The singer's companion
By: by Sharon Stohrer.
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2006
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 134
Subjects: Singing -- Instruction and study; Singing -- Vocational guidance
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p.   ) and index.
Table of contents: title: Getting started. How to find a good voice teacher ; What goes on in a voice lesson? ; Suggestions regarding repertoire ; Steps in learning a song; title: Practicing. How to practice ; Process-oriented practicing ; A sample sequence of exercises for vocal warm-up; title: Working with the score. Analyzing vocal music ; Without the score : tips for memorizing; title: Health and body awareness. Your body is your instrument ; Vocal health ; How to survive choral rehearsals with your voice intact; title: The complete singer/musician. Music theory is your friend ; Immersing yourself in singing; title: A few words about technique. Is the teacher/student dynamic working? ; Some generally accepted technical goals ; Problem solving; title: Performing. Working with an accompanist ; Acting and stagecraft tips for singers ; Performing; title: A brief look at performance anxiety; title: Auditioning. Auditioning for opera and oratorio ; Musical theatre auditions ; Auditioning for college or graduate school ; Choral auditions; title: Singing as a career or avocation. Don't do it alone : networking in high school, college and beyond ; Payback time : making money with your voice ; Professionalism : business cards, résumés and pictures : what, when, why; title: Philosophy of singing. Some musings on the psychology of singing ; Progress and process ; Why do we sing? Reflections on emotions, spirituality and ethics; title: Resources for more information; title: Performance anxiety : an annotated bibliography.