Best Books About Singing (Singing Teachers)

[Matt Pocock]

3 Classics:

Singing and the Actor – Gillyanne Kayes
Singing & Teaching Singing – Janice Chapman
The Dynamics Of The Singing Voice – Meribeth Bunch Dayme

3 Out-There Choices:

The Use And Training Of The Human Voice – Arthur Lessac
The Structure Of Singing – Richard Miller
Freeing The Natural Voice – Kristin Linklater

Happy holidays!

[Kat Hunter]

Didn’t know old Miller was out-there! haha. I’ve read the Miller and Kayes, I’ll check out the others!

[Kat Hunter]

3 choices I can recommend:

Voice: Psyche and Soma – Cornelius Reid
The Naked Voice – Stephen Smith
Your Body, Your Voice – Theodore Dimon

Happy holidays indeed:)

[Eliza Fyfe]

Set Your Voice Free – Roger Love

[Matthew Rusk]

I was surprised that Roger Love had coached Eminem…somehow wouldn’t think the two would have got on, Love being full of energy bouncing around and Eminem seeming the slightly quieter type prone to exploding now and again! But anyway apparently they hit it off!

[Kat Hunter]

Hey Eliza,

I’ve heard some mixed reviews about old Roger Love. What’s his teaching method? Anything in particular you took away from his book?

[Matt Pocock]

Agreed – I had some mixed reactions: not the Love-in I was expecting!

[Eliza Fyfe]

I haven’t finished it to be honest. I’m not a big reader. Or even a small one. But the first few chapters and I was sold – it just made sense to me! I love how he compared with the speaking voice and detailed expression and tone. Looking forward to reading the rest! What are your thoughts? He does seem to name drop an awful lot… and actually seems to have a rather annoying voice himself, which surprised me!