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Title: Coffin unites tradition and science in the art of singing
Review: Coffin's Sounds of Singing: Principles and Applications of Vocal Techniques with Chromatic Vowel ChartCoffin's much overlooked ground breaking research deservesappreciation 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 intothe very core of artistic voice production.Written in 1976 (revised and expanded in 1987) Coffin does nottake advantage of the computer as a tool for measurement of the optimaltuning 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.
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