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| Coffin's Sounds of Singing: Principles and Applications of Vocal Techniques with Chromatic Vowel Chart |  | Author: Berton Coffin
Publisher: The Scarecrow Press, Inc.
Category: Book
List Price: $42.95
Buy New: $37.59
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Avg. Customer Rating:  3 reviews
Sales Rank: 999889
Media: Paperback
Edition: 2
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 313
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.8
Dimensions (in): 11 x 8.1 x 0.7
ISBN: 0810844184
Dewey Decimal Number: 782
EAN: 9780810844186
ASIN: 0810844184
Publication Date: January 28, 1960
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Now in paperback! Defines the vowel color changes in chromatic progressions for all voices and tells how singing principles can be used by relying on the ear, the eye, and the sense of vibration in the body. (Price includes vowel chart.) Cloth edition [0-8108-1933-3] published in 1987. Paperback available April 2002.
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Coffin unites tradition and science in the art of singing April 25, 2008
Coffin's Sounds of Singing: Principles and Applications of Vocal Techniques with Chromatic Vowel Chart
Coffin's much overlooked ground breaking research deserves
appreciation from all modern vocal teachers.
The book is not easy to work one's way through -
but it is worth the effort, as it gives practical advise into
the very core of artistic voice production.
Written in 1976 (revised and expanded in 1987) Coffin does not
take advantage of the computer as a tool for measurement of the optimal
tuning of each individual vowel on each step of all sung notes.
However the accompanying Chromatic Vowel Chart is 'a golden treasure'
with an unprecedented amount of information - all contained in one sheet of paper.
Coffin's acoustical wisdom is presented to us without any demand for mathematic skills. With a humble attitude Coffin cuts right through any mysticism of vocal teaching.
A professional quality reference and instructional aide December 8, 2003
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
Now in its second edition, Coffin's Sounds Of Singing: Principles And Applications Of Vocal Techniques With Chromatic Vowel Chart by Berton Coffin is an extensive instructional concerning vocal techniques for the advanced singer. A strongly recommended addition to professional and academic vocal music instructional reference collections, Coffin's Sounds Of Singing is an in-depth informational compendium concerning the production of resonating notes, and is informatively enhanced with interviews with expert teachers, diagrams, exercises and more, clearly marking it as a professional quality reference and instructional aide.
I personally studied with Dr. Coffin. This method works! October 5, 1999
10 out of 11 found this review helpful
For two years I studied personally with Dr. Coffin in graduate school. He was a genius who truly knew how the human voice works through much research from the standpoint of a physicist and a musician and pedagogist. He repaired my voice, damaged by erroneous former instruction, and added an octave to the upper range. I use this method for my students now and know it works very well when used properly, with proper understanding. The first part of the book should be helpful to all voice students in gaining an understanding of how the human singing voice works.
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