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Informationen zum Autor Brenda Smith, lyric soprano, teaches studio voice, singer's diction, and vocal pedagogy at the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida. She works regularly as a consultant, clinician, and conductor of amateur and professional choirs. In recognition of demonstrated excellence in teaching and her interest in voice science, Smith received the Van Lawrence Fellowship in 2000, presented by the Voice Foundation and the National Association of Teachers of Singing. Klappentext This book explains how to address the spectrum of issues that ensure a healthy, long life of singing. The strategies presented will help singers maintain a youthful, vibrant voice. The text offers advice to singers, voice teachers, choral conductors, church musicians, and classroom music teachers regarding repertoire choice and exercise regimens. Zusammenfassung This book explains how to address the spectrum of issues that ensure a healthy! long life of singing. The strategies presented will help singers maintain a youthful! vibrant voice. The text offers advice to singers! voice teachers! choral conductors! church musicians! and classroom music teachers regarding repertoire choice and exercise regimens. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1 - What It Means to Sing for a LifetimeChapter 2 - Singing and Voice Science, Scott McCoyChapter 3 - Vocal Health for the Lifetime of a Singer, Wendy LeBorgneChapter 4 - Skills You Need for a Lifetime of SingingChapter 5 - The Effects of Age on the Voice, Robert T. Sataloff, Karen Kost, and Sue Ellen LinvilleChapter 6 - What Is "Bel Canto," or What Makes Singing "Beautiful"?Chapter 7 - Repertoire: What to Sing, When, and WhereChapter 8 - Singing with Others for a LifetimeChapter 9 - Singing for a Lifetime: A Life Well Lived