Singing and the Actor takes the reader step by step through a practical training programme relevant to the modern singing actor and dancer. A variety of contemporary voice qualities including Belting and Twang are explained, with excercises for each topic.
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"For teachers whose primary business is preparing singers for the modern musical stage.." -- M. S. Roy, Choice
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A leading exponent of Estill Voice Craft, Gillyanne Kayes runs a vocal consultancy, trouble-shooting for teachers and choral directors. Many West End and pop artistes have already benefited from her accurate and practical information about the singing voice. She is much in demand as a seminar leader and workshop facilitator
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Great technical Walk-thru of voice mechanics!,
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This review is from: Singing and the Actor (Theatre Arts (Routledge Paperback)) (Paperback)
I've read several good books on voice for acting and singing. There's a lot to learn and I've found it helpful to look at it from many points of view. Other books cover the mechanics to some degree, but this one devotes a great deal of space to exercises that help you identify all the pieces that contribute to the production of sound. With these exercises, I find it a lot easier to methodically troubleshoot when something is not working and narrow it to the problem area, eg, larynx, support, etc. and action that causes the problem, eg, nasality, "excessive pressure on the vocal folds" etc. I also learned the mechanics involved in several techniques, such as "belting" or "crying". I would recommend this to any singer or actor starting out for understanding how the voice works.
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This review is from: Singing and the Actor (Theatre Arts (Routledge Paperback)) (Paperback)
This book contains detailed descriptions of the vocal qualities needed in today's theatre singing. It doesn't preach classical techniques, but it does tell you how to find sounds like twang, "speech", and cry safely and correctly. Clear and practical stuff with things to try out and assignments. A really useful book packed with information that I haven't seen published anywhere else. I loved it.
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Great technical Walk-thru of voice mechanics!,
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This review is from: Singing and the Actor (Theatre Arts (Routledge Paperback)) (Paperback)
I've read several good books on voice for acting and singing. There's a lot to learn and I've found it helpful to look at it from many points of view. Other books cover the mechanics to some degree, but this one devotes a great deal of space to exercises that help you identify all the pieces that contribute to the production of sound. With these exercises, I find it a lot easier to methodically troubleshoot when something is not working and narrow it to the problem area, eg, larynx, support, etc. and action that causes the problem, eg, nasality, "excessive pressure on the vocal folds" etc. I also learned the mechanics involved in several techniques, such as "belting" or "crying". I would recommend this to any singer or actor starting out for understanding how the voice works.
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Chapters 1-4 deal with the nature of the vocal instrument. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
aspirate onset, nasal port, oral resonator, front short unrounded, tilted thyroid, song assignment, upper back molars, recoil breath, laugh posture, glottal onset, falsetto quality, second passaggio, palato pharyngeus, anchoring muscles, cry quality, anchoring exercises, vocal characterisation, false vocal folds, high larynx, opera quality, singing training, theatre singing, compound vowels, lip trill, low larynx Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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Chapters 1-4 deal with the nature of the vocal instrument. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
aspirate onset, nasal port, oral resonator, front short unrounded, tilted thyroid, song assignment, upper back molars, recoil breath, laugh posture, glottal onset, falsetto quality, second passaggio, palato pharyngeus, anchoring muscles, cry quality, anchoring exercises, vocal characterisation, false vocal folds, high larynx, opera quality, singing training, theatre singing, compound vowels, lip trill, low larynx Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Anyone Can Whistle (Vocal Score) by Stephen Sondheim on 6 pages
- Into the Woods by Stephen Sondheim on page 31, and page 154
- The Way You Look Tonight by Dorothy Fields in Front Matter, and page 158
- Respiratory Function in Speech and Song by Thomas J. Hixon on page 31
- Phantom of the Opera - Andrew Lloyd Webber: Vocal Selections - Souvenir Edition by Andrew Lloyd Webber on page 134
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- Aspects of Teaching Secondary Music: Perspectives on Practice (Ou Flexible Pgceseries) by Gary Spruce on page 120
- Composing for Voice: A Guide for Composers, Singers, and Teachers by Paul Barker in Back Matter
- Successful Singing Auditions by Gillyanne Kayes on page 19
- The Cambridge Companion to Blues and Gospel Music (Cambridge Companions to Music) by Allan Moore in Back Matter
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