Larsen Sigmon English 1102 Inquiry Project 2/25/14 ! Annotated Reference List ! !

Hoebermann, K. (2010, July 22). Vocal technique, Vocal styles, The Liberated Voice. Retrieved February 24, 2014, from http://www.claudiafriedlander.com/theliberated-voice/2010/07/vocal-technique-vocal-styles.html

This is a credible source because the author has 15 years of vocal experience in both teaching and performing. This source gives information about opera and its consistency with vibrato. It also gives information about the author as a voice teacher. I can use this source for the teaching aspect of vocal music. It can also be beneficial for me when I talk about opera in my website. I will use the information from this source to give aspiring singers information that a vocal coach would give.

Murbe, D., Zahnert, T., Kuhlisch, E., & Sundberg, J. (2007). Effects of professional singing education on vocal vibrato-A longitudinal study. Journal of Voice, 21(6), 683-688.

This article is peer-reviewed; it is therefore a credible source. This source discusses singing education on vocal vibrato. It talks about how more education and practice will strengthen a singers vibrato. I think that this source will help me understand

Larsen Sigmon English 1102 Inquiry Project 2/25/14 the capabilities of different types of singing with each range of the voice. I think it will specifically help me understand the vibrato in an opera singers voice and why it is always consistent. I will use the information from this source when I discuss opera in my website. I will also use it when describing what a good singers voice is like, by what they are capable of. ! ! National Center for Voice and Speech (2013). Voice Academy glossary. Retrieved 24, 2014, from http://www.uiowa.edu/~shcvoice/glossary.html

This is a credible source because it is from the National Center for Voice & Speech. It is also is an education website. It gives acknowledgement to The University of Iowa and other National Institutions. This source defines many accurate vocal terms. I can use this source to define all vocal music terminology to use on my website. A lot of people do not know all the vocal terminology so this source will be very helpful with providing information.

Porter, W. V. (2013, November 14). Vocal music, Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved February 24, 2014, from http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/631696/vocal-music

This source is credible because it is an official encyclopedia. It was recently

Larsen Sigmon English 1102 Inquiry Project 2/25/14 updated so it gives fresh and accurate information. The author has a very high title: Emeritus Professor of Musicology, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois. This source discusses the genres of vocal music. It goes into the detailed history of it as far as the 7th century. This source will provide me with loads of historical information on vocal music. I will be able to have a section on my website for vocal music history alone and much of the information will come from this source.

Torres, R. (2014). Masters of Harmony, Vocal Education Series. Retrieved February 24, 2014, from http://www.mastersofharmony.org/vocal_education_series/

This is a credible source because the author, a frequent contributor to the website, is a vocal coach with a Masters degree in Music and has a Ph. D. in Music Education for Performers from New York University. This source is a vocal education site. It gives information on warm-ups, breath control, vocal technique, fine-tuning, choreography and singing, words to sing by, health and the voice, the aging voice, attitude, power, performance, artistic singing, and the art of in-tune singing. I will use the majority of information from this site on every page of my website because it give so much accurate and credible information about singing. This will be a very beneficial source for my project.

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