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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. (1997). Co-ordination, spontaneity and artistry. In: Dynamics of the Singing Voice. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-3691-1_8

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