The fast and easy way to take your singing skills to new heights
Some people are born with a naturally great singing voice, but even the best singers can benefit from a broader range of knowledge and training. Voice training not only expands your technique and power, but enhances your performance abilities in business and on stage. Singing Exercises For Dummies gives you a trusted, easy way to learn, or improve, your singing.
Packed with exercises and drills in the book and on the accompanying CD, Singing Exercises For Dummies helps you strengthen your voice; refine technique; develop consistency, build power and endurance; and increase vocal range. Beginning with warm-up and proper posture then logically transitioning to scales, chords, and arpeggios, Singing Exercises For Dummies contains everything you need to develop and sharpen your singing skills.
Exercises and drills on the CD help you practice your skills
Covers everything from building power and endurance to singing pitch-perfect arpeggios
Whether you’re relatively new to singing, have had ongoing instruction, or are looking to break into the music industry, Singing Exercises For Dummies has you covered.
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The fun and easy way to take your singing skills to new heights
Singing Exercises For Dummies helps you strengthen your voice, refine your technique, develop consistency, and broaden your vocal range. Whether you’re relatively new to singing, have had ongoing instruction, or are looking to break into the music industry, Singing Exercises For Dummies has you covered.
Get started with a warm-up — find out how warming up your body and voice before a practice session lets you sing stronger and longer
Embrace musical diversity — discover elements that can make your song sound great every time you sing it, explore the most common rhythms used in songs, and get tips on improvisational techniques
Sing it from the rooftops — develop the range of your singing voice from top to bottom and discover the best ways to move between registers
Move beyond the basics — take your singing skills to the next level with instruction on how to finesse your tone, sing fast pitches quickly and accurately, and belt with the best of them
Open the book and find:
90 vocal exercises, including practice pieces
How to position the tongue and lips for vowels and consonants
Tips for adding interest with dynamics and articulation
Workouts for all three vocal registers: chest voice, middle voice, and head voice
Tips for developing your tone and expanding your vocal agility
Beginner to advanced belting drills
Learn to:
Expand your vocal technique
Make sense of technical singing concepts
Improve your performance abilities
Sing along with practice exercises on the accompanying CD to improve your vocal skills
Audio CD Includes
Ninety tracks of the book’s exercises for you to listen to and sing along with. Many of these exercises are performed by a singer so you can hear how it’s done.
Please see CD appendix for details
From the Back Cover
The fun and easy way to take your singing skills to new heights
Singing Exercises For Dummies helps you strengthen your voice, refine your technique, develop consistency, and broaden your vocal range. Whether you’re relatively new to singing, have had ongoing instruction, or are looking to break into the music industry, Singing Exercises For Dummies has you covered.
Get started with a warm-up — find out how warming up your body and voice before a practice session lets you sing stronger and longer
Embrace musical diversity — discover elements that can make your song sound great every time you sing it, explore the most common rhythms used in songs, and get tips on improvisational techniques
Sing it from the rooftops — develop the range of your singing voice from top to bottom and discover the best ways to move between registers
Move beyond the basics — take your singing skills to the next level with instruction on how to finesse your tone, sing fast pitches quickly and accurately, and belt with the best of them
Open the book and find:
90 vocal exercises, including practice pieces
How to position the tongue and lips for vowels and consonants
Tips for adding interest with dynamics and articulation
Workouts for all three vocal registers: chest voice, middle voice, and head voice
Tips for developing your tone and expanding your vocal agility
Beginner to advanced belting drills
Learn to:
Expand your vocal technique
Make sense of technical singing concepts
Improve your performance abilities
Sing along with practice exercises on the accompanying CD to improve your vocal skills
Audio CD Includes
Ninety tracks of the book’s exercises for you to listen to and sing along with. Many of these exercises are performed by a singer so you can hear how it’s done.
Please see CD appendix for details
About the Author
Pamelia S. Phillips is the Conservatory Director and Chair of Voice and Music at CAP21 (Collaborative Arts Project 21). Her performances range from contemporary American Opera premieres to guest performances with major symphonies.
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