Learn the art of jazz vocal improvisation! This book will help you hear, understand and apply jazz theory so that you can solo as a complete musician?in the same way that instrumentalists do. Each lesson offers a core musical concept related to harmony, melody, and rhythm, integrating skills such as conducting and analysis. All concepts are reinforced with practical exercises. The accompanying audio tracks demonstrate techniques and let you practice improvising along with a piano accompaniment.
You will learn to:
Develop your sense of timing and swing
Understand jazz harmony, such as tensions and non-diatonic chords, as well as chord progressions such as II V and cycle V progressions, and use harmony as your basis for creating expressive solos
Navigate song forms, such as AABA, blues forms, turnarounds, and other common jazz structures
Improve your ear for jazz harmony through studying intervals and chord progressions, and by memorizing emblematic jazz melodic patterns
Create expressive vocal lines that work well over jazz chords and integrate well within the context of a jazz ensemble
?Mili Bermejo?s Vocal Jazz Improvisation is the most comprehensive vocal book I have ever seen on improvisation. Her years of research and her wisdom and artistry leave no stones unturned. I would recommend this book to instrumentalists as well, to develop their ears and breadth of expression.?
?Jerry Bergonzi, Jazz Saxophonist, Composer, Author, Educator

?I have been a huge fan of Mili as an artist for many years now, and have admired her impeccable skills as a teacher for just as long. Seeing Mili perform in duo with Dan Greenspan is one of the great wonders of the world. They make voice and bass seem like an orchestra, harmonically rich and complete, and emotionally compelling. How lucky for us that Mili has written a book on improvisation from her own assured and gracious vantage point. Her approach is accessible, organic, personal, and best of all, inspiring! She takes the fear factor out and provides tools to make improvisation a truly creative and joyful experience.?
?Peter Eldridge, Jazz Singer, Pianist, Composer (New York Voices)

?Creating awareness is at the core of this beautiful material that was very much needed in the vocal jazz field. Here is a book with clever, effectively organized information for all vocalists to develop a practical framework that covers the foundation to find confidence, strength and ultimately freedom as a vocal improviser.
Mili?s music speaks to the heart, overflowing with humanity, joy, and compassion, and this book does the same. Mili traces a clear path, guiding us step by step along the way. She draws on her own experience, which I must say reflects all vocalists? experience, as we walk this fascinating journey of jazz singing.?
?Magos Herrera, GRAMMY-nominated Jazz Singer

?How lucky for all of us that Mili Bermejo put her decades of experience and skill as both performer and teacher into this book. What a gift! Thank you, Mili.?
?Tierney Sutton, Multi-GRAMMY Nominated Jazz Singer
/ Méthodes et pédagogie / Chant / / BERKLEE

Cecil Armstrong Gibbs was a prolific and versatile English composer of the 20th century. Gibbs is best known for his output of songs but he also wrote a considerable amount of music for the amateur choirsthat he conducted. His reputation as a song-writer largely lies in his natural gift for text setting he insisted on giving priority to the words over the music and had very clear musical ideas on what a song should be. Theseprinciples prevailed when he set William Watson’s poem about a splendid city which stood by a lake and which vanished without trace to music. The Ballad Of Semmerwater is arranged here for Voice with Pianoaccompaniment.

How To Blitz! Sight Singing is the perfect training for your eyes and ears - a fantastic start for vocalists who are learning to read and sing at the same time. Featuring listening and singing activities athorough introduction to pitch and rhythm notation as well as other resources this book is great for all choirs conductors music teachers and vocalists. Blitz! Sight Singing alsoincludes rounds and short two-part pieces composition and improvisation exercises activities based on pitch and rhythm and all presented in a wonderfully clear and logical order. Vocalists will move through rhythm and notevalues to melodies and scales before combining the two with tunes. Written by renowned educator and author Samantha Coates the BlitzBooks series has brought fun and laughter tomusic theory technique and sight reading making them more accessible and enjoyable for all. As the most popular range of theory and sight reading books in Australia this series is finally available in the UK perfectlysupporting students learning with the main exam boards.

The Singing Prep Test has been specially designed to be taken by singers who have been learning for a few terms. Built into it are all the sorts of skills they will be developing at this stage such as a sense of pitch and rhythm clear diction accuracy and quality of tone.

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.

