Vocal Technique: A Guide for Conductors, Teachers, and Singers
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| Rating | : | 4.72 (944 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B00GXHVCII |
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| Number of Pages | : | 253 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-03-10 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
They integrate the perspectives of renowned artists, choral professionals, vocal pedagogues, and the latest in vocal science. This concise yet comprehensive guidebook offers numerous, practical voice-building and problem-solving suggestions and exercises, as well as clear photographs and elegant illustrations. 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. 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
This resource bonanza will be voraciously appreciated." --Darryl Edwards, University of Toronto"Vocal Technique is an incredibly valuable resource. As a voice teacher, I'm particularly pleased to see an integrated approach to vocal technique for both soloists and choral singers. Written in a remarkably approachable style, the book balances keen observations with understandable technical explanations. The chapters on vowels and resonance are superb and sophisticated. I cannot help but wish I had read this volume when I started my conducting career more than 35 years ago. I love the very clear, simple, to the point illustrations. The content is invaluable for voice teachers and choral directors alike. I heartily recommend it to conductors and singers of every level of experience and training." --Jerry Blackstone, University of Michigan . "It's a fantastic book. Congratulations on this fine book." --Karen Brunssen, Northwestern University"Resonance strategies, choi
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 . 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 . Melody said Great book all around. 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