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Melissa Malde (Author), MaryJean Allen (Author), Kurt-Alexander Zeller (Author)
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October 1, 2008 1597563242 978-1597563246 1
How well do you know your body? Well, the here's how and what's what of your vocal instrument -- your entire body -- not just the larynx, are contained succinctly, clearly, and simply in this practical book. What Every Singer Needs to Know About the Body gives singers, their teachers, and coaches a Body Mapping resource: teaching readers how to embody anatomy and physiology and train body awareness to helps them discover and correct their misconceptions about the way their bodies are built and the way they function.  In doing so, it provides maps with detailed descriptions of the structures and movement used in breathing, phonation, resonance, articulation and gesture illuminated with numerous illustrations and supported by many exploratory exercises.
 
The three authors Malde, Allen, and Zeller are licensed Andover Educators teaching the exciting and beneficial course: What Every Musician Needs to Know About the Body. Barbara Conable, who created the course and Andover Educators, provides an Introduction to the book, and author Malde provides How to Use this Book.  As experienced voice teachers and licensed Andover Educators, the three authors offer a wealth of information in this book. Chapters include: Body Mapping, Kinesthesia and Inclusive Awareness, The Core of the Body and the Six Places of Balance, the Singer's Breath, Creating a Singing Sound, Resonating the Voice, Singing as Communication: Mapping the Structures of Articulation, and Physical Expression for Singers.  The two appendix are:  What To Do about Performance Anxiety, by Barbara Conable, and The Scientific Basis of Body Mapping, by T. Richard Nichols.

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"I love this book! It takes you beyond the physiology and theories of singing and gets you into your body.  I plan to keep this book handy in my studio bookcase for the rest of  my teaching career."
  ---Victor Jannett, Professor of Voice, The Boston Conservatory


"...Thoroughly researched and well-defined.  A must for all singers..."
             -- Ellen Faull, Professor Emerita of Voice, The Julliard School


"There are excellent tables and anatomical illustrations, and both can be readily perceived by the layperson.  Vocal registration and its muscles and cartilages are also explained in clear ways that I wished to know about years earlier."
   --- Donald Callen Freed, Choral Journal (2009)

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Because the structures and movements inherent in the vocal instrument are the same for every singer, they apply equally to every kind of singing.  Difference in style result from differences in the choice of movement.  This book describes the movements of singing with accuracy and detail.

Product Details

  • Paperback: 232 pages
  • Publisher: Plural Publishing, Inc.; 1 edition (October 1, 2008)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1597563242
  • ISBN-13: 978-1597563246
  • Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.5 x 0.5 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #213,942 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars What Every Singer Needs to Know about the Body, April 30, 2011
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This book is for the person who is serious about the physical aspects of singing and vocal pedagogy. I use it as a textbook.

One of the best aspects is the series of "gray boxes" throughout which are full of helpful demonstrations and ways of testing oneself. The book is very well organized both as to subject matter and within the chapters. At the end of several chapters are lists of common errors and their pitfalls or frequently asked questions.

I am particularly impressed with the chapters on articulation and physical expression.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars definitely what every singer needs., February 26, 2011
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The book itself came in mint condition so perfect thumbs up to that.

The contents of the book are something that I think every singer should at least have some knowledge of if they ever want to really push themselves and allow their body to work to its full potential to produce the best sound.
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