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AMDA LA Textbook Information [Spring 2016: 2/22/2016 - 6/3/2016] 2.1.2016 AMDA students purchase their textbooks directly from the AMDA Amazon website [http://astore.amazon.com/amte-20]. This direct access allows students to save on the cost of textbooks. Textbooks are delivered directly to the student’s mailing address and usually arrive within 3-5 days.
Students should review the grid below and order textbooks that are associated with the program of enrollment and courses they are registered in for the semester. Students may plan their consecutive semester’s textbook purchases when they receive their next semester’s registration materials.
Critical Studies Applicable Categories [Gen Ed] Course(s) Textbook Title (Required Text) Author Cost 10 or 13 digit- ISBN Programs/Semesters BFA Program Only
They Say, I Say: The Moves That Matter in 393935841 Graff, Gerald & Birkenstein, $26.75 Academic Writing. 3rd Edition. New York, Cathy (2014) NY: W. W. Norton & Company EN101: English Composition BFA:First, FifthAlumni Raimes, Ann & Miller- $65.18 Keys for Writers. 7th Edition. 1111841756 Cochran, Susan (2013) Independence, KY: Cengage Learning
Reading Like a Writer: A Guide for People BFA:First, Third, Fifth, Who Love Books and For Those Who Want EN201: Creative Writing Fifth Alumni, Sixth Francine Prose (2007) $13.02 0060777052 to Write Them. New York, NY: Harper Alumni, Seventh Alumni Perennial English English BFA:First, Third, Fifth, EN301: Playwriting/Screenwriting Fifth Alumni, Sixth n/a n/a n/a n/a Alumni, Seventh Alumni [9 credits total required] BFA:First, Third, Fifth, Fifth Alumni, Sixth n/a n/a n/a n/a EN302: TV Writing/Screenwriting Alumni, Seventh Alumni
BFA: Fourth , BFA SCI214: Health & Wellness n/a n/a n/a n/a Alumni- Fifth Sci/Tech
required] BFA: Fourth , BFA SCI217: Kinesiology n/a n/a n/a n/a Alumni- Fifth [3 credits total
Bedford Introduction to Drama - Lee Jacobus Studio: First, Second $50.73 TR108: Theatre History: Inception 7th ed. 1457606321 BFA: Second, Fifth, Fifth TR109: Theatre History:Emergence Alumni, Sixth, Seventh History of the Theatre [10th edition]. Brockett, Oscar G., & Hildy, 0205511864 Alumni, Eighth Alumni $78.17 Pearson Publishers Franklin J. (2007)
BFA: Second Semester Dance Theatre Program, Ballet and Modern Dance (3rd edition). Au, Susan & Rutter, James TR120: Dance Theatre History $17.54 050020411X Second Semester Dance New York, NY: Thames & Hudson (2012. Theatre Conservatory BFA: Second, Fifth, Fifth Kenrick, John (2010). Musical Theatre: A TR211: History of the American Musical Alumni, Sixth, Seventh Bloomsbury Academic $33.29 0826430139 History Alumni, Eighth Alumni The Flick. New York, NY. Samuel French, Inc. Baker, Annie. (2014). 9780573702037 Disgraced. New York, NY. Back Bay Books. Akhtar, Ayad. (2013). 0316324469 Water by the Spoonful. New York, NY. Theatre Communications Group. Hudes, Quiara Alegría. 1559364386 (2012). Clybourne Park. London, UK. Faber & Faber. Norris, Bruce. (2011).
Next to Normal. New York, NY. Theatre Kitt, Tom & Yorkey, Brian. 1559363703 Communications Group. (2010). BFA: Fifth, Fifth Alumni, TR212: A Decade of Pulitzer Playwrights Sixth, Seventh Alumni, n/a Ruined. New York, NY. Theatre Nottage, Lynn. (2009). Eighth Alumni 0822223902 Communications Group. Letts, Tracy. (2008). Theatre Roots August: Osage County. New York, NY. Theatre Communications Group. Lindsay-Abaire, David.
