Great for finding Voice- Freedom.. | Discover Your Voice: How to Develop Healthy Voice Habits

Excellent | Discover Your Voice: How to Develop Healthy Voice Habits | Oren L Brown

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	• Discover Your Voice: How to Develop Healthy Voice Habits Oren L Brown Singular, 1996 - 304 pages average customer review:based on 10 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

The best explanation of how the voice works

Mr. Brown has written a powerfully informative book about all aspects of the voice. His book provides many interesting case studies, is very enjoyable to read, and includes factoids like "the Western and European singing style uses a low larynx." My one gripe is that the CD is not usable as a practice aid. Every exercise is demonstrated so briefly that you won't get a warm-up at all after singing along. If you don't have a piano, and you want to practice vocalizing at home with a piano recorded on a CD and exercises that methodically start on consecutive pitches, try the Jeffrey Allen book/CD set. That set includes techniques such as messa di voce, also demonstrated (more briefly) in Mr. Brown's CD.

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Great for finding Voice- Freedom..

It's no secret singing is a personal universe of mystery that somehow remains unveiled no matter teachers, discipline, technique, etc. With all other instruments you can actually SEE what's going on in the process of learning. With the voice, everything is how "you feel" about it. You can not see your vocal chords to realize you have a good or bad habit...
The secret is then how to LEARN to recognize if what you feel is right about the way you sing or not. It shouldn't be so hard; you either -for example- feel exhausted after singing an aria or whatever, or feel you can keep on singing for the rest of the day without fatigue. That should indicate something! But the problem is to be able to reproduce great singing sensations in an everyday basis. That can certainly be a lifetime challenge. This book helps pointing out towards sensations associated with freedom and flow of a natural voice; Brown is all about this, in search of a more "primal" sound, connected to the way we speak. Not everything is as simple as that, and singing, depending on the repertoire, etc, etc, needs to a certain extent, some kind of artifice beyond the speaking natural sound of our voices. But this book will put you on the right track if you have been wondering about tensions with the way your vocal production occurs. Highly recommended for connecting singing with a more mundane experience in which emotions need to be part of your singing. Great simple exercises can reveal so much, and in that respect it is a fantastic book. Highly recommended.

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Excellent

While the title makes it seem as if the book is some kind of vocal therapy book for medical patients, singers rejoice, this is a thorough manual on the art and mechanics of singing.

While I would never encourage a serious singing student to learn from just a book, if you just can't afford a singing teacher, this is the book to buy! Of course, it may not catch your eye immediately. It doesn't promise you vocal prowess in just 10 easy steps. It doesn't claim to be a revolutionary new method and it does not bask in its own ill-conceived glory like so many other books out there. It is simply a book of time tested foundational knowledge on the instrument of voice.

Each chapter is concise and is backed up by many references, examples and excercises. It is beautifully written and covers all aspects of voice from breathing and posture, to what it takes to be a proffesional singer. There was not one moment in reading the book that I felt like this might have been teaching me incompletley or incorrectly.

It is expensive, but you do not expect to spend 20 dollars for a master class with Pavarotti. Likewise, do not waist 20 bucks for the self proclaiming and inferior vocal instruction books out there. Oren L. Brown knows what he is doing and knows how to articulate it. This book is a culmination of so much knowledge on voice production that I am quite certain that it will improve any broken voice seeking to be fixed.

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Excellent for beginners

I have been wanting to teach myself to sing for several years, since I can't afford voice lessons, and have tried several books on the subject. This one is by far the best. I first tried books by William Vennard and Richard Miller and found that they were meant for advanced students, not beginners. There are other books for beginners, but they aren't usually meant for classical singing, more for pop (and I find that the authors don't really seem to have much of an understanding of the human voice). I don't know how he does it, but Brown manages to make normally difficult concepts easy to understand. Part of that is because of the CD that comes with it. It helps give a better understanding of what he's trying to explain. I would highly recommend this book for anyone trying to learn how to sing classically.

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Beginner or Advanced, this is your book!

I've read a couple of books and hundreds of articles that have to do with the voice as a prime subject. SO far this book is my favorite. It starts from the vary basics and it goes all the way to advanced facts. Just beware that it is not a book full of exercises, it's a book that is going to let you find and understand your voice from the medical and artistic point of view.

Although a little outdated, this books is full of great facts back guarded with an extensive and interesting bibliography. It has many clear and precise diagrams to help you understand what's going on inside. It explains how the voice is affected from the physical point of view, to the mental one. If you are interested in posture and breathing it also has written some exercises to nail them with no problem.

Mr Brown teachings are based on Bel Canto, and he will mention many singers that may be a little (or more) unknown to the contemporary singer. His CD has very good audio to explain many sounds and a few exercises that need to be heard instead of being read, which is a great add-on to any singer or voice professional.

Overall, this book will not teach you to sing step by step. But is a great resource for anybody who wants to know more about his or her voice. If you want a systematic program to teach you how to sing, I recommend Singing Success by Brett Manning,NOT a book. This book is well worth its price and friendly written, a must have for all vocal teachers, students and even physicians.

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Brown taught voice at the Juilliard School and was a pioneer in voice therapy. He has expanded the 19-page syllabus for his students into a comprehensive text for self-study, study with a private teacher, or classroom instruction. He speaks of concepts, perceptions, exercises, acoustics, and physio

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