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020 a| 9780761836711 (paperback : alk. paper);

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100 1 a| Striny, Denes.=| ^A759850;

245 10 a| Head first :b| the language of the head voice : a concise study of learning to sing in the head voice /c| Denes Striny ; foreword by Birgit Nilsson.;

300 a| xix, 151 pages :b| illustrations, music, facsimiles ;c| 23 cm;

336 a| text2| rdacontent;

337 a| unmediated2| rdamedia;

338 a| volume2| rdacarrier;

500 a| Includes track listing for an accompanying compact disc, apparently issued separately.;

500 a| Includes index.;

505 0 a| Introduction: Singers and how they get that way -- Choices. Head voice and chest voice: registers and voices ; Breathing: no big deal ; All the stuff you want: pitch, text, musicality, carrying power ; Everyday voices : speaking, shouting, belting, and vocal self-image ; Vocal constriction and health -- Getting There. Bel canto and head voice : what happened? ; The passaggio: from what? To what? ; Finding a voice ; About teachers ; Getting in the zone ; In the final analysis, do you deserve it? ; The learning process and the exercises -- Exercises.;

520 a| In this his first book, the author confronts and explains the universal problem in singing today. This problem is at the center of an important dilemma in the world of opera today--namely, where have all the great operatic voices gone? This book dissects the problem and offers the solution, which is a return to singing in the "Head Voice," the only true operatic sound. For the past sixty years, the knowledge that there are thirty-two muscles, bones, ligaments, and sinewy masses of tissue located around the larynx led teachers and students to chase this anatomical knowledge in search of answers to vocal theories. However, they have not learned the basic fundamental truth--those who sing in the head voice are the only true operatic voices.;

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650 0 a| Singingv| Studies and exercises.=| ^A443200;

650 0 a| Singingv| Methods.=| ^A486806;

650 0 a| Singingx| Physiological aspects.=| ^A1018927;

650 0 a| Voice culture.=| ^A29301;

650 0 a| Vocal registers.=| ^A321089;

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Head first : the language of the head voice : a concise study of learning to sing in the head voice / Denes Striny ; foreword by Birgit Nilsson.

Author/creator	Striny, Denes
Format	Book
Publication Info	Lanham, MD : Hamilton Books, ©2007.
Description	xix, 151 pages : illustrations, music, facsimiles ; 23 cm
Subjects	Singing--Instruction and study. Singing--Studies and exercises. Singing--Methods. Singing--Physiological aspects. Voice culture. Vocal registers.

Contents	Introduction: Singers and how they get that way -- Choices. Head voice and chest voice: registers and voices ; Breathing: no big deal ; All the stuff you want: pitch, text, musicality, carrying power ; Everyday voices : speaking, shouting, belting, and vocal self-image ; Vocal constriction and health -- Getting There. Bel canto and head voice : what happened? ; The passaggio: from what? To what? ; Finding a voice ; About teachers ; Getting in the zone ; In the final analysis, do you deserve it? ; The learning process and the exercises -- Exercises.
Abstract	In this his first book, the author confronts and explains the universal problem in singing today. This problem is at the center of an important dilemma in the world of opera today--namely, where have all the great operatic voices gone? This book dissects the problem and offers the solution, which is a return to singing in the "Head Voice," the only true operatic sound. For the past sixty years, the knowledge that there are thirty-two muscles, bones, ligaments, and sinewy masses of tissue located around the larynx led teachers and students to chase this anatomical knowledge in search of answers to vocal theories. However, they have not learned the basic fundamental truth--those who sing in the head voice are the only true operatic voices.
General note	Includes track listing for an accompanying compact disc, apparently issued separately.
General note	Includes index.
LCCN	2006939831
ISBN	9780761836711 (paperback : alk. paper)
ISBN	0761836713 (paperback : alk. paper)

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