The Complete Absolute Beginners Voice Course


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(Music Sales America). The complete voice course brings together a method book, two audio CDs and a DVD in a single multimedia package to provide a total learning system. Suitable for both male and female beginners, this step-by-step course takes you through the basics, from how to stand and breathe correctly to singing your first song.




Absolute Beginners Voice


Book Description

Suitable for both male and female beginners, this step-by-step guide takes you through the basics, from how to stand and breathe correctly to singing your first song.In this great three-part hybrid book you get:- Course book and music- A look and learn course that uses clear diagrams and photographs to illustrate every step of learning.- Practical advice and tips covering everything you need to know about posture, breathing and performing- Vocal exercises that promote breath control, good tine, resonance and most importantly, safe singing- Ten well-known songs for you to learn- A First Vocal Exercises pull-out chart to guide you through your first weeks- Two Audio CDs- Male and female demonstrations and backing tracks for all exercises and songs- Free Internet Downloads!- Downloadable backing tracks and scores for all songs in alternative keys to suit your voice







First 15 Lessons - Voice (Pop Singers' Edition)


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(Vocal Instruction). The First 15 Lessons series provides a step-by-step lesson plan for the absolute beginner, complete with audio tracks, video lessons, and real songs! Designed for self-teaching or for use with an instructor, you'll build a solid foundation as you work through each lesson, learning the basics of the instrument and music reading while practicing the many exercises, concepts and song excerpts within. Must-know instruction so you can start playing right away, with a free online metronome! The voice book features lessons on: full-body singing, breathing, finding your voice, vocal warmups, the vocal break, caring for your voice, diction, music literacy, building skills, working on a song, dealing with nerves and more. Includes vocal lines from 12 songs: At Last * Cups (When I'm Gone) * Danny Boy * Georgia on My Mind * Give My Regards to Broadway * Hallelujah * Hard Times Come Again No More * Homeward Bound * I Ain't Got Nobody (And Nobody Cares for Me) * Scarborough Fair * The Skye Boat Song * You Raise Me Up.




It's Never Too Late to Sing


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Have you always wanted to be able to sing? Then this book is for you -- because it's never too late! It's Never Too Late to Sing is an all-in-one tutor book that covers approximately two years of singing lessons, and includes essential music theory and technical skills for beginners. The learning process is broken down into bite-sized, manageable chunks with two CDs containing a wealth of music from classical and folk to pop and jazz to sing along to. Packed with information, teaching advice and top tips from the experts, this beginner singer's method is perfect for those keen to begin singing, but not sure where to start! Titles: Frere Jacques * When the Saints * Cockles and Mussels * My Lord What a Morning * Amazing Grace * Auld Lang Syne * When I Fall in Love * All Through the Night * The Last * Rose of Summer * Simple Gifts * Flash, Bang, Wallop! * Rise Up Shepherd and Foller * I Know Where I'm Going * Scarborough Fair * Sleep Little Baby (Pam Wedgwood) * Silent Night * Greensleeves * Swing Low, Sweet Chariot * How Can I Keep from Singing? * Skye Boat Song * A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square * The Water Is Wide * Let's Face the Music and Dance * Hush-A-Bye Mountain * Remember When (Pam Wedgwood) * Watching the Wheat * My Love Is Like a Red, Red Rose * Over the Rainbow * Deep River * Danny Boy * The Lord Is My Shepherd * Down by the Salley Gardens * David of the White Rock * There's No Business Like Show Business * Ding Dong Merrily on High * Silent Worship * Cry Me a River * I Can See Clearly Now * Singing in the Rain * Let's Call the Whole Thing Off * Dear Lord and Father of Mankind * Moving On (Pam Wedgwood).




The Functional Unity of the Singing Voice


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This expanded edition of Barbara Doscher's seminal vocal pedagogy work includes a new introduction by John Nix as well as a new appendix with reflections and practical insights from singing teachers. This classic text describes the anatomy and physiology of breathing and phonation and examines acoustics for an understanding of resonation.




JavaScript for Absolute Beginners


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If you are new to both JavaScript and programming, this hands-on book is for you. Rather than staring blankly at gobbledygook, you'll explore JavaScript by entering and running hundreds of code samples in Firebug, a free JavaScript debugger. Then in the last two chapters, you'll leave the safety of Firebug and hand-code an uber cool JavaScript application in your preferred text editor. Written in a friendly, engaging narrative style, this innovative JavaScript tutorial covers the following essentials: Core JavaScript syntax, such as value types, operators, expressions, and statements provided by ECMAScript. Features for manipulating XHTML, CSS, and events provided by DOM. Object-oriented JavaScript, including prototypal and classical inheritance, deep copy, and mixins. Closure, lazy loading, advance conditional loading, chaining, currying, memoization, modules, callbacks, recursion, and other powerful function techniques. Encoding data with JSON or XML. Remote scripting with JSON-P or XMLHttpRequest Drag-and-drop, animated scrollers, skin swappers, and other cool behaviors. Optimizations to ensure your scripts run snappy. Formatting and naming conventions to prevent you from looking like a greenhorn. New ECMAScript 5, DOM 3, and HTML 5 features such as Object.create(), Function.prototype.bind(), strict mode, querySelector(), querySelectorAll(), and getElementsByClassName(). As you can see, due to its fresh approach, this book is by no means watered down. Therefore, over the course of your journey, you will go from JavaScript beginner to wizard, acquiring the skills recruiters desire.




Vocal Technique


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(Musicians Institute Press). Stop straining to hit those high notes! Unlock your true potential and start singing easily and effortlessly with this book/2-CD pack by Musicians Institute vocal instructor Dena Murray. She teaches how to: breathe naturally; improve your speaking voice; stop holding, pushing and squeezing; develop your natural three-octave range; place your chest and head voices; and bridge the registers to sound like one voice. Includes two CDs with demonstrations, guided exercises, and plenty of practice tracks.




Raise Your Voice


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The owner's guide to the voice, this book will help you develop an understanding of the voice and how it works.




Masterwork classics


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A progressive repertoire series designed to motivate students while allowing them to progress evenly and smoothly from the earliest classics toward intermediate literature. These pieces are from the standard classical literature, chosen to appeal both to teacher and student. Each volume comes with a corresponding CD. PIanist Kim O'Reilly Newman holds a Master of Music degree from the University of Illinois. She has performed throughout North America and Europe with the Hambro Quartet of Pianos and was an editor and recording pianist for Alfred Music. Kim is a brain tumor survivor and now specializes in performing music for the left hand.