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Now in its third edition, A Handbook of Diction for Singers is a complete guide to achieving professional levels of diction in Italian, German, and French. Combining traditional approaches in the teaching of diction with new material not readily available elsewhere, author David Adams presents the sounds of each language in logical order, along with essential information on matters such as diacritical marks, syllabification, word stress, and effective use of the variety of foreign-language dictionaries. A Handbook of Diction for Singers places particular emphasis on the characteristics of vowel length, the sequencing of sounds between words, as well as the differences between spoken and sung sounds in all three languages, all while taking care to clarify concepts typically difficult for English-speaking singers. This revised third edition offers significantly expanded coverage of each language as well as a new chapter that introduces readers to the specific sounds unique to those languages. The result is a concise yet thorough treatment of the three major languages of the classical vocal repertory, and an invaluable reference for vocalists and voice teachers.

(Vocal). Not your average fake book Great for musicians, camps, teachers or for singing with family and friends. This songbook is a treasure trove of well-loved songs from blues, country, jazz and Motown to composed folk, traditional ballads, gospel and rounds. Using the same unique format as the editors' best-selling songbook, Rise Up Singing, Rise Again provides easy access to 1200 important songs in a compact, affordable collection. Including extensive liner notes and well-organized indices, this is an important resource for anyone who loves music.

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'A book that sets new standards for rock biography' Guardian

Reissued as part of White Rabbit's Deep Cuts series, On Some Faraway Beach is the first and only ever comprehensive and authoritative biography of Brian Eno, featuring interviews with many of his key collaborators over the years: from Bryan Ferry to David Byrne and Robert Wyatt. First published in 2008, it has been fully revised and updated to cover Eno's life and creative output since, with brand new material and a new introduction by Alan Warner.

'This exceptionally well-written biography duly celebrated [Eno's] great achievements with Roxy, Bowie, Talking Heads and his own solo work in compelling detail' Uncut

'[An] honourable, authorised attempt to do justice to a mind-bogglingly restless and prolific subject' Sunday Times

Written by Alice Cooper's guitarist and keyboard player, this is an anthology of the band that encapsulated the decadent spirit of the 1970s. Following the group on their journey from Arizona garage band to eventual rise to stardom, it reveals the truth behind the drinking and the rock 'n' roll. This true life story includes the hangings, the executions, the ghoulish makeup, the egos and of course, the rock 'n' roll. Revised and updated it includes previously unseen photographs and memorabilia. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Designed to help students who enter the music theory sequence with very little formal training master essential sight-singing, ear-training, and rhythm skills, Progressive Sight Singing provides a step-by-step introduction to the underlying grammar and syntax of musical structure and prepares students to perceive that structure with both the ear and the eye. Working from the premise that students learn musical skills in much the same order as they do language skills, the book trains the ear first--through hearing and imitating patterns--before teaching students to read and write. Its rich variety of well-paced, graduated exercises provide ample opportunity for practice.

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A terrific take on theatre singing by a master teacher. David Craig knows more about singing in the musical theatre than anyone in this country - which probably means the world. Time and time again his advice and training have resulted in actors moving from non-musical theatre into musicals with ease and expertise. SHORT OF TAKING CLASSES, THIS BOOK IS A MUST. - Harold Prince

(Berklee Guide). Belting is a strong way of big singing that has become very popular in contemporary styles. It is heard in everything from rock to hip-hop to pop to musical theater to the plethora of award shows. However, not only is there much confusion and misinformation about how to belt well, if done poorly belting can actually damage the voice. Numerous famous singers have belted their way to injury or even lost their voices, sometimes permanently. Many voice teachers believe (incorrectly) that belting is simply bad, physically and aesthetically. So, singing students are getting mixed messages. They hear their favorite artists belt-singing throughout their favorite music, yet the resources teaching healthy belting techniques are few and far between. Belting for the Contemporary Singer seeks to remedy the situation. The fact is, belting can be done well and without causing injury. This book presents the facts about belting, what approaches work and which to avoid. Its online video and audio demonstrate good techniques and exercises.

(Berklee Press). Every singer dreams of hitting the perfect note, commanding the stage with unshakable confidence, and capitvating their audience with every breath. But how do you transform that dream into reality? Enter Vocal Warmouts for the Contemporary Singer, a follow-up to Anne Peckham's best-selling The Contemporary Singer . This essential guide is a treasure trove of exercises, tips and wisdom designed for singers of all levels who aspire to refine their craft and unleash their vocal power. Anne Peckham, a renowned vocal instructor at the prestigious Berklee College of Music, has distilled her years of teaching and expertise into this comprehensive manual. Learn how to maintain optimal vocal health, delve into advanced vocal techniques such as resonance and tone shaping, and expand your vocal range and boost your agility with a diverse range of vocal exercises. Whether you're a budding vocalist stepping into the spotlight or a seasoned performer aiming to polish your skills, this book has something special for you!

