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GENERAL
Ricci Adams' Musictheory.net
Teach yourself music theory on line for free; also includes essential
ear training practice. Learning to recognize music intervals will
ensure good tuning and help with phrasing & improvisation. Try the interval ear trainer first.
When you've got a lot of time the vocalist site has many articles on singing, including details of technology available to help in learning to sing, and many learning tools for ear training and theory. Also various discussions, such as how to access head voice, and the difference between tenor & baritone etc. Vocalist
Vocalist an international mailing list for singers and singing teachers. Mostly opera and classical singers, but also discuss musical theater and other styles. All topics, from auditions to fach to repertoire to career-building, vocal warmups, singing tips, are welcome here.
For the francophones amongst us, Chant is excellent for practical singing exercises. Unfortunately it's completely in French, with some English translations, but if you read music you might be able to work out the exercises anyway.
Club Acoustica - Welcome Promotes local artists in the Sydney region, through live gigs and networking.
ZEPHYR MUSIC Pty Ltd - Printed Music Retailers (Sydney) Sydney’s best sheet music retailer also offers a very good mail order service – quick, with very good protective packaging, and only $5 per order.
Sheet Music Plus.
A very comprehensive source for music on the internet, based in San
Francisco.
Backing Tracks Online
Professional Quality Music Backing Tracks made in Australia.
Specializing in Dance, Drama, Theatre, Eisteddfod and music
competition events.
Welcome to Music Minus One On-line catalogue of all their highly recommended titles.
Faculty Profile: Richard Miller Author of several books on singing technique, including The Structure of Singing (1986), Training Tenor Voices (1993), On the Art of Singing (1996), Training Soprano Voices.
Estill Voice Training Systems Jo Estill is, in my humble opinion, the world’s leading voice scientist. Her contribution to a systematic, logical understanding of the use of the voice in modern styles is unparalleled, and her workshops are a delight.
Singing Tutor v4.0 This excellent piece of software allows you to see the pitch and vibrato as you sing into the microphone in real time. Great for improving tuning and vibrato expressive qualities in the voice.
Voice Tools I can’t recommend this software highly enough – it allows you to watch the harmonics of the whole voice on screen as you sing, thus allowing you to improve tone as you practice. Through immediate real-time audio/visual feedback, a singer may observe on video monitors such vocal events as onset and release, vowel definition vowel modification, agility, registration, intensity, nasality, degrees of legato, phrase shaping and vibrato rates. Most importantly, the singer is alerted to the spectral relationships among overtones and formants that characterize the professional singing voice.
Australian Music Therapy Association Inc
Art Search Engine
The vOICe Sonification Applet - Draw your own Sound Online spectral analysis.
Good Ear - Online Ear Training Site
For a musician ear training is one of the most important tasks.
Good Ear helps you to develop good ears. It works within your
browser.
Trinity College London - The International Examinations Board
Sight-Singing Trainer
This is a unique program which may help you develop your sight reading
ability. It has voice pitch recognition capability. It will generate
random melodic drills. Take a look at the notes and try to hear them in
your mind. The computer will listen and help you correct
the intonation.
Here is an interesting site which has good singing tips. http://www.briangilbertson.com.au/sing_tip.htm
Vocal Focus has a voice teacher checklist for help in choosing a teacher, breathing exercises, constrictor muscle relaxation exercises and explanations of how the human voice works. Voice lessons or workshops are available from the site's owner, Ronni Lederman in Rockland County, NY
Join me in doing our bit to save the planet by reading what my dear friend Karla Bell has to say on the subject of climate change.
MUSIC THEATRE – GENERAL
The newsgroup rec.arts.theatre.musicals is one of the most hectic on the net - but it's more for theatre goers in London & America. Not so much for singers per se. However their FAQ site is a Pandora's box of useful information on music theatre: rec.arts.theatre.musicals
A highly recommended site for musicals is @musicals . This has a good synopsis, cast list, recordings information and trivia for over 50 musicals.
