Psychology of Singing
eBook - ePub

Psychology of Singing

A Rational Method of Voice Culture Based on a Scientific Analysis of All Systems, Ancient and Modern

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  1. 227 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Psychology of Singing

A Rational Method of Voice Culture Based on a Scientific Analysis of All Systems, Ancient and Modern

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About this book

Whether you're a vocal practitioner or a music enthusiast, David C. Taylor's The Psychology of Singing will guide you to a deeper appreciation of the art. Taylor takes a controversial stance against a scientific approach to vocal control and instead emphasizes the mental, psychological, and even spiritual aspects of signing.

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Information

Publisher
The Floating Press
Year
2014
eBook ISBN
9781776538812
Topic
Media & Performing Arts
Subtopic
Music

Table of contents

  1. THE PSYCHOLOGY OF SINGING
  2. Contents
  3. Preface
  4. PART I - MODERN METHODS OF INSTRUCTION IN SINGING
  5. Chapter I - Tone-Production and Voice Culture
  6. Chapter II - Breathing and Breath-Control
  7. Chapter III - Registers and Laryngeal Action
  8. Chapter IV - Resonance
  9. Chapter V - Empirical Materials of Modern Methods
  10. Chapter VI - A General View of Modern Voice Culture
  11. PART II - A CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF MODERN METHODS
  12. Chapter I - Mechanical Vocal Management as the Basis of Voice Culture
  13. Chapter II - The Fallacy of the Doctrine of Breath-Control
  14. Chapter III - The Fallacies of Forward Emission, Chest Resonance, and Nasal Resonance
  15. Chapter IV - The Futility of the Materials of Modern Methods
  16. Chapter V - The Error of the Theory of Mechanical Vocal Management
  17. PART III - THE BASIS OF A REAL SCIENCE OF VOICE
  18. Chapter I - The Means of Empirical Observation of the Voice
  19. Chapter II - Sympathetic Sensations of Vocal Tone
  20. Chapter III - Empirical Knowledge of the Voice
  21. Chapter IV - The Traditional Precepts of the Old Italian School
  22. Chapter V - Empirical Knowledge in Modern Voice Culture
  23. Chapter VI - Scientific Knowledge of the Voice
  24. PART IV - VOCAL SCIENCE AND PRACTICAL VOICE CULTURE
  25. Chapter I - The Correct Vocal Action
  26. Chapter II - The Causes of Throat Stiffness and of Incorrect Vocal Action
  27. Chapter III - Throat Stiffness and Incorrect Singing
  28. Chapter IV - The True Meaning of Vocal Training
  29. Chapter V - Imitation the Rational Basis of Voice Culture
  30. Chapter VI - The Old Italian Method
  31. Chapter VII - The Disappearance of the Old Italian Method and the Development of Mechanical Instruction
  32. Chapter VIII - The Materials of Rational Instruction in Singing
  33. Chapter IX - Outlines of a Practical Method of Voice Culture
  34. Bibliography
  35. Endnotes