Do you love to sing but struggle with your voice?Are you straining for high notes?Would you like to improve your tone?Not sure where to begin?Beginning Singing will give you the essential knowledge and techniques to discover and develop your true voice. Easy-to-understand concepts and practical exercises will help remove vocal limitations and allow your voice to soar!Includes free bonus audio and video lessons at beginningsinging.comYou will learn:How to extend your rangeBreath control basicsThe keys to building vocal powerHow to eliminate cracks and breaksThe secrets to improving your toneHow your voice really worksEffective practice routinesAnd MUCH more! Whether you want a career in music or simply wish to dazzle family and friends at karaoke night, Beginning Singing is for you. Includes bonus online videos and vocal exercises. Read more

Singing offers unparalleled joy, yet it also presents unique challenges as our voices age alongside us. These changes don't signal the end of your singing journey but rather a new chapter that requires specialized guidance and strategies.Is controlling your voice becoming increasingly difficult?Has your voice lost some of its power?Are you struggling to reach the vocal range you once had?Are you seeking vocal techniques tailored for singers aged 50 and up?Enter John Henny, a renowned voice teacher and best-selling author whose expertise has benefitted music superstars and vocal enthusiasts worldwide. Driven by his personal battle to restore his voice following a severe health setback, John has distilled his vast experience and scientific research into "The Mature Singer's Guidebook." This resource will help you:Broaden your vocal range and achieve optimal vocal balance and efficiencyEnhance your vocal power and vitality with proven techniquesRejuvenate your voice and maintain a healthy, resilient vocal instrument for years to comeDiscover how to navigate the complexities of singing past midlife with grace and confidenceThis is YOUR time! Reignite your passion for singing with "The Mature Singer's Guidebook" and discover how your voice can continue to evolve and inspire, no matter your age.Includes exclusive access to bonus online video and audio content. Read more

This comprehensive, illustrated guide to vocal training focuses on the body as a whole—refuting traditional methods and offering invaluable holistic replacements. “Mystery turned into purest common sense. Indispensable.” —Alan Rickman, actor   In this innovative book, Theodore Dimon, EdD, shows how each part of the vocal organ (breathing, larynx, throat, and so on) works as part of a larger musculoskeletal system that is often interfered with, and how identifying this larger system and understanding in a practical way how it works allows a person to train and improve the voice, whether speaking or singing. Traditional vocal training methods, says Dimon, cannot be effective without restoring the functioning of the musculature that supports the voice. Enhanced with over 50 detailed full-color illustrations, the book discusses the fallacy of traditional breathing exercises and explains that the key to efficient breathing lies in the expansive support of the trunk and rib cage. Investigating the elements needed to produce a strong supported tone, Dimon describes the importance of voice “placement,” or directing the sound to a part of the body in order to produce a fully rounded, resonant tone. He identifies harmful patterns of speech and singing, and offers helpful methods for reestablishing the natural function of the vocal mechanism. Individual chapters cover elements of the whispered “ah,” producing a pure sung tone, vocal registers, the suspensory muscles of the larynx, and more. Read more

THE SINGLE BEST TOOL EVERY SINGER NEEDS TO BUILD, IMPROVE, AND GROW THEIR VOICE. Beyond any other art form, even acting, singing is the most personal and expressive way to reach out to each other. Whether it is for professional goals of entertaining, healing or activism, or more personal goals like sharing music with family, friends, and community, singing is the human gift we cannot live without. Singing 101: Vocal Basics and Fundamental Singing Skills for All Styles and Abilities is the fastest way to learn how to sing, how to sound your best. The book empowers the singer with knowledge, deep understanding, singing tips, and practical application through exercises and techniques showing how to sing. Nancy Bos, a master voice coach and vocologist with decades of experience working with all ages of singers, provides easy-to-understand explanations of technical concepts, with tips for practical application. Singing 101 includes chapters on breath, body alignment, tension, resonance, style, and voice classifications. The website, NancyBos.net, and audiobook version have over 30 minutes of bonus vocal workout music and instruction, and extensive examples for the listener/singer to join. Any singer from performing professional to beginner will benefit from these lessons. Rock singers and choral directors alike give the set rave reviews. Classical singers as well as belters find information on supported breathing to be eye-opening, while beginning singers gain fundamental skills to launch their best voices. You’ll learn: Why thoughtful understanding of the body helps you sing better Strategic thinking about tackling a song How to work on your vocal strength and agility with a few key exercises each day How to balance technique with stage presence Exercises that grow the skills of a modern singer You’ll also gain insight into what makes the voice such a special instrument and how to avoid damaging the fragile tissue. Get in on the wisdom of centuries of teachers with tried and true exercises set to music that will appeal to today’s singer. Nancy Bos is a voice teacher and singer with over two decades of experience working with students of all ages and abilities. She has toured the Americas and parts of Europe, sharing the ideas that healthy singing can happen in all styles. She is a coach and consultant working with high profile singers and studios, guiding them into some of the best singing they’ve ever done. In Singing 101, she has gathered vocal wisdom learned through generations of voice teachers sharing their successful strategies, as well as contributions from modern science, in a collection of advice and exercises for the modern singer; exercises used by many of today’s most successful and influential teachers. IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR A SINGLE TOOL TO ACHIEVE NEXT-LEVEL SINGING, PICK UP YOUR COPY OF SINGING 101: VOCAL BASICS AND FUNDAMENTAL SINGING SKILLS FOR ALL STYLES AND ABILITIES RIGHT NOW! Read more

