Ventriloquism: Magic with Your Voice (Dover Magic Books)

You need three things to become a ventriloquest: how to make lips sounds (p, b, v, f, w); how to change voice quality (distant, muffled, telephone); how to use ventiloquist figures. If you are coming from a deep phonetics background, with the practical ability to produce sounds, change voice quality, the only art you need is how to use ventriloquist figures and play dialogues.Substitutions for lip sounds is easy; chaging voice quality without messing up your vocal tract requires a different kind of traning or you can use the brute force method. Yes, there are some tidbits on these aspects. Can you become a ventriloquist just by reading and practising the book? Maybe, not. However, it is a good book on ventriloquism. This is an older edition, which contains more material than its newer counterpart.

Very comprehensive guide on the basics of Ventriloquism. I was trying the lessons the first time I picked the book up and actually got through most of the alphabet....need more work on my M's and P's though...will post more after I get through some more chapters

4-5

Been buying Dover books for years and years. Never saw one with the back in the front. At least they didn't put the pages upside down.Don't need a refund.I am going to put it on my collector's shelf.Maybe it will teach me to read like an EgyptianOnly book I ever saw like this.

Great detailed book for making a dummy, however you need to be a experienced modrl maker. Compleat detail clearly listed, but best for the experienced dummy maker

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I found this book to be very helpful. Diagrams were clear about tongue placement. One of the better books I have studied.

Great learning guide!

Came on time for a gift for my brother and has lots of photos. he is going to love it!

Sehr gut und informativ. Selbst für einen Profi noch viel lernbare Einheiten und sehr gut aufbereitetes Material. Hier spiegelt sich lernbares Grundwissen mit wichtigen persönlichen Erfahrungen und unbeschreiblicher Kompetenz des Autors wieder.Dieses Werk von George Schindler (Autor) ist nicht nur ein guter Ratgeber, sondern auch wichtiger notwendiger Baustein, der in keiner englisch sprachigen Büchersammlung / Ventriloquism fehlen sollte.Gut verständlich aufbereitet und auch die Lektionsweises sind gut zu lesen.Ich bin froh dieses Werk zu besitzen und wünsche jedem Käufer genauso viel Freude und Kenntniserweiterung wie ich sie hatte.Hintergründe / Storys und Bilder geben diesem Werk noch das sogenannte i-Tüpfelchen oder wie man auch sagt ein Sahnehäupchen zum Wissen ....

Ideal for a beginner like me.

Not quite what I expected and its an oldPublication, not enough tips/info on theTechniques you require for this field.