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The newest books in the So You Want to Sing series take on country, gospel, and sacred music.

Read about the third edition of a popular book
that explores what every singer needs to know about Body Mapping.

A follow-up book by Professor of Music Kenneth W. Bozeman explores using kinesthesia and knowledge of acoustics to create more efficient singing within a voice studio.

A new book serves not only as an exploration into the scientific principles of the Estill Voice Model, but also as a loving memory to the work of a great pedagogue and friend, Jo Estill.

In her new book, author Leda Scearce strives to remove the stigma surrounding vocal injuries and make singers and teachers aware of the best way to address such injuries—via a group of experts who collaboratively diagnose and treat singers.

Read up on two new anthologies of lesser-known songs to add to your next recital or to study simply for your own learning pleasure.

New York Times author Daniel Bergner discusses his new book about singer Ryan Speedo Green and his remarkable journey overcoming significant hardships on the road to an international opera career.

Bass-baritone Ryan Speedo Green’s journey to an international opera career at first glance seems rather ordinary. Green earned vocal performance degrees at the Hartt School and Florida State University. He went on to Young Artist Programs with Opera Colorado and the Martina Arroyo Foundation. And in 2011, he won the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions and landed a spot in the Lindemann Young Artist Development
Program. But as a new book and subsequent national media attention reveal, his story is a truly extraordinary one about his very troubled childhood that somehow led to a life Green could never have imagined—until he did.

Karen Bauer’s new book emphasizes the importance of a kinesthetic approach to good singing, but it doesn’t ignore anatomy, physiology, or voice science.

Singer and voice teacher Agatha Carubia melds yogic philosophies and classical singing technique in her recent book. Carubia has found that her methods for opening the body and freeing the voice can help singers of all genres, including her student Katy Perry. Read more about her unique technique and how she is sharing it with students and voice teachers.

Read about a book discussing vocal performance in music theatre from a new perspective—the singing actor.

Read about a well-researched and informative book on contemporary commercial music written by two voice scientists who are also speech language pathologists.