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Chapter Summaries from Singing Excellence

Chapter 1 -- The True Power of the Singer

•         Why Is Acting so Powerful?
•         The Essence of Singing Excellence

 

Chapter 2 -- Physical Preparedness

•         Just How Important Is Body Language Anyway?
•         How Should I Stand?
•         What Does This Do for Me?
•         A Great Way to Be Magnetic

 

Chapter 3 -- Emotional Openness and Holding

•         What Are We Defending Against When We Tense Up?
•         Here Comes the Judge -- Goodbye Judge!
•         What Does the Alexander Technique Have To Do with It?

 

Chapter 4 -- Hands

•         How to Use Your Hands
•         When Is It Truly Organic?
•         My Great Sin

 

Chapter 5 -- The Eyes Have It

•         Trust Your Self
•         When You Focus...
•         Stop This, Please Stop This!
•         Keep the Muggers off the Stage

 

Chapter 6 -- Movement That Moves Your Audience

•         Show Me How to Move
•         Which Way Do We Go?
•         Is It Time to Go yet?
•         Less Is a Whole Lot More

 

Chapter 7 -- Breathing

•         Can Breathing Really Do That?
•         What's Another Word for Breathing In?
•         Breath and the Emotions
•         Breathing Dramatically

 

Chapter 8: Vocal Preparedness and Voice Lessons

•         The Absolute Best Thing You Can Do for Your Voice
•         A Very Pleasant Awakening Awaits You
•         Who Should You Let Teach You?
•         The Imaginary Number, the Anchorman, and the Surgeon
•         The Most Important Qualification For A Voice Teacher

 

Chapter 9: Vocal Health

•         The Main Thing Is to Do No Harm
•         Lose Weight and Sing Great
•         Let's Talk about Talking
•         So If I Practice All the Time I'll Get Better?
•         Warming Up
•         Keep It Down, Please!
•         Don't Blow It

 

Chapter 10: Breath Technique And Power

•         Three Aspects of Breathing
•         How Much Air Can You Hold?
•         Controlling Your Airflow
•         Building Your Breathing Power
•         Breath Power Is Performance Power

 

Chapter 11: Breathing in Song

•         A Throat That Is Open for Business
•         Am I Really Asking This?
•         Now Act like a Dog

 

Chapter 12: Throat and Mouth

•         Muscles Have Memories
•         Here's How to Relax Those Muscles
•         Less Is a Whole Lot More
•         How to Sing the Vowels
•         How to Sing the Consonants

 

Chapter 13 -- Range and Resonance

•         Which One Is the Cash Register?
•         The Power of Mixed Voice
•         And for the Ladies
•         Does This Resonate?
•         I Hate to Be Repetitive, Redundant, and Repeat Myself

 

Chapter 14 -- Acting and Song

•         Changing Our Point of View
•         It Was an Instant Conversion
•         This Is Funny, Don't Do This
•         Storytelling Is So Much Better

 

Chapter 15 -- Being Organic

•         How Do You Grab Them by the Neck and Shake?
•         Phony Phony Phony
•         I Write the Songs
•         So How Do You Do It?
•         Go As Far As You Want
•         This Makes Organic Easy

 

Chapter 16 -- Me, You, Here

•         Knock Knock Who's There
•         Finding the Best Scene Partner
•         Finding Your Atmosphere

 

Chapter 17 -- Struggle and the Moment Before

•         Will I Live or Eat Ice Cream?
•         How Could You Not Sing Powerfully?
•         I Have Met the Enemy. Now What?
•         How to Use Those All-Powerful Verbs
•         Action -- Reaction
•         The Beauty of a Performance Where You Don't Know

 

Chapter 18 -- Bringing the Words to Life

•         It's Not Just for Web Sites
•         Take Note of the Notes
•         Discovering Unexpected Treasures
•         Playing with the Phrasing
•         Reinventing Your Own Wheels

 

Chapter 19 -- Stage Fright

•         Disclaimer: I'm Scared Stiff
•         Hey Me, Get Out Of My Way!
•         Getting at the Root of Stage Fright
•         A Practical Technique
•         Step-By-Step, Slowly I Turn
•         Let's Get Psychological
•         Vive Le Stage Fright

 

Chapter 20 -- Taking Stage

•         Ladies and Gentlemen...
•         Who Are All These Other People?
•         And Now Give Him the Nod
•         What's She Looking At?

 

Chapter 21 -- Stage Technique

•         The Sound and the Light
•         Microphones -- Friend or Foe?
•         How to Hold Your Microphone
•         Holding on for Dear Life
•         A Little Bit Closer, a Little Bit Farther
•         Take No Chances
•         What Do We Have To Do Now?

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