Foundations in Singing w/ Keyboard fold-out

A practical, effective combination of textbook and song anthology, Foundations in Singing helps students master the essentials of vocal technique. Addressing the particular needs of beginners, the positive language provides encouragement while the solid pedagogy and wide selection of songs promote understanding. In the new eighth edition, vocal health, formerly Chapter 11, has been moved to an earlier position, Chapter 6, and song contents were expanded. Twelve titles, several in two keys, are new to this edition, including Jeanine Tesori, who wrote new songs for the 2001 production of Thoroughly Modern Millie, poet Langston Hughes and composers H. T. Burleigh, Margaret Bonds and Duke Ellington. A Mexican popular standard, “Sabor à mi,” is included for the first time.

Table of Contents:
Note: Song Contents listing follows Chapter 12 in the textbook.Song ContentsPreface and AcknowledgmentsThe AuthorChapter 1 – Freedom to Sing Can I learn to sing? How will I improve my singing? Private lessons or classes? What will I need? Physical freedom How muscles work Stretching Chapter 2 – Breath and the Body Singing posture Head alignment Learn to breathe The breathing mechanismExhalingInhalingBreath supportAntagonism Ideas about breath support Interaction between posture and breath action Upside-down breathing BodybuildingChapter 3 – Free ToneTone qualityDescriptive wordsVocal acousticsTonal goalsOnsets and releases What the vocal bands do Three methods of onset Three methods of release Resonance Increasing your ResonanceFeeling and hearing How to vocalizeWhat pitches to sing Chapter 4 – Changing Resonances in Your Voice Chest or head? Blending registers Your speaking pitch level What kind of voice?Voice typesBelt and pop singing VibratoChapter 5 – Preparing a Song Choosing a song Learning the music Vocalizing the melody Learning the words About breathing Catch breathsTake enough breaths! Interpretation Working with the wordsChapter 6 – Understanding Your Vocal Instrument The voice as a musical instrument What's behind your Adam's apple? Vocal health Vocal overuse Damaged voices Defense against colds HearingChapter 7 – Vowels and Vocal Color Speaking as a basis for singing What is diction? Thinking phonetically Vowels Seven Italian vowels Bright vowels Dark Vowels Pure Ay and Oh in English Eight English vowels Summary of fifteen vowels Equalizing the vowels Vocalizing on English vowels Coloring your voice for expressionChapter 8 – Consonants and ClaritySemivowels ConsonantsHums Voiced and voiceless pairsSpecial consonants R: the variable sound Clusters and legato singing Chapter 9 – Double and Triple Vowels Five common diphthongsSchwa diphthongsSchwa triphthongsChapter 10 – Performing a SongMusical styles Beginning, middle, and end Strophic songsThrough-composed songs Pop-song formThe pianistPoise, confidence and overcoming stage fright Preparation is the best confidence builderOnstageWhat about mishaps?If you are ill Chapter 11- Extending Your Voice Vocal strength Focus Increasing resonance Improving breath control Agility RangeLow notes High notesChapter 12 – Notes for NonmusiciansWhat is a musical ear? Rhythm Measures and bar lines Rhythmic values Syncopation Pitches Keys Major scales Minor scales Looking at musicMelodies for note-reading Song Contents*new to this edition 15 Songs for Group SingingAmerica the Beautiful Auld Lang Syne Christmas Is Coming (round) De colores Dona nobis pacem (round)*Do-Re-MiGreeting SongHinay Ma Tov (round)Let There Be Peace on EarthScarborough Fair Sing and Rejoice (round) The Star-Spangled BannerThis Little Light of Mine Viva la musica! (round) 12 Traditional SongsAll the Notes of All the EarthAuprès de ma blondeCarmelaCielito lindoDeep RiverDown by the Sally GardensDrink to Me OnlyLove Will Find Out the WaySakura, SakuraThe Turtle-DoveValencianita* 24 Art Songs and ariasO Mistress Mine* Since First I Saw Your FaceThe Silver SwanThe Angler’s Song*Dolce scherzaIo le dirò che l'amoSpring SongWho Is Sylvia?Beautiful DreamerSanta LuciaWillow, Tit-WillowIn HavenStar-EyesThe Sky above the RoofSerenityBy the SeaSerenadeCalma di mare*FancyThe Lord Has a ChildTo a Brown Girl, DeadLo, How a RoseSunshine Again*19 Musical Theater Songs and Popular Song ClassicsIt Don't Mean a ThingLove is Here to Stay, from The Goldwyn FolliesOver the Rainbow, from The Wizard of OzThey Say It's Wonderful, from Annie Get Your GunI'll Know, from Guys and Dolls*Whistle a Happy Tune, from The King and I*All for You, from Saturday Night*One Hand, One Heart, from West Side StorySabor a míSoon It's Gonna Rain, from The FantasticksConsider Yourself, from Oliver*Make Someone Happy, from Do Re MiIn My Life Happiness, from You're a Good Man, Charlie BrownBelieve in Yourself, from The WizWhat I Did for Love, from Chorus Line*Once Upon a Dream, from Jekyll and HydeWhistle Down the Wind, from Whistle Down the WindI Turned the Corner, from Thoroughly Modern MillieAppendix A Notes on the Songs Appendix B The International Phonetic Alphabet Index of Authors, Composers and Song Sources Index of Vocal and Musical Terms

About the Author :
John Glenn Paton grew up in a musical home in New Castle, Pa. He studied at the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music under Franklin Bens and Sonia Essin. After military service he studied further at the Eastman School of Music under Julius Huehn. Through both Essin and Huehn he traces his vocal lineage to Anna Schoen-Renï¿ and through her to Pauline Viardot-Garcï¿a. After studying lieder interpretation in Stuttgart, Germany, under composer Hermann Reutter, Paton taught at the University of Wisconsin and sang annual concert tours with Reutter as his accompanist. Later he taught at the University of Colorado, which gave him a fellowship to do research in Rome. In California since 1986, Paton taught class voice to acting students at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, Pasadena. In 1989 he joined the faculty of the University of Southern California. He celebrated his 60th birthday by giving a solo recital, and he continues to perform occasionally. Paton has edited song collections for G. Schirmer, Leyerle Publications and Alfred Publishing Co. Voice studios around the world use his books, including works translated into Japanese and Korean.