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University of Wyoming
Library
Laramie County Community
College Library
Laramie County Library
System
Online
Music Libraries
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Books:
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Beginning Singer's Guide, Davis
Websites:
- Music World
- Wow! You ought to start here, if you're looking for
anything.
- A Brief
History of Singing
Voice links
Dorak's links
Find more voice links
here
Houghton College Vocal Pedagogy page of voice links
Musical Jokes #1
Musical Jokes #2
- Kiss This Guy
- Just for laughs. Mis-heard song lyrics.
Singing for a Living
Colorado/Wyoming NATS
NATS
Singers UK
- Check out the article How to Practice Voice, as well as information on
teachers, health and auditions, among other topics.
A Singer's Guide
to Music History
Top
Books:
Cassell's French-English
English-French Dictionary, Girard
Cassell's
German-English English-German Dictionary, Cassell, Betteridge
Harper Collins Italian College Dictionary, Clari
Websites:
- Virginia Tech
Multimedia Music Dictionary
- Definitions and pronunciations of musical terminology.
- Bartleby.com
- A dictionary and much more.
- Effingpot.com
- "Translations" of British terminology.
Books:
Phonetic Readings of Songs and Arias, Coffin, Errole, Singer,
Delattre
Word-by-Word Translations of Songs and Arias, Part I (German and
French), Coffin, Singer, Delattre
Word-by-Word Translations of Songs and Arias, Part II, (Italian),
Schoep, Harris
The Ring of Words,
Miller; W. W. Norton and Co.
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The Fischer-Dieskau Book of Lieder, Stokes, Fischer-Dieskau, Bird
- Poetic translations only
Diction for Singers, Wall, Caldwell, Gavilanes,
Allen
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The Singer's Manual of English Diction, Marshall
- The classic.
501 Italian Verbs, Colnari, Luciani
501 French Verbs, Kendris
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501 German Verbs, Strutz
- All three of these are incredibly helpful when working on
translations. The title actually reads, 501 French Verbs:
Fully Conjugated in All the Tenses.
(See also Musicianship - Bernac and Singher
include translations.)
Websites:
Lied and Song Texts Page
- MusAcom
- They will put together a CD of accompaniments, pronunciations, etc. for
the songs you request. A helpful practice tool.
Dictionary.com
Note: Use great care with online translators. While they may help point you
in the right direction concerning a word or phrase, they are notoriously
inaccurate, especially with historical, dialectical or poetic texts.
Books:
- The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians
- Over 20
volumes of the very best research Don't forget to make use of the
books listed in each article's bibliography, too. Look for it in the
reference section of the nearest library.
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The Portable Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians
- Check the library's reference section for the complete
version.
Websites:
Bartleby
Classical Composers Database
The Bach Cantata Page
Dr. Estrella's
Incredibly Abridged Dictionary of Composers
Hint: Go to your favorite search program and type in the
composer's name.
Websites:
Musicals 101
American Musicals
Broadway Shows
Books:
New Milton Cross' Complete Stories of the Great Operas, Cross
The New Milton Cross'
More Stories of the Great Operas, Cross, Kohrs
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Opera for
Dummies, Pogue & Speck
- Quite good, and very entertaining
Websites:
Stanford University
Aria Database
Encyclopedia Mythica
American opera
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Opera News Online
- Scroll down and find some good links.
Opera Glass
- Amadeus Press
- Books on classical music and opera.
- Opera Pronto
- News about opera in the Rocky Mountain region, including competitions and
performance announcements.
Books:
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Choral Pedagogy, Smith and Sataloff
- The most understandable of the ones listed in this category.
The Structure of Singing: System and Art in Vocal Technique,
Richard Miller
The Functional Unity of the Singing Voice, Barbara M. Doscher
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Singing: The Mechanism and the Technic, Vennard
- This is the classic vocal pedagogy book. With all the
varying opinions and scientific research in the field of voice, this is still
the book that people refer to.
Books:
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Keep Your Voice Healthy, Brodnitz
- My favorite book for understanding the anatomical structures involved
in singing, how to take care of your voice and why. An easy read, and well
worth it.
Sinus Survival, Ivker
The Sinus Sourcebook, Rosin
The Structure and Movement of Breathing, Conable
Websites:
Clermont College Biology Webpage
- Respiratory System
University of Washington School of Medicine
- Larynx
Johns Hopkins
- Sells models and diagrams of the larynx, lungs, etc.
The Voice
Foundation
National Center for Voice and Speech
NCVS Articles
Colorado Voice Care Network
200 Most-Prescribed Medications
and Their Effects on the Voice
The Effects of
Medications on Singers
Wake Forest University Baptist Medical
Center
Texas Voice Center:
Diseases of the Larynx
- University of Pittsburgh Voice
Center
- Excellent photos of both healthy and sick vocal folds.
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- Northwestern
University
Books:
The Performing Artist's Handbook, Papolos
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Complete Singer’s Guide to Becoming a Working Professional,
Pickard
- All about breaking into the pop music scene.
Websites:
Opera America
Theme park job listings:
Books:
Power Performance for Singers,
Emmons and Thomas
Auditioning for the Musical Theatre,
Silver
On Singing Onstage,
Craig
The Complete Singer-Actor,
Balk
Websites:
Laramie County Community College
University of Wyoming Music
Department
Colorado State University
Department of Music, Theatre and Dance
University of Northern Colorado Music
Department
NFAA Scholarship Auditions
Western Undergraduate Exchange
Websites:
Interlochen Arts Camp
Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp
Websites:
Cheyenne Little Theatre
Wyoming Young Artist
Competition
Books:
The Interpretation of French Song, Bernac
An Interpretive Guide to Operatic Arias, Singher
Books:
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A Soprano on Her Head, Ristad
- You should read this.
The Inner Game of Music, Green
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Thinking Body, Dancing Mind,
Al Huang, Lynch
Thought-provoking. It turns a lot of your
strongest mental habits inside-out. Includes some interesting exercises to try.
The Performer Prepares,
Caldwell
This book is great for inspiring you to work better
(not harder) and organizing your practice time and mental focus to be more
efficient.
Audition Success: An Olympic Sports Psychologist Teaches Performing
Artists How to Win, Greene
Performance Success: Performing Your Best Under Pressure, Greene,
Landsman
Fight Your Fear and Win: Seven Skills for Performing Your Best Under
Pressure - At Work, in Sports, on Stage, Greene
Making Music for the Joy of It, Judy
Websites:
- CD Sheet Music
- Wow! Hundreds of songs on one CD-Rom, which you can then print out
on your printer - legally! You won't believe how much music you get
for under $20.
- TIS
- I recommend them wholeheartedly. This is the site I usually use.
Sheet Music Plus
- Music Notes
- They have digital music you can download. Saves a lot of time!
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- Sheet
Music Direct
- More downloadable music.
Sheet Music 1
Websites:
Cheyenne Little Theatre
Carousel Dinner Theatre in Ft.
Collins
Opera Ft. Collins
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