Aside from his duties as department head of The Vocal Institute of Technology, Mike Campbell has maintained a busy career as a vocalist, including seven solo recordings as well as appearances with artists as diverse as Sarah Vaughn, Count Basie, Ella Fitzgerald, Henry Mancini, Nancy Wilson, Roger Miller, Bobby Darin, Petula Clark, The Supremes, the Mamas and the Papas, Quincy Jones, Joe Williams, Tuck & Patti, Benny Carter and the North Carolina Symphony. He has recorded with Nancy Wilson, Donald Byrd, and Brazilian composer Moacir Santos, with whom he co-wrote the title track for Carnival of the Spirits. He has contributed his vocal talents to numerous jingles, TV and movie soundtracks, and has performed on over forty television shows, including Ed Sullivan, Jerry Lewis, Red Skelton and Roger Miller. He has served on the Board of Governors of NARAS and is a member of AFof M, SAG., and AFTRA. As an educator, before coming to VIT Mike was chairman of the vocal department at the renowned Grove School of Music for ten years and has presented vocal clinics worldwide.

Combining technical and creative development with continuous live performing experience, the Vocal Institute of Technology has no parallel in the world of contemporary vocal training. The VIT program is designed to build your technique and stylistic identity as well as confidence in your abilities as a professional in the music industry. As a VIT student, you take the skills you develop in classes and private lessons directly to the stage, learning not just how to sing, but how to communicate effectively with a live audience. MIÕs large pool of talented musicians is available to provide backing whether you concentrate on your own style, explore different styles, or showcase original material in front of industry professionals. With a creative performing environment unique among music schools, VIT challenges you to explore your individual truth as an artist. This program offered by the Musicans Institute of Hollywood.

Harmony Vocals - The Essential Guide

Finally! The rudiments of harmony explained and demonstrated in this easy-to-use and understand songbook and accompanying tutorial CD. Brought to you by the Musician's Institute, this concise guide contains a wealth of information all in one convenient reference. Beginning with an overview of intervals and chord construction (with accompanying exercises), the book then guides the singer through 18 "Songbites,"practice pieces where each three-part harmony arrangement is broken down so that the parts can be rehearsed individually. Other sections include "Tips and Techniques,"a truly practical introduction to singing style, particularly as it applies to harmony vocalsÐthings like how to hear your part and stay on it. The last chapter focuses on sight-singing and chart-reading. "Harmony Vocals"is recommended for any beginning/intermediate harmony singer.

6013 BOOK $17.95

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Sightsinging: The Complete Method For Singers

Recognizing Patterns Melodies Dotted Notes Combining Dotted Notes and Melodies Intervals and Their Inversions Triads and Arpeggios Major Melodies Minor Melodies Changing Meters Two-Part Sightsinging

This book designed from core curriculum programs at the famous Musicians Institute in Los Angeles is a comprehensive source of sightsinging fundamentals. It covers major and minor scales, modes, the blues, arpeggios, chromaticism, rhythm and counting, and includes professional lead sheets and over 300 examples and exercises.

1157 BOOK $17.95

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