Tables of Contents for Teach Yourself to Sing

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Tables of Contents for Teach Yourself to Sing

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PART I GETTING STARTED

The Singer Within

2

1

Who Should Use This Book

2

1

Equipment

2

1

Practicing

3

1

Vocal Health

3

1

Acknowledgments

3

1

About the Recording

3

1

How to Read Music

4

2

The Symbols for Rhythm

6

2

Mini Music Lesson: Note Reading Exercises

7

1

PART II THE BASICS OF SINGING

Breathing

8

1

Physical Exercises

9

1

Vocalizing

10

1

Warming Up the Voice

10

1

Vowels

11

4

Oh, How Lovely is the Evening

13

1

All Through the Night

13

1

Singing Posture

14

1

The Tongue

15

3

Mini Music Lesson: D.C. al Fine

16

1

All Night, All Day

16

1

Mini Music Lesson: Incomplete Measures

17

1

Home On the Range

17

1

The Jaw

18

4

Mini Music Lesson: Repeat Signs

19

3

Aura Lee

19

1

Kum Bah Yah

19

1

Singing Vowels and Consonants

20

1

Greensleeves

21

1

Long Time Ago

21

1

Matching Pitches

22

5

Merrily We Roll Along

23

1

Go, Tell It On the Mountain

23

1

Mini Music Lesson: The Fermata

24

2

Flow Gently, Sweet Afton

24

1

Are You Lonesome Tonight?

25

1

Mini Music Lesson: Cut Time

26

1

This Land is Your Land

26

1

PART III MORE BASICS OF SINGING

Vocal Space

27

3

The Water is Wide

28

1

The Riddle Song

29

1

Energy

30

2

Mini Music Lesson: Ritardando, Poco rit., A tempo

31

1

Simple Gifts

31

1

Scarborough Fair

31

1

More Breathing Strategies

32

2

Drink to Me Only With Thine Eyes

33

1

The Band Played on

33

1

Vocal Resonance

34

2

Careless Love

35

1

Get On Board

35

1

Fear of Flying---or---Approaching ``Higher'' Pitches

36

4

Amazing Grace

38

1

Auld Lang Syne

39

1

Singing for Joy

40

2

Swing Low, Sweet Chariot

41

1

Water Come-A Me Eye

41

1

Choosing New Music

42

1

Learning Songs

42

4

PART IV INTERPRETING VOCAL MUSIC

Give My Regards to Broadway

44

1

The Ash Grove

45

1

Musical Expression

46

1

Phrasing

46

2

Red River Valley

46

1

You Made Me Love You

47

1

Dynamics

48

2

Bye `m Bye

49

1

Shenandoah

49

1

Legato and Staccato

50

2

Down in the Valley

51

1

Deck the Halls

51

1

Interpretive Exercises

52

1

Musical Styles

53

1

Popular Music

53

1

Jazz

53

1

Musical Theater

53

1

Classical Style

53

1

Putting It Together

53

1

PART V PERFORMING MUSIC

Taking the Stage

54

1

Using a Microphone

55

1

Karaoke

55

1

A Few Last Words

55

9

Turn! Turn! Turn!

56

2

Those Were the Days

58

1

For All We Know

59

1

Fly Me to the Moon

60

1

Dream A Little Dream of Me

61

1

Where Is Love?

62

1

Now is the Month of Maying

63

1

Chord and Scale Charts

64