"SINGING PROFESSIONALLY" REVISED

CONTENTS

PART ONE -

BEGINNER'S TECHNIQUE

1. BREATH SUPPORT

Breath Control

2. VOICE PLACEMENT

Placement / Breath Direction / Change of

Breath Direction Throughout the Range /

Vowel Formation

3. PLACEMENT FOR THE CHEST VOICE

Vowel Formation for the Chest Voice /  Vowel

Formation for Registration, Style  and

Coloration / Placement for the High Chest

Register -- Belting / Breath Direction Ascending

and Descending the Scale /  The Attack

4. HOW TO PRACTICE

Programming Your Practice / Warming Up / 

Learning a Song / Psycho-Cybernetics, or

Visualization / Inhibitions

5. THE RANGE

Vocal Classification

6. CONQUER THE HOLE IN THE VOICE

Change in Registers / The High Chest Voice in

Musical Theater / Extension of the Registers /

Melding / The Lower Passaggio or Lower Hole in

the Voice /  Melding Above the Lower Passaggio

from F / Melding from Below into the Lower Passaggio

from C/ The Upper Passaggio, or Change into

the High Voice / Sustaining and Crescendoing

in the Upper Passaggio / Summary for Both

the Lower and Upper Passaggios

7.  PLACEMENT FOR THE MIDDLE REGISTER

    IN THE LEGITIMATE OR CLASSICAL VOICE

Legitimate Head Voice Mix  / The Legitimate

Sound in the Middle Range / Resonance:

The Spectrum of Sound in Singing /

The Mask Technique for the Middle Register /

Breath Direction Technique / The Legitimate Voice /

The Simulated Belt Voice / Vocal Quality in

Musical Theater

PART TWO -

INTERMEDIATE TECHNIQUE

8. TECHNIQUES FOR PROJECTION

Mechanical Projection / Projection Plus /

Intention / Diction / Singing on sthe Breath /

Technique for Tonal Control / Microphone

Techniques

9. PLACEMENT FOR THE HIGH REGISTER

Visualization for the High Register /

Approaching High Notes / Placement for the

Extreme High Register

10. SUGGESTIONS FOR HIGH NOTES

Approaching High Notes / The Big-Glob of Air Image /

Climaxes / Overopening / Breath Direction for High Notes

/ Sustaning High Notes

11. VOCAL PROBLEMS

Pitch / Nasality / Tremolo / Tightening the Jaw /

Overmouthing / Cracking and Buzzing / Emotional

Tension

12. THE CHEWING METHOD

13. THE MASTER CLASS

PART THREE -

ADVANCED TECHNIQUE

14. COLORATURA

Coloratura Vocalises

15. FALSETTO

16. ADAPTING THE OPERA VOICE TO MUSICAL THEATER

Vocal Technique / Melding Opera and Musical Theater /

Pop Style / Diction / The Opera Singer's Contribution

17. ADVANCED STAGES OF SINGING

Advanced Stages of Singing / The BBC / The Need for

Acting and Singing / Subtlety with the Subconcious /

The Psychological Gesture for HIgh Notes / Experience /

Mistakes and Recovery / Confusion / Earning the Song /

Organization / Commitment and Sacrifice

18. ZEN AND THE ART OF STUDYING SINGING

The Novice / The Serious Student / Personality Problems

/ The Eastern Student / Meditation to Improve Learning

Skills / Energized Concentration / Technique of the Self /

Techniques of Life

21. HOW TO AUDITION

When / Attitude / Technique / Preparation / Psychological

Preparation at Home / Psychological Preparation in the

Waiting Room / The Audition

20. PROFESSIONAL REHEARSAL TECHNIQUES

Time Off / Sickness / Marking / Chronic Sore Throat /

Saving Ten Percent / Saving Your Voice / Psycho-

Cybernetics

APPENDIX - SUMMARY OF VOCALISES

REFERENCES

INDEX