The Diagnosis and Correction of Vocal Faults: A Manual for Teachers of Singing and for Choir Directors (with accompanying CD of sample vocal faults)
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| Rating | : | 4.54 (943 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1577664035 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 216 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-04-07 |
| Language | : | English |
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CGG said Essential book. This book is essential and clearly written. It is a great resource for all teachers of voice. Serious students will find it useful as well.. Sopranna said Excellent and clear technical help. I was put off by the title of this book, as it seemed a little negative, but he is very clear and detailed without being overly dry and boring. It doesn't read like a Dan Brown or anything, but he pinpoints specific issues, what causes them, and how to help them. I read this when I first started teaching, and continue to browse it when I need a refresher course. I'd say it's a must for any voice teacher.. Laying out the right way to teach voice I've read several books on Voice Pedagogy and this is clearly the best one. James McKinney, the author, is a former student of William Vennard, a great voice teacher and voice pedagogue.McKinney treats his book in a somewhat similar way that the MD might treat a patient (though, naturally, there are many differences between the M.D. and the voice teacher). I especially like McKinney's concept that the observation begins as soon as the student walks in the door. How do they stand? Talk? Act?McKinney's chapters cover all the right areas of vocal production all in the right order: posture, breathing and support, phonation, reg
Popular for more than two decades among college voice teachers and their students, this outstanding, authoritative vocal pedagogy text is an invaluable manual. The author's approach is a unique one, based in large part on diagnostic procedures similar to those used by doctors. It thoroughly examines the vocal problems prospective voice teachers will encounter daily in the teaching studio and choral rehearsal. Current and prospective choir directors and voice teachers who need help in improving the vocal sounds of choir members or students will find this practical guidebook to be an ever-present help in time of trouble. An especially valuable feature is the book's accompanying CD that contains fourteen male and female voice samples of the various vocal faults discussed in the text, enabling students to better identify basic characteristic soun
"A unique and welcome addition to the literature. A highly recommended reference for all involved with this business of singing."
McKinney (1921–1998), late Distinguished Professor of Voice and Dean of the School of Church Music of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, has an established reputation as an authority in the area of voice pedagogy. James C. . McKinney has ten publications to his credit. A former president of the