Madonna! Megastar. Lover. Mother. Opportunist. Chameleon. Role model. She's all of these things...and more. Yet, who is she, really? In Madonna: An Intimate Biography, author J. Randy Taraborrelli's scrupulously researched and completely balanced unauthorized biography of one of the world's most celebrated entertainers, the reader is allowed to draw his or her own conclusions. Indeed, the portrait bestselling author Taraborrelli paints here is of a truly complex woman, one who is driven and determined to succeed at any cost, yet who displays remarkable vulnerability when it comes to matters of the heart. It is significant that Madonna: An Intimate Biography is the first such book written about the star in over a decade, because in the past ten years the ever-changing Madonna has gone through her biggest transformation yet -- from tempestuous sex goddess to happily married mother. Amazingly, as she launches her first worldwide tour in eight years, she is now -- at forty-something -- enjoying one of the most successful periods of her groundbreaking career. Whereas other books about Madonna have been based on previously published material, Madonna: An Intimate Biography is the result of ten years of exclusive interviews with people who are speaking publicly about her for the first time, including close friends, business associates and even family members. Since Taraborrelli interviewed the star herself early in her career, he is now able to draw from such firsthand experiences to place her success story in perspective and provide new, stunning insights. The true Madonna, as presented here, is not merely a sensation-seeking tabloid vixen, but a flesh-and-blood woman with human foibles and weaknesses -- as well as great strengths and ambitions. For the first time, the reader learns about the complex nature of her difficult relationship with her father, and how the two finally found one another after years of estrangement; how Warren Beatty broke her heart, and why the two never wed; how she and John Kennedy, Jr., became romantically involved, his mother's reaction to the prospect of Madonna as a daughter-in-law and why it could never have worked out; the truth of her relationships with the fathers of her two children and how, as a loving and attentive mother, she has evolved into a surprisingly different woman...and what the future holds for her. Madonna: An Intimate Biography is a truly explosive and definitive account of the life of an entertainer who is undoubtedly one of the most popular, trendsetting figures of our time. Full of amazing disclosures about her private life and public career, New York Times bestselling author J. Randy Taraborrelli's latest work reveals Madonna in a new -- and surprisingly inspiring -- way. Not only a feast for fans, this book is great entertainment for anyone who enjoys a remarkable story, stirringly told. Read more

Breath in Action looks at the significance of breath to human life - not just the simple fact that if we stop breathing, we die, but also the more subtle ways in which our breath interacts with our voice and our being. Written by experts in vocal and holistic practice, the book is divided into four sections: Breath and the Body; Breath and the Mind; Breath and Holistic Practice; Breath and Performance. It offers the latest theories from a variety of disciplines on how we can be taught to breathe better so as to communicate better, act or sing better, feel better, live better. Combining theory with practice, many of the chapters also offer clearly laid out breathing exercises and techniques.Interdisciplinary in its focus, Breath in Action adds to specialist knowledge in the performance field, whilst also offering enlightening information for those interested in therapeutic and healing processes, movement, and voice and speech sciences. Read more

