Voice Tradition and Technology: A State-of-the-Art Studio

By Garyth Nair, P. Nair, Annabeth Albert

Voice - Tradition and Technology: A State-of-the-Art Studio is a milestone in the evolution of vocal art and science. It provides an understanding of the relationship between voice, science, and voice... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0769300286
• ISBN13: 9780769300283
• Release Date: July 1999
• Publisher: Cengage Learning
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 10.0" x 0.8" x 7.0"

Customer Reviews

This is the book you need!

I am a serious amateur singer, and have read many books on singing. This is the book we needed. It discuses singing and tone production in terms of real, physical adjustments, verifiable with the included voice spectrograph, rather than mystical exhortations to "make the tone come out of the top of your head" type of instructions. The major components of correct tone production are discussed, along with the major vocal flaws. The vocal flaws are identified, their causes clarified, and corrective actions recommended. This is the diamond in the gravel, don't leave home without it!

A Comprehensive Guide to Technology in the Studio

This book is a fantastic "how-to" on the use of technology in the voice studio, and a fascinating treatise on the need for cooperation between speech pathologists and vocal pedagogues (teachers of singing). Using comprehensive examples, step-by-step methodology, and a wonderful multimedia CD-ROM, Nair makes this material accessible to everyone -- even the computing novice. The writing can be somewhat informal and a bit too familiar at times, but it gets results. I've employed these methods in my own studio, and can vouch for the new depth that this visual stimulus can bring to the studio.