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* Why beginning singers must learn to sing with their minds before
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* New definitions for to hear and to listen and why these definitions
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* Why you should avoid pianos and any mention of diaphragmatic
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* The number-one obstacle that comes between adults and successful
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* How to "tune in" a student who consistently sings certain tones
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* How you will know when your off-pitch singer is an on-pitch singer
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* Additional listening training through interval identification
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HOW IT ALL HAPPENED
Do you have any idea how many people wish they could sing, any idea
how many people have been told they can't sing but really can?
Neither do we. We just know it's a lot because so many people have
told us heartbreaking stories about family members or friends OR EVEN
MUSIC TEACHERS who told them they couldn't sing, that they were
"tone-deaf," couldn't "carry a tune in a bucket," that sort of thing.
EVEN PAUL, OUR FOUNDER, ONCE TOLD A STUDENT HE COULDN'T SING and
turned him away from his choir. The student felt so bad, Paul
determined he would listen to that inner voice (the one we all must
come to trust) for a way to help any student sing on pitch. And he
found it, after a year and a half of listening for a way. Here's what
happened:
One day, after addressing a group of students who had signed up for
the junior-high musical, a boy from the group stayed back to tell Paul
that, although he wanted so badly to be in the musical, he couldn't
sing and would understand if he were not cast. Paul knew this student
well, knew of his integrity, enthusiasm and character, and wanted him
to be a part of the group. Paul invited the student to the piano. He
played a tone and asked the student to sing it. The student sang a
tone that was far from the original, so Paul played a series of tones
and asked the student to sing those. Again, the student's tones were
far from those played on the piano, EVEN THOUGH PAUL HAD SELECTED
TONES HE KNEW WERE IN THE STUDENT'S RANGE.
This was it. IF PAUL EVER NEEDED A SURE METHOD FOR HELPING SOMEONE TO
SING, IT WAS NOW. Paul could see how much this student wanted to sing
and how his esteem had suffered from what he believed was his "tone
deafness."
In a burst of inspiration, Paul knew just what to do, and INSTANTLY
THE STUDENT SANG ON PITCH!
That student went on to sing a solo in the musical and received a
standing ovation but not just for the quality of his performance. He
had been a part of that school community since kindergarten, and other
members of the community were aware of what they thought was his "tone
deafness." Seeing and hearing him sing each night with such enthusiasm
and fantastic intonation moved people to stand and recognize both his
voice and his achievement. That same student went on to study with a
greatly-respected voice teacher in Los Angeles, "something," as he
says, "I never imagined I would do," until he discovered his voice
with Paul.
Since that day, the initial inspiration that helped that boy to sing
has NEVER FAILED TO CORRECT OFF-PITCH SINGING, casually, but
mistakenly, referred to as "tone deafness." Paul has expanded it,
developed it and pulled it apart to look inside, but he has never
needed to change or abandon any part of it.
And, yes, Paul did go back to that student who wanted to be in the
choir and taught him to sing, as well.
YAY!
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WHAT WAS PAUL'S INITIAL INSPIRATION, AND HOW CAN IT HELP YOU TO
CORRECT OFF-PITCH SINGING?
It's all contained in Paul's clear, concise, 44-page book _Correcting
Tone Deafness_. It's all there just waiting to help you help someone
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BECAUSE WE DO.
\"THIS IS THE ONLY COMPLETELY SENSIBLE APPROACH
I HAVE EVER ENCOUNTERED TO RESOLVING
THE PROBLEM AND STIGMA OF 'TONE DEAFNESS.'\"
"Correcting Tone Deafness" is a completely logical, beautifully
caring and systematically designed step-by-step method. This is the
ONLY completely sensible approach I have ever encountered to resolving
the problem and stigma of "Tone Deafness." I do believe that by the
application of Paul Cuneo's approach, we will witness the eradication
of even the term itself and bring hope and success to all those who
love music yet find themselves blocked from on-pitch singing.
Paul's attention to detail is enhanced by his clarity of
communication. The manuscript is easy to read and understand. He has
created an approach which embraces the humanity of the individual with
a wonderful sensitivity to the whole person.
I applaud Paul Cuneo for his dedication to discovering the truths
behind the myth of "tone deafness." Finally there is a workable
approach to it's resolution. I recommend this to any teacher who
wishes to successfully free individuals from the barriers of this
problem, helping them enjoy the creative, life enriching pleasure of
singing.
