Resources for good singing technique
June 1, 2007 1:27 PM Subscribe
What are the best books/CDs/DVDs for learning good singing techniques, across a range of vocal styles?
I'm looking for books to become part of a small recording studio's informal lending library. A lot of people are coming in with no formal vocal training, which can result in a lot of really terrible habits - bad phrasing, no control over belting, etc. I'd like to have a few good books/CDs/DVDs handy to refer to, both to help the producer (who has no vocal training either) give constructive advice, and for singers to peruse on their own if they want. Something pertinent to rock and/or folk singing would be most useful, but a wide variety of music styles get recorded here, so vocal genre shouldn't be a limiting factor in recommending good books.
I'm doing a search of Amazon reviews at the moment, but personal experience/recommendations would be really helpful.
I'm looking for books to become part of a small recording studio's informal lending library. A lot of people are coming in with no formal vocal training, which can result in a lot of really terrible habits - bad phrasing, no control over belting, etc. I'd like to have a few good books/CDs/DVDs handy to refer to, both to help the producer (who has no vocal training either) give constructive advice, and for singers to peruse on their own if they want. Something pertinent to rock and/or folk singing would be most useful, but a wide variety of music styles get recorded here, so vocal genre shouldn't be a limiting factor in recommending good books.
I'm doing a search of Amazon reviews at the moment, but personal experience/recommendations would be really helpful.
For belt, Jan Sullivan is something of an expert, though I personally could not stand reading her The Phenomena of the Belt Pop Voice, not least of all because she thinks 'phenomena' is singular.
Clayne Robison's Beautiful Singing: Mind Warp Moments is equal parts biography, essay on releasing creativity, and quantitative/physiological study of measurable correlates of vocal beauty. I love it, and it has made a difference in my voice and my thinking.
posted by eritain at 7:33 PM on October 6, 2007
Clayne Robison's Beautiful Singing: Mind Warp Moments is equal parts biography, essay on releasing creativity, and quantitative/physiological study of measurable correlates of vocal beauty. I love it, and it has made a difference in my voice and my thinking.
posted by eritain at 7:33 PM on October 6, 2007
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posted by fvox13 at 3:52 PM on June 1, 2007