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Abstract

Debra Greschner reviews three recent publications. The Essentials of CoreSinging: A Joyful Approach to Singing and Voice Pedagogy (Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield, 2022) is a compilation that presents the CoreSinging approach to singing developed by Meribeth Dayme (1938-2019). The volume is edited by Cynthia Vaughn and Matthew Hoch. The Vaccai Project by Rachelle Jonck and Derrick Goff (Independently published: Bel Canto Boot Camp, 2022) is a daily online training program supplemented with essays about history, performance practice, and libretto study based on the Metodo pratico di canto italiano per camera by Nicola Vaccai (1790-1848. So You Want to Sing Musical Theatre: A Guide for Performers Updated and Expanded Edition by Amanda Flynn ( Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield, 2022) provides detailed pedagogic and performance advice for the musical theatre performer.