Assistant Professor Brian Manternach, D.Mus., was invited, as one of 57 experts, to contribute a short chapter to the book, The Voice Teacher's Cookbook. As part of a series addressed to different groups of musicians, each book uses the cookbook/recipe format for discussing subjects related to the field. His chapter is called "Vocal Exercises: Using the Correct Ingredients in the Correct Order."
Manternach is a very active faculty member in our department and an Associate Editor for the Journal of Singing. He has published his works in the Journal of Singing and other publications including Classical Singer Magazine. He is the President of the Northern Utah Chapter of the National Association of Teachers of Singing. Learn more about his work at www.brianmanternach.com.
57 experts from across the U.S. working as professors, studio teachers, professional singers, choral directors, composers, vocologists, and speech-language pathologists have all contributed to this amazing collection of quick-to-read, yet deeply insightful strategies. It's like finding expert trade secrets all placed in one easy source. With outstanding records of performance, workshop clinics, recordings, research, composition, leadership, and teaching, the authors provide their favorite "recipes" that will expand your current knowledge and inspire all levels of voice teachers and singers.
This series is not about cooking but about improving ones performance, students or ensembles. This on-going series includes books for the music director, brass player, choral director, drummer and percussionist, string teacher and woodwind player. Each volume contains articles–in the form of a recipe–by 57 authors prominent in their field. The articles are short, easy to read and provide the wisdom of years of experience.