Vocal Improvisation

Vocal Improvisation

Author: Michele Weir

Publisher: Alfred Music

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 232

ISBN-13: 9783892210627

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Designed for vocal students to better connect what they "hear" with what they "play."


The Flame

The Flame

Author: Ida Marks-Meltzer

Publisher: Author House

Published: 2006-10-05

Total Pages: 122

ISBN-13: 1467820105

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No single event triggered my decision to jot down the bits and pieces of a patchwork life, but I suspect the seed germinated during the weekly Torah study sessions I attended after my retirement. Again and again our rabbi reminded us that bad as well as good times provide opportunities for growth and that bleak as well as bright moments illuminate our way towards spiritual wholeness. As I began plucking at the faded strands of my family tapestry I discovered that the rabbi was right. Moments of pain as well as joy did illuminate my journey and the bad as well as the good times do provide opportunities for growth. This memoir is an attempt to capture those moments. Ida Marks-Meltzer


Jazz singer's handbook

Jazz singer's handbook

Author: Michele Weir

Publisher: Alfred Music Publishing

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 100

ISBN-13: 9780739033876

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This book provides practical advice on professional jazz singing. Topics covered include getting inside the lyrics, personalising the song, creating an emotional mood, word stress, melodic variation, breathing, rhythm, choosing a key, writing a lead sheet, creating an arrangement, organising a gig book, rehearsing, and playing styles.


Complete Idiot's Guide to Solos and Improvisation

Complete Idiot's Guide to Solos and Improvisation

Author:

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 268

ISBN-13: 9781592572106

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Describes how to improvise melodies over any chord progression, covering such topics as the chord theory, phrasing, melodies, scales, soloing, articulations, and rhythms.


Jazz Piano Handbook

Jazz Piano Handbook

Author: Michele Weir

Publisher: Alfred Music Publishing

Published: 2007-12

Total Pages: 132

ISBN-13: 9780739047958

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"[Student will learn the following:] open a fake book/sheet music with chord symbols and play a tune, accompany vocalist/instrumentalist on any type of tune, get a solo piano/vocal gig, use the piano as a helpful tool to practice vocal improvisation, analyze the chord changes to a song and understand the function of each chord within the progression, double-check published leads-sheets for accuracy, improve composition skills by being able to play and hear the tunes, improve improvisation skills by understanding the harmonic construction of a song."--Page 2


Getting Started with Vocal Improvisation

Getting Started with Vocal Improvisation

Author: Patrice D. Madura

Publisher: R & L Education

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 80

ISBN-13:

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Designed to help introduce vocal improvisation into choral teaching. Shows how improvisation can be used in both the general music classroom and the choral classroom.


The Contemporary Singer

The Contemporary Singer

Author: Anne Peckham

Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation

Published: 2010-04-01

Total Pages: 205

ISBN-13: 1480333174

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(Berklee Guide). The second edition of this bestselling, comprehensive guide contains improved vocal workouts and additional topics, including performance anxiety and healthy singing. The companion audio makes this guide an ideal tool for creating a singing course for students of almost any age or gender, who can practice technique along with lead sheets for such standard vocal pieces as "Yesterday" and "I Heard It Through the Grapevine." Topics covered include getting started, posture, belting and diction, maintaining vocal health, microphone technique, and much more.