Five star music makeover : the independent artist's guide for singers, songwriters, bands, producers, and self-publishers.
In order to achieve success in today's music industry, artists must first do a great deal of work on their own. Learning the required skills can take years of real-life experience, and hiring personal coaches, studio professionals, and consultants can be costly. But now, for the first time, the...
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Table of Contents:
- Intro; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; PART 1: THE VOICE with Coreen Sheehan; Introduction; 1. Emerge, Thrive, and Conquer: Moving Forward; What Kind of Singer Do You Want to Be?; The Fear Factor; Creating a Mindset; 2. The Foundation of Voice Development: A Consistent Vocalist = A Professional Vocalist; The Mechanisms of the Voice; The Larynx; The Vocal Cords; Laryngeal Cartilages and Muscles; Thyroid Cartilage; Cricothyroid Muscles; The Arytenoid Cartilages; Cricoarytenoid Muscles; The Upper Register; The Lower Register; The Middle Register; The Diaphragm and Breathing.
- Breathing CorrectlyBreathing Incorrectly; Air and the Vocal Cords; The Jaw; Hard Palate vs. Soft Palate and Vowel Placement; The Locations; The Voice Tone; Hard Palate; Soft Palate; Hard Palate vs. Soft Palate; Hard Palate Vowel Placement; Vowel Sounds; Resonance, Vocal Tone, and Your Voice Identity; Resonance; Voice Registers: Lower, Middle, and Upper; Average Voice Ranges; Pitch and Voice Registers; 3. The Voice Exercises: Building the Muscle Memory; Strengthening Voice Registers; Vocal Range; Voice Exercises; Section 1: Lower and Upper Registers; The Lower Register and the Thyroid Effort.
- The Upper Register and the Arytenoid EffortSection 2: Mixed Voice in the Middle Register; Light Mixed Voice Production; Full Mixed Voice Production; Medium Mixed Voice Production; 4. Breaking Down a Song: Polish and Go!; Vowel Breakdown; Vowel Breakdown and Word Analysis; Diphthongs; Vowel Breakdown with Word and Syllable Analysis; Diagnosing the Obstacles; Vowels and Pitch; Consonants; High Notes; Tempos; Memorizing Lyrics; Emotion; Tips, Tricks, and Tidbits; 5. One Voice That Lasts a Lifetime: Good Habits vs. Bad Habits; Healthy Voice Maintenance; Good Nutrition; Physical Shape.
- Sleep/RelaxationWater; Steam; The Neti Pot; Teas; Unhealthy Habits and Irritants for the Voice; Smoking; Coughing and Clearing the Throat; Stress; Illness; Fatigue; Acid Reflux; Warning Signs of Voice Abuse; Conclusion; PART 2: THE ART OF SONGWRITING with Anika Paris; Introduction; 6. You and the World of Music; Earliest Written Song; Popular Music Trends; Old Sounds, New School; 7. Raising Your Antenna; Tuning In; Awakening Your Senses; Do You See?; Do You Listen?; Do You Taste and Smell?; Do You Experience Touch?; How Do These Exercises Help You in Writing?; The Obstacles of Writer's Block.
- Music Soundscape8. An Overflow of Lyrical Madness: Hooks, Lines, and Sinkers; You Can't Copyright a Title; Writing on Assignment; Hit in a Hat; Capturing the Listener with Opening Lines; Four Categories of Lyrical Styles; Nonsensical; Narrative; Conversational; Poetic; Spices in the Spice Rack; Oxymoron; Alliteration; Simile; Metaphors; Wordplay; Rhyme Scheme; Verbal Tense; P.O.V. What's Your Point of View?; Words That Don't Sing Well; Vowel and Syllabic Placement; Summary; 9. Shaping Your Melody: An Octave Above the Rest; Key, Tempo, and Rhythm; Shooting for the Stars; Too Low to Feel.