The everything singing book with CD : from mastering breathing techniques to performing live, all you need to hit the right notes
(2008)
Nonfiction
Book
Series:
Call Numbers:
783.043/SHEPPARD,B
Availability
Details
PUBLISHED
Avon, Mass. : Adams Media ; Newton Abbot : David & Charles [distributor], 2008
DESCRIPTION
xii, 288 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm + 1 audio disc
ISBN/ISSN
9781598695397 (pbk.), 1598695398 (pbk.), 9781598695397, 1598695398
LANGUAGE
English
SERIES
NOTES
Includes index
Top ten things you should know about singing -- Getting started -- Voice as an instrument -- Breathing -- Phonation -- Resonance -- Registers of the voice -- Diction -- Voice classification -- A basic voice class -- Caring for your voice -- Musicianship -- Reading music -- Basic music theory -- How to practice -- Finding a teacher -- Expression -- Performance -- Performance and career opportunities -- Choral singing -- Theater -- Popular styles -- Appendix A. International phonetic alphabet -- Appendix B. Music repertoire and study materials