when desired.
The mixer allows for adjusting the volume levels or muting any given fader: backing, vocal, or synth.
The chord progression is displayed during the playing of any track, allowing you to visually track the progression in real time.
In-app glossary.
A synth track (vibes sound) that duplicates the vocal can be used as an optional alternative to the vocal, allowing for greater flexibility in development of personal style and syllable use.

4/1/15 UNT College of Music acquires collection of Grammy-winning vocalist and vocal arranger Gene Puerling

The UNT College of Music has received music written by Grammy-winning vocal arranger and renowned vocalist, the late Gene Puerling, along with musical scores, instrumental arrangements and other memorabilia from Puerling’s widow, Helen. The Gene Puerling Collection will reside in the Special Collections section of UNT’s Music Library, and arrived at UNT on Oct. 27. The collection will be accessible for the entire UNT community and guests by special arrangement. It will be housed in UNT’s Music Library on the fourth floor of Willis Library. Those who would like to access it should give the Music Library staff at least one day’s notice to make the collection readily available. Contact the Music Library staff at musicref@unt.edu or (940) 565-2860.

Included in the collection of the renowned vocalist and vocal arranger for The Hi-Lo’s! and The Singers Unlimited is music written by Puerling from his earliest days, beginning in the 1940s, until his death in 2008. The instrumental arrangements that often accompanied Puerling’s vocal arrangements will also be included in the collection, including music penned by Frank Comstock, Patrick Williams, Roger Kellaway, Rob McConnell, Les Hooper and Clare Fischer. In addition to musical scores, the collection will contain memorabilia related to Puerling’s life and work, including letters of admiration from renowned musicians, scripts from live television programs, and countless recordings made throughout his life.

6/9/14 Now Available!
Freddie the Frog and the Jungle Jazz
-a musical for young voices

Rosana teamed up with popular children's author and educator Sharon Burch to create Freddie the Frog and the Jungle Jazz, a musical for young voices - published by Hal Leonard. Written for grades 2-5, it's a fun musical that includes five original songs, 26 speaking parts, and even a "beginner band student" performance option to feature some young players. The demo, recorded at Crystal Clear Sound, features Dallas's own N'Awlins Gumbo Kings as well as great vocals and script-reading from kids at Prestonwood Christian Academy, Liberty Christian Academy, and Mcauliffe Elementary School. Check it out here!