The naked voice : a wholistic approach to singing / W. Stephen Smith ; with Michael Chipman.

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, but also on the often overlooked psychological and spiritual elements of learning to sing, his book allo...

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Main Author: Smith, W. Stephen
Other Authors: Chipman, Michael
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2007.
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Table of 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.