Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #37508 in Books
• Published on: 1967-01
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 275 pages

Customer Reviews

A little too much biology
A little too much mechanism and not enough technic. Very informative, if you're a biology major, but doesn't really tell you enought about how to sing. He gets into every conceiveable muscle and ligament in the mechanism - after awhile you can't keep track of it all. Having said all that, I do recommend it, because it does give you a great foundation in how the voice works; you just have to wade through it. It just wasn't what I was looking for, but I found it useful and sometimes fascinating. I just don't think a singer or teacher needs to know quite this much bio, but it's good to know some of it.

Fantastic resourch!
This is an amazing resource on the science of singing. I've read many books on singing and they all seem to draw on this book for a lot of their information. It is a little wordy, however, and outdated as it refers to the reader, the student, the teacher, and any human as "he." I feel that the publisher should make another additon to remove this language and update the photos and it would be much better. This book reads a bit like a text book but it will teach you most of what you need to know to sing properly - I defnitely recommend it!

The converging point!
Since I have been doing extensive research on the voice lately, I have found that most authorities often mention this book. Vennard's widely-respected compendium will prove to be useful for every singer, beginner or full-fledged.