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The singing book / Meribeth Bunch, Cynthia Vaughn.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : W.W. Norton, c2004.Edition: 1st edDescription: xi, 339 p. : ill. ; 28 cmISBN:
  • 0393979946 (pbk.)
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Contents:
Healthy singing -- Preparing to sing -- Selecting music to sing -- Learning music efficiently -- Practice habits -- Performing -- Improvisation -- Patriotic songs, unison songs, and rounds: background and performance notes -- Folk songs, spirituals, and hymns: background and performance notes -- Theater, film, and television songs: background and performance notes -- Popular and jazz standards: background and performance notes -- Art songs and arias: background and performance notes -- Muscles and physical alignment -- Breathing -- Making sound -- Voice quality and resonance -- Articulation and expression -- Maintaining a healthy voice -- Worksheet for preparing the text of your song -- Introduction to IPA: pronunciation of vowels and consonants -- Additional vocal exercises -- Making sense of a music manuscript -- Classification of songs.
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 MT820.B86 2004 1 Available 33710000966072

Includes bibliographical references (p. 330-331) and index.

Healthy singing -- Preparing to sing -- Selecting music to sing -- Learning music efficiently -- Practice habits -- Performing -- Improvisation -- Patriotic songs, unison songs, and rounds: background and performance notes -- Folk songs, spirituals, and hymns: background and performance notes -- Theater, film, and television songs: background and performance notes -- Popular and jazz standards: background and performance notes -- Art songs and arias: background and performance notes -- Muscles and physical alignment -- Breathing -- Making sound -- Voice quality and resonance -- Articulation and expression -- Maintaining a healthy voice -- Worksheet for preparing the text of your song -- Introduction to IPA: pronunciation of vowels and consonants -- Additional vocal exercises -- Making sense of a music manuscript -- Classification of songs.