There’s so much to learn in the books, DVDs and CDs here, it’s almost too much to go into, but we’ll give it a try. The subjects include: syllable articulation, accents, ties, octave slur, imaging, shading, squeezing notes, vocal range, major and pentatonic scales, tempo, phrasing, call-and-response, head voice, vocal maintenance… phew! And that’s just the beginning. With award-winning instructors taking you from the very basics to a comfortable skill level, if you’re interested in learning to enjoy your bluesy side, c’mon over and pull up a DVD or book.
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Correct Breathing and Mouth Position Vowel Exercises: The Key to Developing Vocal Control How to Find Your Vocal Range How to Use Your Technique in Different Styles Exercises for Extending Your Vocal Range Chest Voice and Head Voice Ways to Interpret a Melody and Make the Lyrics Come Alive Vocal Maintainance: Taking Care of Your Voice The Blues Scale: The Traditional Sound of the Blues The Major Pentatonic Scale: The Sweeter Side of the Blues Call-And-Response: The Basic Method of Blues Phrasing Expand Your Blues Style and Phrasing Write and Swing Your Own Blues Sing Along With B.B. King, Albert Collins, and Robben Ford |
Develop your blues style and phrasing using the blues scale, major pentatonic scale, call & response, expand your blues style and phrasing and write and sing your own blues. Sing along with BB King, Albert Collins, Robben Ford and many more! Instructors Carol Rogers and Masta Edwards do an excellent job in hosting these informative programs and will be of great assisiatnce to aspiring blues singers. This DVD contains Vocal Basics One and Two, with Blues Vocals One and Two.Total running time of 135 min.
| 6155 DVD $19.95 |
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Personalize Your Song Phrasing Energy Breathing The Growl Repertoire Squeezing Notes Dialoging Octave Slur Imaging Breathiness Shading Tempo Correct Key |
Here s a vocal workshop that will help bring your blues songs to life! W. C. Handy Award-winner Gaye Adegbalola has identified 17 key points to help a singer put his or her song across. As she puts it: "My mission is give you some ideas to help you relay a story... lay your soul bare... share an experience... say aloud what others feel deep inside." In an engaging and powerful session, Gaye shares the singing techniques that she has gleaned from a lifetime of performing. She provides important tips on how to communicate with an audience, and performs more than a dozen traditional and original songs. Her instruction in breathing, vibrato, the "growl", the octave slur, imaging, shading, squeezing notes and other tricks of the trade" will add color and flavor to all your blues renditions. For all levels. 80 minutes.
| 6296 DVD $29.95 |
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Musical Terms Scat Syllables Using Accents Major and Pentatonic Scales The Blues Scale Eight Blues Scatitudes |
This awesome follow-up to the popular book Scat!, Blues Scatitudes is packed full of vocal improvisation techniques on the Blues. Focuses on blues solos in variety of contemporary grooves, while also covering syllable articulation, accents and ties, Blues etudes, and more.
| 6315 BOOK & CD $24.95 |
This songbook for blues singers features soulful arrangements and lyrics of 57 of America's greatest blues tunes including: After You've Gone, Ain't No Sunshine, Beale Street Blues, Call It Stormy Monday, Got My Mojo Working, I Cried for You, Midnight Special, St. Louis Blues, Stormy Weather, Trouble, No More Yellow Dog Blues and more.
| 9203 SONGBOOK $19.95 |
Covers everything any singer needs to know to read music! Includes examples, exercises, songs, answers and an assignment for each chapter. This book starts slowly with the basics and adds more complicated elements one by one. It uses visual images to help you hear in your head what you see on the page. Unlike most other sight singing books, it is specially geared to the singer of pop music. Once you learn the system, you can sight sing in any given key. The accompanying CD will help you to monitor your efforts.
| 1162 BOOK & CD $19.95 |
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