[9 credits total required] (2007). Rabbit Hole. New York, NY. Dramatists 0822221543 Play Services, Inc. Shanley, John Patrick. (2005). 1559362766 Doubt, a parable. New York, NY. Theatre Communications Group. Stephen Adly Guirgis. 1559365153 (2015) Between Riverside adn Crazy. Theatre Communications Group.
Bedford Introduction to Drama - Lee Jacobus $50.73 7th ed. 1457606321 BFA Fifth, Fifth Alumni, TR216: African/Latin American Theatre Seventh Alumni History of the Theatre [10th edition]. Brockett, Oscar G., & Hildy, 0205511864 $78.17 Pearson Publishers Franklin J. (2007)
Page 2 of 5 BFA Fifth, Fifth Alumni, Restoration and 18th Century Comedy 2nd $ 22.29 TR226: Restoration & 18th Century Comedy Scott McMillan 393963349 Seventh Alumni Edition (Norton Critical Editions: Scott paperback McMillan ed.) BFA: Fifth, Fifth Alumni, Miller, Michael (2008). The Complete Idiot's TR228: Music Appreciation Seventh Alumni, Eighth, Alpha Publishing $15.90 1592577512 Guide to Music History. Royersford, PA Eight Alumni BFA: Fourth, BFA Page 3 of 5 Alumni: Sixth, BFA: Hall, Phil (2009). The History of CE204 History of Independent Cinema Seventh, BFA Alumni: BearManor Media $21.95 1593933355 Independent Cinema. Albany, GA Seventh, BFA: Eighth, BFA Alumni: Eighth BFA: Fourth, BFA Alumni: Sixth, BFA: Johnston, Keith M. (2011). Science Fiction CE208 History of Science Fiction Cinema Seventh, BFA Alumni: Film: A Critical Introduction. New York, Bloomsbury Academic $29.98 1847884768 Seventh, BFA: Eighth, NY BFA Alumni: Eighth BFA: Fourth, BFA Alumni: Sixth, BFA: Cinematic Sociology: Social Life in Film. Sutherland, Jean-Anne & CE211: Film & Society Seventh, BFA Alumni: $25.85 1412992842 Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications Feltey, Kathryn. eds. 2012 Seventh, BFA: Eighth, BFA Alumni: Eighth Worlds of Music: An Introduction to the Music of the World’s Peoples. Shorter Version, 3rd edition. New York, NY: Schirmer.
BFA: Fourth, BFA 3 Audio CDs for Titon's Worlds of Music: Titon, Jeff Todd, Cooley Alumni: Sixth, BFA: An Introduction to the Music of the 59.54 0495570109 Timothy M. , Locke, David, CE222: World Music Seventh, BFA Alumni: World's Peoples, Shorter Version, 3rd McAllester, David P. & Seventh, BFA: Eighth, Audio CD – November 19, 2008. New $48.67 0495572233 Creative Exploration Rasmussen, Anne K. (2009) BFA Alumni: Eighth [9 credits total required] York, NY: Schirmer
The text includes three compact discs, which serve as the foundation for listening assignments. An electronic version is also available. BFA: Fourth, BFA The Norton Anthology of American Alumni: Sixth, BFA: Literature 1865-to the Present, (Volume 2: New York, NY: W. W. CE224 Classic American Literature Seventh, BFA Alumni: $45.38 393918874 Shorter 8th Edition Norton. Seventh, BFA: Eighth, Baym, Nina, ed. (2012 BFA Alumni: Eighth BFA: Fourth, BFA Entrepreneur's Toolkit: Tools