"A talent to be reckoned with" - Music Connection Magazine in Los Angeles said in a review of her one-woman show "Opr'a to Pop'ra." Elisabeth Howard has been called a ³Vocal Chameleon.² Her expertise and ability to sing in styles from Blues, R&B and Country Western, to Jazz, Musical Theater and Opera is unparalled! Ms. Howard is an accomplished coloratura soprano, belter, master voice teacher, songwriter, actress and author. Elisabeth holds a B.S. and M.S. in Voice from the Juilliard School of Music and is currently on the voice faculty of Pepperdine University. Ms. Howard has been on the voice faculty of Indiana University, University of Southern California and Hunter College in New York, where she also maintained a private vocal studio for over twenty years, teaching scores of Broadway performers. Ms. Howard is the founder of the highly respected Elisabeth Howard's Vocal Power Academy , in Los Angeles, established in 1980, which is comprised of a network of certified Vocal Power Instructors throughout the Greater Los Angeles area, who teach the Elisabeth Howard "Big Break" TV Show Finalist Leonard Moss, Natalie Cole and Elisabeth Howard Vocal Power Method. Elisabeth has had clients on American Idol, Star Search, TV, film, recording, Broadway, Off-Broadway and National tours.
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Scales Intervals Chords Rhythm/Meter Charts, transposing, finding your key Key Signatures Glossary of Musical Terms |
No prior music knowledge required. Nuts and bolts music theory course with hundreds of ear-training exercises.Here's a course that will sharpen your sense of pitch and enable you to sing harmony with the best professionals. Includes sing-a-long exercises where you fill in the missing note in an interval or chord. Topics included are: Scales - major, minor, blues, pentatonic, chromatic, whole tone, and modes; Intervals - all intervals are included in this section; Chords - major, minor, diminished, augmented, 7th chords, dominant, add 9 chords, 6th chords; Rhythm & Meter - time signatures, simple rhythms, dotted rhythms, triplets, syncopation; Charts & Transpositions.. Unique feature: how to harmonize with other singers. You'll hear a well trained duo who sing two notes and then ask you to add the third note. Slowly, your note fades to test your pitch. Great training for a any harmony group singer. 4 CDs and book
| 4168 BOOK & 4 CDs $49.95 |
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Breathing Support Focusing The Vocal Chords Articulation Volume Control Vibrato Placement, Resonance, Vocal Colors Lower And Upper Registers The Pop Sound - Upper Mix The Classical Sound - Lower Mix Improvisation Resonance And Volume Dynamics Pronunciation Phrasing Musical Theater Jazz Vibrato - an Element of Style Individuality |
A voice training program by Julliard-trained authors Howard Austin and Elizabeth Howard, founders of the Vocal Power Institute in Los Angeles. The first section is an entire course in technique, covering breathing, support, focusing the vocal cords, articulation, volume controal, vibrato, placement, resonance and vocal colors, lower and upper registers and more. Part two is a complete course on style, consisting of improvisation, pronunciation and phrasing, and how to incorporate your individuality into existing styles. Four CD's and/or tapes, containing hundreds of exercises to sing along, plus advanced exercises and "sing aerobics" (a 30 minute daily workout for all voice types). Get set for an exciting one hour program from the authors of the Vocal Power Method including respected Los Angles vocal coach Howard Austin. The authors have designed a practical and creative approach to vocal technique applied to all styles. Sing - along with step-by-step demonstrations and over 100 on-screen song phrases. Learn Breathing and Support, Vibrato and its applications, Power and Projection, Head Voice (Falsetto), Chest Voice, Smoothing out the 'break' between the registers and more...
| 4169 BOOK & 4 CDs $49.95 |
| 4169 BOOK & 4 TAPES $39.95 |
Get set for an exciting one hour program from the authors of the Vocal Power Method including respected Los Angles vocal coach Howard Austin. The authors have designed a practical and creative approach to vocal technique applied to all styles. Sing - along with step-by-step demonstrations and over 100 on-screen song phrases. Learn Breathing and Support, Vibrato and its applications, Power and Projection, Head Voice (Falsetto), Chest Voice, Smoothing out the 'break' between the registers and more...
| 4170 VIDEO & CD $24.95 |
| 4170 DVD & CD $29.95 |
Geoffrey G. Forward, coach and leading expert in American diction, in cooperation
with the highly respected Elisabeth Howard, clearly illustrates for the singer
how to gain control by eliminating vocal tension and poor diction and replacing
it with clear pronunciation. Put the finishing touches on your singing not
only with the excellent diction you will gain by using this text, but also
through the concepts of phrasing, identifying key words and singing with emotion,
which are brought to life in this book. Learn how to pronounce all vowels,
dipthongs and constanants clearly and how to link sounds together to form
easily understood words and phrases.This 270-page book is an essential addition
to the library of every singer, voice teacher and vocal coach.
| 6036 BOOK $29.95 |
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