This book is a vocal pedagogy document which includes Old World concepts as taught in the Old Swedish-Italian and Italian Singing Schools. It includes in-depth descriptions of concepts used in establishing healthy vocal technique, including vocal exercises used over the last 100 years. David L. Jones is an international vocal pedagogue who offers master classes at universities and conservatories. He also teaches teacher training seminars internationally, using the concepts of the Swedish-Italian and Italian Schools. The book is designed to be both a text book and a friendly user's manual, using simple language to explain Old World vocal training.

The book contains a selected collection of exercises from the School of uncovering the voice and is intended as a memory aid for people who have experienced courses or lessons according to the method. You cannot learn singing from written exercises. Therefore, the book only becomes useful when you have this practical experience. The exercises touch different areas, such as breathing, soundleading and sound formation and go from the very first beginning to melodic sound exercises and also somewhat more complex sound connections. Larger singing exercises were deliberately omitted.

Cassandra Claude is a Miami-based vocal instructor as well as a vocal health consultant, training performers since 2005. Exclusively specializing in diverse vocal technique for optimal versatility and longevity, Cassandra works with singers to achieve a voice that can move healthily and easily through a variety of genres. Her students consist of professional singers, committed young performers, professional voice users (actors, radio personalities, public speakers), as well as dedicated therapeutic singers (voice lessons to release day to day fear, anxieties, or trauma). Through her specialty, she produces singers that mesmerize audiences through pure tonal ability and skill of the vocal instrument. Yet beyond that, her goal with these singers is to produce a confident and honest vocalist with a timeless voice that stands out and where proper technique is a mere seamless and invisible force of their foundation. Her philosophy of teaching singing involves the whole self where she invites them to explore beyond
technique and into the depths of their mind and soul as a singer. An accomplished and in demand voice teacher, Cassandra has become a staple and representation of fine vocal technique to emerging singers today.
Remarkably, her voice lessons not only educate but also enrich, enlighten, and nourish the appreciation of vocal performance. After she earned a Bachelor of Science in Music Education from Florida International University and began teaching, her passion to enrich lives through a person's individual voice coupled with her entrepreneurial spirit led her to create her own voice studio and later establish her company, Performing Artist Mastermind. Cassandra subsequently went back to school and earned a Master of Business Administration in Entrepreneurship from Nova
Southeastern University to provide better leadership in this realm. Along with performing and degrees, Cassandra holds certifications in Reiki, Feng Shui and Sound Healing. She continually studies the art of singing and the music industry while being an active member of NATS, FMEA, FVA and APME. Through her work, experience, and continuous professional development, she is recognized as the vocal instructor that knows what it takes to produce exciting, unique singers.

Hollywood Voice Strengtening Specialist Elizabeth Sabine has spent a lifetime teaching vocal skills to rock singers from bands like Guns N' Roses, 38 Special, Men At Work, Keel and Giant, actors like Chick Norris nand Elizabeth Shue and vocal coaches such as Jaime Vendera and Cara Mastrey. In her book, Elizabeth explains the usual sources of vocal fatigue and describes how to overcome these common problems that have cost some singers/actors their careers. She completely explains a simple system to turn the voice into energy and create vocal power. You don't have to be born a singer to sing great...Elizabeth will show you how by teaching you how the voice truly works, master your breathing, increase vocal power and eliminate vocal fatigue as well as other improtant vocalist aspects such as how to eliminate stagefright. This book presents a system that will minimize practice time, guiding you along through 22 audio files to strengthen your singing voice in no time

Examines how stories of biblical families were reconfigured and projected in the genre of the oratorio, a form of sacred opera, in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.

Based to a great extent on the Old Testament, the largely Catholic musical-dramatic genre was popular in Italy, Austria, and southern Germany in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Biblical Families in Music reveals how difficult stories of fratricide, child sacrifice, death, and forbidden love performed a didactic function in oratorios, teaching early modern audiences about piety and the rules of proper family life.

In the century after 1670, the heavily adapted tales of Abraham and Isaac, Cain and Abel, and the Egyptian slave Hagar and her son Ishmael were set to music by figures such as Alessandro Scarlatti and Antonio Sacchini and performed during Lent in churches and other sacred spaces for an audience of court nobility, clergy, and the urban patriciate. By examining the resonance of Catholic oratorios within predominantly upper-class social realities, the book broadens our cultural understanding of the early modern European family and underscores the centrality of family and familial relation to social position, devotional taste, and identity.

