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| Note: Song Contents listing follows Chapter 12 in the textbook | |
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| Song Contents | |
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| Preface and Acknowledgments | |
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| The Author | |
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| ndash; Freedom to Sing Can I learn to sing? | |
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| How will I improve my singing? | |
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| Private lessons or classes? | |
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| What will I need? | |
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| Physical freedom How muscles work Stretching | |
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| ndash; Breath and the Body Singing posture Head alignment Learn to breathe | |
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| The breathing mechanism Exhaling Inhaling Breath support | |
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| Antagonism Ideas about breath support | |
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| Interaction between posture and breath action Upside-down breathing Bodybuilding | |
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| ndash; Free Tone Tone quality Descriptive words Vocal acoustics | |
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| Tonal goals Onsets and releases | |
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| What the vocal bands do Three methods of onset Three methods of release Resonance | |
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| Increasing your Resonance Feeling and hearing | |
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| How to vocalize What pitches to sing | |
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| ndash; Changing Resonances in Your Voice | |
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| Chest or head? | |
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| Blending registers Your speaking pitch level | |
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| What kind of voice? Voice types Belt and pop singing Vibrato | |
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| ndash; Preparing a Song Choosing a song | |
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| Learning the music Vocalizing the melody | |
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| Learning the words About breathing Catch breaths | |
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| Take enough breaths! Interpretation Working with the words | |
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| ndash; Understanding Your Vocal Instrument | |
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| The voice as a musical instrument What's behind your Adam's apple? | |
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| Vocal health Vocal overuse Damaged voices Defense against colds Hearing | |
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| ndash; Vowels and Vocal Color Speaking as a basis for singing What is diction? | |
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| Thinking phonetically Vowels Seven Italian vowels | |
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| Bright vowels Dark Vowels Pure Ay and Oh in English Eight | |
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| English vowels Summary of fifteen vowels Equalizing the vowels | |
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| Vocalizing on English vowels Coloring your voice for expression | |
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| ndash; Consonants and Clarity Semivowels Consonants | |
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| Hums Voiced and voiceless pairs Special | |
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| consonants R: the variable sound Clusters and legato singing | |
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| ndash; Double and Triple Vowels | |
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| Five common diphthongs Schwa diphthongs Schwa triphthongs | |
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| ndash; Performing a Song | |
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| Musical styles Beginning, middle, and end Strophic songs | |
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| Through-composed songs Pop-song form The pianist Poise, confidence and overcoming stage fright | |
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| Preparation is the best confidence builder Onstage | |
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| What about mishaps? If you are ill | |
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| Extending Your Voice | |
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| Vocal strength Focus Increasing resonance | |
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| Improving breath control Agility Range Low notes High notes | |
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| ndash; Notes for Nonmusicians | |
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| What is a musical ear? | |
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| Rhythm Measures and bar lines Rhythmic values Syncopation Pitches | |
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| Keys Major scales Minor scales Looking at music Melodies for note-reading Song | |
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| Contents *new to this edition 15 Songs for Group Singing America the Beautiful Auld Lang Syne Christmas | |
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| Is Coming (round) De colores Dona nobis pacem (round)* Do-Re-Mi Greeting Song Hinay Ma Tov (round) Let There Be Peace on Earth Scarborough Fair Sing and Rejoice (round) | |
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| The Star-Spangled Banner | |
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| This Little Light of Mine Viva la musica! (round) 12 Traditional Songs | |
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| All the Notes of All the Earth Aupreacute;s de ma blonde | |
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| Carmela Cielito lindo Deep River Down by the Sally | |
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| Gardens Drink to Me Only Love Will Find Out the Way Sakura, Sakura | |
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| The Turtle-Dove Valencianita* 24 Art Songs and arias O Mistress Mine* Since First | |
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| I Saw Your Face The Silver Swan | |
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| The Angler's Song* Dolce scherza Io le diri che l'amo Spring Song Who Is Sylvia? Beautiful Dreamer Santa | |
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| Tit-Willow In Haven Star-Eyes The Sky above the Roof Serenity By | |