Patricia Shanks Voice Studio
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Resources & Links
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Musical Theatre
New Musical Theatre Song Material
New Musicals Inc. (aka the Academy for New Musical Theatre)
American Academy of Dramatic Arts - Los Angeles
Downloadable Sheet Music
Music Books
Singing for Dummies (Don't let the title discourage you. Good information.)
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Music Theory (better than the Dummies theory book)
Your Voice: The Basics of Voice Science & Pedagogy
International Phonetic Alphabet for Singers
Singing -- an extension of speech (may be difficult to find)
On the Art of Singing
National Schools of Singing
Solutions for Singers
Training Soprano Voices (also training other voice categories)
others
Bel Canto Principles and Practices (Cornelius Reid books may be difficult to find)
others
Vocal Development Through Organic Imagery (may be difficult to find)
The Functional Unity of the Singing Voice
The Diagnosis & Correction of Vocal Faults
The Singer and the Voice - Arnold Rose (way out of print but so worth the read)
The Philosophy of Singing - Clara Kathleen Rogers (out of print but another good one)
Songbooks
Vaccai Practical Vocal Method Books (I prefer the Ricordi Edition. Check with teacher prior to puchase to insure selecting the appropriate book.)
The Singers Musical Theatre Anthology Books
Books of assorted songs from musicals for kids
Apps
Appcompanist - Vocal exercises and some accompaniments for free. Also a paid option.
Piano Accompaniments
Other Sites of Interest
Soprano Rachel Willis-Sorensen on Facebook