The Berklee in the Pocket Singer's Handbook is a must-have guide that sets a perfect 45- to 60-minute practice routine for you. Use it as your practice manual for a total vocal workout, from warm up to cool down. Covers: breathing exercises, tips for productive practice, mental practicing, breathing for relaxation, cool down techniques and more. Learn new tunes, clarify diction, and improve all aspects of your singing!
Anne Peckham is a singer, voice teacher, and author. A professor in the Voice Department at Berklee College of Music, her work as a teacher and her publications have influenced popular singing pedagogy worldwide. Her approach embraces the foundations of good vocal technique, while building singers' skills in jazz, pop, and rock music.
Anne is the author of four publications for Berklee Press: The Contemporary Singer, a book/CD set due to release in its second edition in 2010, its companion, Vocal Workouts for the Contemporary Singer, both released in Japanese translations, The Singer's Handbook from the Berklee in the Pocket series, and Vocal Technique: Developing Your Voice for Performance, an instructional DVD released in 2004.
Recently, Anne developed an online voice course for berkleemusic.com. The 12-week course, Voice 101, focuses on vocal development through a series of exercises, recorded examples, demonstrations, and weekly assignments. Check out the course via this link:
http://www.berkleemusic.com/school/course?course_item_id=11180724&program=voice&usca_p=t
Anne has recently appeared as a voice coach on both the PBS children's show Fetch, and on the TV reality series Trial by Choir.
