Vocal Mechanics
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| Gender | Male |
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| Industry | Education |
| Occupation | Voice Teacher |
| Location | Chicago, IL, United States |
| Introduction | If I had not met and studied with Mme Sonia Sharnova in the late 1960s, I would not know what constitutes vocal technique; nor would I or could I have become a teacher of singing. I would not be in position to identify what the great singers do to achieve their astounding and resounding results, much less interpret it technically. Nor could I be in position to confirm “the most colossal work ever published on the art of singing” (Mary Garden): THE VOICE OF THE MIND, by Edgar F. Herbert-Caesari (London, Robert Hale Limited, 1951). What follows is the result of excellent teaching of Mme Sonia Sharnova, the writings of Edgar Herbert-Caesari, a healthy curiosity, and a profound love of singing. Our purpose is to establish the foundation of vocal technique: principle number one of the art of singing and for developing the voice: How to Open the Mouth to engage and develop one's full voice.—— Robert L Burgess, 410 South Michigan Avenue, Studio 828, Chicago, IL 60605; Tel: (312) 922-3263; E-mail: Burgess@vocalmechanics.com |
| Interests | life -- |
| Favorite Movies | City Lights; Blazing Saddles; Olivie's Hamlet; Good-bye Mr. Chips (Peter O'tool and Petula Clark); Disney's Lady and the Tramp; Disney's Fantasia; Camelot; To Have and Have Not; Love Comes Slowly; Major Leagues; Cool Hand Luke, Crash, Hoosiers, and Pastime. |
| Favorite Music | Love duet from Puccini's Madame Butterfly; Otello-Iago duet from Verdi's Otello. Mozart's 41st Symphony, 2nd movement. Beethoven's 6th Symphony. The Soliloquy from Carousal, Rogers and Hammerstein II. The Beatles: Strawberry Fields Forever. And the singing of Enrico Caruso, esp., "L'alba separa dalla luce l'ombra, by F.P. Tosti. |
| Favorite Books | Demian, Herman Hesse; Les Miserables, Victor Hugo; On Miracles, David Hume; Escape From Freedom, Eric Fromm; Why I am Not a Christian, Bertrand Russell--a compilation of essays by the late, great Paul Edwards, professor of philosophy at NYC College; Catch 22; The God Father; Mongrel Metal, and The Voice of the Mind. |