Books, scores and DVDs of transcriptions and about performance preparation for voice
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Jazz Phrasing: A Workshop for the Jazz Vocalist by Gloria Cooper and Don Sickler
MT892 .C66 2004 Check Availability |
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From amazon.com:
"...Jazz Phrasing is a perfect workbook for all jazz vocalists. It covers: Specific Rhythm Phrasing - interpreting 8th notes, specific rhythm figures; Open Phrasing - exploring tempos and styles, working with ballads; Tips on Performance - choosing a tempo and counting off, telling the song's story, working with your ensemble; and more. The accompanying CD lets you: compare transcriptions to recorded examples, listen to vocal and instrumental examples, sing along with the rhythm section, create backgrounds and analyze arrangements." |
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A Performer Prepares: A Guide to Song Preparation for Actors, Singers, and Dancers by David Craig
MT892 .C73 1993 Check Availability |
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From amazon.com:
"A Performer Prepares is a 13-part master class on how to perform on any stage from bleak rehearsal room to the Palace Theatre. The class covers the basic Broadway song numbers, from show ballad to showstopper. With precise, logical steps and dynamic and entertaining dialogues between himself and his students, David Craig takes anyone with the desire to shine from an audition to final curtain call. These lessons on the pages recreate as closely as possible the unique interpersonal [dynamic] of Craig's legendary coaching encounters in New York, Los Angeles and across the country." |
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Scat!: Vocal Improvisation Techniques by Bob Stoloff
MT873 .S66 1996 Check Availability |
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From amazon.com:
"A comprehensive approach to vocal improvisation with rhythmic and melodic exercises, transcribed solos, vocal bass lines and drum grooves, syllable articulation etudes, and more. The CD includes call response exercises, demonstration solos by the author and sing-along chord pattern in Latin, jazz and hip-hop styles with rhythm section accompaniment." |
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Singing in Style: A Guide to Vocal Performance Practices by Martha Elliott.
MT892 .E45 2006 Check Availability |
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From Google Books:
"The first historical overview of vocal performance practice and style ever published, Singing In Style provides an introduction to how such issues as ornamentation, vibrato, rubato, portamento, articulation, tempo, language, and accompaniment with period instruments have been handled since the seventeenth century. Each chapter presents a historical period and gives background information on the singers and composers, the vocal repertoire, and the stylistic conventions of that time." |
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The Art of the Song Recital by Shirlee Emmons and Stanley Sonntag
MT892 .E666 Check Availability |
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From the publisher:
"Since its original publication, the Emmons-Sonntag text has continually stood out as the definitive work on the song recital. The book presents imaginative advice and practical techniques for producing successful recitals and kindling audience excitement."

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DVDs
Vocal Practice For Performance with Donna McElroy
LVD 214 Check Availability |
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From the publisher:
"Sing with more power and passion under the guidance of Donna McElroy, Berklee Professor, Grammy nominee, Dove Award winner, and vocalist on multiple gold and platinum records. In this Master Class, McElroy shows you how to use the whole body to become the best singer you can be." |
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Vocal Technique: Developing Your Voice For Performance produced and directed by Craig Reed
LVD 236 Check Availability |
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From the publisher:
"This instructional program is hosted by Anne Peckham, professor of voice at Berklee College of Music. Peckham leads viewers through a routine to help enhance singing techniques and prevent vocal damage through warming up, using proper posture, and improving vocal range, stamina, and health." |
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The Zen of Screaming 2: Vocal Instruction for a New Breed edited by Denise Korycki
LVD 386 Check Availability |
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From amazon.com:
"Now that you have nailed the basics of good vocal production in The Zen of Screaming, you are ready to tackle the finer points of extreme vocals! Vocal instructor Melissa Cross will guide you through the three different kinds of screams with the help of her clients, including the lead singers of Underoath, Unearth, Thursday, Arch Enemy (a GIRL, finally!), Sick of It All, All That Remains, A Life Once Lost, God Forbid and more. Plenty of performance and practice tips are included to help you get that gig and rise above the rest. Also good for those wishing to get the 411 on how to get the rasp in the voice without ripping up the vocal cords. Running time approx 88 minutes." |
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