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Book SynopsisThis work offers a complete system for training each type of soprano voice based on historic vocal pedagogy coupled with modern-day research on the singing voice. The book places emphasis on the special nature of the physiological functioning for the establishment of vocal proficiency.
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Table of ContentsIntroduction ; 1. Categories of Female Voice ; 2. Registration Events in Female Voices ; 3. Making a Beginning ; 4. Breath Energy in Singing ; 5. The Agility Factor ; 6. Resonance in Soprano Voices (Supraglottic Considerations) ; 7. Nasal Continuants as Assists in Adjustment of the Resonator Tract ; 8. Non-nasal Consonants as Assists in Adjustment of the Resonator Tract ; 9. The Sostenuto Factor ; 10. Soprano Vocal Registration and Vowel Modification ; 11. Accomplishing Dynamic Control ; 12. The Daily Regimen ; 13. The Wedding of Emotion and Skill ; Appendix: Several Matters Concerning Female Vocal Health