Review: The Absolute Beginners approach is designed to make learning to sing easier than ever before! Suitable for both male and female beginners, this step-by-step guide takes you through the basics, from how to stand and breathe correctly, to singing your first song. Includes a picture guide to learning the art of singing. Begins with diagrams of the head and chest, and explanations of different 'resonators' and 'articulators' that create speech and singing, followed by posture, breathing and relaxation exercises. Next comes vocal exercises - demonstrated for female and male singers on the first CD, followed by a backing tracks. Includes ten songs which are presented on the second audio CD in performance and accompaniment versions. Also includes a section on vocal troubleshooting and a pull-out chart detailing a five-week plan of vocal exercises. The complete voice course brings together a method book, two audio CD's and a DVD in a single multimedia package to provide a total learning system.

Chapters: The Parts of your Instrument, Your First Vocal Exercises, Warm-up Exercises, Agility Exercises, Resonance Exercises, Vocal Troubleshooting, Introduction, The Parts of Your Instument, Before You Start to Sing, Posture and Alignment, Exercises to Achieve Correct Posture, Breathing, Vowels and Consonats, Your First Vocal Exercises, How to Practice, Vocal Classification, About the Repertoire, Basic Music Notation, Glossary of Musical Terms and Symbols, Vocal Troubleshooting

Review: The Absolute Beginners approach is designed to make learning to sing easier than ever before! Suitable for both male and female beginners, this step-by-step guide takes you through the basics, from how to stand and breathe correctly, to singing your first song. Includes a picture guide to learning the art of singing. Begins with diagrams of the head and chest, and explanations of different 'resonators' and 'articulators' that create speech and singing, followed by posture, breathing and relaxation exercises. Next comes vocal exercises - demonstrated for female and male singers on the first CD, followed by a backing tracks. Includes ten songs which are presented on the second audio CD in performance and accompaniment versions. Also includes a section on vocal troubleshooting and a pull-out chart detailing a five-week plan of vocal exercises.

Chapters: Introduction, The Parts of Your Instument, Before You Start to Sing, Posture and Alignment, Exercises to Achieve Correct Posture, Breathing, Vowels and Consonats, Your First Vocal Exercises, How to Practice, Vocal Classification, About the Repertoire, "All Through the Night", "Auld Lang Syne", "Aura Lee", "Beautiful Dreamer", "Greensleeves", "My Buddy", "Scarborough Fair", "They Didn't Believe Me", "The Water is Wide", "You Made Me Love You", Basic Music Notation, Glossary of Musical Terms and Symbols, Vocal Troubleshooting