How to Sing

Whether you are looking to make a career in music or simply enjoy singing, the aim of this book is to encourage you to explore your own singing voice and ability and help you fulfil your natural talent. With sections on the music industry, on vocal technique alone (to be accompanied by the CD), and on performance in general, it's a book to revisit time after time as you grow in the understanding of your own singing voice.

Table of Contents

1: Who Are You? 2: Performance: The Questionnaire 3: Performance: Why? 4: How the Voice Works 5: How to Keep your Voice Healthy 6: Learning How to Learn 7: Preparing for your Lesson 8: Breathing 9: Introducing Placement 10; I Can't Sing in Tune 11: Defining Placement 12: Developing Placement 13: Increasing Your Range 14: The Paint Palette 15: How to Vocally Interpret a Song 16: How to Visually Interpret a Song 17: Where are You Performing? 18: What Type of Performer/Singer Are You? 19: Knowing Your Vocal Roots 20: Group and Backing Vocals 21: Techy Stuff 22: Are You Ready for Lift-off?

Author Biography

As vocalist with Brit-funk duo Linx and as a solo artist, David Grant has had some 14 hit singles in the UK charts. His partner Carrie, a former dancer, is a TV presenter, appearing regularly on the BBC, and a top sessions singer, who moved into vocal coaching and producing in the late nineties and has worked with Take That, Mel C, S-Club, Atomic Kitten, Will Young, Victoria Beckham, Emma Bunton, Charlotte Church and many others.