The Contemporary Singer - 2nd Edition: Elements of Vocal Technique
Language: English
Published by Berklee Press Publications, 2010
- Softcover
- Used
Seller: World of Books Inc, Montgomery, IL, U.S.A.World of Books Inc
AbeBooks seller since March 23, 2026
Condition: Used - Good
£ 11.98
Quantity: 1 available
Add to basketItem description from seller
(Berklee Guide). The second edition of this bestselling, comprehensive guide contains improved vocal workouts and additional topics, including performance anxiety and healthy singing. The companion online audio makes this guide an ideal tool for creating a singing course for students of almost any age or gender, who can practice technique along with lead sheets for such standard vocal pieces as "Yesterday" and "I Heard It Through the Grapevine." Topics covered include getting started, posture, belting and diction, maintaining vocal health, microphone technique, and much more. The accompanying audio is accessed through Hal Leonard's popular MyLibrary system using the provided code. The audio can be streamed or downloaded and includes PLAYBACK+, a multi-functional audio player that allows you to slow down audio without changing pitch, set loop points, change keys, and pan left or right.
Seller Inventory # CIN0876391072G
- Title
- The Contemporary Singer - 2nd Edition: Elements of Vocal Technique
- Author
- Anne Peckham
- Publisher
- Berklee Press Publications
- Publication year
- 2010
- Condition
- Good
- Binding
- Soft cover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0876391072
- ISBN 13
- 9780876391075
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
The Contemporary Singer Second Edition by Anne Peckham is a practical vocal tutor shaped by the Berklee approach to contemporary voice training. Written for singers of popular and modern styles, it explores core elements of vocal technique while encouraging healthy, expressive singing. The book suits a wide range of learners, from students starting formal voice study to developing performers who want to improve stamina, tone, range, and control.
This structured guide covers posture, breathing, diction, tone production, range development, belting, microphone technique, vocal health, and performance anxiety. Anne Peckham combines clear technical explanation with exercises that help singers better understand their voice and build a dependable, expressive sound for practice and performance.
The second edition includes expanded vocal workouts and online audio accessed through Hal Leonard’s MyLibrary system. Singers can practise with demonstrations and exercises, while useful playback tools allow tempo changes without altering pitch, looped practice, key adjustment, and stereo panning for more flexible study.
Musical examples and lead sheets help singers apply technique in a real musical setting, making the book suitable for individual learning, classroom use, and vocal courses for students from junior level to college and beyond.
Song List
Yesterday * I Heard It Through The Grapevine * I'm Beginning To See The Light
Combining vocal science, practical exercises, and musical application, this Berklee guide offers singers a well rounded pathway for developing confidence, vocal strength, and expressive performance in contemporary singing styles. It is a valuable companion for lessons, rehearsals, and daily vocal practice.
"Synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
Product Description
The Contemporary Singer: Elements Of Vocal Technique The Contemporary Singer discusses the elements of singing, addressing the specific needs of singers of popular music.
Songlist
Belting And Diction
Discovering Resonance
Improving Stamina, Range And Sound
Maintaining Vocal Health
Microphone Technique
Overcoming Stage Fright
Overview Of The Singing Process
Posture, Breathing, Tone
Tips For Getting Started
"About the title" may belong to another edition of this title.
World of Books Inc
Montgomery, IL, U.S.A.
AbeBooks seller since March 23, 2026
Shipping rates within U.S.A.
| Item | 4 to 12 business days | 3 to 6 business days |
|---|---|---|
| First item | £ 0.00 | £ 8.10 |
Payment methods
Store description
Founded in 2002, World of Books is a leading online destination for buying and selling both preloved and new books, committed to making sustainable reading accessible to all. With a mission to help people read more and waste less, World of Books offers a huge range of affordable, high-quality books — giving both new and preloved titles a second life. The company also operates World of Books – Sell Your Books, an easy-to-use platform that allows customers to trade in unwanted books for cash, helping to keep books in circulation while promoting sustainability. As a Certified B Corp, World of Books is driven by a vision to become the world’s largest and most sustainable dedicated online bookstore. The company measures its success through the positive environmental impact it creates, the value it provides to customers, and its ability to operate profitably while supporting its sustainable mission …
Specialty
Second Hand - All GenreSeller's business information
SBYB, Inc.
900 Knell Road
Montgomery, IL U.S.A. 60538
Right of withdrawal
If you are a consumer you can withdraw from the contract in accordance with the following. Consumer means any natural person who is acting for purposes which are outside his trade, business, craft or profession.
Information regarding the right of withdrawal
Statutory right to withdraw
You have the right to withdraw from this contract within 14 days without giving any reason.
The withdrawal period will expire after 14 days from the day on which you acquire, or a third party other than the carrier and indicated by you acquires, physical possession of the last good or the last lot or piece.
To exercise the right of withdrawal, electronically fill in and submit a clear statement on our website, under "My Purchases" in "My Account". We will communicate to you an acknowledgement of receipt of such a withdrawal on a durable medium (e.g. by e-mail) without delay.
To meet the withdrawal deadline, it is sufficient for you to send your communication concerning your exercise of the right of withdrawal before the withdrawal period has expired.
Effects of withdrawal
If you withdraw from this contract, we will reimburse to you all payments received from you, including the costs of delivery (except for the supplementary costs arising if you chose a type of delivery other than the least expensive type of standard delivery offered by us).
We may make a deduction from the reimbursement for loss in value of any goods supplied, if the loss is the result of unnecessary handling by you.
We will make the reimbursement without undue delay, and not later than 14 days after the day on which we are informed about your decision to withdraw from this contract.
We will make the reimbursement using the same means of payment as you used for the initial transaction, unless you have expressly agreed otherwise; in any event, you will not incur any fees as a result of such reimbursement.
We may withhold reimbursement until we have received the goods back, or you have supplied evidence of having sent back the goods, whichever is the earliest.
You shall send back the goods or hand them over to World of Books Inc, Montgomery, Illinois, U.S.A., without undue delay and in any event not later than 14 days from the day on which you communicate your withdrawal from this contract to us. The deadline is met if you send back the goods before the period of 14 days has expired. You will have to bear the direct cost of returning the goods. You are only liable for any diminished value of the goods resulting from the handling other than what is necessary to establish the nature, characteristics and functioning of the goods.
Exceptions to the right of withdrawal
The right of withdrawal does not apply to:
- The delivery of newspapers, journals or magazines with the exception of subscription contracts; and
- The supply of digital content which is not supplied on a tangible medium (e.g. on a CD or DVD) if you accepted when you placed your order that we could start to deliver it, and that you could not withdraw once delivery had started.