ABSTRACT

This is a comprehensive, practical, encouraging book full of exercises and tips for anyone who wants to – even needs to – sing. Actors in straight plays, performers in musicals, professionals and amateurs, even people singing in choirs or bands will all benefit from Orlanda Cook's expert guidance.

part |2 pages

Part One Voice: Mind and Heart

chapter |4 pages

Singing Who We Are

chapter |5 pages

The Natural Voice

chapter |2 pages

First Voices

chapter |3 pages

The Singing Voice

chapter |5 pages

The Individual Voice

chapter |3 pages

Gold in the Cracks

chapter |1 pages

Summary of Part One

part |2 pages

Part Two Voice: Mind, Heart and . . . Body

chapter |5 pages

Activating the Body

chapter |11 pages

A Power Base for the Voice

chapter |4 pages

PVE, Laughter and the Jaw

chapter |17 pages

A Body Made for Breathing

chapter |12 pages

The Magic Cords

chapter |1 pages

Summary of Part Two

part |2 pages

Part Three Voice: Mind, Heart, Body and . . . Sound

chapter |14 pages

Vibration and Resonance

chapter |4 pages

The Harmonics of Sound

chapter |4 pages

Singing in Tune

chapter |7 pages

Working with a Piano

chapter |6 pages

Facing the Music I

chapter |15 pages

Shaping the Sounds of Speech

chapter |2 pages

Summary of Part Three

part |2 pages

Part Four Voice: Mind, Heart, Body, Sound and . . . Imagination

chapter |4 pages

Freeing the Imagination

chapter |6 pages

Characters in and for the Voice

chapter |4 pages

Animal Arias

chapter |6 pages

Whole Voice - Broken Sound

chapter |2 pages

Summary of Part Four

part |2 pages

Part Five Voice: Mind, Heart, Body, Sound and Imagination into Song

chapter |8 pages

The Creative Voice

chapter |8 pages

Facing the Music 2

chapter |2 pages

Song-Learning Checklist

chapter |2 pages

Summary of Part Five

part |2 pages

Part Six The Singer and the Song

chapter |5 pages

Facing the Audience

chapter |2 pages

Working with Supportive Group Feedback

chapter 10|17 pages

Short Voice Stories