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Acting Through Song
Nick Hern Books 2013; US$ 18.94An impassioned and invaluable guide for actors and students of musical theatre. In Acting Through Song ,?Paul Harvard takes the techniques of modern actor training ? including the theories of Stanislavsky, Brecht, Meisner and Laban, amongst others ? and applies them to the fundamental component of musical theatre: singing. With dozens of exercises... more...
Berlioz's The Damnation of Faust
Opera Journeys Publishing 2009; US$ 9.75A comprehensive opera-guide, featuring Principal Characters in the Opera, Brief Story Synopsis, Story Narrative with Music Highlight Examples, and Burton D. Fisher's insightful and in depth Commentary and Analysis. more...
Laute Musik gleich gute Musik? Der Einfluss des Mixings auf die subjektive Beurteilung eines Popsongs
Diplomica Verlag 2009; US$ 36.02Ist laute Musik wirklich bessere Musik? Hier wird anhand eines Hörexperimentes eine Antwort gegeben und der Einfluss der Musikproduktion bei einem Popsong im Bezug auf die subjektive Bewertung untersucht. Dabei werden dynamischen Aspekte des Gesamtklanges und der Nachbearbeitung von Musik betrachtet. Neben Hintergrundinformationen zum menschlichen... more...
Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Classical Music
Hardie Grant Books 2012; US$ 12.99Darren Henley and Sam Jackson have set out to make the world of classical music accessible to all. Three sections steer you through the terminology and etiquette of classical music, open the fascinating history of the genre and its key figures over the last 1,000 years, and provide a detailed reference guide. From Bach to Brahms, Dubussy to Dvorak,... more...
Mozart's Viennese Instrumental Music
Boydell & Brewer 2007; US$ 99.00The stylistic evolution of Mozart's Viennese instrumental repertory as a whole [1781-1791] has never been systematically addressed. This book fills this gap through a study of stylistic re-invention, a practically- and empirically-based theory that explains how innovative, putatively inspired ideas take shape in Mozart's works and lead to stylistic... more...
Musicals!
Scarecrow Press 1997; US$ 59.99An illustrated sourcebook for total theatre training, emphasizing the director's role in the three main building blocks for mounting a performance: preparation, production, and performance. Boland and Argentini provide a comprehensive step-by-step theatre primer which will prove invaluable to musical directors, teachers, administrators, students, and... more...
Opera Coaching: Professional Techniques and Considerations
Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 39.95"Opera Coaching "is the first practical guide for pianists, singers, and opera producers to this important--and often neglected--career. The opera coach is a teacher who helps singers not only meet the physical and vocal demands of a score, but--like the dramatic coach--shapes their entire performance. The opera coach must have a wide knowledge, from... more...
Get the Callback
Scarecrow Press 2009; US$ 26.99This easy to use handbook, Get the Callback: The Art of Auditioning for Musical Theatre, offers practical advice on all the facets of auditioning. It walks the reader step by step through the audition process, explaining what to expect, how to behave, and how to prepare for a (hopefully) winning audition. It also coaches the actor through the ins and... more...
Getting Started with Middle School Chorus
R&L Education 2009; US$ 21.99This book gives you new information on working with young adolescent changing voices, designing optimal rehearsals for middle schoolers, managing growing choral programs, and helping youngsters gain musical skills they can carry with them for a lifetime of making music. more...