Language and the way that people communicate has evolved over time, now you can learn how to effectively use your voice in the most effective way possible in order to get your message across.
Every time we open our mouths, we have an effect on ourselves and the way others perceive us. The ability to speak clearly and confidently can make or break a presentation, an important meeting, or even a first date.

Now, with the advent of Skype, YouTube, podcasting, Vine, and any number of reality talent competitions, your vocal presence has never been more necessary for success or more central to achieving your dreams. Roger Love has over 30 years of experience as one of the world's leading authorities on voice.

Making use of the innovative techniques that have worked wonders with his professional clients, Love distills the best of his teaching in Set Your Voice Free, and shares exercises that will help readers bring emotion, range, and power to the way they speak.

This updated edition incorporates what he's learned in the last 15 years as the Internet and talent competitions have completely changed the role your voice plays in your life. These are the new essentials for sounding authentic, persuasive, distinctive, and real in a world that demands nothing less.

(Vocal Collection). Do you need a perfect contemporary song for a vocal audition or performance? The Singer's Anthology of Pop/Rock Ballads gives you over 30 pop/rock classics to choose from all transposed into appropriate keys and based on the original recorded hits. These songs fall into the new wave of standards that you are hearing more often at cabaret, concerts, and special occasions. These songs are most often identified with singer-songwriters, so this collection features the work of Billy Joel, Carole King, Adele, and others. These arrangements were custom made for this collection as authentic performing editions, friendly to both the singer and accompanist. Keys were carefully chosen, either preserving the original recorded key or transposing as near the original as possible to increase accessibility. This volume is presented in separate editions for Soprano/Alto and Tenor/Baritone, with some songs shared between the two, and others specific to the voice type. The Soprano/Alto edition features 31 songs, including: All by Myself * At Last * Don't Know Why * Hallelujah * Hello * I Can't Make You Love Me * I Will Always Love You * Killing Me Softly with His Song * Landslide * Million Reasons * (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman * New York State of Mind * She Used to Be Mine * Someone like You * A Thousand Years * Time After Time * When We Were Young * Will You Love Me Tomorrow (Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow) * and more.

(Vocal Collection). Do you need a perfect contemporary song for a vocal audition or performance? The Singer's Anthology of Pop/Rock Ballads gives you over 30 pop/rock classics to choose from all transposed into appropriate keys and based on the original recorded hits. These songs fall into the new wave of standards that you are hearing more often at cabaret, concerts, and special occasions. These songs are most often identified with singer-songwriters, so this collection features the work of Billy Joel, Carole King, Adele, and others. These arrangements were custom made for this collection as authentic performing editions, friendly to both the singer and accompanist. Keys were carefully chosen, either preserving the original recorded key or transposing as near the original as possible to increase accessibility. This volume is presented in separate editions for Soprano/Alto and Tenor/Baritone, with some songs shared between the two, and others specific to the voice type. The Tenor/Baritone edition features 30 songs, including: Ain't No Sunshine * All by Myself * Bridge over Troubled Water * Crying * Dust in the Wind * Fields of Gold * Fire and Rain * Hallelujah * Imagine * Lean on Me * Mad World * New York State of Mind * Rocket Man (I Think It's Gonna Be a Long Long Time) * Thinking Out Loud * Time After Time * Unchained Melody * With or Without You * Wonderful Tonight * Your Song * and more.

(Vocal Collection). From the popular Hear It and Sing It! series comes another great edition by Judy Niemack. This collection features workouts for the contemporary vocalist and includes: transcriptions of all exercises; tips for practicing; daily warm ups; intervals, from a minor second to an octave; chromatic workouts with lyrics; arpeggios to increase range; listening and repertoire suggesitons; and more. The online audio tracks provide examples sung by Judy Niemack; accompaniment-only tracks; a fun way to practice on your own or in the classroom!

A joyful introduction to the art of singing, written with the needs of beginning singers in mind

With a Sing First, Talk Later approach, The Singing Book gets students singing from the very first day. The fourth edition includes twenty-six new songs in various styles by composers of diverse backgrounds, crucial updates for vocal health and resources, and a new guide to the International Phonetic Alphabet.

Combining a fun, simple introduction to basic vocal technique with confidence-building exercises and imaginative repertoire, The Singing Book teaches beginners the vocal skills they need to get started, gives them exciting music to sing, and provides the tools they need to develop the voice and keep it healthy. This classic text is perfect for instructors of group voice in higher education settings as well as private studio instruction.