Par MC NEFF STEPHEN. My research for Banished began with a small group of students during a Trinity Laban co-lab period in 2013, though the idea goes back over 30 years when I first saw Steve Gooch’s Female Transport and stored the idea of adapting it as an opera until the right opportunity arose. I have been involved in opera for a long time and it has always been a frustration for me that while there is an abundance of female talent (particularly so in conservatories and colleges) there is a noticeable lack of challenging roles available for young women. The roles most often undertaken are maids or innocent girls, compliant wives or tomboys. Not that the problem is necessarily confined exclusively to young women, but where good roles exist, the women are all too often merely passive or victims. Things happen to them rather than them making things happen. They are unable to influence their circumstances and are usually resigned to their fate. Worse still, they are often judged in some way responsible for what happens to them, culpable even because of their looks, their way of life or a streak of independence. Just think about Mimi, Carmen and Violetta (to name only three on a long list). All these characters die, and their attempts at individuality contribute to their demise in some way that they have no control over. With some exceptions female characters in opera are too often sad, mad or bad. Redressing this balance and taking advantage of the richness in vocal talent is only one reason to write an opera reflecting the reality of a group of strong women who work things out for themselves. The transportation of people to Australia at the beginning of the nineteenth century is not a particularly well understood part of history beyond a sort of folk myth. What were the circumstances, who were the people and what happened to them? Opera does not exist to completely answer these questions, but it can focus on the women as individuals and help tell their story. (All the women named in the opera actually existed.) My approach has to been to put the women’s narrative centre stage and, in the confines of an oppressive, dangerous environment go with them on their journey as they survive or sink. The demands on the women are huge. At every turn they are oppressed by their jailers, the system that brought them here and their own low expectations. They have to work out ways to overcome these odds. We discover them through their music in solos and ensembles, sometimes reflective, at other times boasting about their lives a petty criminals and trying to establish status and pecking order. Alongside this I have used references to music of the time to create another reality built on larger ensembles and choruses. This is a sort of collective consciousness aware of loss, longing and context – even of a broad political dimension to the realities of Transportation. Despite the acute awareness of their circumstances in these ensembles, there is also a resilience and strength that transcends the individual stories. Stephen McNeff / Instrumental Music / Répertoire / Voix

You want to (re-)discover your voice make it more assertive and persistent maybe extend its range a little? Here?s the tutorial you need: 'Voice Basics? is chock-full of useful hints and exercises preparing you to sing in a band or a choir and perform solo or as a background singer. In this tutorial you?ll find many tips and tricks making everyday use of your singing voice easy. The included Audio-CD offers you the chance to work and experiment with the exercises used and explained in this tutorial ? simply the best way to develop your own voice.

A Guide to Healthy Powerful Singing-Belting is a strong way of big singing that has become very popular in contemporary styles. It is heard in everything from rock to hip-hop to pop to musical theater to the plethora of award shows. However not only is there much confusion and misinformation about how to belt well if done poorly belting can actually damage the voice. Numerous famous singers have belted their way to injury or even lost their voices sometimes permanently. Many voice teachers believe (incorrectly) that belting is simply bad physically and aesthetically. So singing students are getting mixed messages. They hear their favorite artists belt-singing throughout their favorite music yet theresources teaching healthy belting techniques are few and far between. Belting for the Contemporary Singer seeks to remedy the situation. The fact is belting can be done well and without causing injury. This book presents the facts about belting what approaches work and which to avoid. Its online video and audio demonstrate good techniques and exercises.

32 Schottische Lieder Für 1-2 Singstimmen, Violine, Vc Und Klavier. Par PLEYEL IGNAZ. My lodging is on the cold ground - Gramachree - Sweet Annie - The banks of Banna - My apron deary - Oh, open the door - The birks of Invermay - Robin Adair - The braes of Yarrow - Galla water (bisher unveröff.) - Galla water - The Highland laddie - Here awa, there awa - Waly waly - My Nanie, O - The yellow hair'd laddie - Roslin Castle - Low down in the broom - Auld Rob Morris/ Répertoire / Voix

Music Minus One Voice-Franz Lehar's magnificent operetta cherished by millions since it appeared a century ago has never lost its popularity. And we bring you here a tremendous and generous selection of highlights from this classic - minus the soloists yourself included! Includes the original German text for every selection (except 'Butterflies ' from the English-language version which is given in English). You won't be able to leave this one alone - get all of your talented cohorts together and make a production of it! Contains an 80-page vocal score printed on high-quality ivory paper with lyrics in the original German text ('Butterflies' in English) and a compact disc containingdigitally remastered stereo accompaniments for each piece.

Here you’ll find everything you need to know about developing your voice and a perfect breathing technique. All the exercises are divided into beginner intermediate and pro level so you can study according to your own level of abilities. This book will support you when having problems with your voice get you working on interpretation techniques and deepen your musical understanding in general. Furthermore you’ll get lots of tips and tricks starting with warming up and continuing up to working in the recording studio. The author – renowned singer university teacher and studio-voicecoacher – shows you the techniques and tricks of the pros in aclear and easy-to-understand way complemented with lots of graphics and anatomical drawings. Whether you’re self-taught a music student or just using this book along with your regular studies – Voicecoaching will be a competent companion for every musical level.

