In Search Of A Voice

Author : Casey M.K. Lum
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2012-10-12
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781136490309

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in Search of A Voice by Casey M.K. Lum Pdf

Originating in Japan early in the 1970s as a simple sing-along technology, karaoke has become a hybrid media form designed to integrate mass-mediated popular music, video images, computer graphics, and the live musical performance of its human users. Not only has karaoke become a multimillion-dollar entertainment industry, its varied uses have also evolved into diverse popular cultural and social practices among many people around the world. Based on a two-year ethnographic study, this book offers a penetrating analysis of how karaoke is used in the expression, maintenance, and (re)construction of social identity as part of the Chinese American experience. It also explores the theoretical implications of interaction between the media audience and karaoke as both an electronic communication technology and a cultural practice. This book analyzes the social origins of karaoke and the dramaturgical characteristics of karaoke events, and explains how various musical genres are reframed as karaoke music. It also visits the numerous karaoke scenes in their natural context -- the sites of the actual consumption of media products, such as expensive private homes and fancy hotel ballrooms in the affluent suburbs of New Jersey, working-class restaurants and nightclubs in the multiethnic neighborhoods in Flushing, Queens, and Cantonese opera music clubs in New York's Chinatown. Finally, the book offers an intimate analysis of how karaoke has been adopted by several interpretive communities of first-generation Chinese immigrants not only as popular entertainment but also as a means to help (re)define their social identity and way of life.

Author : Taichi Yamada
Publisher : Faber & Faber
Page : 183 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Illegal aliens
ISBN : 0571229727

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In Search of a Distant Voice by Taichi Yamada Pdf

A woman is trying to contact Kasama Tsuneo at a crisis point in his life. But she won't reveal her identity. Kasama is an immigration officer in Tokyo, struggling to live a 'normal' life after an event that happened eight years previously, when he lived in the USA. His arranged marriage is looming, and he's seized by a strange emotional fit. And then the disembodied voice begins. All Tsuneo can do is desperately chase this woman, and the mystery behind what happened eight years earlier over the sea.

Author : Madhurita Choudhary
Publisher : Sarup & Sons
Page : 190 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 8176256498

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In Search of a Voice by Madhurita Choudhary Pdf

Author : Kate DeVore,Starr Cookman
Publisher : Chicago Review Press
Page : 249 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2009-07
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9781569763063

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The Voice Book by Kate DeVore,Starr Cookman Pdf

Written to save careers one voice at a time through scientifically proven methods and advice, this resource teaches people how to protect and improve one of their most valuable assets: their speaking voice. Simple explanations of vocal anatomy and up-to-date instruction for vocal injury prevention are accompanied by illustrations, photographs, and FAQs. An audio CD of easy-to-follow vocal-strengthening exercises--including Hum and Chew, Puppy Dog Whimper, Sirens, Lip Trills, and Tongue Twisters--is also included, along with information on breathing basics, vocal-cord vibration, and working with students who have medical complications such as asthma, acid reflux, or anxiety.

Author : Amine Bentahar,Courtney Cox Wakefield
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 140 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2018-11-14
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 172779916X

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Voice Search by Amine Bentahar,Courtney Cox Wakefield Pdf

Since the introduction of the Amazon Echo, adoption of voice first technology has accelerated faster than any of its predecessors, including the telephone, the television, the computer, the internet, and the smartphone. By 2020, comScore predicts that 50% of searches will occur via voice and 30% of searches will be performed on a device without a screen. Digital marketers must adapt their search strategies to incorporate voice search. This book equips readers with an understanding of the current state of voice search, actionable tactics to prepare for voice search, and predictions on the future of voice search. Don't fall behind on one of the most important changes to search in history. -Amazon Echo owners spend more money on Amazon, with owners spending about 10% more than before they bought the Echo, per a study by NPD Group. -When voice assistants are developed, rather than source all their own information, they utilize many existing datasets such as recipes from Allrecipes and local business information from Google My Business. -By 2020, there will be 21.4 million smart speakers in the U.S., as they seem to be growing in popularity every day. The firm Mediapos estimates that about 30% of all searches will be done without the use of a screen by 2020.

