Vocal Pedagogy Resources

Vocal Pedagogy Print Resources A representative list, compiled by the Music Entrepreneurship & Career Center, December 2013

General

Reading Lists

Adventures in Singing Clifton Ware (2006)

Vocal Pedagogy Reading List By Dr. Stanley Cornett for his Pedagogy course

The Art of Singing Jennifer Hamady (2009)

Books by voice teacher Richard Miller

Basics of Singing Jan Schmidt (2007) Complete Handbook of Voice Training Richard Alderson (1979) The Diagnosis & Correction of Vocal Faults James C. McKinney (1994) Dynamics of the Singing Voice Meribeth Bunch Dayme (2009) The Functional Unity of the Singing Voice Barbara M. Doscher (2nd ed., 1994) Learning to Sing Jennifer Hamady (2009) Principles of Voice Production Ingo Titze (1994) The Private Voice Studio Handbook Joan Frey Boytim (Hal Leonard 2003)

Singing: The Mechanism and the Technic William Vennard (1967) Singing and Imagination Thomas Hemsley (1998) Singing and Teaching Singing Janice L. Chapman (2006) The Science of Vocal Pedagogy Dudley Ralph Appleman (1967) Vocal Technique Julia Davids & Stephen LaTour (2012)

Singers.com: Instructional Materials for Singers

The Male Voice The Baritone Voice Anthony Frisell (2007) Securing Baritone, Bass-Baritone, Bass Voices Richard Miller (2008) The Tenor Voice Anthony Frisell (2007)

The Female Voice The Soprano Voice Anthony Frisell (2010) Training Soprano Voices Richard Miller (2000)

Textbooks Basics of Vocal Pedagogy Clifton Ware (1997) The Estelle Liebling Vocal Course Books Soprano | Mezzo/Contralto | Tenor | Baritone/Bass-Baritone/Bass The New Voice Pedagogy Marilee David (1995) On Studying Singing Sergius Kagen (1960) Your Voice: An Inside View Scott McCoy & Lucinda Halstead (2012)

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Historical Pedagogy

Pop/Rock

Bel Canto: A History of Vocal Pedagogy James Stark (2003)

The Contemporary Singer (Berklee Guide) Anne Peckham (2010)

Hints on Singing Manuel Garcia (1894)

Vocal Technique - Guide to Finding Your Real Voice Dena Murray (2002)

How to Sing Lilli Lehman (1902) Singing in the 20th Century: A Recollection James D. Deer (2005) A Spectrum of Voices Elizabeth Blades-Zeller (2002)

Anatomy

The Complete Vocal Workout Roger Kain (2006) Vocal Workouts for the Contemporary Singer Anne Peckham (2005)

Jazz Technique/Pedagogy

Anatomy of Breathing Blandine Calais-Germain (2006)

The Jazz Singer’s Handbook (w/backing CD) Michele Weir (2005)

Vocal Parts Anatomical Chart

Singing Jazz: The Singers and Their Styles Bruce Crowther & Mike Pinfold (1998)

Opera

The Complete Guide to Teaching Vocal Jazz Dr. Stephen Zegree (2002)

Bel Canto: Theoretical and Practical Vocal Method Mathilde Marchesi (1970) Bel Canto Masters Study Series List of guides to bel canto singing

Improvisation Vocal Improvisation (Jazz, R&B & Gospel) Gabrielle Goodman (2010)

Caruso’s Method of Voice Production P.M. Marafioti (2010)

Scat! Vocal Improvisation Techniques Bob Stoloff (1998)

The Four Voices of Man Jerome Hines (2004)

Children & Youth

Great Singers on Great Singing Jerome Hines (2004)

Singing Lessons for Little Singers Gregory Blankenbehler (2012)

The Technics of Bel Canto Giovanni Battista Lamperti (2012)

Singing Lessons for Little Singers - Beginner Series Gregory Blankenbehler (2012)

Musical Theater

Teaching Beginners Paul Harris (2008)

One Voice: Integrating Singing Technique Joan Melton & Kenneth Tom (2012) Singing in Musical Theatre Joan Melton (2007) Singing for Musicals: A Practical Guide Millie Taylor (2008)

Teaching Kids to Sing (Exercise Cards) Kenneth H. Phillips (1994) Singers.com: Teaching Kids to Sing List of books, scores, videos and more

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