ABSTRACT

"The Singer’s Companion" provides both beginning and advanced students of singing with a basic, reliable, and readable introduction to the many issues focusing on training and maintaining a healthy voice. It covers all the fundamental issues faced by vocalists in all styles of music, including how to find a good teacher, work with a score, audition, and perform. Stohrer has written an essential text for students of singing, offering up-to-date, accurate, and accessible information that will be invaluable to singers and their teachers.

chapter 1|9 pages

Getting Started

chapter 2|16 pages

Practicing

chapter 3|5 pages

Working with the Score

chapter 4|8 pages

Health and Body Awareness

chapter 5|4 pages

The Complete Singer/Musician

chapter 6|9 pages

A Few Words about Technique

chapter 7|10 pages

Performing

chapter 8|8 pages

A Brief Look at Performance Anxiety

chapter 9|13 pages

Auditioning

chapter 10|16 pages

Singing as a Career or Avocation

chapter 11|6 pages

Philosophy of Singing