Introduction
1: Categories of the Female Voice
2: Registration Events in Female Voices
3: Making a Beginning
4: Breath Energy in Singing
5: The Agility Factor
6: Resonance in Soprano Voices: Supraglottic Considerations
7: Nasal Continuants as Assists in Resonance Balancing
8: Nonnasal Consonants as Assists in Adjustment of the Resonator
Tract
9: The Sostenuto Factor
10: Soprano Vocal Registration and Vowel Modification
(Aggiustamento)
11: Accomplishing Dynamic Control
12: The Daily Regimen
13: The Wedding of Emotion and Skill
Appendix: Several Matters Concerning Female Vocal Health
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In addition to his long and distinguished performance career, Richard Miller is internationally known for master classes in systematic vocal technique and artistic interpretation. He is Professor of Singing at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music and Director of the Otto B. Schoepfle Vocal Arts Center, and he is the author of On the Art of Singing and Singing Schumann.
"Miller has produced another must-have book for professional voice libraries....Everything this reviewer expects from one of Miller's books is here: clarity, scientific support, practicality, proven exercises, relevant extracts from the literature, and, of course, strong opinions. With his books Miller is leaving a legacy of a lifetime of study and learning pursued with rigor and passion.--Choice
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