Voice category: 284 books

In offering this book, it has our desire to make the healthy production of the human voice clear to everyone.

The beginning bass singer, with his range and tessitura at the bottom end of the scale of voices, has unique difficulties finding suitable vocal music, which is often very frustrating for him and his teacher. As the young or beginning bass works and waits patiently for his voice to develop, appropriate...

Singing can be a healthy, invigorating activity for people of every age, and participating in this fully athletic exercise remains enjoyable through each season of life if the singer and singing teacher adjust expectations regarding tone quality, range, agility, and stamina. Brenda Smith systematically...

This book will help you find your own unique voice, free it, and then make the most of it. In the process you will cure your TMJ, improve your posture and sex appeal, and reduce the severity and frequency of migraines. It is based on a 'Speech level' singing method, along with elements of 'The Alexander...

Any singer longing to have a career in opera, particularly in Europe, should be familiar with the European system of classifying voices know as Fach. The Opera Singer's Career Guide: Understanding the European Fach System presents valuable information to help readers learn, understand, and use the...

"Lois Alba is a master teacher, ...I have never seen a vocal instructor who got such remarkable results in such a short time." - Irene Dalis, General Director, Opera San Jose Achieving a successful singing career, especially in opera, can seem almost impossible to many singers because...

This e-book introduces the subject of song and everything you always wanted to know about singing. Learn where the history of song comes from. Have you always wanted to sing but were told you are tone deaf? Learn what muscles blocks the ability to sing and how to move them out of the way to sing....

This volume presents the scores for Beethoven's “12 Irish Songs, WoO 154”. Composed between 1812–13, these English-language folk songs were written for one or two voices to be accompanied by piano, cello, and violin. The songs include: “ho, my dear Dermot”, “Put round the bright wine”,...

Singing in Polish: A Guide to Polish Lyric Diction and Vocal Repertoire stands as the first book-length resource for non-Polish–speaking singers, voice teachers, and vocal coaches that offers the essential tools for learning how to sing in Polish. Scholar and singer Benjamin Schultz offers a rich...

Breath in Action looks at the significance of breath to human life - not just the simple fact that if we stop breathing, we die, but also the more subtle ways in which our breath interacts with our voice and our being. Written by experts in vocal and holistic practice, the book is divided into four sections:...

Most of us have a long love-hate relationship with singing.  We love to sing but do not quite know how to sing well enough to connect with our audience.  And we can sometimes be jaded by our mistakes, frustrated by our bad singing habits and paralyzed by anxiety.  A fresh perspective...

If you love singing and want to sing well, this book offers you a lot for very little. When I started researching the subject of voice improvement seven years ago, one singing lesson was about $25. At that time I paid $150 for DVDs with 4 lessons a couple of times to different well known coaches who...

Claude-Achille Debussy (1862 – 1918) was a seminal French composer. He is considered to be one of the most important pioneers of Impressionist music and was among the most popular composers during the 19th and early 20th centuries. Debussy's work is famous for its sensory style and use of unconventional...

So You Want to Sing Rock 'n' Roll gives readers a comprehensive guide to rock history, voice science, vocal health, audio technology, technical approaches to singing rock, and stylistic parameters for various rock subgenres. Matthew Edwards, assistant professor of voice at Shenandoah Conservatory,...