Review: The fast and easy way to take your singing skills to new heights. Some people are born with a naturally great singing voice, but even the best singers can benefit from a broader range of knowledge and training. Voice training not only expands your technique and power, but enhances your performance abilities in business and on stage. "Singing Exercises For Dummies" gives you a trusted, easy way to learn, or improve, your singing.Packed with exercises and drills in the book and on the accompanying CD, "Singing Exercises For Dummies" helps you strengthen your voice; refine technique; develop consistency, build power and endurance; and increase vocal range. Beginning with warm-up and proper posture then logically transitioning to scales, chords, and arpeggios, "Singing Exercises For Dummies" contains everything you need to develop and sharpen your singing skills.Exercises and drills on the CD help you practice your skillsCovers everything from building power and endurance to singing pitch-perfect arpeggiosWhether you're relatively new to singing, have had ongoing instruction, or are looking to break into the music industry, "Singing Exercises For Dummies" has you covered.

Chapters: Preparing Your Body for Practicing, Warming Up for Singers, Practicing Breathing Exercises, Shaping the Tongue and Lips for Vowels, Articulating Consonants Accurately, Singing Precise Intervals for Musical Accuracy, You've Got Rhythm, Adding Diversity with Dynamics, Working Out Your Range, Checking out Chest Voice, Mixing Up Your Sound with Middle Voice, Coordinating Register Transitions, Advancing Your Singing Technique, Developing Your Vocal Tone, Expanding Your Vocal Agilty, Belting It Out with Exercises, Ten Tips to Practicing Like a Pro, Ten Questions Singers Ask Frequently, Vocal Exercises (CD)

Review: 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. The companion CD includes singers demonstrating every exercise so you can hear how it's done allowing you to develop agility, pop riffs, and dynamic control, exercises to help you strengthen your chest voice, head voice, middle voice, and falsetto, and you will able to put your singing skills to the test with a song recorded on the CD.

Chapters: Introduction, So You Want To Sing, Getting In The Right Frame Of Spine, Breathing For Singing, Toning Up The Voice, Matching Voice Types, Aquiring Beautiful Tone, Exploring Resonance, Shaping Your Vowels For Clarity, Exercising For Articulation, Developing A Practice Routine, Discovering The Parts Of Your Singing Voice, Raising The Roof On Your Range, Guys And Dolls: What's Unique About Your Voice?, Tuning Up Your Speaking Voice For Belting, Finding The Right Voice Teacher For You, Training For Singing, Selecting Your Music Material, Acting The Song, Confronting Your Fear Of Performing, Auditioning A Song For Musical Theatre, Ten Performers With Good Technique, Ten FAQ About Singing, Ten Tips For Maintaining Vocal Health, Ten Tips For Performing Like A Pro