Many of young women who come to Terri Brinegar for vocal lessons aspire to be a professional R&B and pop singer. Often they know little of what is actually involved how hard the work is and how important it is to be a good musician and bandleader. Many may have entered the competitive world of music blindly with very little guidance to aid them along the way.THThis book and its accompanying CD present Terri's unique approach to vocal technique musicianship gigging working with a band stage performance techniques and much more.THIn EVocal and Stage Essentials for the Aspiring Female R&B SingerE Brinegar shares with her extensive stage experience her success as a bandleader to some of the greatest musicians in the world her skills as a musician and songwriter her training in classical voice and her years as a vocal coach. Brinegar believes a strong foundation of vocal technique is necessity to success in any style of singing. She is probably one of the few teachers with both a classical background and years of stage experience singing blues and R&B. While there are many books on technique few if any have been written with Brinegar's broad and comprehensive take on the contemporary music industry.