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The naked voice : a wholistic approach to singing / W. Stephen Smith ; with Michael Chipman.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Smith, W. Stephen, author.
- Series:
- Oxford scholarship online.
- Oxford scholarship online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Singing--Instruction and study.
- Singing.
- Voice culture.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (223 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York ; Oxford University Press, 2023.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- In 'The Naked Voice', W. Stephen Smith invites all singers to improve their vocal technique through his renowned and time-tested wholistic method. Focusing not only on the most important technical elements his book allows readers to develop their own full and individual identities as singers.
- Contents:
- Introduction : in pursuit of authenticity
- Basic instincts. A wholistic approach to singing ; On speaking ; On breathing
- The inventions. Introduction to the inventions ; The first invention : simply speaking simply ; The second invention : free-flowing air ; The third invention : a balancing act ; The fourth invention : spontaneous combustion ; The fifth invention : the wobble ; The sixth invention : getting high
- Where the rubber meets the road. Playing the game ; Find your own path ; La voce is you ; Lifestyles of the healthy singer ; How to be successful.
- Notes:
- Formerly CIP.
- Includes index.
- Previously issued in print: 2007.
- Derived record based on print version record and publisher information.
- ISBN:
- 0-19-988524-9
- 0-19-772870-7
- 1-280-96577-0
- 0-19-804112-8
- 1-4356-0955-7
- OCLC:
- 437096345
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