A Practical Guide to Develop Your Authentic Singing VoiceWritten by musicologist Dr. Karin Wettig, Singing like Callas and Caruso it is for singers who want to dive deeper into the secrets of true Belcanto (an Italian word meaning "beautiful singing"). Its practical advice and discoveries about vocal functions can be used by a hobby singer, choir member or soloist on his way to a professional career in pop, musical, theatre or opera. All the exercises are simple and well described with photos.
If you are ready to breakthrough with your voice on stage, dive into these lessons and learn from the life story and personal discoveries of the author who says: "After 20 years of voice practice, I have learned that awareness is the key and is my best teacher because awareness changes in 10 minutes what 5 years of voice exercises cannot do."
Even non-singers who would like to develop more vocal expression power for their everyday life or business purposes will find lots of good tips.
As you practice the exercises your will dive deeper into your personal natural vocal power and develop your true authentic voice over time.
The whole body yoga approach and breathing exercises will strengthen your body (especially the rib cage and pelvis), develop a correct posture for standing, sitting and moving on stage and enable you to sing longer phrases easily and effortlessly.
Your vocal cords and stiff tongue will relax.
The low and high range of your voice will be bound together without the usual passage break and singing will become more powerful and effortless as the natural beauty of your voice shines through.
Singing Like Callas and Caruso also offers professional singers, who are curious to discover more about the secret behind the voices of Maria Callas and Enrico Caruso, technical details about the structure of the voice box and an analytical approach to the function of the human voice and her relationship with emotion.
The musicological approach of the history of singing and voice development in opera will give the reader a deeper understanding about the ideal of vocal beauty working throughout four centuries of opera creation and its deep connection to the renaissance of ancient Greece and Rome.
After losing her voice following a traumatic divorce, the author searched for a way to get her voice back. When voice therapy didn't heal her, she looked for a cure through singing. She left her life behind to pursue her dream to be a Belcanto singer and her journey to becoming a coloratura soprano began.
Studying Belcanto videos, spending nights and weekends in churches alone with CDs of Callas and others, and pursuing classes for opera singing and workshops in Europe, she dove deeply into the physical aspects of opera singing, while her musicological curiosity made her travel to the origins and sources of Belcanto in the Renaissance.
Observing minuscule body and throat movements brought her a breakthrough. After two decades miracles started happening: her teeth aligned, her chin and jaw movement became smoother, her stiff tongue melted. In the end, she enjoyed an upright posture, better proportions, 1.5 cm more in height, emotional balance, cured sinusitis and healthy self-esteem. Her efforts were rewarded with a brilliant coloratura soprano voice.
"Behind every weakness hides a talent!" is her motto now.
Asked for a transcript of her voice classes, she wrote her personal method down. That was the moment Singing Like Callas and Caruso was born. Her students' voices radically changed during her classes within ten minutes of training.
The result is this book: an intuitive, heartfelt, yet practical approach to achieving excellence in Belcanto through effortless singing. Order your copy today.
About the Author: Dr. A.S. Karin Wettig is a Vocal Coach, Belcanto Expert and Personality Stylist at Munich, Germany. Her personal experience of a voice loss after her divorce led her to discover her authentic voice. "Behind every weakness hides a talent!" was her personal insight after an adventurous journey from her broken speaking voice to a fine coloratura soprano. When voice therapy didn't bring progress, she decided to look for a cure in singing. Mozart Arias & her passion for Belcanto, Maria Callas, Adelina Patti and the divas of Caruso's time found a home in her heart. On her way to the authentic voice she met many methods, trainers, singing teachers, opera schools all over Europe. An inspiring master class with Ann Reynolds gave her the impulse to write her first Belcanto Guide for singing. Sanger ABC- Belcanto. Still feeling that her voice still had more potential and disillusioned by rivalries in a famous choir, she gave up on all teachers and teachings to explore her favourite role model, Maria Callas. Moreover she studied body therapies like Alexander Technique, Rolfing, Cantieni and Yoga. The way to her authentic voice was "paved" with lonely nights in dark churches, practicing Belcanto repertoire from Farinelli to Mozart, Bellini, Rossini and Verdi. Studying the physical aspects and breathing methods for opera singing, her musicological curiosity made her research the origins and sources of Belcanto beginning in the Renaissance. "Singing like Callas and Caruso" is not only an amusing story about an individual way to discover a talent, but a heartfully written book about her personal approach to the history of Belcanto from the view of famous teachers and their scientific insights. The practical part brings amusing exercises she practiced and developped to bring into function the authentic power voice everybody can have. Not only beginners' but especially professionals' voices profit from this detailed training program to create their best high performance balance. Dr. A. S. Karin Wettig lives in Munich as a Personality Stylist and Vocal Coach. More about her teachings, videos and classes is available on her personal website www.PersonalityStyling.com
