Securing baritone, bass-baritone, and bass voices / Richard Miller.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Miller, Richard, 1926-2009.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Singing--Instruction and study.

Singing.

Baritones (Singers)--Training of.

Baritones (Singers).

Bass-baritones--Training of.

Bass-baritones.

Basses (Singers)--Training of.

Basses (Singers).

Physical Description:

xviii, 209 pages : illustrations, music ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008.

Contents:

Part I Technique

Chapter 1 Who Is a Baritone? Who a Bass-Baritone? Who a Bass? 3

How to Determine a Male Voice Category 4

The Lyric Baritone 9

The Verdi Baritone 9

The Nonoperatic Baritone 10

The Baritenor 10

The Bass-Baritone 11

The Bass 11

Chapter 2 Beginning in the Speech-Inflection Range (the Onset) 13

Making the Transition from Speech to Song 14

Chapter 3 Managing the Breath 17

The Respiratory Cycle 17

Breath Management Methods 18

The Role of the Diaphragm 18

The Thorax 19

The Abdominal Musculature 19

Appoggio 20

Alerting the Singer to the Appoggio Experience 21

"Farinelli's Exercise" 25

Breath-Management Literature Examples for the Young Singer 27

Chapter 4 Vowel Definition and the chiaroscuro 35

The Role of Spectral Analysis 35

The Vowel Series and Their Formants 36

The Singer's Formant 37

"Voice Placement" 38

Voce finta 38

Securing the Chiaroscuro Tone 39

The Role of the Tongue 39

Using the Front and Back Vowel Series 39

Using Consonant Pairs to Induce Correct Tongue Postures 41

More on the Retroflex Tongue 43

The Role of the Jaw 44

The Role of the Facial Elevator Muscles 45

The Role of the Larynx as a Resonator 47

Dealing with Tension in the Lips, the Jaw, the Tongue, and the Neck 47

Using the Nasal Continuants in Balancing the Chiaroscuro 51

Chapter 5 Vowel Modification ("Cover"), Energization, and Range Equalization 56

Chapter 6 Moving into Middle Voice (zona di passaggio) and Above 60

Zona di passaggio Exercises for Lyric and Dramatic Baritone Voices 61

Exercises for Baritone That Prepare for the Region of the secondo passaggio 63

Useful Passages from the Literature 68

For the Bass-Baritone and for the Bass 79

Chapter 7 The Agility Factor 86

Agility Passages from the Literature for the Baritone 89

Agility Passages from the Literature for the Bass-Baritone and the Bass 93

Chapter 8 Further Consideration of "Resonance" in Baritone, Bass-Baritone, and Bass Voices 100

Chapter 9 More on Positioning of the Larynx 102

Securing Laryngeal External-Frame Support 104

Stabilizing the Larynx 106

Chapter 10 Pedagogic Uses of Falsetto for Baritone, Bass-Baritone, and Bass Voices 107

Chapter 11 The Phenomenon of Vibrato, an Inherent Component of Elite Voice Resonance 114

Chapter 12 Establishing Technical Security (Trusting the Body) 118

The Wisdom of the Body 119

Chapter 13 Developing an Individual Tonal Concept 123

Chapter 14 Dynamic Control, mezza voce, and the messa di voce 126

Chapter 15 Voice Viruses (Dealing with Some Common Problems of Male Low Voices) 129

The Unipeeper (Undersinging) 129

The Uniboomer (Oversinging) 130

The Shatterer (Intermittent Breaking in the Passaggio Region) 131

The Wanderer (Flatting and Sharping) 134

The Sausage Maker (Nonlegato Singing) 134

The Univoweler (Diction Distortion) 135

The Sluggard (Sighing and Yawning) 136

The Uniregistrant (The No-Register Singer) 136

Chapter 16 Contributing to Performance Effectiveness 137

Obtaining the Axial Position 137

The Role of Physical Quietude in Classical Singing 139

Distinguishing between Resonance and Nasality 140

Introducing the Uses of Strohbass 141

Voce aperta (Open Timbre) and voce chiusa (Closed Timbre), and the Larynx as a Resonator 141

Avoiding voce ingolata (Pharyngeal Timbre) 143

Raccogliere la bocca (una bocca raccolta): Natural Communicative Expression 144

Part II Performance Preparation and Enhancement

Chapter 17 Performance Preparation and Enhancement 149

The Developmental Continuum 149

Dealing with Performance Anxiety 150

The Question of Relaxation 151

Marking Properly 153

Prevocal Warm-Up Activity 154

Early Career Preparation and Pursuit 157

Mastering the Art of Communication 160

Daily Regimen and Healthy Vocalism 163

Useful Passages from the Literature 164

Chapter 18 Early Repertoire Suggestions 166

A Few Less-Demanding Items for Baritone 166

A Few Less-Demanding Items for Bass-Baritone and Bass 169

Chapter 19 Choosing Audition Material 172

Appendix 1 A Sampling of a Few Great Baritones, Bass-Baritones, and Basses of the Past and Present Who Serve as Good Models 175

Appendix 2 What Should the Well-Equipped Teacher Know? 178

Appendix 3 IPA Symbols for Some Sung Vowels, with Model Words 181

Appendix 4 The Ten Commandments of Voice Pedagogy (Diagnosing and Prescribing) 182.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-203) and index.

ISBN:

0195322657

9780195322651

OCLC:

71286744