Steps to Singing for Voice Classes

, by Stanton, Royal

Steps to Singing for Voice Classes by Stanton, Royal, 9781577661351

ISBN: 9781577661351 | 1577661354
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Copyright: 4/1/2000

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Table of Contents

Preface for the Instructor

ix

STEP 1 MAKING PREPARATIONS

1

(22)

A Preliminary Briefing for the Singer

2

(3)

Why Are You Self-Conscious?

5

(3)

How to Build Confidence

8

(2)

Where Does Your Singing Start?

10

(3)

Making Motivation Work for You

13

(4)

Your Phonation Machine

17

(6)

STEP 2 BREATHING TO SING

23

(20)

Posture: Let Yourself Sing

24

(4)

Breathing to Sing

28

(5)

Breath Control: Diaphragmatic-Costal Breathing in Action

33

(4)

Breath Support as the Foundation of Singing

37

(6)

STEP 3 MAKING TONE

43

(20)

On Opening Up

44

(3)

What Is a ``Beautiful'' Tone?

47

(4)

Controlling Your Registers

51

(5)

Making Your Ideal Tone

56

(3)

Resonance and Projection

59

(4)

STEP 4 COLORING TONE

63

(18)

Are You a Kansas Yankee from Birmingham?

64

(3)

Vowels and Diphthongs

67

(5)

Consonants

72

(5)

What Is Placement?

77

(4)

STEP 5 PUTTING THE PARTS TOGETHER

81

(12)

Seeing Words as Successions of Sounds

82

(3)

Legato Technique: The Smooth Vocal Line

85

(4)

Making Phrases

89

(4)

STEP 6 LEARNING TO PERFORM

93

(12)

Understanding Your Singing as ``Performing''

94

(4)

Evaluating Your Own Performance

98

(4)

Controlling Specific Vocal Faults

102

(3)

STEP 7 LEARNING MUSICIANSHIP

105

(8)

What Is Accuracy in Singing?

106

(3)

Reading Notation: The Fundamental Musical Skill

109

(4)

STEP 8 MAKING SINGING MEANINGFUL

113

(24)

What Is Interpretation?

114

(4)

What is Meaning in Singing?

118

(3)

What is Expression in Singing?

121

(3)

Mood as an Expressive Tool

124

(6)

Dynamics as Expressive Tools

130

(4)

Tempo as an Expressive Tool

134

(3)

STEP 9 MOVING TOWARD ARTISTRY

137

(8)

What Is Artistic Singing?

138

(3)

Stage Presence: Self-Consciousness Mastered

141

(4)

Appendix 1 Seven Steps to Learning a New Song

145

(2)

Appendix 2 A Sample Vocal Performance Evaluation Form

147

(2)

Appendix 3 Musicianship Information for Singers

149

(12)

A. The Score: Staffs and Notation

149

(2)

B. Rhythm: How Music Moves through time

151

(3)

C. Intervals: The A-B-C's of Melody

154

(3)

D. Scales: Interval Patterns You Know

157

(2)

E. Keys: Tonality and Key Signatures

159

(2)

F. ``Road Signs'': Tempo, Dynamics, Phrasing, and Expressive Markings

161

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