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 | The Singer's Tool Box - VHS video or DVD Format - Mark BaxterEvery instrument requires maintenance, including the voice! Jam-packed with essential info and exercises, this video teaches: how your voice work, four steps to keep your voice strong, performance tips, how to repair vocal damage and much more. There's no prior training needed, so just slip this into your VCR and start singing today! VHS Video, ©1996, 50 minutes. Click here for DVD format. |
 | The Songwriter's Idea Book - Sheila Davis This book reveals the inherent relationship between personality type, brain function and writing style. Includes 40 proven songwriting strategies -- guaranteed to spark songwriters' imaginations. 240 pages |
 | The Songwriting Sourcebook - Rikky Rooksby Complementing Rikky Rooksby's bestselling "How to Write Songs on Guitar" (HL1040), this easy-to-use reference book will teach you how to write better songs. It analyzes important issues including writing harmonies, melodies and lyrics, and how to improve your songs by redrafting. The reference section includes sequences from a variety of diverse songs, outlining 20 songwriting moments, recommended listening for songwriters, and quotes about songwriting from professional songwriters. The enclosed CD features examples of chords, chord progressions and harmonies featured in the book, with a case history illustrating how to develop a song. ©2003, 224 pages. Book & CD. |
 | The Ultimate Practice Guide for Vocalists - DVD - by Donna McElroy Sing with more power and passion under the guidance of Donna McElroy, Berklee professor, Grammy nominee, Dove Award winner, and vocalist on multiple gold and platinum records. In this Master Class, McElroy shows you how to use the whole body to become the best singer you can be. See her work with a vocal student one-on-one, demonstrating how to use different muscle groups to increase vocal strength and endurance. The Ultimate Practice Guide for Vocalists DVD also provides lifestyle tips and simple everyday exercises to help you cultivate and protect the source of your vocal power – and sing with more freedom, force and stamina. ©2004, DVD, 51 minutes. |
 | Vocal Harmony Workshop DVD - Homespun The Nashville Bluegrass Band has astonished audiences with powerful vocals and precision musicianship since 1984. Here they break down and analyze their renowned harmony singing techniques for all aspiring group vocalists. The NBB guides singers through their arrangements, from basic duets to stirring three-, four- and five-part harmonies, for old-time country, bluegrass and gospel songs. Includes music & lyrics. For all levels.
60 minutes. ©2005, DVD. |
 | Vocal Style And Performance - Tips From A Pro - Maria Muldaur A veteran Pop/Jazz/Blues singer reveals many of the important secrets that have helped her to become one of the top entertainers in the country. Maria teaches her personal vocal warm-up exercises, plus tips on phrasing, building a song for dramatic impact, channeling emotions, proper breathing and many more "tricks of the trade". Includes free vocal warm-up cassette. VHS Video, 90 minutes |
 | Vocal Technique - DVD - by Anne Peckham Developing Your Voice for Performance. Enhance your singing career by learning proper vocal techniques to help prevent injuries and maximize your potential. Vocal Technique DVD features exercises that will help you gain technical and expressive command of your voice. Lessons include: warm-ups, posture, breathing, tone, maintaining vocal health, and improving stamina, range and sound. Anne Peckham is a professor of voice at Berklee College of Music. 53 minutes. DVD. ©2004. |
 | Voice Coaching - Karin Ploog This book of exercises contains everything singers need to know for their daily training. Furthermore, it offers help with vocal problems, acquisition of song interpretation and conveys tips and tricks ranging from warm-up to studio work. The author of Voice Coaching has summarized long years of experience and conveys the technique of professionals, in a simple way. Many illustrations illustrate the theory for easier understanding. It's been written for self-instruction, as well as a teachers guide or as complementary resource for vocal studies. ©2005, Book & CD, 120 pages |
 | Voice Leading for Guitar - John Thomas Moving Through the Changes. Just knowing how to play a chord is never enough to make good music. Voice leading – moving individual chord voices smoothly from one chord to the next – is an essential skill for jazz guitarists. This book/CD pack by Berklee associate professor of guitar John Thomas shows you how to voice lead both chord tones and tensions, and will help you add a new level of sophistication to your music. This book is designed for intermediate to advanced guitar players. The accompanying CD features jazz tunes, blues and rhythm changes that you can play along with. ©2005, 144 pages |
 | Write Songs from Scratch - Christopher Norton Ever wanted to write your own song? Ever wondered what it is you love about some songs, but hate about others? This book will show you. Written by an expert songwriter and recorded by top artists, Write Songs from Scratch is the ideal choice for any aspiring songwriter. ©2002, 64 pages |
 | Xtreme Vocals - Roger Kain The Xtreme series provides a funky and fresh teaching method for beginners through a series of easy-to-follow lessons, exercises, true stories, and superstar tips. The book includes ad free Audio CD profiling ten of the greatest artists of each instrument with performance tracks and easy-to-follow guidelines. Tutors Harmony and Klash guide you through a 10-lesson program covering everything from posture and how to protect your voice to using vibrato and mastering rock techniques. Xtreme Vocals will arm you with what you need to be able to take the stage and wow the audience in no time. ©2004, Book & Audio CD |
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