Your Voice: An Inside View

by Scott McCoy, Lucinda Halstead (Contributor), Lynn Helding (Contributor)

Praised for its clarity, readability, and the depth of its content, McCoy’s Your Voice: An Inside View has become one of the most frequently used pedagogic resources in the United States, Canada, and abroad. The updated third edition includes some major changes, including: An entirely new chapter on the brain and learning, written by Lynn Helding A revised and expanded chapter on vocal health and hygiene, written by Lucinda Halstead, MD A bonus chapter, borrowed from Your Voice: The Basics, which discusses voice acoustics and resonance in a manner that is totally “singer friendly” and equation free (don’t worry—comprehensive chapters on sound, resonance, formants, and voice analysis still are included) A plethora of new images, photos, and figures, with 60 that are in full color—including all of the anatomic illustrations for breathing, phonation, articulation, and hearing A companion website that hosts nearly 200 audio and video examples that are cited in the text (good riddance to the CD or DVD that was included in earlier editions) Your Voice: An Inside View 3 sets a new standard in the field of voice science and pedagogy. We are confident that it will prove useful to singers and singing teachers around the globe.

Genres: Music

311 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 2019

Reviews

[Zoe Large · Rating 3 out of 5]

It’s got some outdated info, and I didn’t always agree with the author’s explanations of certain pedagogical techniques. He also obviously had no idea what a formant is because he could not explain it consistently, and now I have no idea what a formant is either. :/

[Weeda · Rating 4 out of 5]

A great breakdown of the science behind singing. Though, most of the focus is on bel canto singing, which makes it pretty bound to singers of classical technique.

[Matthew · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great foundational resource for a Vocalist of any type - classical or commercial.

[Collin Christian · Rating 4 out of 5]

The crash course Bible of voice teachers. Some weirdness in the chapter on health…but overall a strong work on scientifically-informed teaching.