Jeannie Deva
Originator of The Deva Method ® - Complete Voice Technique for Stage
and Studio™ Founder of Jeannie Deva® Voice Studios Author of "The
Contemporary Vocalist" Mr. Cuneo gave several guest presentations at
the University of Southern California, demonstrating his innovative
approach to correcting what is commonly known as "tone deafness." Our
students were able to quickly and thoroughly grasp the techniques
involved. [He] has my highest recommendation.
Sheila C. Woodward, Ph. D.
Chair, Music Department, Thornton School of Music, University of
Southern California
WHO IS PAUL CUNEO?
Paul Cuneo is the author of _Correcting Tone Deafness_, the creator
of the _Six Steps to On-pitch Singing_ (contained in the book) and the
founder of CorrectingToneDeafness.com. Paul taught music in the
private and public school systems for six years and now DEVOTES HIS
ENTIRE PRIVATE VOICE PRACTICE to teaching off-pitch singers to sing
along. He has helped hundreds of students to sing on pitch, both
children and adults, and has a 100% SUCCESS RATE in correcting
off-pitch singing.
Paul has a degree in music composition from Principia College and has
taught music and voice in Los Angeles at The Accelerated School (TIME
magazine's "Elementary School of the Year" for 2001), where he also
served as Director of Creative Arts, and Berkeley Hall School. His
children's choirs have been chosen to perform for author Maya Angelou,
former governor of California Gray Davs, former California Secretary
of Education Dick Riordan and the California MENC conference.
Paul served as a curriculum writer for Kanye West Foundation's Loop
Dreams program, and his lullaby album _rest here_ was selected by
national parenting magazine CHILD for its annual lullaby round-up
("...perfect for soothing your baby..."). Paul is also an actor and
has appeared in commercials for Infiniti, USAA and DSW Shoes, as well
as in MTV's _From Gs to Gents. _He just wrapped a new film starring
Ray Liotta, Val Kilmer and Gina Gershon, playing Ray Liotta's deputy
sheriff, and will guest star on Disney's(R) _Imagination Movers_ in
September. Paul is the creator of the _Movemental_ techniques for
performers and presenters, which he teaches at The Stella Adler
Academy of Acting in Hollywood. He has served as a movement coach for
Sony Films (_Spanglish_), Columbia Pictures (_Monster House_) and
dance and theater companies, as well as individual performers. Paul
lives with his wife Michelle and their two cats in Studio City,
California.
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\"WHEN I THINK OF PAUL CUNEO,
I THINK OF MAGIC.\"
Paul's ability to get my kindergarten students singing beautifully
in literally minutes blew me away. I had been working with them on
singing "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star" for the winter program, when I
brought them to Paul for our weekly music class. They knew the words,
but some of them were off key, and almost all of them performed the
song in a kind of singing yell. When we entered the room, Paul began
singing to the children instead of talking, as if singing were a
language all its own.
Paul gave them a simple warm-up, and the children sang in a higher
voice than I had ever heard before. Then he had them sing the song.
Their voices suddenly became so sweet, so pure, so gentle, and the
melody came so clearly. I could hardly believe how quickly (and
seemingly effortlessly) Paul effected this change. It was magical.
When I think of Paul Cuneo, I think of magic.
Steven Hicks
Steven is a twenty-year, National Board Certified teacher, a former
Washington Fellow with the U. S. Department of Education and former
Los Angeles County Teacher of Year. He holds a Masters in Early
Childhood Education and was named USA Today Teacher of the Year in
2003. Steven currently serves as Special Assistant to the Secretary on
Early Learning at the U. S. Department of Education. Whoever your
favorite teacher was in life, be prepared to meet a new one. If you
never had a favorite teacher, you will after you study with Paul. I
was frustratingly trapped in Tone Deaf hell until I met Paul Cuneo,
who taught me very few people are actually tone deaf. That cruel hoax
is usually just a way for friends, family and strangers to advise you
not to try and sing in their presence or anyone else's because you
don't sound good. Paul has given me the confidence to overcome the
myths of the past. I finally know what it means to sing on pitch, and
I know I can do it.
Richard Peats
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OKAY...LET'S SEE...
...WHAT ELSE...
...HMMMMMMMM...HOW ABOUT A FEW PASSAGES FROM THE BOOK?
