Idiot’s Guide to Singing, 2nd Edition

Now with vocal exercises and other helpful audio examples available online, Idiot’s Guides: Singing, Second Edition, is a fast-track approach to improving vocal technique, including solo, ensemble, and sight singing. Filled with illustrations and exercises, this book covers different musical styles — from pop and rock to country and classical.

Anybody can sing, but to really be a singer requires both musical and physical training. Even if you love music and have been singing all your life, this easy-to-follow guide helps you take it to the next level, with advice on everything from finding a voice teacher and mastering your technique to singing onstage and landing a gig. In it, you get:

• Expert guidance on singing in all different genres — classical, jazz, R&B, pop, and rock.
• Professional warm-up exercises and practice techniques to help you find your perfect pitch and tone.
• Tips on maintaining proper posture and breathing for strength and stamina.
• Lessons in rhythm, phrasing, dynamics, and articulation.
• Harmonic advice for both solo and ensemble singing
• Approximately 1 hour of listen-and-learn audio files online.

Click here to listen to vocal exercises, singalongs, and playlists online.

NOTE: If you’re having trouble downloading the vocal files, follow these steps:

1. Go to https://www.dk.com/us/idiotsguidesdownloads/
2. Click the cover for this book.
3. Click the DOWNLOAD THE AUDIO TRACKS link.
4. When prompted by the SAVE AS dialog box, choose a location for the file.
5. Once the file is downloaded, unzip it. (If you’re using Windows, right-click the file and select EXTRACT ALL; if you don’t have this opinion, use an unzip program such as WinZip to extract the files.)
6. Double-click to open the extracted file. There should be one folder inside.
7. Double-click the Idiots Guides Singing Audio folder.
8. You now see individual files for each singing exercise. Double-click an exercise file to open it.

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