By Elaine Schmidt.

The First 15 Lessons series provides a step-by-step lesson plan for the absolute beginner, complete with audio tracks, video lessons, and real songs! Designed for self-teaching or for use with an instructor, you'll build a solid foundation as you work through each lesson, learning the basics of the instrument and music reading while practicing the many exercises, concepts and song excerpts within. Must-know instruction so you can start playing right away, with a free online metronome!

The voice book features lessons on: full-body singing, breathing, finding your voice, vocal warm ups, the vocal break, caring for your voice, diction, music literacy, building skills, working on a song, dealing with nerves and more. Includes vocal lines from 12 songs: At Last • Cups (When I'm Gone) • Danny Boy • Georgia on My Mind • Give My Regards to Broadway • Hallelujah • Hard Times Come Again No More • Homeward Bound • I Ain't Got Nobody (And Nobody Cares for Me) • Scarborough Fair • The Skye Boat Song • You Raise Me Up.

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