Reviews"While it is possible to trace pedagogic influences, the overall approach is mainstream. Singers and their teachers will welcome the organization of the volume, and instructors of voice pedagogy classes may find this an appealing textbook option." -- Debra Greschner, Journal of Singing "One of the most comprehensive and helpful books on vocal technique I have ever read! This book is a must for the instructors' and students' libraries! It combines theoretical, unique teaching methods with practical vocalization examples for use in the vocal studio." -- Brenda Roberts, international opera and concert singer (New York Metropolitan, Chicago Lyric, Vienna State Opera , etc.), vocal pedagogue and former chairman at the Conservatory of Music in Mainz, Germany "Informed by a wealth of performing and teaching experience, the New Handbook is an invaluable resource for everyone dedicated to the vocal arts. This comprehensive, accessible, wonderfully written manual will set the standard for years to come." -- Geoffrey Edwards and Ryan Edwards, authors of The Verdi Baritone, "While it is possible to trace pedagogic influences, the overall approach is mainstream. Singers and their teachers will welcome the organization of the volume, and instructors of voice pedagogy classes may find this an appealing textbook option." -- Debra Greschner, Journal of Singing"One of the most comprehensive and helpful books on vocal technique I have ever read! This book is a must for the instructors' and students' libraries! It combines theoretical, unique teaching methods with practical vocalization examples for use in the vocal studio." -- Brenda Roberts, international opera and concert singer (New York Metropolitan, Chicago Lyric, Vienna State Opera , etc.), vocal pedagogue and former chairman at the Conservatory of Music inMainz, Germany"Informed by a wealth of performing and teaching experience, the New Handbook is an invaluable resource for everyone dedicated to the vocal arts. This comprehensive, accessible, wonderfully written manual will set the standard for years to come." -- Geoffrey Edwards and Ryan Edwards, authors of The Verdi Baritone, "While it is possible to trace pedagogic influences, the overall approach is mainstream. Singers and their teachers will welcome the organization of the volume, and instructors of voice pedagogy classes may find this an appealing textbook option." -- Debra Greschner, Journal of Singing"One of the most comprehensive and helpful books on vocal technique I have ever read! This book is a must for the instructors' and students' libraries! It combines theoretical, unique teaching methods with practical vocalization examples for use in the vocal studio." -- Brenda Roberts, international opera and concert singer (New York Metropolitan, Chicago Lyric, Vienna State Opera , etc.), vocal pedagogue and former chairman at the Conservatory of Music in Mainz, Germany"Informed by a wealth of performing and teaching experience, the New Handbook is an invaluable resource for everyone dedicated to the vocal arts. This comprehensive, accessible, wonderfully written manual will set the standard for years to come." -- Geoffrey Edwards and Ryan Edwards, authors of The Verdi Baritone, "One of the most comprehensive and helpful books on vocal technique I have ever read! This book is a must for the instructors' and students' libraries! It combines theoretical, unique teaching methods with practical vocalization examples for use in the vocal studio." -- Brenda Roberts, international opera and concert singer (New York Metropolitan, Chicago Lyric, Vienna State Opera , etc.), vocal pedagogue and former chairman at the Conservatory of Music in Mainz, Germany "Informed by a wealth of performing and teaching experience, the New Handbook is an invaluable resource for everyone dedicated to the vocal arts. This comprehensive, accessible, wonderfully written manual will set the standard for years to come." -- Geoffrey Edwards and Ryan Edwards, authors of The Verdi Baritone
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SynopsisThe practices of singing and teaching singing are inextricable, joined to each other through the necessity of understanding the vocal art and craft. Just as singers must understand the physical functions of voice in order to become musically proficient and artistically mature, teachers too need to have a similar mastery of these ideas - and the ability to explain them to their students - in order to effectively guide their musical and artistic growth. With this singer-instructor relationship in mind, Richard and Ann Alderson's A New Handbook for Singers and Teachers presents a fresh, detailed guide about how to sing and how to teach singing. It systematically explores all aspects of the vocal technique - respiration, phonation, resonance, and articulation - with each chapter containing exercises aimed at applying and teaching these principles. Beyond basic vocal anatomy and singing fundamentals, the handbook also covers such understudied topics as the young voice, the changing voice, and the aging voice, along with helpful chapters for teachers about how to organize vocal lessons and training plans. Thoughtfully and comprehensively crafted by two authors with decades of singing and teaching experience between them, A New Handbook for Singers and Teachers will prove an invaluable resource for singers and teachers at all stages of their vocal and pedagogical careers., The practices of singing and teaching singing are inextricable, joined to each other through the necessity of understanding the vocal art and craft. Just as singers must understand the physical functions of voice in order to become musically proficient and artistically mature, teachers too need to have a similar mastery of these ideas - and the ability to explain them to their students - in order to effectively guide their musical and artisticgrowth.With this singer-instructor relationship in mind, Richard and Ann Alderson's A New Handbook for Singers and Teachers presents a fresh, detailed guide about how to sing and how to teach singing.It systematically explores all aspects of the vocal technique - respiration, phonation, resonance, and articulation - with each chapter containing exercises aimed at applying and teaching these principles. Beyond basic vocal anatomy and singing fundamentals, the handbook also covers such understudied topics as the young voice, the changing voice, and the aging voice, along with helpful chapters for teachers about how to organize vocal lessons and training plans. Thoughtfully and comprehensivelycrafted by two authors with decades of singing and teaching experience between them, A New Handbook for Singers and Teachers will prove an invaluable resource for singers and teachers at all stages oftheir vocal and pedagogical careers., A New Handbook for Singers and Teachers presents a comprehensive study of not only how to sing but how to teach singing, designed to help vocalists and teachers work together toward musical proficiency and artistic maturity.