A guide to popular choral sound / by Gene Grier.

Author/creator Grier, Gene
Format Musical Score
Publication InfoDayton, Ohio : Heritage Music Press, ©1980.
Description1 score (64 pages) ; 30 cm
Subjects

Contents Tone. Breath control ; Voice placement ; Intonation and blend ; Tone color ; Diction -- Rhythmic interpretation. Rock style ; Jazz-swing style -- Vocal musicianship. Scales ; Intervals ; Chord structures and progressions ; Good vocal musicianship: a guide to success -- Vocal articulations. Long accent ; Short accent ; Smear and turn ; Flip ; Doit and spill ; Plop and shake ; Londonderry scat -- Vocal improvisation and scat singing ; Vocal scat singing ; Rehearsed scat singing ; Melodic structure ; Style ; Interpretation -- Popular choral styles. Blues ; Ragtime ; Jazz ; Rhythm and blues, rock and roll, and rock ; Show ; Ballad ; Traditional ; Popular -- Educational resources. An introduction to the vocal jazz and show choir ; Vocal considerations ; Rhythmic considerations ; Vocal articulations ; Vocal improvisation and scat singing ; Sight reading ; Recommended listening.
Bibliography noteBibliography: pages 62-64.