A New Handbook for Singers and Teachers

Contents

• PART ONE: HOW TO SING
• Chapter 1: Introduction
• Chapter 2: Respiration
• Physical Elements of the Vocal Mechanism
• Breathing to Sing
• Types of Breathing
• Develop Coordinated Breathing
• Breathing and the Musical Phrase
• Symptoms of Improper Breathing
• Additional Breathing Exercises
• Helpful Sports Analogies
• Other Useful Analogies
• Chapter 3: Phonation
• Making the Proper Sound
• Coordinating Respiration with Phonation
• Initiating the Tone
• Sustaining the Tone
• Moving from Note to Note
• Releasing the Tone
• Finding and Refining the Proper Tone
• Dealing with Nasality
• Exercise Remedies for Nasality
• Vocalises for Nasality
• Vibrato
• History of Vibrato
• Dealing with Vibrato
• Breathiness
• Hoarseness or Huskiness
• Harshness or Stridency
• Muffled or Swallowed Tone
• Hollow or Hooty Quality
• Other Analogies
• Chapter 4: Resonance
• Types of Resonance
• Vocal Resonators
• Developing a Rich Voice
• Respiration--Phonation--Resonance
• Resonance Exercises
• Chapter 5: The Singing Vowel
• Instrumental Characteristics of Vowels
• The Fixed Formant Theory of Vowels
• Making a Proper Vowel Sound
• Vowel Unification Vocalises for all Voices
• Vowel Migration
• Vowel Modification
• Chapter 6: Registers and Registration
• Dealing with Registers
• Dealing with Registration
• Changing Registers Smoothly: Males
• Changing Registers Smoothly: Females
• Chapter 7: Articulation
• Making Sense out of Sound
• Sung Language vs. Spoken
• Articulation Exercises and Vocalises
• The trouble with /R/
• Special Problems of Articulation
• Chapter 8: Fundamental Diction for Singers
• Italian Diction
• Rules of Pronunciation
• Latin Diction
• Rules of Pronunciation
• French Diction
• Vowels
• Nasal Vowels
• Semi-vowels and Glides
• Consonants
• Special Rules of Pronunciation
• German Diction
• Vowels
• Diphthongs
• Consonants
• Some General Rules in Singing
• The Glottal Attack
• Ach-Laut and Ich-Laut
• Special Rules for the Letter /G/
• Chapter 9: Audition Strategies
• General Principles
• Physical Strategies
• Psychological Strategies
• Final Suggestions
• PART TWO: HOW TO TEACH SINGING
• Chapter 10: Basic Concepts of Voice Teaching
• General Vocal Pedagogy
• A Broad Technical Base
• Instructional Cue Card
• Using the Cue Card
• Choosing Literature
• Two Golden Rules
• Style and Musicianship
• Reinforcement
• Expectations
• If the Student is not Making Progress
• Logistics
• Length of Lesson
• Setting a Price
• Chapter 11: Organizing a Training Program
• Determine the Level of the Singer
• Listen to the Singer and Analyze the Performance
• Apply Four Key Principles
• Determine a General Training Plan
• Determine a Logical Starting Point
• Constructing Coordinated Lesson Plans
• The Individual Lesson Plan
• Communicating Information
• General Benefits of Lesson Plans
• Teaching Aids
• Summary
• Chapter 12: Basic Vocal Exercises
• Using Basic Vocal Exercises
• Warm-up Exercises
• Skill Exercises
• Selecting Exercises
• Assigning Exercises
• Incorporating Exercises and General Training
• Specific Lesson Organization
• Chapter 13: Teaching Breathing Techniques
• A Concise Explanation of the Singing Breath: For Beginners
• A Logical Presentation of the Breathing Process
• A Concise Explanation of Interrelated Functions
• A Sample Discussion of Inhalation
• A Sample Discussion of Exhalation
• Teaching the Techniques of Proper Respiration
• Relating the Functions of the Singing Breath
• Analyzing a Singer's Breathing Skills
• Discussing Various Types of Breathing
• Applying Appropriate Breathing Techniques
• Correcting Errors
• Breathing Exercises and Correlated Use
• Chapter 14: Teaching Phonation Skills
• Teaching Techniques of Phonation: Basic Principles
• Vocal Registers
• Teaching Different Genders
• Further Considerations
• How to Analyze Vocal Sound
• How to Design a Training Program
• Solutions Related to Visual Clues
• Solutions Related to Audible Clues
• Other Common Phonation Errors
• Sample Phonation Exercises
• Chapter 15: Training the Resonators
• The Resonating System
• Adapting the Resonators
• Types of Resonance
• Applying Vowel Modification
• Vowel Modification Exercise Charts
• Constructing the Charts
• Establishing Register Changes
• Applying Resonance Principles
• Respiration Plus Resonance
• Using Repertory to Train the Resonators
• Resonance Problems and Solutions
• Chapter 16: Teaching Articulation Techniques
• Respiration + Phonation + Resonance + Articulation
• Identifying Articulators and Specific Types of Movement
• Importance of Training Articulation
• Elements of Articulation
• Teaching Articulation Techniques
• Diction Considerations
• Training the Articulators
• Articulation Problems and Solutions
• Final Elements of Articulation Training
• Chapter 17: Teaching Young Changing Voices
• Normal Angst
• Principles for Teaching Young Singers
• Fundamental Concepts
• Repertory
• Peer Reinforcement
• Young Male Voices
• Countertenors or Male Altos
• Exercises Specific to Boys' Voices
• Young Female Voices
• Exercises Specific to Girls' Voices
• Assigning Repertory
• Chapter 18: Teaching Aging Voices
• General Considerations
• Physical Factors of Aging Voices
• Psychological Elements Related to Singing
• Specific Aspects of the Aging Voice
• Technical Adaptations
• Exercises and Correctives
• Physical Fitness and Vocal Fitness
• Final Considerations