Requiring no formal music background, this complete teaching package offers a unique, appealing, and effective introduction to the art of singing. Suitable for beginning and intermediate singers of all voices, "Basics of Singing" is flexibly organized, providing a variety of pedagogical approaches to present the basic principles of voice production, musicianship, song interpretation, and vocal health. New to this edition is a Background and Performance Notes section that provides singers with context and performance advice for every song in the anthology. The anthology section contains 45 songs, presenting 15 songs from such musicals as "The Secret Garden," "Babes in Arms," "West Side Story," and "Into the Woods"; 15 arias and art songs of Scarlatti, Faur, Vaughan Williams, Clara Schumann, Rorem, and other great composers, and 15 folk songs.