Author : John Colapinto
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2022-02
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781982128753

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This Is the Voice by John Colapinto Pdf

Introduction: Personally speaking -- Baby talk -- Origins -- Emotion -- Language -- Sex and gender -- The voice in society -- The voice of leadership & persuasion -- Swan song.

Author : Mordecai Schreiber
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 223 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9780765709714

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Hearing the Voice of God by Mordecai Schreiber Pdf

In an age when technology is making our world feel increasingly small and far-flung peoples are interacting with each other more regularly than at any other time in history, the common threads running through vastly different civilizations are not only more obvious but more important to our understanding of ourselves as members of the human race. In Hearing the Voice of God: In Search of Prophecy, Mordecai Schreiber explores one of these common threads--the Jewish prophetic tradition. Schreiber examines the roots of the prophetic tradition in Judaism and demonstrates how it has influenced the prophets of later religions, how its tenets have been replicated by major social and political figures of recent centuries, and how it ultimately has the power to define each person's understanding of his or her responsibilities as a member of the human race. This is an important text for anyone who wishes to understand the Jewish prophetic tradition that has informed the development of today's world religions and societal laws.

Author : Lorna Bleach,Katariina Närä,Sian Prosser
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 229 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2009-10-02
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781443816243

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In Search of the Medieval Voice by Lorna Bleach,Katariina Närä,Sian Prosser Pdf

Organised in 2008 by four medievalists from the University of Sheffield, Locating the Voice: Expressions of Identity in the Middle Ages provided a theatre for dialogue between postgraduates and early career researchers from around the world. This collection of articles, born out of the conference, forms an intriguing and interesting way of looking at identity and reflects the editors’ desire to reconcile ideas within adjacent interdisciplinary fields of study. Reaching far beyond the domain of medieval literature, already familiar to so many, this book examines the authorial and pictorial voice, the voice of national identity and even the physical attributes a medieval voice may have had. Each contributor shows how, in locating the voice in their own field of research, it is possible to build a multi-disciplinary approach to individuality and identity in the medieval world.

Author : Marcus Harris
Publisher : Marcus Harris
Page : 79 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2019-12-11
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Songs In Search Of A Voice by Marcus Harris Pdf

The confessions of a silver-tongued playboy...the musings of a jilted lover haunted by the scent of the departed...the prayers of a single mother pregnant with both hope and fear in a world beyond her control... Crafted in searing, vivid language, the poems in this exciting debut are masterfully sculpted to resonate throughout the very core of the reader like a melody unchained. Through a variety of different voices, Marcus relates universal truths that span the boundaries of race, color, creed, and gender. Whether the fertile promise of new love, the lingering sting of domestic violence, the emotional scarring of child abuse, or the beguiling face of blind patriotism – no matter which voice you hear them in, these are truly "songs" from the chorus of everyday life.

Author : Barbara Houseman
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Art
ISBN : 0878301674

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Finding Your Voice by Barbara Houseman Pdf

Finding your voice can be used as a resource by actors at all levels, form students and young professionals to established and experienced actors. Drama teachers in schools and committed amateur actors who want to increase their vocal skills and understanding will also find it invaluable.

Author : W. Stephen Smith,Michael Chipman
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 223 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2007-03-15
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780195300505

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The Naked Voice by W. Stephen Smith,Michael Chipman Pdf

In The Naked Voice, W. Stephen Smith invites all singers to improve their vocal technique through his renowned and time-tested wholistic method. Focusing not only on the most important technical, but also on the often overlooked psychological and spiritual elements of learning to sing, his book allows readers to develop their own full and individual identities as singers. With philosophies and techniques drawn from a lifetime of teaching voice, Smith demonstrates how one can reveal the true unique sound of one's own voice by singing with the whole self. The master's method, presented in concrete and comprehensible terms with helpful illustrations, is enhanced by a CD containing exercises performed by singers from Smith's own studio-singers whose talent and training bring them across the country and around the world. The clear and easy style of The Naked Voice welcomes the reader into Smith's teaching studio, and into conversation with Smith himself as he presents the six simple and elegant exercises that form the core of his method. These exercises provide a foundation for free singing, and lead singers through the step-by-step process of mastering the technique. Throughout, Smith speaks sympathetically and encouragingly to the singer in search of an unencumbered and effective approach to the art. The Naked Voice is a must-read for all singers, giving teachers and students, amateurs and professionals, access to the methods and concepts that have earned Smith his reputation as one of the most highly-sought-after vocal instructors in the international arena today.

