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Title: Set Your Voice Free : How To Get The Singing Or Speaking Voice You Want by Roger Love, Donna Frazier ISBN: 0-316-44158-9 Publisher: Little, Brown Pub. Date: 15 August, 2003 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.21 (28 reviews)
Rating: 2
Summary: Be free. . . but don't believe everything you read
Comment: Snake oil? No, not quite. Ripoff? Nooo. Lack of research? Definitely!
Mr. Love likes to drop names of singing stars to obfuscate his lack of research in physiology (and very little in anatomy). Why he didn't consult with ENT's or speech language pathologists is beyond me. His wild and absolute certainty about "middle voice" and its "zipper" physiology is unforgiveable when experts on the subject of voice like Sataloff, Colton, Casper and, Boone are accessible.
There is so much that is wrong physiologically in his firm representations it would take another book to refute them all. Mr. Love should stay with the mental imagery he professess, such as imagining your exhaled air the color red, etc. When he leaves this domain and tries to explain physiology he runs smack into this thing called science.
Before Mr. Love writes his next book I highly recommend he observe singing vocal cords via stroboscopy first.
Rating: 5
Summary: At last!
Comment: As an actor and would-be singer, I've read a lot of voice books and have taken a lot of lessons. This book is the FIRST thing that helped. It helped break bad breathing habits and made me understand the difference between making usable sound vs. just pushing breath through my throat. It has made speaking and singing a pleasure again. I put it to the test recently in a role with a 4-page monologue during allergy season. I had lost my voice from exhaustion (day job) and allergies, and the exercises brought it back. I didn't get into the vibrato or styling chapters, so I can't comment on that aspect. Highly recommended.
Rating: 5
Summary: A great book to learn by!
Comment: I am a professional jazz/blues and gospel singer here in Japan. I am currently singing at a 5-star international hotel here and also have contracts in many jazz clubs and concert halls. For For jazz aficionadoes, my second CD was produced by Hugh Masekela. Aware of my own weaknesses, I am constanly looking for ways to improve my singing and be the best I possibly can. There are two books that I highly recommend, one is "Singing for the Stars", by Seth Riggs, and the other is this one, "Set Your Voice Free".
The exercises are fantastic and very easy to understand. I also enjoyed his commentary on the strength and weaknesses of singers we admire. It's so easy to think that just because one is famous and making millions that one must be perfect...not so, and Robert Love explains it. Some of his lessons are similar to Seth Riggs, but then he studied with Seth Riggs (lucky thing), so it's understandable.
My voice has certainly gotten better since employing some of the exercises described in this wonderful book. I am booked to sing spirituals(in a semi-classical style...something I thought I would never do...)in a large concert hall next year in March. I thank Mr Love because after reading his book I realized that I have many 'voices' and can develop all of them in a rich manner. My resonance has improved incredibly! I also teach scores of students and I can proudly attest thatmost of them have advanced greatly, and it is many thanks to some of the exercises in this book. The trill exercises are wondeful, don't sneer at them, an I always do the "goog" and "gug" exercises, great way to smoothen the bridge.
I highly recommend this book for pros and for aspiring singers!
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Title: Change Your Voice : Change Your Life : A Quick, Simple Plan for Finding & Using Your Natural Dynamic Voice by Morton Cooper ISBN: 0879804416 Publisher: Wilshire Book Company Pub. Date: 01 November, 1996 List Price(USD): $10.00 |
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Title: Sing Like the Stars! by Roger Love ISBN: 0743484991 Publisher: Pocket Books/MTV Books Pub. Date: 01 September, 2003 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
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Title: Singing for the Stars: A Complete Program for Training Your Voice (Book & 2 CD's) by Seth Riggs, John Carratello, R. J. Miyake ISBN: 0882845284 Publisher: Alfred Publishing Company Pub. Date: 01 June, 1992 List Price(USD): $45.00 |
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Title: The 3-Dimensional Voice: A Fun & Easy Method of Voice (The Wilson Voice Series) by Joni Wilson ISBN: 0966988302 Publisher: Blue Loon Press Pub. Date: 01 February, 2000 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
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Title: Voice Power: Using Your Voice to Captivate, Persuade, and Command Attention by Renee Grant-Williams ISBN: 0814471056 Publisher: American Management Association Pub. Date: 01 February, 2002 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
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