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Record Nr.

UNINA9910451970003321

Autore

Smith W. Stephen

Titolo

The naked voice [[electronic resource] ] : a wholistic approach to singing / / W. Stephen Smith with Michael Chipman

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Oxford University Press, 2007

ISBN

1-280-96577-0

0-19-804112-8

1-4356-0955-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (223 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

ChipmanMichael

Disciplina

783/.043

Soggetti

Singing - Instruction and study

Voice culture

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Introduction: In Pursuit of Authenticity; Part I: Basic Instincts; Part II: The Inventions; Part III: Where the Rubber Meets the Road; Audio Samples on CD; Performer Credits for Audio Samples; Index

Sommario/riassunto

In The Naked Voice, W. Stephen Smith invites all singers to improve their vocal technique through his renowned and time-tested wholistic method. Focusing not only on the most important technical, but also on the often overlooked psychological and spiritual elements of learning to sing, his book allows readers to develop their own full and individual identities as singers. With philosophies and techniques drawn from a lifetime of teaching voice, Smith demonstrates how one can reveal the true unique sound of one's own voice by singing with the whole self. The master's method, presented in concre