and Alumni: Sixth, BFA: Techniques to Launch and Grow Your New CE400: Entrepreneurship Seventh, BFA Alumni: Business n/a n/a 1591394368 Seventh, BFA: Eighth, (Harvard Business School Press, Harvard BFA Alumni: Eighth Business Essentials series) Performance Applicable Course(s) Textbook Title Author Cost 10 or 13 digit- ISBN Immersion Programs/Semesters Bruder, Melissa; Cohn, Lee BFA Acting: First BFA A Practical Handbook for the Actor Michael; AC120: Acting 1 Music Theatre: First New York City, NY: Knopf Doubleday Olnek, Madeleine, Zigler, $11.02 ISBN-13: 9780394744124 Studio: First Semester Publishing Group Scott (1986)
BFA Acting: Third, 13 by Shanley: Thirteen Plays. New York Shanley, John Patrick AC227: Acting 3 Studio: Third, Integrated: City, NY: Applause Theatre and Cinema $14.08 1557830991 (2000) Third Books
Backwards and Forwards: A Technical AC126: Classics Page to Stage BFA First Manual for Reading Plays. Carbondale, Ill: Ball, David. (1983) $16.49 809311100 Southern Illinois University Press
Student Showcase Guidebook Studio: Fourth, BFA (distributed by the Education Dept during AC415: Acting Senior Showcase Acting Alumni: Eighth, n/a n/a n/a the required BFA Acting: Eighth Overview Meeting) Student Showcase Guidebook Studio: Fourth, Integrated: (distributed by the Education Dept during AC416: Conservatory Acting Showcase n/a n/a n/a Fourth the required Overview Meeting)
BFA First, Dance Theatre DN130: Fitness & Injury Prevention Dance Anatomy Jacqui Greene Haas $18.56 0736081933 Conservatory First
BFA Acting: First, FL180: Film Survey I n/a n/a n/a n/a Studio:First
FL417: Media For the Actor BFA Sixth Semester n/a n/a n/a n/a
First Semester: Rundus, Katharin (2009). Cantabile - A Pavane Publishing Manual about Beautiful Singing for Singers, Teachers of Singing and Choral Conductors. San Pedro, CA $43.58 Performance Immersion Performance Penn State Media Sales. Music Theatre & Barton, Mary Saunders (2013). Bel www.mediasales.psu.edu 1934596035 Integrated Canto/Can Belto: What About the Boys? (800-770-2111) University Park, PA $59.95 Penn State Media Sales. Barton, Mary Saunders (2007). Bel www.mediasales.psu.edu Canto/Can Belto: Teaching Women to (800-770-2111) Sing Musical Theatre, University Park, PA
Second Semester: Pavane Publishing $43.58 1934596035 Rundus, Katharin (2009). Cantabile - A Music Theatre & Manual about Beautiful Singing for Integrated Singers, Teachers of Singing and Choral Conductors. San Pedro, CA
Third Semester: Music Theatre & Vocal Wisdom (1931) NJ Taplinger Publishing 0-8008-8023-4 $11.85 Integrated Marlboro Co., Inc. 0-8008-9022-6
Fourth Semester: Vocal Wisdom (1931) Music Theatre & Marlboro NJ Taplinger Publishing 0-8008-8023-4 $11.85 Integrated Co., Inc. 0-8008-9022-6
Fifth Semester: Plural Publishing $55.00 1597564583Page 4 of 5 The Vocal Athlete. San Diego, CA. Wendy D. and Rosenberg, Marci (2014).
