Securing Baritone, Bass-Baritone, and Bass Voices.


Richard. Miller
Bok Engelsk 2008 · Electronic books.
Utgitt
New York : Oxford University Press , c2008
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1 online resource (228 pages)
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Intro -- Contents -- PART I . TECHNIQUE -- Chapter 1. Who Is a Baritone? Who a Bass-Baritone? Who a Bass? -- How to Determine a Male Voice Category -- The Lyric Baritone -- The Verdi Baritone -- The Nonoperatic Baritone -- The Baritenor -- The Bass-Baritone -- The Bass -- Chapter 2. Beginning in the Speech-Inflection Range (the Onset) -- Making the Transition from Speech to Song -- Chapter 3. Managing the Breath -- The Respiratory Cycle -- Breath Management Methods -- The Role of the Diaphragm -- The Thorax -- The Abdominal Musculature -- Appoggio -- Alerting the Singer to the Appoggio Experience -- "Farinelli's Exercise" -- Breath-Management Literature Examples for the Young Singer -- Chapter 4. Vowel Definition and the chiaroscuro -- The Role of Spectral Analysis -- The Vowel Series and Their Formants -- The Singer's Formant -- "Voice Placement" -- Voce finta -- Securing the Chiaroscuro Tone -- The Role of the Tongue -- Using the Front and Back Vowel Series -- Using Consonant Pairs to Induce Correct Tongue Postures -- More on the Retroflex Tongue -- The Role of the Jaw -- The Role of the Facial Elevator Muscles -- The Role of the Larynx as a Resonator -- Dealing with Tension in the Lips, the Jaw, the Tongue, and the Neck -- Using the Nasal Continuants in Balancing the Chiaroscuro -- Chapter 5. Vowel Modification ("Cover"), Energization, and Range Equalization -- Chapter 6. Moving into Middle Voice (zona di passaggio) and Above -- Zona di passaggio Exercises for Lyric and Dramatic Baritone Voices -- Exercises for Baritone That Prepare for the Region of the secondo passaggio -- Useful Passages from the Literature -- For the Bass-Baritone and for the Bass -- Chapter 7. The Agility Factor -- Agility Passages from the Literature for the Baritone -- Agility Passages from the Literature for the Bass-Baritone and the Bass.. - Chapter 18. Early Repertoire Suggestions -- A Few Less-Demanding Items for Baritone -- A Few Less-Demanding Items for Bass-Baritone and Bass -- Chapter 19. Choosing Audition Material -- Appendix 1. A Sampling of a Few Great Baritones, Bass- Baritones, and Basses of the Past and Present Who Serve as Good Models -- Appendix 2. What Should the Well-Equipped Teacher Know? -- Appendix 3. IPA Symbols for Some Sung Vowels, with Model Words -- Appendix 4. The Ten Commandments of Voice Pedagogy (Diagnosing and Prescribing) -- Glossary -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X -- Z -- Select Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z.. - Chapter 8. Further Consideration of "Resonance" in Baritone, Bass-Baritone, and Bass Voices -- Chapter 9. More on Positioning of the Larynx -- Securing Laryngeal External-Frame Support -- Stabilizing the Larynx -- Chapter 10. Pedagogic Uses of Falsetto for Baritone, Bass-Baritone, and Bass Voices -- Chapter 11. The Phenomenon of Vibrato, an Inherent Component of Elite Voice Resonance -- Chapter 12. Establishing Technical Security (Trusting the Body) -- The Wisdom of the Body -- Chapter 13. Developing an Individual Tonal Concept -- Chapter 14. Dynamic Control, mezza voce, and the messa di voce -- Chapter 15. Voice Viruses (Dealing with Some Common Problems of Male Low Voices) -- The Unipeeper (Undersinging) -- The Uniboomer (Oversinging) -- The Shatterer (Intermittent Breaking in the Passaggio Region) -- The Wanderer (Flatting and Sharping) -- The Sausage Maker (Nonlegato Singing) -- The Univoweler (Diction Distortion) -- The Sluggard (Sighing and Yawning) -- The Uniregistrant (The No-Register Singer) -- Chapter 16. Contributing to Performance Effectiveness -- Obtaining the Axial Position -- The Role of Physical Quietude in Classical Singing -- Distinguishing between Resonance and Nasality -- Introducing the Uses of Strohbass -- Voce aperta (Open Timbre) and voce chiusa (Closed Timbre), and the Larynx as a Resonator -- Avoiding voce ingolata (Pharyngeal Timbre) -- Raccogliere la bocca (una bocca raccolta): Natural Communicative Expression -- PART II. PERFORMANCE PREPARATION AND ENHANCEMENT -- Chapter 17. Performance Preparation and Enhancement -- The Developmental Continuum -- Dealing with Performance Anxiety -- The Question of Relaxation -- Marking Properly -- Prevocal Warm-Up Activity -- Early Career Preparation and Pursuit -- Mastering the Art of Communication -- Daily Regimen and Healthy Vocalism -- Useful Passages from the Literature.. - Perhaps the most renowned writer in the field of vocal pedagogy, Richard Miller has delivered a new and outstanding contribution to the study of vocal technique in Securing Baritone, Bass-Baritone, and Bass Voices. The first thorough and comprehensive treatment of low male voices, this book draws on techniques and practical advice from Miller's years of professional experience as a performer and pedagogue. An indispensable guide to male low voices, this book is an essential text for performers, aspiring performers, and instructors alike.
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