Download or read book The Structure of Singing written by Richard Miller and published by Schirmer. This book was released on 1986 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The coordinated vocal onset and release: establishin dynamic muscle equilibrium through onset and release ; The supported singin voice: breath management in singing ; Agility in singing: flexible application of breath power ; The resonant voice: supraglottic cinsiderations in singing ; The well-balansed vowel: vowel differentiation in singing ; Resonance balancing through nasal consonants: the influences of nasal continuants on resonator adjustment ; Resonance balancing through non-nasal consonants on reonator adjustment ; Sustaining the voice: sostenuto ; Unifying the registers of male voices ; Unifying the registers of the female voice ; Vowel modification in singing: aggiustamento ; Range extension and stabilization in singing ; Messa di voce and dynamic control ; Vibrancy in singing: vibrato and vocal timbre ; Coordinating technique and communication ; Pedagogical attitudes: the aesthetics of vocal timre ; Healthy singing ; Appendix 1. Laryngeal structure and function ; Appendix 2. The structure and mechanics of the breath apparatus ; Appendix 3. The physiology of the vocal tract resonator system ; Appendix 4. The physical factors of vocal registration ; Appendix 5. Influences of various voiced and unvoices consonants on resonator adjustment ; Appendix 6. International phonetic alphabet (IPA) symbols.