The Structure of Singing: System and Art of Vocal Technique - Softcover

1. The Coordinated Vocal Onset and Release: Establishing Dynamic Muscle Equilibrium through Onset and Release. 2. The Supported Singing Voice: Breath Management in Singing. 3. Agility in Singing: Flexible Application of Breath Power. 4. The Resonant Voice: Supraglottic Considerations in Singing. 5. The Well-balanced Vowel: Vowel Differentiation in Singing. 6. Resonance Balancing through Nasal Consonants: The Influences of Nasal Continuants on Resonator Adjustment. 7. Resonance Balancing through Non-nasal Consonants: The Influence of Non-nasal Consonants on Resonator Adjustment. 8. Sustaining the Voice: Sostenuto. 9. Unifying the Registers of Male Voices. 10. Unifying the Registers of the Female Voice. 11. Vowel Modification in Singing: aggiustamento. 12. Range Extension and Stabilization in Singing. 13. Messa di voce and Dynamic Control. 14. Vibrancy in Singing: Vibrato and Vocal Timbre. 15. Coordinating Technique and Communication. 16. Pedagogical Attitudes: The Aesthetics of Vocal Timbre. 17. Healthy Singing. Appendixes. Glossary of Nonmusical Terms. Glossary of Vocal Terms. Bibliography. Index.