Product Overview
Speak. Sing. Laugh. Cry. Shout. Scream. Whether you're an actor or singer, your voice is called upon to do many things. But how do you keep your voice healthy and meet the demands and challenges of a career? Joan Melton and Kenneth Tom are uniquely qualified to show us how.
Melton maintains that the training of singers and actors should be similar. Her groundbreaking book outlines a course of study that effectively integrates singing and theatre voice techniques throughout the training process. Kenneth Tom contributes a chapter on vocal anatomy, offering clear and accessible material on how the voice works, along with practical advice on its care. The exercise CD, included with this edition, provides guidelines and detailed instructions for many of the exercises. The physicality of Melton's approach fully engages the performer physically and vocally and addresses issues of concern to professional voice users in any field.
Table of Contents: BASIC TECHNIQUE 1. The Foundation 2. Vocal Anatomy and Physiology 3. Range, Resonance, and Articulation 4. The Voice/Movement Relationship PERFORMANCE DETAILS 5. Reading Music 6. Working with Text 7. Singing and Acting ADDITIONAL PERSPECTIVES 8. Special Considerations 9. The Whole Voice Appendix: Organizations That Focus on Care of the Professional Voice
Titles of related interest also from Waveland Press: McClosky, Your Voice at Its Best: Enhancement of the Healthy Voice, Help for the Troubled Voice, Fifth Edition (ISBN 9781577667056); McKinney, The Diagnosis and Correction of Vocal Faults: A Manual for Teachers of Singing and for Choir Directors (ISBN 9781577664031); and Stanton, Steps to Singing for Voice Classes, Third Edition (ISBN 9781577661351).
