Vocal Music and the Voice: A Guide to Research and Resources

Covers rules for Spanish lyric diction including Latin American variants and Ladino, a list of vocal repertoire in Spanish, and IPA transcriptions for sample song texts

Takes the reader systematically through each sound of the Czech language, including IPA and exercises; Also presents a thorough overview of Czech vocal repertoire with translations and IPA transcriptions.

Essential reference guide for singing in French, including a catalogue of French vocal repertoire.

Guide to the pronunciation of the principal European languages from the 12th to the 17th c. including a short history of each language, sample texts in the original language, and IPA transcriptions

A resource for non-Polish–speaking singers, voice teachers, and vocal coaches that offers the essential tools for learning how to sing in Polish

Helfgot proposes that performers develop a "third line" that naturally derives from the interaction of the two lines provided by the librettist and the composer. This third line includes subtext, focus, movement, facial expression, and vocal inflection.

An indispensable resource for stylish singing from every period, by our very own Professor Martha Elliott. A must-read for all classically-trained singers.

Discusses character development, stagecraft, characterization, historical styles, and aria and scene analysis.

A practical workbook to performing many of the most commonly produced operas, drawing on examples from 24 operas ranging in period from Gluck and Mozart to Britten and Tippett.

Detailed study of vocal physiology by renowned teacher Richard Miller

A technical guide to breathing, acoustics, registration, and other aspects of singing

Provides detailed descriptions of the structures and movements necessary for healthy and efficient body awareness, balance, breathing, phonation, resonance, articulation, and gesture; and gives practical exercises and detailed illustrations.

Observations regarding the anatomy and physiology of the voice, as enabled by observations with the laryngoscope, by one of the most famous vocal pedagogues of the 19th Century

Focusing on music from the 17th and early 18th centuries, this book offers guidance on style and ornamentation, working with vocal and instrumental colleagues, reading manuscripts and edited editions of scores.

An essential read for undergrad singers that covers technical, physical, and mental role preparation, as well as covering business aspects of opera.

This book supplies a soprano with nearly everything they may need to perform the operatic arias discussed. The 28 arias included are chosen from among those that are more popular and most widely studied and performed.

Tracing the origins, influences and development of falsetto singing in Western music, Simon Ravens offers a revisionist history of high male singing from the Ancient Greeks to Michael Jackson.

Offering a multi-disciplinary perspective embracing the arts and humanities, physical, social and clinical sciences.