I misplaced my Seth Riggs "Singing for the Stars" CDs

I want to get back into vocal warmups and things like that. I still have the book, but misplaced the CDs. I'm absent minded in general, it's a problem ....

Anyway, I was wondering if anyone can share the MP3's with me, if they had it ripped from CD.

I should have imported the files to my computer a long time ago. Despite the lame title, it's still one of the better teaching books out their no?

Sure. I have the audio files that I ripped from my CD but how should I share it. Sending an e-mail attachment is not possible because it is quite MB heavy. Get back to me with how should I send it.

A related question (s):

How is that book and how does it compare to his "American Idol Singer's Advantage" or "The Contemporary Singer: Elements of Vocal Technique" by Anne Peckham ?

Thanks

Tommy

"The Contemporary Singer: Elements of Vocal Technique" by Anne Peckham is what I use. I do the vocal workout 6 days a week for the past 6-9 months. It has completely opened up and relaxed my voice. Hitting notes is so much easier.

For more details on my warmup routine, go here:

http://acapella.harmony-central.com/showthread.php?2885146-So-how-do-YOU-warm-up-And-why

To be honest, I still haven't read the whole book. But the vocal workout CD is worth the price of the book alone.

For beginners (and early intermediates), it will definitely change your voice if you do it daily.

I really wish more vocal books would adopt the same format. For each exercise, they:

1)Announce the name of the exercise

2)Play a note (I'm guessing maybe it's the tonic)

3)A singer runs through the exercise

4)They play the exercise on a piano (on each iteration, that move one half-step higher or lower)

5)Goes to the next exercise

It's very efficient and doesn't waste any time.

I never read the American Idol book, but something tells me to note trust anything put out by American Idol. The show is such a joke on many levels. With all the talented (and starving) artists out there, how do they manage to have so many people that should have never made it to the TV show?

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IMHO, out of all the reviews on Amazon.com for Anne Peckham's book, I would say this one is the most accurate:

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20 of 20 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars From a vocal instructor: Simply a great book!, September 25, 2009

By James A. Coulter Jr. "Christ Surrendered" (SC by way of AZ, TN, IL, and GA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: The Contemporary Singer: Elements of Vocal Technique (Berklee Guide) (Paperback)

I know this review is long, but I hope you will find it worth every word.

This is a great book for both beginning and intermediate vocalists. I read all the reviews, and to be honest, I am dumbfounded by the bad ones - but that is just me.

This book is exactly what it says - a book of "elements" of vocal technique for the contemporary singer. It is not "Diagnosis and Correction of Vocal Faults" by McKinney nor any other very detailed instruction book for the advanced singer or instructor.

As a vocal instructor, this was a breath of fresh air and filled a huge need - the need for a book that introduced both the physical and mental aspects of singing at a level that the average beginning to intermediate student could comprehend. It does that and does it well! It introduces and explains fairly complex topics in a very easy to follow, easy to understand, and easy to apply way. I have used this in my studio for the last year and a half (since I came across it) with tremendous results. Understand, it is not for every student, but it hits the mark for most, especially in a private studio setting. If you or your students are studying at the college level, it is probably not for you unless you are just starting out.

The CD is GREAT, but I do understand why some don't like it. If you can come to understand that track 2 through 6 are where the money is at, you will love it as well. I respectfully disagree with the reviewers who complained about it lacking real lower and upper range workouts or that it doesn't have any sense of order to it. I found it to be just the opposite. This is the first vocal workout CD I have found that anyone can put in and it will take you through a very solid and well laid out workout. The warm ups are logical and progressive and work with the natural physiology of the vocal mechanism to give a well rounded and reasonably complete workout.

Warm ups start with track two which is a general workout for all voices, and it does what it is designed to do very, very well. The following workouts are beginning and advanced workouts for high and low voices respectively. Do they take you to the extremes of the professional voice? In most cases no. But then again, they're not supposed to. This book is intended to hit a broader market. As a first tenor that usually vocalizes up to a high Eb, these don't take me all the way to my top note. HOWEVER, by the time I finish the general, beginning for high, and advanced for high voices, I assure you I am well warmed up.

I know everyone has their own opinion, but for me, the CD alone is worth the price of admission. In fact, I have commented that I wish I could buy just the CD - I'd put one in every vehicle I own. I have seen it literally transform one of my students voices in one week. I'll admit that was an anomaly, but it happened. And I have noticed a big difference in every student that has used it on a regular basis, without exception.

**As for the rest of the tracks after track 6, I completely concur with those that say that find them useless without a piano near by. You basically get one example of the exercise and then you're on your own.

REVIEWER BIO: Everyone giving a review of this book brings some background to the table. Some of them I am sure are phenomenal. Mine is this: studied voice from some of the best in the business over the last 30 years, B.A. in vocal performance and nearly finished with my Masters with a vocal and conducting emphasis, studio vocalist for 16 years, choral and vocal clinician, and vocal instructor in private practice as well as occasionally in a university setting (when I have time) for the last 10 years. This is not about credits, I just wanted to let you know that I what experience I bring to this review.

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**NOTE: While it is true that they demo the exercises only once and then, you're on your own (a piano is playing), it has worked beautifully for me. My sense of pitch has blossomed over the 9 months I've used the workout CD. As my voice got stronger, the exercises became easier. I'd say 4-6 months into it, you'll get decent at doing the exercises with good pitch

The American Idol book is another Seth Riggs book so I figured he had a good rep.

Thanks for the review.

Tommy

Hi sorry I saw this post late. I assumed no one was replying to this. Thanks for your reply nevertheless.

Do you use dropbox? That is a pretty easy way to share files. You get 5gb for free I think. It's a good application and has apps for sync to iphone, ipad, etc. if you use those. Anyway, I use a pay account to transfer files of all sort and it's useful for sending large pro tools files to mixers and producers. If you pm me your email address I can send you an invite. I sound like I work for dropbox, but I don't.

https://www.dropbox.com/install

Oh my gosh, I have the same problem! Well sort of... I have the 2 cassettes but no cassette player. I have Dropbox. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Pay for it with your hard earned cash. You'll feel 100% better about yourself.

On 3/15/2012 at 7:20 AM, wind123 said:

Sure. I have the audio files that I ripped from my CD but how should I share it. Sending an e-mail attachment is not possible because it is quite MB heavy. Get back to me with how should I send it.

I bought the program but it came without the CDs Please can you share via we transfer/Dropbox to me? I really appreciate your help! 😃 PM me and I will give you my email addy...

I also have the Seth Riggs “singing for the stars” book but no longer have the CD’s. If anyone has any audio versions of the exercises that can be emailed or sent via Dropbox or we transfer I would be incredibly grateful🙏🏾

Thank you in advance...

-Tezz!