Basics of SingingThis comprehensive introductory text has helped hundreds of thousands of new singers and experienced singers find their voice or sing even better. The text consists of two parts. Part One discusses principles of voice production, breathing, vocal health, music reading, learning a song, performance techniques, musicianship, and song interpretation. Part Two is an anthology of 52 songs, movies and musical theater, folk, art songs, songs of faith, duets, and rounds (for group performance). A companion 2-CD Set includes all the melodies and accompaniments for the song anthology, plus pronunciation for foreign language songs. |
Contents
Chapter 1 Practicing | 3 |
Chapter 2 Vocalizing | 19 |
Chapter 4 Learning a Song | 25 |
FOLK SONGS | 26 |
Chapter 6 The Theatrics of Singing | 36 |
Chapter 7 Music Reading | 43 |
Bibliography | 49 |
All the Pretty Little Horses | 55 |
Put on a Happy Face Lee Adams | 156 |
Summertime George Gershwin | 164 |
Sweetest Sounds The Richard Rodgers | 171 |
Did for Love Marvin Hamlisch | 177 |
SONG ANTHOLOGY CONTENTS | 185 |
An den Mond Franz Schubert | 191 |
Cara e dolce Alessandro Scarlatti | 198 |
Dolce scherza Giacomo Antonio Perti | 207 |
High Voice | 63 |
Down by the Salley Gardens | 71 |
Green Bushes | 78 |
Gypsy Rover | 85 |
Riddle Song | 96 |
Water is Wide | 104 |
Almost Like Being in Fredrick Loewe | 115 |
In a Simple Way I Love Nancy Ford | 125 |
Make Someone Happy Jule Styne | 140 |
On a Clear Day Burton Lane | 148 |
Lasciatemi morire Claudio Monteverdi | 217 |
Nel cor piu no mi sento Giovanni Paisiello | 229 |
Now is the Month of Thomas Morley | 235 |
Whereer you walk George Fredric Handel | 250 |
Widmung Robert Franz | 258 |
Alleluia | 267 |
SONG ANTHOLOGY | 273 |
International Phonetic Alphabet | 283 |
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