Helpful and Interesting Pages for Singers
(and music lovers)!

Tongue Twisters
Have fun warming up
the lips and tongue

"Why Learne to Fing"
Wisdom of William Byrd, 1588

Singing, the First Art
A Hindu Tale
as told by Ali Akbar Khan

Don't Just Do Something,
Stand There!
Some thoughts on "support"
and muscular effort

The Three Treasures
attitudes we need for growth
as singers

One Step at a Time
staying centered

How to Stay Stressed
David Gordon's Good Tips
for Bad Health

Thoughts on Breathing

Sound, Spirit, and Heart
thoughts of great musicians

Musicians On Music
a more light-hearted view

Solitude and awareness
thoughts on silence
and introspection

Silence
thoughts on listening to stillness. 

The Reality of Music Making
From guitarist Tuck Andress


A Brief History of Singing
by John Koopman
Professor Emeritus of the Conservatory of Music
at Lawrence University, in Appleton, Wisconsin
A marvelous and substantial overview of the
development of the singing voice in the western world


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