Music Theatre The Vocal Athlete:Application and Technique for the Hybrid Singers [with Plural Publishing $36.81 1597564591 CD]. San Diego, CA. (2014) IV111-IV122 Individual Voice Class
Sixfth Semester: Plural Publishing $55.00 1597564583 The Vocal Athlete. San Diego, CA. Wendy D. and Rosenberg, Marci (2014). The Vocal Athlete. San Diego, CA Music Theatre The Vocal Athlete:Application and Plural Publishing $36.81 1597564591 Technique for the Hybrid Singers [with CD]. San Diego, CA. (2014)
Seventh Semester: Plural Publishing 1597564583 $55.00 The Vocal Athlete. San Diego, CA. Wendy D. and Rosenberg, Marci (2014). The Vocal Athlete. San Diego, CA
The Vocal Athlete:Application and Plural Publishing 1597564591 $36.81 Music Theatre Technique for the Hybrid Singers [with CD]. San Diego, CA. (2014)
Singing and Teaching Singing: A Holistic Plural Publishing $50.62 Approach to Classical Voice, San Diego, 1597564265 CA (2011)
Eighth Semester: Plural Publishing 1597564583 $55.00 The Vocal Athlete. San Diego, CA. Wendy D. and Rosenberg, Marci (2014). The Vocal Athlete. San Diego, CA
The Vocal Athlete:Application and Plural Publishing 1597564591 $36.81 Music Theatre Technique for the Hybrid Singers [with CD]. San Diego, CA. (2014)
Singing and Teaching Singing: A Holistic Plural Publishing $50.62 Approach to Classical Voice, San Diego, 1597564265 CA (2011)
Actions: The Actors’ Thesaurus. Integrated & BFA Music New York, NY: MT130: Musical Theatre 1: Techniques Calderone, Marina & Lloyd, Maggie (2004) $13.51 896762521 Theatre: First Drama Publishers
Integrated & BFA Music Craig, David (2000). On Singing Onstage. Applause Theatre & Cinema MT134: Musical Theatre 2 $14.29 1557830436 Theatre: Second Bel Air, CA: Books Performance Immersion Performance
Integrated & BFA Music Green, S. (2014). Broadway Musicals, Show- Applause Theatre & Cinema MT141: Iconic Musical Theatre $27.84 1480385476 Theatre: First by-Show: Eighth Edition Books
Cantabile: A Manual about Beautiful MT222-MT242: Singing Tech Fundamentals I & Elective: Various Katharin Rundus; Pavane Singing for Singers, Teachers of Singing $32.72 1934596035 Intermediate Semesters Publishing 2009 and Choral Conductors
Flom, Jonathan (2009). Get the Callback: MT240 Audition Preparation Music Theatre: Fourth The Art of Auditioning for Musical Scarecrow Press $24.00 0810869187 Theatre. Lanham. MD
Integrated & Music Barrish, Seth (2015). An Actor’s Theatre Communications MT233: Musical Theatre 3 $11.20 1559367962 Theatre: Third Companion: Tools for the Working Actor Group.
Boleslavsky, Richard (2013). Acting: The MT317: Scene Analysis for Musicians Music Theatre: Fifth Martino Fine Books $8.95 1614274339 First Six Lessons
The Broadway Song: A Singer’s Guide. Oxford University Press. Ross Clark, Mark (2015). $29.95 0199351686
Essential Anatomy (download). ASIN: MT319: Score Analysis Music Theatre: Fifth 3D4Medical, LLC. (2014) $9.99 ASIN: B00KDEVVDI B00KDEVVDI Craig, David (2000) $14.62 1557830436 On Singing On Stage. Applause Theatre and Cinema Books Lebon, Rachel (2006). The Versatile Vocalist: Singing Authentically in MT337: Music Styles for the Individual Artist Music Theatre: Sixth Scarecrow Press $32.00 0810853515 Contrasting Styles and Idioms. Lanham, MD
Page 5 of 5 Deer, Joe (2008). Acting in Musical Theatre. MT433: Roles & Readings Music Theatre: Seventh Routledge $43.52 0415773199 New York, NY
Music Theatre: Various Berkman, David (2009). The Jazz Singer's MU131: Jazz Harmonies Sher Music Co. $23.07 1883217628 Semester Guidebook. Petaluma, CA
Alfred's Basic Adult Piano Course: Lesson Book, Level 1 Willard A. Palmer/Alfred Music $8.51 0882846167 100 Easy Piano Classics: The World's Most- Integrated & BFA Music Beloved Masterpieces (Easy Piano). Van MU141: Piano Fundamentals Theatre, Dance Theatre: Alfred Publishing Staff $12.57 0739067095 Nuys, CA: Alfred Music. First (2010) $7.19 0882849468 Kowalchyk, Gayle. Alfred's Basic Adult Sheet Music Plus Piano Course - Notespeller Book (Level 1). Emeryville, CA
