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The structure of singing : system and art in vocal technique / Richard Miller.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : Schirmer Books ; London : Collier Macmillan, c1986.Description: xxii, 372 p. : ill. ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 002872660X
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 784.9/3 19
LOC classification:
  • MT825 .M646 1986
Contents:
The coordinated vocal onset and release : establishing dynamic muscle equilibrium through onset and release -- The supported singing voice : breath management in singing -- Agility in singing : flexible application of breath power -- The resonant voice : supraglottic considerations in singing -- The well-balanced vowel : vowel differentiation in singing -- Resonance balancing through nasal consonants : the influences of nasal continuants on resonator adjustment -- Resonance balancing through non-nasal consonants : the influence of non-nasal consonants on resonator adjustment -- Sustaining the voice : sostenuto -- Unifying the registers of male voices -- Unifying the registers of the female voice -- Vowel modification in singing : aggiustamento -- Range extension and stabilization in singing -- Messa di voce and dynamic control -- Vibrancy in singing : vibrato and vocal timbre -- Coordinating technique and communication -- Pedagogical attitudes : the aesthetics of vocal timbre -- Healthy singing -- Appendix 1 : laryngeal structure and function -- Appendix 2 : the structure and mechanics of the breath apparatus -- Appendix 3 : the physiology of the vocal tract resonator system -- Appendix 4 : the physical factors of vocal registration -- Appendix 5 : influences of various voiced and unvoiced consonants on resonator adjustment -- Appendix 6 : International phonetic alphabet (IPA) symbols.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Books (30-Day Checkout) Books (30-Day Checkout) Nash Library Music Pocket Library Books & Scores MT825.M646 1986 1 Available 33710000023510

Includes indexes.

Bibliography: p. 315-365.

WAR, NEWBERY,

The coordinated vocal onset and release : establishing dynamic muscle equilibrium through onset and release -- The supported singing voice : breath management in singing -- Agility in singing : flexible application of breath power -- The resonant voice : supraglottic considerations in singing -- The well-balanced vowel : vowel differentiation in singing -- Resonance balancing through nasal consonants : the influences of nasal continuants on resonator adjustment -- Resonance balancing through non-nasal consonants : the influence of non-nasal consonants on resonator adjustment -- Sustaining the voice : sostenuto -- Unifying the registers of male voices -- Unifying the registers of the female voice -- Vowel modification in singing : aggiustamento -- Range extension and stabilization in singing -- Messa di voce and dynamic control -- Vibrancy in singing : vibrato and vocal timbre -- Coordinating technique and communication -- Pedagogical attitudes : the aesthetics of vocal timbre -- Healthy singing -- Appendix 1 : laryngeal structure and function -- Appendix 2 : the structure and mechanics of the breath apparatus -- Appendix 3 : the physiology of the vocal tract resonator system -- Appendix 4 : the physical factors of vocal registration -- Appendix 5 : influences of various voiced and unvoiced consonants on resonator adjustment -- Appendix 6 : International phonetic alphabet (IPA) symbols.