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Summary: The A-Z of vocal instruction
Review: !Wonderful! This is not your typical vocal instruction guide, but one that guides you through helpful excercises, has CD's to listen to and work with, and techniques that help immediately. The author also tells you when hard work is required and how much time you must spend (ie - posture, support system) before you really see long-term results.Easy to use, enjoyable to listen to... a real singers tool!
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Summary: Outstanding Vocal Instruction and Technique
Review: !Wonderful! This is not your typical vocal instruction guide, but one that guides you through helpful excercises, has CD's to listen to and work with, and techniques that help immediately. The author also tells you when hard work is required and how much time you must spend (ie - posture, support system) before you really see long-term results. Easy to use, enjoyable to listen to... a real singers tool!
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Summary: Some Good Stuff
Review: Breck Alan's method is more for pop & rock mic singers, and overall not useful for singers of musical theatre or opera. But his quick warmups, and tips on vocalises without accompaniment are very good. His instructions on posture and breathing are excellent as well. And there are some great new exercises that I was unfamiliar with. But the method assumes you'll spend 1-2 years mastering it, learning in small increments, before you really learn how to sing dynamically.(This is a very thin book). Singing is a lifelong practice, but it should only take several months, or even weeks to really notice an improvement, at least in my mind. And Alan's idea of vibrato is off. When he demonstrates vibrato on the CD, you have to listen closely to notice any pitch fluctuation at all. But overall, if your singing interest is primarily a rock style, you'll benefit from Alan's ideas.
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Summary: Some Good Stuff
Review: Breck Alan's method is more for pop & rock mic singers, and overall not useful for singers of musical theatre or opera. But his quick warmups, and tips on vocalises without accompaniment are very good. His instructions on posture and breathing are excellent as well. And there are some great new exercises that I was unfamiliar with. But the method assumes you'll spend 1-2 years mastering it, learning in small increments, before you really learn how to sing dynamically.(This is a very thin book). Singing is a lifelong practice, but it should only take several months, or even weeks to really notice an improvement, at least in my mind. And Alan's idea of vibrato is off. When he demonstrates vibrato on the CD, you have to listen closely to notice any pitch fluctuation at all. But overall, if your singing interest is primarily a rock style, you'll benefit from Alan's ideas.
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Summary: A Great Method From A Great Teacher
Review: I've learned more from this book and and the bodysinging.com website than I have from all of my previous voice teachers combined. The lessons on the CDs have a very natural quality and sound like I'm getting a personal lesson from Breck Alan himself. This method respects the body and encourages the student to experience and explore his/her mind/body connection from the inside out, the whole time teaching the ear to hear the truth in what's happening during singing. As you get better at hearing what's really happening and better at feeling the "switches" (as Breck calls them) that make up the mechanics of the voice, then you are empowered to have choices and overcome the hurdles of singing and become more and more expressive as you become more coordinated. I am very thankful for Breck Alan's mastery of singing and teaching voice. His approach makes something so elusive "see-able and doable". He is a great teacher.
Thanks, Tom Delacruise
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Summary: Awesome Singing Instruction
Review: I've sung in bands for years. I tried some lessons in the past because there were some things I couldn't figure out and I had a fair amount of vocal pain. I never stuck with lessons because I didn't see that they were really dedicated to singing in a natural (not operatic or show tune fashion). If it wasn't for all the classical teachers out there I was always confused by the Joni Mithchell sounding teachers that always talked in weird images and never seemed to say anything. I never saw the point. This book has been the most inspirational thing I've seen in the longest time. There is so much great technical info in this thing taught and demonstrated through a clear and very natural approach. Breck Alan is a great singer that sings in a natural contemporary style. He teaches a great process of constantly getting better and singing more and more difficult material by understanding how to coordinate your voice/body. From the very early exercises I felt more and more relaxed, centered and connected to my voice. Once you get rolling there are some awesome advanced exercises that for once identify how to do the hard stuff that I was always struggling with, like singing high and projecting while singing with a band etc. This book is like a bunch of private lessons with a very intense and serious teacher. Get This book!!!
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Summary: Awesome Singing Instruction
Review: I've sung in bands for years. I tried some lessons in the past because there were some things I couldn't figure out and I had a fair amount of vocal pain. I never stuck with lessons because I didn't see that they were really dedicated to singing in a natural (not operatic or show tune fashion). If it wasn't for all the classical teachers out there I was always confused by the Joni Mithchell sounding teachers that always talked in weird images and never seemed to say anything. I never saw the point. This book has been the most inspirational thing I've seen in the longest time. There is so much great technical info in this thing taught and demonstrated through a clear and very natural approach. Breck Alan is a great singer that sings in a natural contemporary style. He teaches a great process of constantly getting better and singing more and more difficult material by understanding how to coordinate your voice/body. From the very early exercises I felt more and more relaxed, centered and connected to my voice. Once you get rolling there are some awesome advanced exercises that for once identify how to do the hard stuff that I was always struggling with, like singing high and projecting while singing with a band etc. This book is like a bunch of private lessons with a very intense and serious teacher. Get This book!!!
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Summary: The A-Z of vocal instruction
Review: There's nothing like this book out there. It's a great journey of the best vocal instruction I've ever seen in one place. Great exercises with clear application. This system has the greatest approach for the full out singing rock singers like to do without all the weird stuff that makes you sound like a opera or show tune singer. Unless that's your thing cause this book is about learning to use your entire voice in any way that you'd like. This is the one!!!!
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