| Welcome |
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| Preface |
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| Acknowledgments |
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| Introduction: Getting Started |
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PART ONE The First Steps to Singing Easily |
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Chapter One Healthy Singing |
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Chapter Two Preparing to Sing |
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Chapter Three Selecting Music to Sing |
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16 | (2) |
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Chapter Four Learning Music Efficiently |
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18 | (2) |
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Chapter Five Practice Habits |
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20 | (2) |
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22 | (5) |
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PART TWO Improvisations and Songs |
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27 | (14) |
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29 | (2) |
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31 | (3) |
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34 | (2) |
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36 | (2) |
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Dance Your Dream Come True |
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38 | (3) |
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Traditional Songs, World Songs, and Rounds |
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My Country 'Tis of Thee (America) |
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53 | (1) |
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54 | (1) |
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Let Us Sing Together (England) |
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55 | (1) |
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56 | (1) |
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57 | (1) |
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58 | (1) |
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59 | (1) |
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60 | (1) |
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61 | (1) |
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Cherokee Morning Song (America) |
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62 | (1) |
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Four Partner Songs (England) Ah, Poor Bird Farewell, My Friend Hey, Ho! Nobody HomeThe Wind in the Willows |
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63 | (1) |
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64 | (1) |
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65 | (3) |
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The House of the Rising Sun (America) |
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68 | (2) |
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Scarborough Fair (England) |
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70 | (3) |
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Danny Boy (Ireland/England) |
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73 | (2) |
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The Water Is Wide (England) |
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75 | (4) |
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79 | (3) |
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82 | (2) |
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Red Is the Rose (Ireland) |
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84 | (3) |
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Flor, blanca flor (Mexico) |
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87 | (4) |
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Nino precioso (Nicaragua) |
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91 | (3) |
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94 | (4) |
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L'hirondelle messagere (French Canadian) |
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98 | (3) |
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Der Mai ist Gekommen (Germany) |
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101 | (2) |
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103 | (3) |
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106 | (5) |
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111 | (3) |
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Wayfaring Stranger (America) |
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114 | (2) |
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My Lord, What a Mornin'! (America) |
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116 | (2) |
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118 | (3) |
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I've Got Peace Like a River (America) |
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121 | (2) |
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How Can I Keep from Singing? (America) |
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123 | (3) |
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America the Beautiful (America) |
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126 | (2) |
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The Star-Spangled Banner (America) |
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128 | (2) |
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130 | (5) |
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135 | (64) |
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There's a Fine, Fine Line, from Avenue Q (Lopez/Marx) |
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144 | (6) |
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Someone Like You, from Jekyll & Hyde (Bricusse/Wildhorn) |
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150 | (4) |
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Goodnight, My Someone, from The Music Man (Willson) |
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154 | (4) |
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Not While I'm Around, from Sweeney Todd (Sondheim) |
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158 | (3) |
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Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin', from Oklahoma! (Rodgers/Hammerstein) |
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161 | (2) |
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I Got the Sun in the Morning, from Annie Get Your Gun (Berlin) |
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163 | (4) |
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Over the Rainbow, from The Wizard of Oz (Harburg/Arlen) |
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167 | (4) |
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Sing!, from Sesame Street (Raposo) |
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171 | (2) |
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Somewhere Out There (duet), from An American Tail (Horner/Mann/Weil) |
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173 | (3) |
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I Sing for You, from Camp (Gore/Ahrens) |
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176 | (4) |
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180 | (4) |
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Puttin' on the Ritz (Berlin) |
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184 | (4) |
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Blue Skies, from Betsy (Berlin) |
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188 | (2) |
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When I Fall in Love (Heyman/Young) |
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190 | (2) |
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Skylark (Mercer/Carmichael) |
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192 | (3) |
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Side by Side (optional duet) (Kahn/Woods) |
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195 | (4) |
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199 | (60) |
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Come Again, Sweet Love (Dowland 1563--1626) |
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206 | (2) |
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Donzelle, fuggite (Cavalli 1602--1676) |
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208 | (4) |
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Star vicino (Anonymous c. 1600) |
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212 | (4) |
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Caro mio ben (Giordani c. 1730--1806) |
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216 | (1) |
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217 | (2) |
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219 | (2) |
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Panis angelicus (optional duet) (Franck 1822--1890) |
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221 | (5) |
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Wiegenlied (Schubert 1797--1828) |
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226 | (1) |
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227 | (1) |
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228 | (1) |
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229 | (1) |
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230 | (3) |
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233 | (3) |
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La paloma blanca (arr. Kilenyi 1884--1968) |
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236 | (3) |
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When Love Is Kind (Moore 1779--1852) |
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239 | (3) |
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I Cannot Sing To-Night (Foster 1826--1864) |
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242 | (2) |
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El majo timido (Granados 1867--1916) |
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244 | (3) |
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Evening Prayer (duet), from Hansel and Gretel (Humperdinck 1854--1921) |
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247 | (2) |
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Summertime, from Porgy and Bess (Gershwin 1898--1937) |
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249 | (3) |
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Come Ready and See Me (Hundley b. 1931) |
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252 | (7) |
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PART THREE How the Voice Works |
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Chapter Seven Muscles and Physical Balance |
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259 | (5) |
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264 | (8) |
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Chapter Nine Making Sound |
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272 | (8) |
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Chapter Ten Voice Quality and Resonance |
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280 | (8) |
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Chapter Eleven Articulation and Expression |
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288 | (11) |
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Chapter Twelve Maintaining a Healthy Voice |
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299 | (9) |
| Epilogue |
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| Appendix A What's Your Singing IQ? |
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309 | (6) |
| Appendix B Worksheet for Preparing the Text of Your Song |
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315 | (2) |
| Appendix C More Vocal Exercises: Warming Up---and Down |
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317 | (4) |
| Appendix D Introduction to IPA: Pronunciation of Vowels and Consonants |
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321 | (4) |
| Appendix E Making Sense of a Music Manuscript |
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325 | (8) |
| Appendix F Interactive Class Voice for Teachers |
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333 | (3) |
| Further Student Reading and Teacher Resources |
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336 | (2) |
| Some Recommended Websites |
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338 | (2) |
| Index |
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340 | (7) |
| Recordings to Accompany The Singing Book |
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347 | (5) |
| Bonus Songs Available to Instructors |
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