Oh! Fie Shepherd Fie is a traditional comic song which tells the bawdy story of a young girl who meets a shepherd in a meadow one day and tries in vain to resist his advances. The most popular melody wasrecorded by William Defesch (Willem de Fesch; 1687-1761) a Dutch composer and conductor who spent most of his career in London. It has been arranged here for Voice and Piano by Elisabeth Poston (1905-1987) aBritish composer and musician who studied at the Royal Academy of Music and later worked for both the BBC and the Arts Council. She is best remembered for her setting of the Christmas carol Jesus Christ the AppleTree.

18 Vocal Exercises For Warm-up And Workout-When do you start teaching proper vocal technique to young voices? RIGHT NOW! Here are 18 fun and original exercises that will get your students' growing voices on the right track to producing a quality sound.Posture breathing flexibility range of voice and more are all addressed in these wonderful exercises for young voices. Sing along with the demonstration tracks that are included to download for quick learning or use the accompaniment-only tracks for ear training and assessment options.Get ready to workout to a better sounding choir! Available: Book/online audio. Suggested for grades 3-8.

The Vocal Library Low Voice-The Vocal Library Low Voice. Concert arrangements for voice and piano in an art song style of 35 great folksongs from the American heritage. These interesting and expressive settings are appropriate for collegiate recitals or advanced high school singers as contest solos. The songs range from comic to sad from rowdy to inspirational and there are selections appropriate for women and men singers. The collection is primarily comprised of secular folksongs with a few sacred American folk tunes. The same songs appear transposed in the editions for High Voice and Low Voice. There are three bonus duets included. Includes fresh arrangements of Amazing Grace Black Is theColor of My True Love's Hair The Cruel War Is Raging How Can I Keep from Singing? I Gave My Love a Cherry Johnny Has Gone for a Soldier Shenandoah Soldier Soldier Will You Marry Me The Streets of Laredo Wayfaring Stranger Wondrous Love and more.

The Lifestyle Guide for Singers and Talkers-The human voice expresses more than words more than music. Vocal expression links the listener directly to another person's inner feelings body and soul.Keeping the voice healthy used to be as mysterious as the power of voice itself. Modern science has revealed much about the vocal mechanism and its health requirements but simple information for the average voice user has remained hard to find and harder to trust. In Everyday Voice Care: The Lifestyle Guide for Singers and Talkers respected voice therapist Joanna Cazden brings together a wealth of practical tips and advice to help keep your own expressive voice in top working order.Drawing from herexperience as a singer theater artist and a licensed speech pathologist who has treated more than 1 000 voice patients Cazden integrates up-to-date medical information with common-sense suggestions and sympathy for the demands of contemporary life. Chapters on food and drink cold remedies loud parties travel fitness routines and when to see a doctor are complemented by notes on alternative health care and the spiritual dimension of vocal rest. This invaluable resource for voice and speech professionals students and teachers will answer even the age-old question of whether to put lemon or honey in your tea.

A 'catch' is a musical epigram a neat and witty contrivance from which in performance some point of humour or hidden meaning emerges. This extensive collection of catches offers 224 fine examples from a catch club's repertory a selection founded on the actual performance and enjoymant of the catches concerned. Many are rarities and are published here for the first time. Major composers - Purcell Blow Wise Hilton and others - are well represented by a choice selection of their best catches.Includes full introduction composer biographies notes on the catches and appedices.

Bizet's ever-popular Habanera from the opera Carmen is presented here in its original piano/vocal form but with a newly translated English lyric as well as the original French lyric. Expertly engraved and edited this edition is a must for your piano/vocal library.

Presented here is a rare collection of some of the best Gypsy folk songs popular among the Romanies of Russia and Eastern Europe. All offered in the original Romany tribal dialect as appropriate to each song with easy-to-followpronunciation guide specially formulated for the native English speaker and literal (word-for-word) English translation. The appended short historical and linguistic overview offers a rare insight into the history traditions language as well as the music and songs of this unique and mysterious people. Great addition to any pianist’s collection!

Building a Vocal Community-Includes Four CDsIndividuals friends choirs church camp and community groups of any background will enjoy participating in this uplifting singing tradition. Ysaye M. Barnwell a charter member of the great a cappella group Sweet Honey in the Rock teaches melodies harmonies rhythms and counter-melodies to 17 traditional songs from African American culture including spirituals hymns gospels and songs from the Civil Rights Movement.The CD's in this series contain songs which were originally taught in the context of a 5 day workshop. In a workshop often having between 40 and 60 people songs are taught without printed music or printedwords and without pitch pipes or musical instruments other than those which help create and maintain the rhythmic foundation and intensity of the songs. This method of passing on knowledge is very much in the oral/aural tradition. Here for the sake of clarity the words to all the songs have been provided but the music itself is presented in the form of an oral/aural score which must be listened to.