Vocal Technique: A Guide for Conductors, Teachers, and Singers
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| Rating | : | 4.93 (846 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B00GXHVCII |
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| Number of Pages | : | 105 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-01-26 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
It fills a need for accurate, well-researched, and easy-to-read information on how to teach and learn singing in both solo and choral contexts. The authors thoroughly address important topics such as breathing, onset, resonance, vowel modification, vibrato, register transitions, range extension, intonation, changing voices (both adolescent and aging), and vocal health. This is a must-have for conductors, voice teachers, and music educators, and will benefit solo and choral singers of all ages and abilities.. Vocal Technique: A Guide for Conductors, Teachers, and Singers is the first book to connect the disciplines of vocal pedagogy, vocal science, and choral technique. They integrate the perspectives of renowned artists, choral professionals, vocal pedagogues, and the latest in vocal sc
An Excellent Resource I am a K-12 choral and general music teacher, looking for a refresher course and updated research on my prior knowledge of the voice. This book is excellent in content and is fairly easy to read if you have some prior knowledge of the mechanics of how the vocal mechanism works. It's researched-based, so that makes it dry reading, and I would guess that an amateur might have some difficulty following it all the time.I give it An Excellent Resource Suzanne Green I am a K-12 choral and general music teacher, looking for a refresher course and updated research on my prior knowledge of the voice. This book is excellent in content and is fairly easy to read if you have some prior knowledge of the mechanics of how the vocal mechanism works. It's researched-based, so that makes it dry reading, and I would guess that an amateur might have some difficulty following it all the time.I give it 4 stars, not because it's not an excellent book, but because I would prefer more vocal exercises to be included; they are spread throughout t. stars, not because it's not an excellent book, but because I would prefer more vocal exercises to be included; they are spread throughout t. Clear, comprehensive, highly recommended Excellent resource. Concise, comprehensive guide that every singer, conductor and vocal coach should read. I really appreciate the logical structure in which the information is presented. All aspects of vocal technique are covered in depth but the book never uses too much technical jargon that would make it inaccessible. I have read many books on vocal technique but this has become the guide I refer to most frequently.. Great book all around Melody I can just pick it up and open it up anywhere and learn a little tidbit here and there many times just before a choir practice or lesson. I am also glad to know that my instincts in helping some of my students learn to breathe properly and relax are exactly the same as in the book. I teach a lot of children, and instead of using a book on their abdomen while they are on their backs trying to breathe deeper, we use little stuffed animals. The adults actually like them as well.
I love the very clear, simple, to the point illustrations. The chapters on vowels and resonance are superb and sophisticated. As a voice teacher, I'm particularly pleased to see an integrated approach to vocal technique for both soloists and choral singers. I cannot help but wish I had read this volume when I started my conducting career more than 35 years ago. Written in a remarkably approachable style, the book balances keen observations with understandable technical explanations. Congratulations on this fine book." --Karen Brunssen, Northwestern University"Resonance strategies, choir positioning, cambiata voices, hypothyroidism, vibrato--all in one book! The authors raise contemporary issues as well as never-mentioned ones. The content is inval