Alfred's Basic Adult Piano Course: Lesson Book, Level 1 Willard A. Palmer/Alfred Music $8.51 0882846167 100 Easy Piano Classics: The World's Most- Beloved Masterpieces (Easy Piano). Van MU143: Piano Techniques Music Theatre: Second Alfred Publishing Staff $12.57 0739067095 Nuys, CA: Alfred Music. (2010) $7.19 0882849468 Kowalchyk, Gayle. Alfred's Basic Adult Sheet Music Plus Piano Course - Notespeller Book (Level 1). Emeryville, CA
Berkowitz, S. Fontrier, G. Craft, L. (2010). A MU144: Sightsinging Music Theatre New Approach to Sight Singing. New W.W. Norton $79.38 0393911500 York, NY 5th Edition
Music Theatre: Various Pattison, Pat (2010). Writing Better Lyrics. MU145: Piano Based Songwriting Writer's Digest Books; $14.13 1582975779 Semester Burbank, CA 2nd Edition
Bay, Mel (2008). Mel Bay's Modern Guitar Music Theatre: Various MU150: Guitar Fundamentals Method: Grade 1. (Expanded Edition). Mel Bay Publications $9.56 0786650206 Semester Pacific, MO
Bay, Mel (2008). Mel Bay's Modern Guitar Music Theatre: Various MU151: Intro to Guitar Method: Grade 1. (Expanded Edition). Mel Bay Publications $9.56 07866050206 Semester Pacific, MO
Bay, Mel (2008). Mel Bay's Modern Guitar Music Theatre: Various MU153: Guitar Techniques Method: Grade 1. (Expanded Edition). Mel Bay Publications $9.56 0786605206 Semester Pacific, MO
Performance Immersion Performance Music Theatre: Various Rooksby, Rikki (2009). How to Write Songs MU165: Guitar Based Songwriting Backbeat $18.24 0879309423 Semester on Guitar. Winona, MIN
BFA Acting Cambridge English Pronouncing Performing Arts/Acting VP140: Voice Production & Speech 1:Foundations Dictionary Daniel Jones $26.17 0521152534 Studio, Integrated
BFA Acting: Second BFA Music Theatre: Third VP141: Voice, Production & Speech 2 Speak with Distinction Edith Skinner $24.59 1557830479 Studio: Second, Integrated: Second
Speak with Distinction Edith Skinner BFA: Sixth $24.59 1557830479 VP243: Voice, Production & Speech 3 Integrated: Third Cambridge English Pronouncing Dictionary, Studio: Third $30.43 0521152534 Cambridge, MA. Cambridge University Press. Daniel Jones, Peter Roach
Cambridge English Pronouncing BFA: Seventh, Eighth & Dictionary. Cambridge, MA. Cambridge Daniel Jones, Peter Roach $30.43 0521152534 Alumni VP408: Dialects: Directed Studies University Press. Integrated: Fourth Studio: Fourth The Dialect Workbook (available at the AMDA $18.00 n/a Production Office)
Editors of Webster's New All BFA & Conservatory Webster's New Pocket Dictionary $4.28 0618947264 College Dictionary
Strengths Quest: Discover and Develop Your Strengths in Academics, Career, and Beyond, New York, NY: Gallup Press. for all first semester All first NOTE: students please be sure the text is a FS100: Quest for Success Donald O. Clifton $20.00 1595620117 students semester students "New" book. Each New book includes a unique access code to take the Clifton Strengths Finder Assessment which is a requirement of the course.
First and Fifth Alumni semester students who have received confirmation of approved transfer credits for English Composition will be registered in alternate performance immersion courses to fulfill credits. All students will need to be prepared to purchase plays, scripts and/or copies of scenes as deemed by the course’s curriculum.
Alumni designations refer to students who have graduated from AMDA's Conservatory Programs and are accepted/enrolled in the BFA to complete their degree program.
AMDA does not retain an inventory of textbooks on campus. Textbook prices are determined by the publisher/distribution source.
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