PART II: SOUL
THE THEATER
Waking Dreams
Yawning, Laughing, Crying - Part II
Opera as Science Fiction
Special FX
THE SONGS
Why Are There so Many Love Songs?
Telling Your Story
Where Do the Words Come from?
Heard Any Good Accents Lately?
Separated at Birth
THE LIGHT
Star Quality
Do Blondes Have More Fun?
Taking "Light Pictures"
Tolerating Ambiguity
The Eyes Are the Windows of the Soul
I Want to Be Discovered!
Catching the Light
Table of Contents
PART I: BODY
THE MIND
It's Bad Luck to Whistle in a Theater
Singing Happens in the Right Brain
Stay in the Flow
Grab Your Decoder Ring
Loud on Paper
Jinxed
THE VOICE
How Does the Voice Work?
Why Do I Sound Different on a
Recording?
If I Can't Listen to Myself,
How Do I Know What I'm Singing?
That Note's Too High
Head Voice and Chest Voice
Yawning, Laughing, Crying-Part I
My Third Grade Teacher Told Me
Not to Sing
THE BREATH
The Joys of Cartilage
Teach Me how to Breathe
The Diaphragm As A Duplex
When Should I Breathe?
I Keep Running out of Air!
That Stereo's Too Loud!
Turn It down a Few Ounces
I Sing Great in the Shower
THE FLESH
Energy
Should I Sing when I'm Sick?
Bon Appétit
Dress For Success
Why Act Like Such a Diva?
Metamorphosis