A Guide for Singers, Teachers, and Other Practitioners
In the current age, it is critical to understand the world of emotion and the impacts of trauma on the voice since many people have experienced trauma firsthand. For the first time, this interdisciplinary volume synthesizes existing research for singing teachers and other voice practitioners and presents practical examples for the vocal studio.
A Guide for Singers, Teachers, and Other Practitioners
When you're working with singers, you're in the business of feelings and, by extension, the business of the nervous system. Emotions play a crucial role in the applied studio, and in the present age, it is becoming ever more critical for singing teachers to understand the world of emotion and, especially, the impacts of trauma on the voice. The ......
Singing is a noble art. Nowadays, we are often reminded that it can hold the mirror up to nature. Many songs reflect the psychological pain and dissonance of our age, and many voices are trapped by materialism. However, singing can also express a special kind of freedom from physical bondage. Then it becomes a joyous, light-filled art form ......
Breaking down the individual components of the electric guitar rig, this book examines the ingredients in any given piece of equipment that contribute to superior or inferior sound, and offers tips to improving and making the most of the gear you've already got - with reference to quotations from name artists and manufacturers.
Silver plating, solid silver, or gold? Open-hole or closed-hole keys, a B-foot or a C-foot, split-E or donut, inline or offset G? This book answers these questions. It offers information on how workmanship, materials, and other elements make for different instruments with vastly different prices.
Trumpet and Trombone, Flugelhorn and Cornet - The Complete Guide
Focuses on the smaller horns in the brass family, explaining the jargon you're likely to come across when you're out to buy or rent an instrument, from bell and leadpipe material to the shape of the bore, the valves and valve slides, and of the other elements that make up the sound and the playability of your horn.
The Viola, How it Works presents information on the technical and historical aspects of the viola in relation to its position in the non-fretted string instrument family.
This book provides students and music teachers with a comprehensive overview of the saxophone from its origin to its use and important facts not covered in traditional method books. It can be used concurrently with any method book, expanding the learning experience beyond "learning how to play" to include all topics relevant to the saxophone. ......
