Publications & Recordings

"Vehicular Vocalises"

What is Vehicular Vocalises?

The Singer's Warm-up-And-Practice-In-Your-Car Routine
Available in Cassette Tape or CD ( 58 minutes ) with Accompanying 21-Page Booklet
In Medium/High Voice or Medium/Low Voice

Let's face it. When do you have time to practice vocal exercises? How about in the car?

This complete vocal warm-up-in-your car routine includes:

Body alignment and breathing exercises
A total articulator workout for lips, tongue, face and jaw muscles
Beginning tonal patterns as well as more advanced exercises for "Divas" and "Divos"

All exercises are demonstrated first, followed by keyboard only for you to follow. Throughout the CD, WVC member Elizabeth Daniels gently reminds you what to do when!

The accompanying booklet provides clear advice and a quickies survey of the elements of singing, written in plain English.

Bless the Lord, O My Soul,

For SSAA unaccompanied, text paraphrased from Psalm 103, music by Cathryn Frazier-Neely, available from ArsisPress.com.

Premiered by Northern Virginia Community College Women's Chorus, Alexandria, Virginia, under the direction of Kathy Kessler Price. Beautifully shaped vocal phrases in a contemporary minor key setting. Harmonic jewels include a minor seventh jump for the second alti to imitate a shofar, and the quiet surprise ending features the first soprani providing the major third of the final chord.

Making Joyful Sounds: Is Your Child Ready for Private Voice Lessons?

» Article by Cathryn Frazier-Neely for Washington Parent Magazine