Sing! is a complete programme of effective and efficient Vocal Warm-ups suitable for all styles of singing. Also featuring a download card that gives you access to online audio and spokeninstructions so that your voice will be in the best shape possible for any performance.   Written by an accomplished world-class vocal coach with around 30 years experience working with singers in amultitude of genres and styles Sing! Vocal Warm-ups will explain the science behind the intricacies of the human voice while providing you with 39 exercises to help you warm up your voice as effectively aspossible reducing the risk of frustrating strain or injury.    Whether you're a smooth jazz singer a powerful rock belter or a folk crooner this book will allow you to refine various vocaltechniques encouraging you to learn how to protect your voice and prepare it for making the best possible performance. The convenient book will take you through different regimes getting you to sing well low supported long freely and clearly with each one focusing on a different aspect of your voice and your singing technique. You can use the exercises to plan your own warm-up routine or just work your way though.   Using the audio examples provided on the practical and useful download card you will be encouraged to participate as you might in a live warm-up session. The spoken instructions will guide you through while you'll be ableto sing along to the music or just familiarise yourself with each exercise before you try it out for yourself. The logical layout and authoritative exercises make Sing! an essential tool for singers of anystyle to learn how to properly warm-up.   Written by author Paul Knight who has been a vocal coach for over thirty years each exercise has been expertly-crafted to be a perfect way to warm-up your

12 Selections for Study and Performance. Par BECK ANDY. Developing singers will cherish this charming collection of songs designed especially with them in mind. Creativity, musicality, and expressivity are clearly evident in and easily taught through each and every selection. Imaginative texts come to life with moderate vocal ranges, lyrical lines, and sensible yet captivating piano parts (which are professionally played on the optional CD). Inspire your next wave of outstanding solo singers. / Niveau : Intermédiaire / Etudes et exercices / Recueil / Voix

Kenneth Simpson. This collection is divided into ten sections: music - learning music - times and seasons - Christmas - greetings - gusto - drollery - getting around - birds and beasts - and miscellanea. Most of the items are musically straightforward and of moderate compass. / Voix

This excellent collection of 12 varied folk songs from near and far offers fresh settings by well-known Alfred Music arrangers including Jay Althouse, Andy Beck, Mark Hayes, Douglas E. Wagner, Dave and Jean Perry, and more. Available in Medium High and Medium Low editions. / Voix

Par ARCH GWYN / PARRY BEN. UNE EXCELLENTE OCCASION DE COMMANDER PLUSIEURS EXEMPLAIRES EN A CONSIDERABLEMENT REDUIT LES PRIX - ECONOMISER 20 % PAR COPIE. Le livre de Carol Faber est un volume passionnant de chants de Noël et de chansons avec une touche originale, contemporain, conçu pour respirer l'air frais dans les concerts de Noël. Il contient quarante pièces, habilement édité et arrangé par Gwyn Arch et Ben Parry, capturant une variété d'ambiances et styles à travers le temps - des arrangements contemporains de chants médiévaux et traditionnelles, à spirituals et la musique de partout dans le monde. Il y a aussi une impressionnante gamme de pièces originales par certains des plus respectés compositeurs chorale d'aujourd'hui, y compris Howard Goodall, Lin Marsh, Peter Gritton, Errollyn Wallen et Mike Brewer. Ce volume, arrangé pour SATB, est parfait pour l'école ou églises chorales. Une version SA(B) est également disponible. Les deux publications comprennent accompagnement clavier peu exigeants et les suggestions de lignes instrumentales facultatifs./ Répertoire / Voix

Par ARCH GWYN / PARRY BEN. Le livre de Carol Faber est un volume passionnant de chants de Noël et de chansons avec une touche originale, contemporain, conçu pour respirer l'air frais dans les concerts de Noël. Il contient quarante pièces, habilement édité et arrangé par Gwyn Arch et Ben Parry, capturant une variété d'ambiances et styles à travers le temps - des arrangements contemporains de chants médiévaux et traditionnelles, à spirituals et la musique de partout dans le monde. Il y a aussi une impressionnante gamme de pièces originales par certains des plus respectés compositeurs chorale d'aujourd'hui, y compris Howard Goodall, Lin Marsh, Peter Gritton, Errollyn Wallen et Mike Brewer. Disposées dans le format SA(B) de la série de Faber jeunes voix, il est idéal pour les chorales de jeunes ou de chorales d'adultes amateurs qui ont une pénurie de voix masculines. / Date parution : 2001-08-23/ Répertoire / Voix

Par CAMPBELL NORMAN / HARRON DON. The musical, Anne of Green Gables is based on the book by Canadian author Lucy Maud Montgomery. Although written as fiction for readers of all ages it has, in recent decades, become considered as a children's book. Montgomery found her inspiration in a newspaper article describing a couple that were mistakenly sent an orphan girl instead of a boy, yet decided to keep her. The music is by Norman Campbell and the lyrics by Don Harron. It is Canada's longest running musical, having been performed every year since 1965 at the Charlottetown Festival at the Confederation Centre of the Arts. / Vocal Music / Répertoire / Voix