Author : Charles Lillard,Terry Glavin
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : UOM:39015047558625

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A Voice Great Within Us by Charles Lillard,Terry Glavin Pdf

Skookum, cultus, hyack, saltchuck, klahowya, tillicum: It is in words like these that the last vestiges of a lost British Columbian language remain. It was known as Chinook. Its use today is mainly confined to colloquialisms, and place names like Boston Bar, Canim Lake, Illahee Mountain, Snass Creek, and Skookumchuck. It began as a trading jargon, but it soon evolved into a distinct West Coast tongue. Down through the years, as many as a quarter of a million people relied on it. Chinook was an everyday necessity.A Voice Great Within Us consists of an introductory essay by Glavin exploring the development and spread of Chinook throughout the West Coast, and the place it continues to have in our history; the Chinook poem, Rain Language; Lillard's own essay on the part that Chinook played in his own life and exploration of British Columbia. In addition, A Voice Great Within Us includes a lexicon containing hundreds of Chinook words and expressions and a map and gazetteer of British Columbia, showing eighty Chinook place names in this province.A Voice Great Within Us is Number 7 in the Transmontanus series of books edited by Terry Glavin.

Author : Charles Avakian Freericks
Publisher : Whitby, Ont. : Plowman
Page : 43 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1550720112

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In Search of a Voice by Charles Avakian Freericks Pdf

Author : Matthew Mills,Gillie Stoneham
Publisher : Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2017-05-18
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781784503949

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The Voice Book for Trans and Non-Binary People by Matthew Mills,Gillie Stoneham Pdf

Written by two specialist speech and language therapists, this book explains how voice and communication therapy can help transgender and non-binary people to find their authentic voice. It gives a thorough account of the process, from understanding the vocal mechanism through to assimilating new vocal skills and new vocal identity into everyday situations, and includes exercises to change pitch, resonance and intonation. Each chapter features insider accounts from trans and gender diverse individuals who have explored or are exploring voice and communication related to their gender expression, describing key aspects of their experience of creating and maintaining a voice that feels true to them. This guide is an essential, comprehensive source for trans and non-binary individuals who are interested in working towards achieving a different, more authentic voice, and will be a valuable resource for speech and language therapists/pathologists, voice coaches and healthcare professionals.

Author : Stephen J. Pyne
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 327 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2009-05-15
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780674054455

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Voice and Vision by Stephen J. Pyne Pdf

It has become commonplace these days to speak of “unpacking” texts. Voice and Vision is a book about packing that prose in the first place. While history is scholarship, it is also art—that is, literature. And while it has no need to emulate fiction, slump into memoir, or become self-referential text, its composition does need to be conscious and informed. Voice and Vision is for those who wish to understand the ways in which literary considerations can enhance nonfiction writing. At issue is not whether writing is scholarly or popular, narrative or analytical, but whether it is good. Fiction has guidebooks galore; journalism has shelves stocked with manuals; certain hybrids such as creative nonfiction and the new journalism have evolved standards, esthetics, and justifications for how to transfer the dominant modes of fiction to topics in nonfiction. But history and other serious or scholarly nonfiction have nothing comparable. Now this curious omission is addressed by Stephen Pyne as he analyzes and teaches the craft that undergirds whole realms of nonfiction and book-based academic disciplines. With eminent good sense concerning the unique problems posed by research-based writing and with a wealth of examples from accomplished writers, Pyne, an experienced and skilled writer himself, explores the many ways to understand what makes good nonfiction, and explains how to achieve it. His counsel and guidance will be invaluable to experts as well as novices in the art of writing serious and scholarly nonfiction.