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| Preface | |
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| Acknowledgments | |
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| Philosophy of Singing Origin and Nature of the Singing Gesture | |
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| Aesthetics in Singing | |
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| Tonal Preferences | |
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| Status of Popular and Classical Singing | |
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| Benefits of Voice Study | |
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| Psychology of Singing Gaining Psychological Insight | |
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| Perceptual and Conceptual Aspects | |
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| Coping with Complexity and Contradiction | |
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| The goal and the Journey as One | |
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| Realistic goals and expectations | |
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| Body-Mind Integration The Vocal Athlete | |
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| Role and Function of Muscles | |
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| Exercise and Fitness | |
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| Diet and Nutrition | |
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| Managing Stress | |
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| Body-Mind Strategies | |
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| Physical | |
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| Vocal Exercises | |
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| Efficient Body Alignment | |
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| The Vocal Process: Making Connections Understanding Voice Science | |
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| The Vocal Process: How the Voice Works | |
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| Mind | |
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| Body Connections | |
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| The Speech to Singing Connection | |
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| From Speech to Singing Using Physical | |
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| Vocal exercises | |
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| Exercises for Coordinating Breath, Phonation, and Resonation | |
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| Respiration: Managing Breath Role and Benefits of Breathing | |
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| Anatomy and Physiology of the Respiration System | |
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| Methods of Breathing | |
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| Factors Affecting Efficient Breathing | |
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| Breathing Exercises | |
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| Breath Coordination and Management | |
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| Breath-Tone Coordination Exercises | |
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| Phonation: Producing Tone Characteristics and Production of Vocal Tone | |
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| Principal Anatomy Involved in Phonation | |
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| Initiating Vocal Tone | |
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| Exercises for developing Efficient Phonation | |
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| Registration: Connecting Voice Levels Explanation and Description of Vocal Registers | |
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| Historical Survey of Registration Terminology | |
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| Voice Registers Theories | |
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| Registration Physiology | |
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| Classifying Register Transitions | |
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| Negotiating Register Transitions | |
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| Exercises for Coordinating Vocal registers | |
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| Resonation: Optimizing Tone Quality Acoustics-The Science of Sound | |
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| Properties and Characteristics of Sound | |
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| Resonance | |
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| Vocal Resonators | |
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| Maximizing Vocal Resonance | |
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| Vocal Efficiency | |
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| Techniques for Enhancing Vocal Efficiency | |
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| Articulation: Voicing Vowels and Consonants Communicating Through Language | |
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| Linguistic Terminology | |
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| Primary Singing Languages | |
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| Introduction to Vowels | |
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| Vowel Modification and Efficiency | |
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| Introduction to Consonants | |
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| Chart of Consonants | |
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| Sounding Consonants | |
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| Suggestions for Improving Diction | |
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| Coordination: Unifying The Vocal Process What is Vocal Coordination? | |
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| Elements of Dynamic Vocalism | |
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| Classification of the Singing Voice | |
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| Professional Singing Voice Categories | |
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| Reconciliation of Opposites | |
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| The Singer's Instrument: Use, Pathology, and Care The Vocal Instrument and Stress | |
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| Identifying and Classifying Vocal Disorders | |
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| The Vocal Organ Under Stress | |
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| Contributing Factors to Vocal Misuse and Abuse | |
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| Aging and Hormonal Effects | |
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| Voice Irritants | |
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| Upper Respiratory Tract Disorders | |
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| Serious Vocal Disorders | |
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| Assessment, Treatment, and Prevention | |
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| Treatment and Prevention of Vocal Disorders | |
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| Auditory Disorders: Prevention and Cure | |
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| Some Do's and Don'ts of Vocal Health | |
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| Solo Vocal Performance Selection and Preparation of Solo Vocal Repertoire | |
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| Interpretation and Expression | |
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| Vocal Performance Dynamics | |
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| Vocal Performance Options and Opportunities | |
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| Teaching Singing History of Vocal Pedagogy | |
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| Foundations of Effective Teaching | |
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| Instructional Strategies, Techniques, and Tools | |
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| Life-Span Voice Teaching | |
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| Modes of Instruction | |