The Versatile Vocalist

Author : Rachel L. Lebon
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
ISBN 13 : 1461702151
Total Pages : 116 pages
Book Rating : 4.53/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Versatile Vocalist written by Rachel L. Lebon and published by Scarecrow Press. This book was released on 2006-07-20 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The art of singing is constantly evolving and reflecting our changing world, proving the importance of versatility for opening oneself to other cultures and styles, enriching the experience of communicating with the human voice, and most importantly, enjoying more opportunities for professional performance. While singers explore the myriad ways to communicate emotion and ideas, they experiment with different timbres, instruments, languages, and musical genres. As situations vary, the demands on the voice as a musical instrument, and the act of singing itself, must be modified. In this follow up to her 1999 volume, The Professional Vocalist, author Rachel L. Lebon continues to give expert advice on the singing profession, describing the musical and vocal adjustments essential to becoming a versatile vocalist. She addresses proprioception, the kinesthetic feedback, vocal adjustments associated with "crossing over" and exploring new sounds and styles, and performing authentically within contrasting performance situations. Many facets of performance are considered: differing venues—from small studios or clubs to large concert halls; singing acoustically or with sound reinforcement; singing in various styles of music—be it commercial, popular, jazz, or classical; and varieties of instrumental accompaniment—whether a single instrument, a small ensemble, a full orchestra with strings, a big band with horns blaring, or rock bands with wailing guitars. The book discusses factors that influence vocal approaches, including recording studio technology, live sound reinforcement, speech, language, and microphone styles and their affect on musical genres. Practical aspects of music preparation, song learning, rehearsal techniques, and achieving vocal longevity are given, as well as "real world" strategies and advice from Lebon and other working professionals.

Author : Rachel L. Lebon
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780810853515
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.15/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Versatile Vocalist written by Rachel L. Lebon and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book discusses the musical considerations, vocal production, and kinesthetic feedback inherent to performing persuasively in a variety of styles and idioms, with observations of professional vocalists, instrumentalists, and voice teachers who have successfully crossed over into contrasting idioms.

Author : Noah Baerman
Publisher : Alfred Music Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780739052761
Total Pages : 100 pages
Book Rating : 4.64/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Versatile Keyboardist written by Noah Baerman and published by Alfred Music Publishing. This book was released on 2008-08 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The complete course in a variety of music styles, The Versatile Keyboardist features a wide range of techniques and styles for keyboardists who know the significance of being well-rounded, adaptable, and open-minded. The book introduces the essentials of many styles, with examples based on actual songs. Learn the history and important players of each style and gain further understanding of the elements of a great keyboard part. The book also teaches general music theory and fundamental concepts to improve musicians in every style and unleash their potential to become flexible, adaptable, and versatile keyboardists! A CD demonstrating the examples in the book is included.

Author : Raymond McNeil
Publisher : Dorrance Publishing
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 698 pages
Book Rating : 4.14/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Green Book, Vol. 1 written by Raymond McNeil and published by Dorrance Publishing. This book was released on 2024-01-15 with total page 698 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: About the Book THE GREEN BOOK, VOL. 1: The Intertwined Musical and Historical Journey by People of Color in America provides a comprehensive exploration of the music that occurred alongside some of American history’s biggest events. This impressive and extensive guide spans from 1380 until 1959. This book's purpose is to share, illuminate, and stick to the positive achievements of the people who’ve helped to spread the message of music. That will include all the musicians, singers, and lyricists who helped the fans to appreciate the various styles of music that we have today. About the Author Raymond was a native of New York City and a product of schools in Brooklyn. He worked in all three levels of government. He has spent the past fifty five years gathering and exploring America’s musical journey. His primary motivation for writing this book was to seek out and amass a stream of verifiable truths. He is a fan of most styles of music, though he does struggle to find a love for hard rock and bluegrass at times. McNeil’s ultimate goal is to share his love of music and history and the ways in which they intertwine together throughout the years.

Author : Sharon Mabry
Publisher : Oxford University Press on Demand
ISBN 13 : 0195141989
Total Pages : 207 pages
Book Rating : 4.86/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Exploring Twentieth-century Vocal Music written by Sharon Mabry and published by Oxford University Press on Demand. This book was released on 2002 with total page 207 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ¿7FDesigned to aid singers and voice teachers to discover and decipher the inovative repertoire of the 20th century. The book familiarizes the reader with notation systems and suggests rehearsal techniques and vocal exercises."

Author : Brian Winnie
Publisher : Hal Leonard Corporation
ISBN 13 : 1574634771
Total Pages : 140 pages
Book Rating : 4.78/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Voice Teacher's Cookbook written by Brian Winnie and published by Hal Leonard Corporation. This book was released on 2018-04-01 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: (Meredith Music Resource). 57 experts from across the U.S. working as professors, studio teachers, professional singers, choral directors, composers, vocologists, and speech-language pathologists have all contributed to this amazing collection of quick-to-read, yet deeply insightful strategies. It's like finding expert trade secrets all placed in one easy source. With outstanding records of performance, workshop clinics, recordings, research, composition, leadership, and teaching, the authors provide their favorite "recipes" that will expand your current knowledge and inspire all levels of voice teachers and singers.

Author : John Blizzard
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 110595918X
Total Pages : 136 pages
Book Rating : 4.89/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Singing American English: Textbook for Diction for Singers written by John Blizzard and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2012 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Singing American English helps singers, teachers, and directors to negotiate the many difficulties involved in singing beautiful American English. Designed for use in diction for singers classes, this book is the fruit of more than a quarter-century of teaching by Dr. John T. Blizzard. Now in its second edition, Singing American English is useful also as both a reference and a workbook, full of drills designed for the student to master new information. Readers will learn how to use the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) as a guide to their understanding, singing, and hearing. Chapters include discussions of the International Phonetic Alphabet, vowels and consonants, diphthongs, triphthongs, glides, and several articles on the relationship of diction to many facets of the performance of songs and arias. Students learn about the concept of the Hellwag Triangle, which, the author states, may be the most important chapter in the entire textbook in terms of their own singing.

Author : Chris Tonelli
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 0429802978
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.73/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Voices Found written by Chris Tonelli and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-11-14 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Voices Found: Free Jazz and Singing contributes to a wave of voice studies scholarship with the first book-length study of free jazz voice. It pieces together a history of free jazz voice that spans from sound poetry and scat in the 1950s to the more recent wave of free jazz choirs. The author traces the developments and offers a theory, derived from interviews with many of the most important singers in the history of free jazz voice, of how listeners have experienced and evaluated the often unconventional vocal sounds these vocalists employed. This theory explains that even audiences willing to enjoy harsh sounds from saxophones or guitars often resist when voices make sounds that audiences understand as not-human. Experimental poetry and scat were combined and transformed in free jazz spaces in the 1960s and 1970s by vocalists like Yoko Ono (in solo work and her work with Ornette Coleman and John Stevens), Jeanne Lee (in her solo work and her work with Archie Shepp and Gunter Hampel), Leon Thomas (in his solo work as well as his work with Pharoah Sanders and Carlos Santana), and Phil Minton and Maggie Nicols (who devoted much of their energy to creating unaccompanied free jazz vocal music). By studying free jazz voice we can learn important lessons about what we expect from the voice and what happens when those expectations are violated. This book doesn't only trace histories of free jazz voice, it makes an attempt to understand why this story hasn't been told before, with an impressive breadth of scope in terms of the artists covered, drawing on research from the US, Canada, Wales, Scotland, France, The Netherlands, and Japan.

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 64 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Jet written by and published by . This book was released on 1967-05-18 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The weekly source of African American political and entertainment news.

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.