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So You Want to Sing A Cappella, Deke Sharon combines historical context and a comprehensive look at the a cappella community, with a detailed focus on vocal techniques, rehearsal practices, and live audio support to get readers singing great a cappella.

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So You Want to Sing Barbershop offers a close look at barbershop quartets and choruses and explores the techniques required to sing in the style. It also surveys the history and current popularity of barbershop societies. Guest authors offer chapters on vocal science and health and a supplemental website offers additional resources.

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This book gathers together technical and practical wisdom from some of the worlds most well-known practicing CCM pedagogues. Structured in interview format, each of the twelve master teachers represented speaks in-depth about their beliefs about vocal production and approaches to CCM technique and repertoire.

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Kelly Garner thoroughly examines the techniques and methods of singing country music while briefly reviewing the rich heritage of the style. Additional topics of discussion include country song types and structure, instrumentation, performing on stage and in the studio, and career options in country music.

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This book concentrates on a range of currently popular styles in the folk genre, looking at specific repertories and ways of approaching them. It also looks at the current musical outlets that are available to singers and aims to help the fledgling singer better understand the scope of folk music and find their voice in the genre.

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This book explains how to address the spectrum of issues that ensure a healthy, long life of singing. The strategies presented will help singers maintain a youthful, vibrant voice. The text offers advice to singers, voice teachers, choral conductors, church musicians, and classroom music teachers regarding repertoire choice and exercise regimens.

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Trineice Robinson-Martin gathers together key information on gospel music history, vocal pedagogy, musical style and performance, and its place in music ministry. So You Want To Sing Gospel covers such vital matters as historical, cultural and spiritual perspectives on the gos...

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So You Want to Sing Light Opera is a concise handbook for singers, teachers, and performers who want to learn more about the magnificent genre of light opera. This resource provides information on the history of light opera and offers advice on auditions, style, performances, and skills, including dissections of select operas and their characters.

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This book addresses the sacred singing traditions most commonly encountered by amateur and emerging professional singers. In each chapter, contributors consider in turn the liturgical origins, musical characteristics, training requirements, and repertoire and resources for each of these traditions.

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Eli Yamin explores those essential elements that make the blues sound authentic and guides readers of all backgrounds and levels through mastering this art form. He provides glimpses into the musical lives of the women and men who created the blues and offers concrete explanations and exercises to improve any singers technique and expression.