Popular Singing

Author : Donna Soto-Morettini
Publisher : A&C Black
ISBN 13 : 1472518659
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.51/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Popular Singing and Style written by Donna Soto-Morettini and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2014-07-31 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This second edition of the highly successful Popular Singing serves as a practical guide to exploring the singing voice while helping to enhance vocal confidence in a range of popular styles. The book provides effective alternatives to traditional voice training methods, and demonstrates how these methods can be used to create a flexible and unique sound. This updated and thoroughly revised edition features a new chapter on training for popular singing, which incorporates recent movements in teaching the discipline across the globe, taking into account recent developments in the area. The book also features a new section on 'bridging' - ie. using all the technical elements outlined in the book to help the singer find their own particular expressive style to inspire more playfulness and creativity, both for the individual singer and for the teacher in practice and performance.

Author : David Kastin
Publisher : Pearson
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 396 pages
Book Rating : 4.18/5 ( download)

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Download or read book I Hear America Singing written by David Kastin and published by Pearson. This book was released on 2002 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first edition of American Popular Music introduces the history and influence of American music within the broader context of American culture. It reveals how the history of American music connects to contemporary popular music through specific examples showing how past styles and performers have influenced current musical styles. Presents a balanced, accurate, and comprehensive portrayal of American popular music within a narrative, conversational style while discussing various musical styles and performers in a larger social and historical context that provides a larger perspective on American cultural history. The book relates the development of each musical genre to its historical period and places individual performers and styles within their larger social or artistic context. It includes numerous excerpts from literary works that reveal the tremendous influence popular music has had on American culture. It also presents over 300 photos and illustrations, including album covers, posters, sheet music illustrations, and song lyrics. An important reference for any reader interested in the history of American popular music.

Author : Phyllis Fulford
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 9781592570867
Total Pages : 276 pages
Book Rating : 4.60/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Complete Idiot's Guide to Singing written by Phyllis Fulford and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2003 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The human voice is the most popular musical instrument, and vocal singing is like any other musical endeavour- it takes discipline, practice (and some talent) to do it well. CIG to Singingoffers readers an easy-to-use guide to the process of becoming a singer. Readers will learn how to find their ideal singing range, how to improve their basic technique, how to stand and breathe properly, how to sing in different musical styles, and the book is filled with numerous illustrations, musical examples and singing exercises. An audio CD includes examples of different techniques and accompaniments for the exercises, letting the reader hear the way they're supposed to sound and practice along. The book also contains a glossary of terms, singer's pronunciation reference, vocal problems troubleshooting guide, and a list of resources.

Author : Jerome Hines
Publisher : Hal Leonard Corporation
ISBN 13 : 9781617744358
Total Pages : 356 pages
Book Rating : 4.52/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Great Singers on Great Singing written by Jerome Hines and published by Hal Leonard Corporation. This book was released on 1983 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Phyllis Fulford
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1615646221
Total Pages : 327 pages
Book Rating : 4.27/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Singing, Second Edition written by Phyllis Fulford and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2014-09-02 with total page 327 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now with helpful audio examples available online, Idiot's Guides: Singing, Second Edition, is a fast-track approach to improving vocal technique, including solo, ensemble, and sight singing. Filled with illustrations and exercises, this book covers different musical styles — from pop and rock to country and classical.

Author : Bruce Crowther
Publisher : Hal Leonard Corporation
ISBN 13 : 9780879305192
Total Pages : 292 pages
Book Rating : 4.93/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Singing Jazz: written by Bruce Crowther and published by Hal Leonard Corporation. This book was released on 1997 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explores the evolution of jazz singing with profiles of great performers, discussing how they learned their craft and the experiences that shaped their careers

Author : Claudia Bepko
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 360 pages
Book Rating : 4.13/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Singing at the Top of Our Lungs written by Claudia Bepko and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the authors of Too Good for Her Own Good, a perceptive and timely exploration of the conflicting roles of love and creativity in women's lives that provides suggestions and positive role models for women searching for ways to integrate their many passions.