THESE SHOULD GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF PAUL'S COMPASSIONATE, INFORMED
APPROACH.
EXCERPTS
_THE MENTAL NATURE OF SINGING_
You can imagine a sound to listen to, as surely as you can imagine a
song. Imagining singing _is_ singing and the first step toward
expressing singing physically...
Bodies don't sing; people sing. Without the mind, the body produces no
tone. The premise from which this book advances is that a singer must
be able to sing with her mind before she can sing with her body.
Without addressing the mind of the beginning singer, it is useless to
address her vocal mechanism. That is not to say a voice teacher must
have a degree in psychology, but she must have a degree of
understanding of how intimately connected voice is to thoughts and
feelings, in order to lead beginning singers into song.
Hearing is a mental activity. "Dead men tell no tales." So the saying
goes, but "dead men hear no tales" is equally true. A cadaver has ears
but doesn't hear. Our minds are what turn vibrations into
experiences-a part of life!
The term "tone-deaf"
Precise, distinct definitions of to hear and to listen are critical to
understanding how to work with off-pitch singers. The term "tone-deaf"
is a misnomer for many off-pitch singers because the problem lies not
with how well they hear but in how well, or how completely, they
listen...Assume your off-pitch singer can hear everything you want her
to hear. Then help her to value and make use of all that she hears.
This is the path of least resistance.
Diaphragm, schmiaphragm!
Your beginning singer does not need support from her diaphragm to
learn to sing on pitch. Telling a beginning singer to support from her
diaphragm is like telling a four-year-old to water your daisies with a
fire hose. She will likely interpret "support" to mean "push" and
blast tones at an intensity her larynx is too underdeveloped to
accommodate.
No pianos
Teach singing on pitch by _singing_ on pitch. Do not use a piano when
working with an off-pitch singer. It's like trying to teach hockey
with a basketball. Your student has come to learn how to sing. She
needs to listen to and watch you do it, in order to do it herself.
After she has learned to sing on pitch, you may introduce a piano or
other accompanying instrument. You may also employ a piano when your
beginning singer's range is outside your own.
Tone on the range
When working with an off-pitch singer, it is not enough to know only
the tones she is _capable_ of producing; you must also discover the
tones she is _comfortable_ producing. All the tones your singer is
capable of producing comprise her range. You naturally would not ask a
singer to sing beyond her range, but it is as important not to ask a
beginning singer to sing beyond her comfort zone. The comfort zone is
the vocal area in which a singer feels _mentally and emotionally_
comfortable when singing, and this is how you find it...
Imagined audiences
An adult, off-pitch singer subconsciously-and always-sings in the
presence of everyone who has ever told her she doesn't have a good
voice. Throughout all of your sessions with your beginning singer, let
your first goal be to provide an environment in which she feels so
safe, she will just sing without holding each tone up to be judged and
rejected or accepted by her imagined audience. This breakthrough can
happen in your presence...
Love the break
A beginning singer will often avoid tones near "the break," choosing
instead to substitute more comfortable, albeit incorrect, tones.
To understand this better, imagine an artist who renders everything
he sees in gray pencil. One day, he receives a box of multicolored
pastels. Because he is not comfortable using the pastels, he continues
to interpret the colors of the visible world through his gray pencil.
An off-pitch singer tries to interpret all the tones he hears using
the limited number of tones he is _comfortable producing_. It is not
that he doesn't hear all the tones-he is not tone-DEAF-any more than
the artist with the gray pencil doesn't see the colors around him. He
is not familiar with this part of his range, doesn't know how to use
it, so he sticks with what he knows and tries to express the musical
world through his limited vocal palette. As explained in Chapter One,
your goal is to make the uncomfortable areas of his range comfortable,
_especially the area around E-flat above Middle C_.
\"I HAVE NOTICED A 100% IMPROVEMENT
IN HIS SINGING AND INTONATION.\"
Paul, you've done an amazing job. I have noticed a 100% improvement
in [my recording artist's] singing and intonation. We're ready to go
into the studio to record vocals. Many thanks.
Steven Kravac
Record Producer A thoughtful, well-written book that offers sensible
solutions to the pitch problems that plague so-called 'tone-deaf'
singers.
Clark Harris
Vocal coach (clients include Monica Mancini, Jillie Mack of London's
Cats and Steven Beckler of Broadway's Beauty and the Beast)
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