Learn How to Play the Ukulele in DAYS & Master 21 Songs!Ready to learn how to play the ukulele…today? With 21 Songs in 6 Days: Learn Ukulele the Easy Way, you can, even if you’ve never touched an instrument before!And that’s just the beginning…This ukulele primer is the simplest, easiest, and most efficient way for beginner musicians to learn ukulele chords and master a whole set-list worth of songs.Here’s why:Step-by-step instruction AND videos are provided free with your purchase of this music book.No matter your learning style, you can read, listen, or watch as you play along with your ukulele.Learn and master one easy essential element at a time. With this innovative way to learn ukulele you'll steadily improve without getting frustrated or developing bad habits.You’re learning from a Grammy Award nominated educator and former Harvard Master Class piano teacher.All songs are well-known, easy-to-learn folk songs so you can build your confidence and learn to play with ease.AND all songs (from Row Row Row Your Boat to Jingle Bells to The Streets of Laredo) include: strum patterns, chord diagrams, sheet music, and lyrics — everything you need to make your 1st—and 31st—song sound perfect.So whether you read music already or are just searching for your personal Ukulele For Dummies, look no further! The 21 Songs in 6 Days ukulele songbook allows you to sing along, go back to review, and learn at your own pace with the FREE bonus online video instruction!Make it easy to master the ukulele… grab your copy of this Amazon #1 Best Seller today.Complete Songlist:Are You Sleeping?Row, Row, Row Your BoatThree Blind MiceHave You Seen the Ghost of John?Hey, Ho, Nobody HomeAh, Poor BirdFrere JacquesChatter With the AngelsA Ram Sam SamShoo, Fly, Don’t Bother Me (in F)Hush, Little Baby (in F)Oats, Peas, Beans and Barley Grow (in F)C, then G7 EtudeShoo, Fly, Don’t Bother Me (in C)Hush, Little Baby (in C)Oats, Peas, Beans and Barley Grow (in C)He’s Got the Whole World in His HandsPolly Wolly DoodleJingle BellsYankee DoodleFor He’s a Jolly Good FellowOh, When the SaintsI’ve Been Working on the RailroadRed River Valley Read more

The first comprehensive, fully-illustrated approach to the voice that explains the anatomy and mechanics in detailed yet down-to-earth terms, for voice users and professionals of all kindsThis book is the first to explain, in clear and concise language, the anatomy and mechanics of the mysterious and complex bodily system we call the voice. Beautifully illustrated with more than 100 detailed images, Anatomy of the Voice guides voice teachers and students, vocal coaches, professional singers and actors, and anyone interested in the voice through the complex landscape of breathing, larynx, throat, face, and jaw. Theodore Dimon, an internationally recognized authority on the subject, as well as an expert in the Alexander Technique, makes unfamiliar terrain accessible and digestible by describing each vocal system in short, manageable sections and explaining complex terminology. The topics he covers include ribs, diaphragm, and muscles of breathing; the intrinsic musculature of the larynx, its structure and action; the suspensory muscles of the throat; the face and jaw; the tongue and palate; and the evolution and function of the larynx. Read more

“A travel guide to escort your voice to a place you’ve always wanted to sing from. ” –from Foreword by Mark BaxterIf you aspire to sing without being bogged down by doubt and incessant mental chatter, this book is for you.Whether you’re starting out, getting back from a break, or feeling stuck—this guide will help shift you out of the stiffness of the analytical thinking mind, into the fluidity of your innate, intuitive, and reflexive singing capacity.“Singing is not an extension of speaking; speaking is a reduction of singing.” Read more

(Berklee Press). The vocal workouts in this much-anticipated follow-up to Peckham's bestselling The Contemporary Singer are based on Berklee College of Music's highly effective vocal method. This volume will help vocalists develop the voice through good vocal health, warm-up exercises, advanced techniques, stage performance advice and more. Includes companion online audio for ultimate interactive education! Read more

Learning to sing well is a wonderful goal. The human voice is perhaps the most beautiful-sounding instrument there is! Indeed, singers bring a special touch to all kinds of music, from rock and roll and jazz to opera and country. Singers as diverse as Justin Timberlake, Carrie Underwood, Jennifer Lopez, and Josh Groban all reflect the power and beauty of the human voice. But is singing right for you? Or might band be a better fit? Hear what professional singers like about their craft, and learn what skills a good singer needs. Discover whether singing is your best choice for making music. Read more

This second edition of the highly successful Popular Singing serves as a practical guide to exploring the singing voice while helping to enhance vocal confidence in a range of popular styles. The book provides effective alternatives to traditional voice training methods, and demonstrates how these methods can be used to create a flexible and unique sound.This updated and thoroughly revised edition features a new chapter on training for popular singing, which incorporates recent movements in teaching the discipline across the globe, taking into account recent developments in the area. The book also features a new section on 'bridging' - ie. using all the technical elements outlined in the book to help the singer find their own particular expressive style to inspire more playfulness and creativity, both for the individual singer and for the teacher in practice and performance. Read more

