Vocal Arts

	$C:\Users\Anne\Documents\Downloads\Jacket.aspx.jpg$	Accents: a Manual for Actors (with 2 CDs) Robert Blumenfeld Limelight, 2004 $49.95pb This practical reference manual, with its precise, authentic instructions on how to speak in more than 100 dialects, has established itself as the most useful and comprehensive guide to accents available, now increased by a third in this revised printing. As before, the accents range from regional U.S. and British dialects to European accents that include, among others, the Germanic, Slavic and Romance Languages. Completing his around-the-world journey, the author then covers the Middle East, Africa and Asia. 424 pages (plus 2 CDs)
		The Actor Speaks: voice and the performer Patsy Rodenburg Methuen Drama, 2007 $45.00pb Beginning with what every first-year acting student faces in class and ending with what leading professional actors must achieve every night on the three stages of the Royal National Theatre, Patsy Rodenburg's celebrated work as one of the world's foremost voice and acting coaches is fully revealed in this thoughtful and inspirational book about the process of acting. Through a seven-step process, she takes the actor through an intensive voice and speech workshop tackling the vexing problems faced in rehearsal and on stage: breathing and relaxation; vocal range and power, communication with other actors and the audience; integrating movement, singing and speaking; deciphering and animating a text; adjusting voice to different size stages and auditoria; working in mediums beyond the stage; sustaining a performance through an entire evening and a long run and identifying and overcoming the countless potential problems that face every performer who works in front of an audience. 416 pages
		Audition Songs for Kids: Musicals Arranged for piano, voice and guitar Music Sales, 2009 $44.95pb SONGS INCLUDE: Breaking Free/High School Musical Castle On A Cloud/Les Miserables Chim Chim Cher-ee/Mary Poppins Close Every Door/Joseph Popular/Wicked I Whistle A Happy Tune/The King and I My Favourite Things/The Sound of Music Sandy/Grease Where Is Love/Oliver! You're Never Fully Dressed Without A Smile/Annie
		Care of the Professional Voice: A Guide to Voice Management for Singers, Actors and Professional Voice Users D. Garfield Davies & Anthony Jahn A&C Black, 2^nd ed., 2005 $39.95pb Care of the Professional Voice is an introductory, practical guide to caring for the professional voice, whether it is used for public speaking, drama or any kind of singing. It is designed to be accessible to those who can use, or train others to use, their voices professionally and will be useful to clinicians caring for patients. The book aims to help promote a good, general understanding of the conditions that affect vocal performance, types of diseases and their therapy. It will also help students embarking on a career to nurture and get the best out of their vocal skills. 176 pages
		Popular Singing: a practical guide to pop, jazz, blues, rock, country & gospel Donna Soto-Morettini A&C Black, 2006 $45.00pb This unique book is a practical guide to exploring the singing voice and will help to enhance vocal confidence in a range of styles including Pop, Jazz, Blues, Rock, Country and Gospel. Both singers and voice teachers will benefit from the author's clear analysis of these styles and advice on how to improve performance. Popular Singing provides effective alternatives to traditional voice training methods and demonstrates how these methods can be used to create a flexible and unique sound. A free CD of voice demonstrations is included. 208 pages (plus CD)
		Singing for Musicals: a practical guide Millie Taylor Crowood Press, 2008 $39.95pb Singing for Musicals is a practical guide to using the body and the voice effectively to perform musical theatre songs. The book offers guidance on developing vocal technique and preparing songs for audition and performance, while empowering singers to understand their own needs and further their development. 144 pages
		Singing and the Actor Gillyanne Kayes A&C Black, 2^nd ed., 2005 $39.95pb Classical singing training is no longer relevant for the theatre performer today. So how does an actor train his singing voice? Now in its second edition, this practical handbook takes the reader through a step-by-step training programme relevant to the modern singing actor and dancer. A variety of contemporary voice qualities including belting and twang are explained, with exercises for each topic. This new edition has been revised throughout and includes an audio CD of voice exercises. 208 pages (plus CD)
		Singing Express 1 (+DVD ROM) Ages 5-6 Ana Sanderson & Gillyanne Kayes A&C Black, 2010 $75.00pb Singing Express is a complete scheme for singing in the primary years. It supplies everything that children and teacher need for singing together: brilliant, cross-curricular singing materials which naturally and easily help grow confident voices and full guidance and help with using them. Each book and DVD-ROM pack provides songs, chants, rhymes, stories and warm ups. The resources are easy to access, learn and share with children. The materials are designed for whiteboard display and include backing tracks, lyrics and specialist singing help whenever needed. Singing Express 1 is the first in a series of six and is for ages 5-6 years. 64 pages (plus DVD ROM)
		Singing Express 2 (+DVD ROM) Ages 6-7 Ana Sanderson & Gillyanne Kayes A&C Black, 2010 $75.00pb Singing Express is a complete scheme for singing in the primary years. It supplies everything that children and teacher need for singing together: brilliant, cross-curricular singing materials which naturally and easily help grow confident voices and full guidance and help with using them. Each book and DVD-ROM pack provides songs, chants, rhymes, stories and warm ups. The resources are easy to access, learn and share with children. The materials are designed for whiteboard display and include backing tracks, lyrics and specialist singing help whenever needed. Singing Express 2 is the second in a series of six and is for ages 6-7 years. 64 pages (plus DVD ROM)
		Vocal Arts Workbook & DVD David Carey & Rebecca Clark Carey Methuen, 2008 $49.95pb Freeing and developing the voice is at the centre of actor training. This practical workbook and DVD will help you develop the skills to use your voice so that it fully and accurately represents your intentions - just as the writer uses her words or the dancer his body. It will enable you to express yourself with greater ease and success - to communicate thoughts and feelings with the precision and power of an artist. Written by two voice experts from RADA, and with a foreword by Alan Rickman, this is a powerful teaching tool that can be used by individuals as 'a classroom in a book', within education as the basis for a year-long voice class, or to integrate 20-30 minutes of voice work per session into an acting class. 192 pages (plus DVD)