The Jazz Singer's Handbook provides an inspiring and practical window of insight into the world
of professional jazz singing. Drawing upon an impressive career as an arranger teacher singer
pianist and clinician Michele Weir (faculty UCLA) has distilled her experiences and
observations into two handbook sections: the artistry and the mastery of singing jazz. Also
included is a jazz chord library a professional resource guide a review of music fundamentals
and an index of terms and symbols. The CD includes sing-along tracks for standard songs many
of which are in two keys for different voice ranges plus recorded examples of the performance
and arranging concepts presented in the text.