For Rodgers & Hammerstein musicals you can also go to The Rodgers and Hammerstein Organization
Home page for the Independent Theatre Association, a community-driven website for anyone with an interest in theatre - professional or amateur. If you have an interest in theatre, particularly in Australia and especially in Western Australia, then we hope you'll find the information and discussions here useful, informative and entertaining.
Association of Community Theatre ACT is Australia's largest non-profit theatre umbrella organisation with member clubs in all states of Australia but based mainly in the state of New South Wales.
Middle Eight Music Online CD store featuring music theatre and cabaret artists from Australia and ROW.
http://www.lmlmusic.com/ US cabaret & music theatre recording label.
Musical Heaven Celebrating The Musicals Of Yesterday & Today
MUSIC THEATRE - SYDNEY MUSICAL SOCIETIES
Willoughby Musical Society Chatswood.
Bankstown Theatrical Society Inc
The Regals Musical Society Home Page. This page has lots of information about current productions, booking enquiries, history and much more.
Eastern Suburbs Musical Society Felicia Harris (musical director) 02-93445302 (h) PO Box 542, Maroubra 2035
Mosman Musical Society Performing "Bat Boy" in May 2007
Ashfield Musical Society This site includes a very useful plot background tutor for the forthcoming show.
Waverley Randwick Philharmonic Society Inc Choir & Orchestra, site contains a great list of Australian music sites.
Canterbury Theatre Guild Home Page
Riverside Lyric Ensemble Parramatta
Kookaburra The National Musical Theatre Company
SYDNEY CABARET VENUES
Broadway Australia.com Cabaret newsletter and links.
Sylvie Boisel French cabaret singer now based in Sydney.
JAZZ - SYDNEY ORGANISATIONS
Jazushi Jazz restaurant in Surry Hills.
The Jazzgroove Association promotes young Sydney jazz musicians through weekly performances at the Excelsior Hotel.
The Basement Night club that features a wide range of contemporary artists, including jazz.
Jazz Action Society, Sydney NSW Australia Non-profit organization that promotes Australian jazz through concerts and newsletters.
CHOIRS - SYDNEY ORGANISATIONS
Sydney philharmonia choirs australia's largest choral organisation
Australian National Choral Association
Sydney University Musical Society (SUMS) Home Page
St Peter's Cremorne Anglican Choir Conducted by esteemed Sydney conductor & organist David Coburn.
Royal School of Church Music - NSW List of Sydney choirs.
Sydney Chamber Choir is one of the finest small choirs in Australia, setting standards of musicianship and artistry which remain as benchmarks in choral singing.
The Sydneian Bach Choir and Orchestra performs all of Bach’s choral cantatas.
Ian Laurence, musical director of "The Elementals" and "Jonah and the Wailers", two gospel choirs which rehearse in multiple Sydney locations each week. For details, please contact Ian on 9953-7902.
"The SongBirds" We are a singing group and we perform for charity in Nursing Homes and Retirement Villages in the Sydney area for the benefit of our senior citizens. Our purpose is to bring some smiles to the faces of elderly people in our community.
Alchemy a capella choir, based in Petersham.
Inner West Chamber Choir
Rehearsals are in Leichhardt on Monday nights from 7:30pm to 9:30pm.
Sweet Adelines
All female four part harmony choirs located around Australia. Branches in Belrose, Caringbah, Castle Hill, Concord, Hunters Hill.
The Sydney Jewish Choral Society rehearses on Wednesday evenings at 7.30pm
at the Burger Centre, Bondi Junction. Inquiries: Marilyn 0414 442 402.
Sydney University Graduate Choir
St Mary's Singers
Rehearsal Monday nights 6.30pm; performances monthly.
OPEN MIKE NIGHTS
Dean's Cafe, 5 Kellet St, Kings Cross. (02) 9368 0953 Tuesday nights.
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