[net.music] book

fjn@CS-Arthur (Francie J. Newbery) (11/30/83)

   I am looking for a good "how to" book about how to improve 
   one's singing.  Surely, there is such a book with exercises
   for increasing one's musical range and ability.

Francie Newbery   (fjn@purdue.arpa)

szs@inmet.UUCP (12/10/83)

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inmet!szs    Dec  7 17:07:00 1983

Do you mean "vocal mechanics" or ear training?

Improving your vocal mechanics, in my experience, really requires
a voice coach, since it is hard to be objective about how you sound,
and since it is hard to describe a "desirable" vocal sound in a book
well enough to do any good.

If you want ear training or sight-singing exercises, the definitive
book is by Paul(?) Hindemidth(?) "Ear Training for Young Musicians"
(or something like that).  This book will take you as far as you
want to go.