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Ehmann, Wilhelm/Haasemann, Frauke: Voice Building for Choirs (Book)

Format: Soft-cover book, 142 pp.
Author: Wilhelm Ehmann, Frauke Haasemann
Publisher: Hinshaw Music, 1981
Style/Usage suggestions: Choral instruction, educational resource
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Table of contents:
Preface to Chapter A
Foreword to the Expanded Edition, Chapter B and C
Translator's Note with IPA Symbols
Chapter A: The Use of Daily Excercises for Choral Voice Building Exercises
Posture
Breathing
Voice Building
Use of Voice Training in a Choir Rehearsal
Chapter B: Practical Exercise in Choral Voice Building Based Upon the Principles Set Forth in Chapter A
Exercises Built Upon the Examples Given in Chapter A
Exercises For Specific Techniques
Chapter C: Warm-Up Exercises, Based on Chapters A and B, Designed to Develop Various Choral Sounds Indicative of Musical Style Periods and to Confront Specific Problems of Individual Compositions
Warm-Up Sessions Before Rehearsals
Warm-Up Exercises for Special Problems in Specific Choral Works
Glossary of Terms
Examples
Bibliography
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From the publisher: "IMPROVE TONE PRODUCTION, ARTISTIC SENSIBILITIES, AND MUSICAL UNDERSTANDING. OFFERS SPECIFIC EXERCISES FOR POSTURE, BREATHING, VOICE BUILDING, AND USE OF VOICE TRAINING IN REHEARSAL."