Singing for Dummies

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From classical to pop to musical theater – take your singing skills to the next level

Dreaming of becoming a sensational singer? Whether you enjoy singing in the shower or on the stage, this how-to guide will help you calm your nerves, match pitch, increase your vocal range, and develop a strong singing technique. You get expert advice on keeping your voice healthy, choosing a voice teacher, selecting the right material, and giving a stellar performance.

All this on the audio CD Singers demonstrate every exercise so you can hear how it’s done Allows you to develop agility, pop riffs, and dynamic control Exercises help you strengthen your chest voice, head voice, middle voice, and falsetto Put your singing skills to the test with a song recorded on the CD

What Customers Say About Singing for Dummies:

Mark Baxter's book is much more informative and is much more to fun to read. There is no contempory point of view such as Rock singing and all in all I think there are much better books out there. Although there is some factual info that one can learn from, the book is very boring to read. This book only places focus on singing in one style which is the style of singing they tried to teach you in high school chorus class.

Check Out: Vocalize. This book is a great overview of singing for the beginner. (Not that singers are Dummies) When starting off without a teacher it is great to pull from as many resources as possible to get a feel for correct singing.

I'd say, after you get the basics, then you can decide if you'd like to get a live singing coach. it's the voice exercises among other things I am sure.I also got You Can Sing (with Audio CD) (You Can) but that isn't as helpful as this one.If you like to learn how to sing, I'd also recommend getting a piano or a keyboard or some sort of musical instrument that will help you know if you're hitting the right notes. I mean if you're only singing for fun, you may not need one. There's a lot of information in this book, so if you're looking to learn how to sing (especially for a beginner like me) this is the book to get. It will have you singing comfortably in no time.I've immediately heard the beautiful changes, in my singing voice, even my talking voice has improved a bit.

Although chapters are written fluidly and are an easy read, real singing improvement after finishing seems minimal compared with the effort. After trying this book, I am convinced that nothing compares to live singing lessons.

But the CD is by far the best part. The only gripe I have about the CD is there's no just straight out warm-up session. Great book overall. After reading the whole book and getting the recommended songs, I still do the CD occasionally. It's all practice, no warm-ups, which would have made the CD useful after you've learned what you can from the book. The author got to the point and didn't over-emphasize any part that wasn't important or relevant. The only reason why I can't give it 5 stars is because my voice teacher disagrees with some aspects, so until I can figure out who's right and who's wrong, I don't know which way to sway.