Includes bibliographical references (p. 109-114) and index.
Contents:
Getting started. How to find a good voice teacher ; What goes on in a voice lesson? ; Suggestions regarding repertoire ; Steps in learning a song or aria -- Practicing. How to practice ; Process-oriented practicing ; A sample sequence of exercises for vocal warm-up -- Working with the score. Analyzing vocal music ; Without the score : tips for memorizing -- Health and body awareness. Your body is your instrument ; Vocal health ; How to survive choral rehearsals with your voice intact -- The complete singer/musician. Music theory is your friend ; Immersing yourself in singing -- A few words about technique. Is the teacher/student dynamic working? ; Some generally accepted technical goals ; Problem solving -- Performing. Working with an accompanist ; Working with a vocal coach ; Acting and stagecraft tips for singers ; Performing -- A brief look at performance anxiety. Performance preparation ; Mental preparation ; Backstage tricks -- Auditioning. Auditioning for opera and oratorio ; Musical theatre auditions ; Auditioning for college or graduate school ; Choral auditions -- Singing as a career or avocation. Don't do it alone : networking in high school, college, and beyond ; Payback time : making money with your voice ; Professionalism : business cards, résumés, and pictures--what, when, and why -- Philosophy of singing. Some musings on the psychology of singing ; Progress and process ; Why do we sing? Reflections on emotions, spirituality, and ethics -- Resources -- Performance anxiety : an annotated bibliography.
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