If you are a singer, you are an athlete. And the athletic skills that make you a great vocalist come from one source: your brain.The Singing Athlete is the first book of its kind: a view on voice training through the lens of both the physical body and the nervous system. As one of the top teachers of professional Broadway performers, Andrew Byrne has developed a unique synthesis of athletics and neuroscience that will guide you to higher levels of performance.In addition to his work on Broadway, Andrew is devoted to studying the training methods used by Olympic athletes as a Master Practitioner of Z-Health functional applied neuroscience. He has taken thousands of hours of research and boiled it down into an easily digestible form that will help you unlock amazing new vocal skills.When you buy The Singing Athlete, you’re not just picking up a book. You’re getting a complete training system. With your purchase, you get lifetime access to The Singing Athlete Video Guide, a companion website that includes over 150 training videos. You’ll learn the correct form for every drill, explore awesome bonus content, and download PDFs to track your progress.Through the fully illustrated book and the accompanying videos, you will learn to:Breathe correctly for stress reduction and optimal vocal supportExercise your tongue, jaw, and throat in ways that lower threat in your brainUse your ears and eyes to improve vocal range and staminaHeal any scars that might be holding you backEliminate reflux, tinnitus, sinus problems, and other vocal stumbling blocksMove better, feel better, and sing betterFAQsHow is The Singing Athlete different from other vocal training systems?When you study voice, your instructor is always practicing neurology—either accidentally or on purpose. A lot of voice systems can tell you about the anatomy of the voice, but The Singing Athlete provides a crucial missing piece—how to train your brain. Once you understand how your nervous system is in charge of your singing, the way you practice will shift forever, and everything your teacher says will make more sense.I’m an instructor of a certain style of vocal training. Can I integrate The Singing Athlete into what I already do?That is one of the greatest strengths of this system; this material can fit in seamlessly with almost any style of training. The Singing Athlete is designed to complement what you already do, providing a new framework to expand and focus your thinking. Lisa Rochelle (NYC Singing Voice Specialist) says it this way: “The Singing Athlete negates no other system, no other technique, and no other pedagogy. It can be used to meet a singer where they are.”I’m not a Broadway singer—I sing other styles (pop/country/R&B/classical, etc.) Can I get good results from this book?The Singing Athlete is independent of vocal style. You can apply these exercises to any vocal style, from heavy metal to grand opera. Whether you want to sing “Quando m’en vo” or “Call Me Maybe”, Andrew has got you covered.How does The Singing Athlete Video Guide work?Learning movement is a visual process. To get the most out of the exercises, Andrew has shot a video of each drill. This will allow you to make sure you’ve got the form right, as well as learn details about how to use and tweak the drills. Once you’ve purchased the book, you can get lifetime access to the video gui Read more

If you are ready to strengthen your singing voice and develop pipes you’re proud of, then the 14-day guide to vocal health, posture, and stage presence in Find Your Own Singing Voice is for you.As cliché as it may sound, your voice is your best instrument.You may not know that vocal health depends on a variety of factors, from posture to diet, and by doing the right things, you can improve the sound and strength of your voice.Taking care of your pipes is not only great for your overall health—it makes you sound great, too!You can develop a beautiful singing voice that projects confidence and power—whether you simply enjoy singing or want to turn it into a career—with the simple practices and key teachings in Find Your Own Singing Voice.This 14-day guide is designed with a practical, no-frills approach in mind to improve your singing voice and stage presence.No matter where you’re starting from, this guide has the best practices in vocal health to bring you real results.Inside Find Your Own Singing Voice, you will discover:How to breathe correctly, the steps to make breath control a part of your everyday life, and why it matters to your vocal healthWhat to do to correctly shape your mouth when you sing and how to get the right tongue and mouth positions for the different purposes and pitchesWhat makes a lively stage presence and how to find yours through practice and connecting through your bodyThe importance of taking care of your vocal health by adopting a singer’s diet and resting your voice when neededThe best self-care practices for a healthy voiceDaily vocal and posture exercises to build stamina, relax your body, and improve your vocals With proper nurturing and practices, your singing voice can develop into an absolute powerhouse that sounds fantastic.Building your vocal muscles isn’t hard, and it’s more than possible with consistency.Find Your Own Singing Voice now with the best practices in vocal health and muscle building! Read more

Licia Fiol-Matta traces the careers of four iconic Puerto Rican singers—Myrta Silva, Ruth Fernández, Ernestina Reyes, and Lucecita Benítez—to explore how their voices and performance style transform the possibilities for comprehending the figure of the woman singer. Fiol-Matta shows how these musicians, despite seemingly intractable demands to represent gender norms, exercised their artistic and political agency by challenging expectations of how they should look, sound, and act. Fiol-Matta also breaks with conceptualizations of the female pop voice as spontaneous and intuitive, interrogating the notion of "the great woman singer" to deploy her concept of the "thinking voice"—an event of music, voice, and listening that rewrites dominant narratives. Anchored in the work of Lacan, Foucault, and others, Fiol-Matta's theorization of voice and gender in The Great Woman Singer makes accessible the singing voice's conceptual dimensions while revealing a dynamic archive of Puerto Rican and Latin American popular music. Read more