Vocal Music Instrumentation index

Baroque flautist Anne Charrier, baritone Ben Kasez, and their team fo volunteers used the Neue Bach-Ausgabe to hand-catalogue J. S. Bach cantatas, passions, masses, motets, oratorios, and the Magnificat to create useful tool for concert planning. You can browse the large catalogue, which includes 2,409 movements, by instrumentation or text.

The service is free, but donations are accepted, as high-quality editions of vocal music and requests for additions to the catalogue.

Check out the Vocal Music Instrumentation Index here.

ClickCoach

ClickCoach is a new nonprofit resource for classical, musical theatre, and jazz musicians to share knowledge and make money. Professional musicians upload videos on a variety of topics, including techique. tips and tricks, opinions, discussion of pieces, score errors, and more. The ClickCoach team curates these videos, which are then available to rent for $1.99 per 30 days.

75% of rental fees go directly to the artist, who also has the option to donate proceeds to an artist relief fund. Additionally, ClickCoach donates 1% of annual earnings to under-resourced communities, and also works with these communities to ensure that its resources are available to them.

Check out ClickCoach here.

The Enterprising Musician's Guide to Performer Contracts

Singer, attorney, and music professor David Williams works with singers to help them understand, negotiate, and troubleshoot contracts. His new book designed to offer plain-language interpretations of contractual legalese is a must-have for any working artist's bookshelf. Buy it here. 

Singer's Practice Plan, Log, and Journal: A Planner for Singing Students

Practice journals are wonderful organization tools for professional singers and students alike. Voice teacher Nancy Bos has created an attractive and well-organized planner, complete with monthly and weekly calendars,  repertoire logs, weekly practice logs and journals, and even some blank music paper for scribbling down that cadenza you keep trying to remember. Get yours here.