So You Want to Sing Barbershop
Rowman & Littlefield (Verlag)
978-1-4422-6600-1 (ISBN)
In So You Want to Sing Barbershop, veteran barbershoppers Billy J. Biffle of the Barbershop Harmony Society and Diane M. Clark of Sweet Adelines International provide a practical handbook for singers at all levels who want to learn about the American art form known as barbershop singing. Clark and Biffle explore the history of the style, survey the international organizational structure of the twenty-first century barbershop world, and outline techniques to develop the necessary vocal skills for the style. Guest authors Scott McCoy and Wendy LeBorgne provide valuable information on vocal anatomy and vocal health.
The So You Want to Sing series is produced in partnership with the National Association of Teachers of Singing. Like all books in the series, So You Want to Sing Barbershop features online supplemental material on the NATS website. Please visit www.nats.org to access style-specific exercises, audio and video files, and additional resources.
Diane M. Clark is associate professor emerita of music at Rhodes College. She has been a member of Sweet Adelines International since 1992 and is active as a chorus and quartet coach and music arranger. Billy J. Biffle has been a member of the Albuquerque chapter of the Barbershop Harmony Society since 1975 and is an arranger and coach, certified master director, judge emeritus, and past president of the Barbershop Harmony Society.
Introduction – Who Needs Barbershop?
Chapter 1 – The Barbershop Family Tree: A Brief History of Barbershop
Chapter 2 – Singing and Voice Science, Scott McCoy
Chapter 3 – Vocal Health for the Barbershop Singer, Wendy LeBorgne
Chapter 4 – The Barbershop Style: “Let’s Bust a Chord!”
Chapter 5 – Barbershop Singing Technique: From Shower to Spotlight
Chapter 6 – Barbershop Ensembles: You Can’t Do It Alone
Chapter 7 – Singing as One Voice: Techniques for Achieving Unit Sound
Chapter 8 – Standards for Barbershop Singing: Here Comes the Judge
Chapter 9 – Becoming a Better Barbershopper: Education in the Craft
Conclusion – The Barbershop Culture: Hobby or Lifestyle?
Appendix A – Resources
Appendix B – How to Locate a Barbershop Chapter or Chorus
Appendix C – International Quartet and Chorus Champions
Appendix D – Choral Warm-Ups—the Perfect Fifth—The Magic Interval, Val Hicks
Appendix E – Ten Steps to a Better Singing and Performing Chorus, Greg Lyne
Appendix F – How to Learn a Song, Paula Davis, Carolyn Sexton & Jay Giallombardo
| Erscheinungsdatum | 31.01.2018 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | So You Want to Sing |
| Verlagsort | Lanham, MD |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 149 x 229 mm |
| Gewicht | 358 g |
| Themenwelt | Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Musik |
| ISBN-10 | 1-4422-6600-7 / 1442266007 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-4422-6600-1 / 9781442266001 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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