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Record Nr.

UNINA9910971289303321

Autore

Smith W. Stephen

Titolo

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

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Oxford University Press, 2007

ISBN

0-19-988524-9

0-19-772870-7

1-280-96577-0

0-19-804112-8

1-4356-0955-7

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (223 p.)

Collana

Oxford scholarship online

Altri autori (Persone)

ChipmanMichael

Disciplina

783/.043

Soggetti

Singing - Instruction and study

Voice culture

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction : in pursuit of authenticity -- Basic instincts. A wholistic approach to singing ; On speaking ; On breathing -- The inventions. Introduction to the inventions ; The first invention : simply speaking simply ; The second invention : free-flowing air ; The third invention : a balancing act ; The fourth invention : spontaneous combustion ; The fifth invention : the wobble ; The sixth invention : getting high -- Where the rubber meets the road. Playing the game ; Find your own path ; La voce is you ; Lifestyles of the healthy singer ; How to be successful.

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 elements his book allows readers to develop their own full and individual identities as singers.