The Singer's Companion: A Guide to Improving Your Voice and Performance by Brent

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A guide to the vocal and artistic development of the singing voice. This book focuses on the voice as an instrument, and the singer as an artist. It includes practical advice on topics such as breathing, resonance, range, pronunciation, interpretation and performance. It also includes many quotes from some of the world's best singers and teachers.

FORMATPaperback LANGUAGEEnglish CONDITIONBrand New Publisher Description

Based on more than 30 years teaching experience and extensive research on hundred's of professional singers, this volume is a comprehensive guide to vocal and artistic development of the singing voice. "The Singer's Companion" focuses on the voice as an instrument, and the singer as an artist. Full of practical and accessible advice, this volume looks at topics such as breathing, resonance, range, pronunciation, interpretation and performance. Also included are numerous enlightening quotes from some of the world's best singers and teachers, inc. Enrico Caruso, Manuel Garcia, and Luciano Pavarotti. With the inclusion of exercise sheets, sample songs, and a free illustrative audio CD, this informative and practical guide is a must-have for any singer - from the semi-professional to amateur dramatics.

Author Biography

Brent Monahan has a doctorate in music from Indiana University, where he specialized in the teaching of the singing voice.

Long Description

The Singer's Companion combines the author's extensive research on hundreds of professional singers' and singing teachers' books with 30 years of personal teaching experience. The book concentrates on traditional vocal and artistic development, as employed at the most renowned universities and conservatories. At the same time, the presentation is extremely practical and accessible. The language is simple, and minimal space is given to theory. As each aspect of good singing and artistry is explained, enlightening quotations from dozens of the best singers and teachers, such as Enrico Caruso, Luciano Pavarotti, Eileen Farrell, Manuel Garcia, and Emma Seiler, help the singer to grasp the concept.The building of the vocal instrument and the artist is the focus. Topics include stance, breathing, phonation, resonance, range, health, choosing a teacher, vocal exercises, musicianship, pronunciation and diction, interpretation, performance, and selecting material. Many illustrative diagrams appear in the text. The book includes exercise sheets, sample songs, and an illustrative CD. Any singer, from the would-be professional to the diligent choir member, can benefit from this easy-to-use, thorough companion.

Details ISBN1574671502 Short Title SINGERS COMPANION W/CD Language English ISBN-10 1574671502 ISBN-13 9781574671506 Media Book Format Paperback Illustrations Yes Year 2007 Country of Publication United States Birth 1948 Series Limelight Imprint Limelight Editions Subtitle A Guide to Improving Your Voice and Performance Place of Publication New York DOI 10.1604/9781574671506 AU Release Date 2007-01-30 NZ Release Date 2007-01-30 US Release Date 2007-01-30 UK Release Date 2007-01-30 Author Brent Monahan Pages 192 Publisher Limelight Editions Publication Date 2007-01-30 DEWEY 783.04 Audience General We've got this

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