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Warm-Ups for Singers
"The Total Warm-up." A post on The Musician's Way Blog.
“Dr. Ingo Titze's Favorite Five Vocal Warm-ups for Singers.” From the National Center for Voice and Speech.
Influence of warmup on singing voice quality. A study proving the beneficial effects of vocal warm-ups (Journal of Voice, 19/2, 2005).
YourAccompanist.com. Harmonized scales and other free warm-up tracks.
The Choral Warm-Up Collection, by Sally Albrecht (Alfred, 2003). “167 favorite warm-ups contributed by 51 choral directors.”
Vocal Health Resources are listed on the MusiciansWay.com Wellness page.
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General Resources for Singers
Free scores from the Internet Music Score Library Project.
ArtSongCentral.com. “Free sheet music for singers and voice teachers.”
See the Practice page for more sources for scores.
National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS). Resources & articles.
Index of Useful Articles, from Vocal Process.
VoiceCouncil.com. "Practical insight for the emerging vocalist."
SingWise.com. Information about vocal technique by Karyn O'Connor.
Voice Production Tutorials. From The National Center for Voice and Speech.
Find a voice teacher in the U.S. and Canada, courtesy of NATS.
Teachers of voice and speech, from the Voice and Speech Trainers Assoc.
The Diction Domain. “Voice diction resources for singers."
A Handbook of Diction for Singers: Italian, German, French, by David Adams (2nd edition; Oxford, 2007).
The Aria Database.
The Lied and Art Song Texts Page. Texts and translations.
Vocal repertoire compiled by Thea van der Putten. Includes links to fact sheets.
Vocalist.org. A list-serve primarily for classical singers.
The New Forum for Classical Singers.
Vocalist.org.uk. Resources for all styles of vocalists.
YourAccompanist.com. Rehearsal tracks for singers; also resources, tips, & links.
Classical Singer magazine. Articles, links, resources, tips, forums.
The African American Art Song Alliance.
Books by voice teacher Richard Miller.
Researching the Song: A Lexicon, by Emmons & Lewis (Oxford, 2006).
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Opera Resources
Free opera scores from the Internet Music Score Library Project.
Public domain opera libretti from Opera Glass.
The Aria Database, maintained by Robert Glaubitz.
Opera Glass. Concise info about operas, including synopses and histories.
Opera News. A publications of the Metropolitan Opera Guild.
Opera Today. "Opera news, commentary, and reviews from around the world."
Operabase. Information about performances, artists, managers, companies.
Podcasts and videos from the Royal Opera House.
News and features at the Metropolitan Opera.
Opera America. “Dedicated to supporting the creation, presentation and enjoyment of opera.”
Operagasm. A lively blog with news and commentary.
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Choral Resources
Free scores from the IMSLP (scroll down to the 'Vocal' category).
ChoralWiki. The Choral Public Domain Library. Scores, texts, translations, more.
Musica International. “The Virtual Choral Library.”
ChoralNet.org. “The Global Choral Community.”
Singer Network. A service of Chorus America (by subscription).
British Choirs on the Net. Extensive listings and resources.
Vocal Area Network. Advancing vocal ensemble music in the New York area.
Choral Repertoire, by Dennis Shrock (Oxford 2009, new ed., 800 pages).
Prescriptions for Choral Excellence, by Emmons & Chase (Oxford, 2006).
The Choral Warm-Up Collection, by Sally Albrecht (Alfred, 2003). “167 favorite warm-ups contributed by 51 choral directors.”
"The Significance of Choral Singing for Sustaining Psychological Wellbeing."
A study by Clift and Hancox (Music Performance Research, 3/1, 2010).
"An Investigation into the Choral Singer's Experience of Music Performance Anxiety," by Ryan and Andrews (JRME, 57/2, 2009).
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