ISBN 9781610655101. Most of us know only our speaking and untrained singing voices. This book will help you discover your 3rd powerful, trained singing voice through exercises that can be applied to any vocal style. The author presents a complete guide for discovering your vocal range and developing breath control, resonance, and vibrato. Includes chapters on the voice as an instrument including care of the voice, the relationship between one speaking and singing voice, and the cultivation of correct singing posture. You'll learn how to articulate and use the voice effectively in different styles of singing as well as how to sing with a microphone. A great number of vocal exercises and complete songs in various styles are presented, making this book an enjoyable learning experience as well as an effective tool for voice development. Online audio available for download.

French.

The human voice is the most sensitive and delicate of all instruments. Only with careful and responsible use over the years can it be kept healthy and strong. Choral voice training and these warm-up exercises can make a valuable and long-lasting contribution to achieving this goal. The importance of these warm-up exercises must repeatedly be explained to singers. They are just as important as the warm-ups an athlete does before training or competition. Even if some individuals do not notice any great progress in the beginning, the small improvements each singer makes will considerably enhance the sound of the chorus as a whole. Signs of fatigue will become less frequent and the volume and sound of the chorus will gain intensity, homogeneity and versatility. Moreover, the voice will become stronger, smoother and more resilient. It is also important for a chorus director to work intensely on his own voice, experimenting with all of the suggested exercises several times himself first and using only those exercises he feels comfortable with when appearing in front of the chorus.