Nancy Bos has 3 audiobooks on Listento.it, narrated by 1 narrator, with an average listener rating of 5★ across 3 ratings. The most-rated is Singing 101.
Singing 101
Summary
THE SINGLE BEST TOOL EVERY SINGER NEEDS TO BUILD, IMPROVE, AND GROW THEIR VOICE. Beyond any other art form, singing is the most personal and expressive way for people to reach out to each other. Whether for professional goals of entertaining, healing or activism, or more personal goals like sharing music with family, friends, and community, singing is the human gift we cannot live without. Singing 101: Vocal Basics and Fundamental Singing Skills for All Styles and Abilities is the fastest way to increase singing abilities. It empowers singers with knowledge and practical application through exercises and techniques. Nancy Bos, a vocologist with decades of experience working with all ages of singers, provides easy-to-understand explanations of technical concepts, with tips for practical application. Singing 101 includes chapters on breath, body alignment, tension, resonance, style, and voice classifications. THE AUDIOBOOK VERSION CONTAINS OVER 30 MINUTES OF BONUS VOCAL WORKOUT MUSIC AND INSTRUCTION and extensive examples for the listener/singer to sing with. You’ll learn: · Why thoughtful understanding of the body helps you sing better · Strategic thinking about tackling a song · How to work on your vocal strength and agility with a few key exercises each day · How to balance technique with stage presence · Exercises that grow the skills of a modern singer · Get in on the wisdom of centuries of teachers with tried and true exercises set to music that will appeal to today’s singer. Nancy Bos is a voice teacher and singer with over two decades of experience working with students of all ages and abilities. She is a coach and consultant working with high profile singers and studios, guiding them into some of the best singing they’ve ever done. In Singing 101, she has gathered vocal wisdom learned through generations of voice teachers sharing their successful strategies, as well as contributions from modern science, in a collection of advice and exercises for the modern singer.
©2005 Nancy Bos (P)2016 Nancy Bos
The Teen Girl's Singing Guide: Tips for Making Singing the Center of Your Life
Summary
It all looks so easy. You just make viral YouTube videos or get on a reality talent show. Right? Wrong! Nancy Bos speaks real to teen girls about how to BE a singer. This book and journal lets teens explore all of the options including (and way beyond) being a pop star or professional singer. This is also a book for parents who want to understand the complex and vital relationship of music and singing and how it empowers our daughters. The Teen Girl's Singing Guide is personal, profound, and surprisingly practical! Girls passionate about singing finally get answers to big questions, like how can I be less nervous? And should I study music in college? These and many more topics are covered in this brand new book by Nancy Bos and her guest authors, who discuss issues such as TV singing shows, Skype lessons, and performance anxiety. Nancy helps girls follow their hearts and also their heads as they make decisions about their futures. This book is a must have for any teen girl considering singing as a career or hobby. Girls, your passion for music and singing is undeniable, but you don't know what direction to go! This book will help you find your path and outline steps you can take to make singing the focus of your life.
©2017 Nancy Bos (P)2018 Nancy Bos
Singing Through Change
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A book for all women who love to sing and are struggling with change Written by women, for women, about women, this compelling and easy listen fills a huge hole in what we understand about challenges that female singers face. It is a collection of unique lived singing experiences from every stage in an adult woman's life, accompanied by equally unique and individualized solutions. Singing Through Change is a must-listen for women who sing, and also for anyone who is a voice teacher, singing specialist, or medical professional. "A thorough, thoughtful, and compassionate look into the complexities surrounding the singing voice for women during midlife and the menopausal transition, interwoven with stories that inform, encourage and inspire us to keep singing. This will no doubt be a tremendous resource for the singing and medical communities for years to come." (Lori L. Sonnenberg, Clinical Speech Pathologist, Singing Voice Specialist, Soprano - Sonnenberg Voice) "Readers will find a bounty of information which, for the first time, summarizes current research on adult female voice change, while allowing a glimpse into the lives of women who have faced the results of adult female voice change. Written in an accessible style, the book provides case studies which enable a better understanding of adult female voice change and its effects physically, vocally, emotionally, psychologically and socially. This book will be an invaluable resource to singers, voice teachers, choral directors and any woman who loves to sing!" (Lynne Gackle, Ph.D., Baylor University, President, ACDA, Author, Finding Ophelia's Voice, Opening Ophelia's Heart: Nurturing the Adolescent Female Voice) Nancy Bos, Joanne Bozeman, and Cate Frazier-Neely are known experts in voice. Their cumulative careers of over a century form a broad scope of experience in voice health and pedagogy. Singing Through Change is the culmination of over two years of joint research of female singing voice.
©2020 Nancy Bos (P)2020 Nancy Bos