Singing Lessons for Beginners by Gelling, Peter -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Publisher Info Using This eBook Contents Introduction Lesson One

Everyone Can Sing Matching Pitches and Rhythms Vocal Range Timbre The Ultimate Melodic Instrument How We Sing Breathing

Remember

Posture

Incorrect Correct

Learning to Sing Pre-Hearing Notes Common Problems Registers Working With a Teacher Breath Control

Lesson Two

Understanding Music How to Read Music

The Treble Clef The Treble Staff The Quarter Note The Four Four Time Signature The Half Note

When to Breathe

The Whole Note

A Word About Pitch Rests The Half Rest The Whole Rest The Quarter Rest

The Importance of Timing

Lesson Three

Voice Types and Ranges How to Find Your Voice Range The Keyboard

The Bass Clef The Bass Staff The Grand Staff

Matching Pitches The Octave

Lesson Four

The Major Scale Octave Displacement Sol-fa Syllables

The Three Four Time Signature The Dotted Half Note The Eighth Note The Dotted Quarter Note

Lesson Five

Sounds Used in Singing Vowels Diphthongs The Shaping of Vowels

EE AY AH OH OO

Consonants Dynamics Slurs Phrasing and Expression Moving Between Registers Vibrato

Lesson Six

Sharps and Flats The Chromatic Scale Intervals Keys

Key Signature of G Major Key Signature of F Major

Relative Minor Keys

Lesson Seven

The Tie Syncopation

The Eighth Rest

The Lead-in First and Second Endings

Lesson Eight

The Triplet Swing Rhythms Interpretation and Improvisation

Sixteenth Notes

Lesson Nine

Transposing

The Six Eight Time Signature

Harmony and Chords

The C Major Chord

How Chords Relate to Scales Arpeggios Chord Progressions

Lesson Ten

Performing in Public Overcoming Nerves Eye Contact Stage Presence and Stage Craft Developing Your Own Style Microphones Microphones for Performing Live Microphone Technique Studio Microphones Warming Up Looking After Your Voice Approach to Practice Listening Recording Yourself

Glossary of Musical Terms