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Co-ordination, spontaneity and artistry

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Dynamics of the Singing Voice

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The preceding chapters in this book have been devoted to the technique of singing primarily. However, co-ordination of all the various functional aspects of making sound does not make a true artist. A good technique represents only one ingredient of artistry. Other ingredients are not so tangible and they include the singer’s personality and response to the mood and receptivity of each audience. All of these factors, and more, indicate that singing is a holistic process in which the whole is indeed more than the sum of its parts.

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    Meribeth A. Bunch Ph.D. (Consultant in Voice)

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Bunch, M.A. (1995). Co-ordination, spontaneity and artistry. In: Dynamics of the Singing Voice. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-2065-1_8

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