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    Singing – Body and Soul: A Medley of Fresh Ideas About Musical Theater
    Singing – Body and Soul: A Medley of Fresh Ideas About Musical Theater
    Singing – Body and Soul: A Medley of Fresh Ideas About Musical Theater
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    Singing – Body and Soul: A Medley of Fresh Ideas About Musical Theater

    By Barbara J. Simon

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    Singing Body and Soul is for the young singer, to help you discover how your voice, body and mind work together.

    There are great books about the links between science and music - but most are written for adults with strong music backgrounds, and college degrees. Young singers need a streamlined version so your voice can express your inner life - right now!

    The voice has the most exciting sound when a singer is between 20 to 25 years old. Thats when desire starts to ride on the sound, and helps you stand out at an audition. By then, you already need years of singing experience - to make the most of your opportunities. That means learning about your voice early - at 14 years old or younger.

    Singing - Body and Soul offers new guidance for developing your singing. It includes artistic and scientific descriptions, and uses song lyrics to illustrate states of mind. Musical Theater plots, characters, and songs fill the book, so the text is more storytelling than classroom lecture. With quotes and references from Charlie Brown, Albert Einstein, and Dr. Seuss, Singing - Body and Soul can help you understand your voice in new ways, and make the world hear what you have to say.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisheriUniverse
    Release dateNov 4, 2013
    ISBN9781475950342
    Singing – Body and Soul: A Medley of Fresh Ideas About Musical Theater
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    Barbara J. Simon

    Barbara J. Simon began teaching singing while in the NYU Tisch Musical Theater program. Her singers have performed on Oprah, at Irving Plaza and other NYC clubs, and in the Metropolitan Opera Children’s Chorus. Her students have been accepted to NYU Tisch, and Montclair’s (MSU) Musical Theater Program. Barbara teaches singing in Hoboken NJ, and worldwide on Skype. WWW.BJSIMON.COM

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      Will this book teach you how to sing? No. Will it help you understand and improve your singing? Absolutely. It is accessible to beginning singers and beneficial to pros. Simon covers a broad range of practical hints and solutions in her book, while keeping her presentation light and clear.Wisdom nuggets:•The best performing is done when the performer is in a non-logical frame of mind.•Getting in touch with the meaning of a song (right brain) is a more effective way of learning lyrics than memorization (left brain).•Hydrating your vocal folds by using a humidifier, drinking water and steam is highly beneficial to the voice.•Hormones can have noticeable effects on the singing voice.•Dressing so that your throat shows will give your teacher an advantage in helping you.•My personal favorite: “The songs that touch you most are the songs you need to practice singing.”Although the book’s subtitle is “A Medley of Fresh Ideas about Musical Theater”, its principles apply to all styles of singing. Highly recommended.

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