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Thread #130314   Message #2932119
Posted By: Don Firth
21-Jun-10 - 03:09 PM
Thread Name: The art of the solo performer
Subject: RE: The art of the solo performer
Just checked Amazon and it looks good, Dan. Also checked the Seattle Public Library's web site and they don't have it. I take it that it's by Steve Rapson.

Gonna get it. Thanks!

One that I might recommend is Singing Professionally (Revised Edition), by Isabella Hong-Young. It's a good survey of vocal technique and how to use the voice for various singing styles—including giving clues to opera singers as to how not to sound like an opera singer when it isn't appropriate to do so. It does contain some very good exercises for breath support and vocal exercises that are good for general practice and for warm-ups. Also tips on memorization.

Applicable to any kind of singing.

Don Firth