Author : Nate Sloan
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 0190056657
Total Pages : 225 pages
Book Rating : 4.50/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Switched on Pop written by Nate Sloan and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2019-12-13 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pop music surrounds us - in our cars, over supermarket speakers, even when we are laid out at the dentist - but how often do we really hear what's playing? Switched on Pop is the book based on the eponymous podcast that has been hailed by NPR, Rolling Stone, The Guardian, and Entertainment Weekly for its witty and accessible analysis of Top 40 hits. Through close studies of sixteen modern classics, musicologist Nate Sloan and songwriter Charlie Harding shift pop from the background to the foreground, illuminating the essential musical concepts behind two decades of chart-topping songs. In 1939, Aaron Copland published What to Listen for in Music, the bestseller that made classical music approachable for generations of listeners. Eighty years later, Nate and Charlie update Copland's idea for a new audience and repertoire: 21st century pop, from Britney to Beyoncé, Outkast to Kendrick Lamar. Despite the importance of pop music in contemporary culture, most discourse only revolves around lyrics and celebrity. Switched on Pop gives readers the tools they need to interpret our modern soundtrack. Each chapter investigates a different song and artist, revealing musical insights such as how a single melodic motif follows Taylor Swift through every genre that she samples, André 3000 uses metric manipulation to get listeners to "shake it like a Polaroid picture," or Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee create harmonic ambiguity in "Despacito" that mirrors the patterns of global migration. Replete with engaging discussions and eye-catching illustrations, Switched on Pop brings to life the musical qualities that catapult songs into the pop pantheon. Readers will find themselves listening to familiar tracks in new waysand not just those from the Top 40. The timeless concepts that Nate and Charlie define can be applied to any musical style. From fanatics to skeptics, teenagers to octogenarians, non-musicians to professional composers, every music lover will discover something ear-opening in Switched on Pop.

Author : Scott D. Harrison
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 9401788510
Total Pages : 418 pages
Book Rating : 4.19/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Teaching Singing in the 21st Century written by Scott D. Harrison and published by Springer. This book was released on 2014-05-14 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume brings together a group of leading international researchers and practitioners in voice pedagogy alongside emerging academics and practitioners. Encompassing research across voice science and pedagogy, this innovative collection transcends genre boundaries and provides new knowledge about vocal styles and approaches from classical and musical theatre to contemporary commercial music. The work is sure to be valuable in tertiary institutions, schools and community music associations, suitable for use by private studio teachers, and will appeal to choral leaders and music educators interested in vocal pedagogy. “I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book and I am confident it will help bring all aspects of vocal pedagogy firmly into the 21st century. Refreshingly, many different areas of pedagogy are included in the text so we can all work together to more fully understand the singing voice. Up to the moment research is included along with an exploration of the evolving contemporary styles of singing. Further, areas regarding teaching and curriculum in higher education are also reviewed. All in all, this text a crucial addition to a professional's vocal library.” Jeanne Goffi-Fynn, Teachers College, Columbia University, USA.

Author : Jeanette Bicknell
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317653130
Total Pages : 139 pages
Book Rating : 4.34/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Philosophy of Song and Singing written by Jeanette Bicknell and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-07-03 with total page 139 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Philosophy of Song and Singing: An Introduction, Jeanette Bicknell explores key aesthetic, ethical, and other philosophical questions that have not yet been thoroughly researched by philosophers, musicologists, or scientists. Issues addressed include: The relationship between the meaning of a song’s words and its music The performer’s role and the ensuing gender complications, social ontology, and personal identity The performer’s ethical obligations to audiences, composers, lyricists, and those for whom the material holds particular significance The metaphysical status of isolated solo performances compared to the continuous singing of opera or the interrupted singing of stage and screen musicals Each chapter focuses on one major musical example and includes several shorter discussions of other selections. All have been chosen for their illustrative power and their accessibility for any interested reader and are readily available.