ABOUT TEACHING THE VOICE, SINGING, AND PERFORMANCE
ABOUT TEACHING MUSIC READING AND WRITING
Sing Out Like Never Before - Zimmerman, Rea Fourth Printing, 1976 - Up With People, Inc.
Recommended by Gary Bolles
Unmasking the Face - Ekman, Paul and Friesen, Wallace V. 1975 - Prentice-Hall, Inc.
Recommended by Gary Bolles
Singing: The Mechanism and the Technic - Vennard, William Fourth Edition, 1967 - Carl Fisher, Inc.
Recommended by Gary Bolles
To Sing in English, A Guide to Improved Diction - Uris, Dorothy 1971 - Boosey and Hawkes, Inc.
Recommended by Gary Bolles
How to Train Singers - Larra Browning Henderson - Parker Publishing - ISBN:0-13-441411-X
Recommended by Lawrence Bean
A fine text that includes great illustrations, diagrams, and exercises. Also includes a cassette tape with audio examples. Only criticism is that it is spiral bound even though it is listed as hardcover, and therefore not greatly durable. Chapters cover:
- Care and preservation
- First steps toward development
- Anatomy and physiology
- Breath support and body alignment
- Basic exercises
- Advanced exercises
- Techniques for correcting problems
- Techniques for correct diction
- Singing the vocal text
- Performance techniques
- Producing dynamic and exciting performance
- Case studies and exercises dealing with laryngial problems
The Diagnosis & Correction of Vocal Faults - James C. McKinney - Genevox Music Group
Recommended by Lawrence Bean
A very complete, but very academic, text. Few illustrations, but plenty of insightful and provoking content. Not light reading. Paperback. Chapters cover:
- Diagnosing vocal faults
- Basic approach to vocal sound
- Posture
- Breathing and support
- Phonation
- Registration
- Classification
- Resonation
- Articulation
- Speaking
- Coordination
The Complete Handbook of Voice Training - Richard Alderson - Parker Publishing - ISBN:0-13-161307-3
Recommended by Lawrence Bean
A very accessible text. Lots of methods and techniques. Focuses on group choral techniques. Hard cover. Chapters cover:
- Seven principles of voice training
- Breathing as a foundation
- Creating a proper tone
- Developing richness
- Vowel formation
- Changing registers smoothly
- Communicating ideas and emotions
- Develop rich choral sound
- Effective rehearsal procedures
- Individualization with a group
- Training changing voices (adolescents)
Successful Sight Singing, Books 1 & 2 - Nancy Telfer - Neil A. Kjos Music Company - ISBN:0-8497-4167-X, 0-8497-4171-8, Teacher's Editions: 0-8497-4168-8, 0-8497-4172-6
Recommended by Lawrence Bean
By far the most comprehensive sequential method I've found for teaching new musicians, or teaching yourself, to sight sing. These are sight singing exercises that have been tested in the classroom before publication. Student editions are very affordable. Teachers editions are full of tips, tricks, and approaches for director's to use.
The Music Teacher's Book of Lists - Cynthia Meyers Ross & Karen Meyers Stangl - Parker Publishing - ISBN:0-13-093832-7
Recommended by Lawrence Bean
Ever wish you could quickly and easily find the list of modes? definitions of all intervals? inversions of 7th chords? rules of 4-part harmony? pictures of the Solfedge hand signs? How about all the marches of Sousa? Gilbert and Sullivan Operas? World War II songs? No explanations ... just lists!!! Approximately 400 lists covering:
- Rudiments of Music
- Music Theory
- Composers and Their Works
- Instruments and Instrumental Ensembles
- Opera and Vocal Music
- Music History
- Popular Music
- Dance
- Integrating Music Into Other Content Areas
Successful Warmups, Books 1 & 2 - Nancy Telfer - Neil A. Kjos Music Company - ISBN:0-8497-4174-2, 0-8497-4178-5, Teacher's Editions: 0-8497-4175-0, 0-8497-4177-7
Recommended by Lawrence Bean
Over 100 different vocalises and exercises in each volume, each specifically targeted to improve a particular skill. Skills are indexed in the back as well, so you can look up a skill and quickly browse the exercises associated with it. These exercises have been tested in the classroom before publication. Student editions are very affordable. Teachers editions are full of tips, tricks, and approaches for director's to use.