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National Schools of Singing [Hardcover]

Richard Miller (Author)
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March 13, 1997
In 1977, Scarecrow Press published Richard Miller's study, English, French, German and Italian Techniques of Singing: A Study in National Tonal Preferences and How They Relate to Functional Efficiency. He compared the historic and then current techniques practiced in the four major Western European schools of vocalism and evaluated technical maneuvers found within each.Recent years have placed greater demands on the vocal talents of professional singers with the growth of performance spaces, the emergence of the stage director, louder orchestral sound, and even the infusion of pop culture sounds into traditional music. As 'world culture' continues to expand, and vocal talent becomes more homogenous, the need for continued recognition of lingering national and regional vocal training techniques becomes more important for the singer's quest to develop a certain style. This update of Miller's original study incorporates these new concerns with a continued investigation into which techniques within the national schools are common to them all and which idiosyncratic regional tendencies remain.

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...it is both encouraging and refreshing to discover that two decades of scientific advances and pedagogical progress have not diminished the book's uniqueness or importance...any professional voice studio or library will be seriously incomplete without this pre-eminent study....

...Miller's study has been neither surpassed nor even challenged and is now reissued in a handsomer and more enduring edition.....

...brought it out again beautifully printed, handsomely bound and with a different title...of value (as always with this author))))) (David Lennox )

About the Author

Known internationally for master classes and institutes in systemic vocal techniques and artistic interpretation, Richard Miller is Professor of Singing and Director of the Otto B. Schoepfle Vocal Arts Center, Oberlin Conservatory of Music, Oberlin College, Oberlin, Ohio. He also serves as adjunct staff member in the department of Otolaryngology and Communicative Disorders, Cleveland Clinic, is an Associate of Collegium Medicorum Theatri, and a member of the American Academy of Teachers of Singing.

Product Details

  • Hardcover: 304 pages
  • Publisher: Scarecrow Press; Rev Sub edition (March 13, 1997)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0810832372
  • ISBN-13: 978-0810832374
  • Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.5 x 0.9 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,111,839 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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This is an incredible resourse for a serious singer or teacher of singing. It examines the different historical theories of singing and informs the reader which techniques are now considered the best to use. An easy reading and fascinating.
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