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An autoethnography of Scottish hip-hop: identity, locality, outsiderdom and social commentary. (2018)
Thesis
Hook, D. An autoethnography of Scottish hip-hop: identity, locality, outsiderdom and social commentary. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/1255222

The published works that form the basis of this PhD are a selection of hip-hop songs written over a period of six years between 2010 and 2015. The lyrics for these pieces are all written by the author and performed with hip-hop group Stanley Odd. The... Read More about An autoethnography of Scottish hip-hop: identity, locality, outsiderdom and social commentary..

Popular singing and style (2014)
Book
Soto-Morettini, D. (2014). Popular singing and style. Bloomsbury Publishing

Popular Singing serves as a practical guide to exploring the singing voice while helping to enhance vocal confidence in a range of popular styles. The book provides effective alternatives to traditional voice training methods, and demonstrates how th... Read More about Popular singing and style.

Love Eurydice. (2006)
Other
Davismoon, S., & Rodger, J. (2006). Love Eurydice

This work is for large orchestra, mezzo-soprano (Eurydice) and three other women’s voices (SSA). Certain models of contemporary music visitations to classical legends, informed the research direction for this work, especially: Nono’s Prometeo and Xe... Read More about Love Eurydice..

Popular Singing: a practical guide to Pop, Rock, Blues, Jazz, Country and Gospel (2006)
Book
Soto-Morettini, D. (2006). Popular Singing: a practical guide to Pop, Rock, Blues, Jazz, Country and Gospel. A & C Black

Donna Soto-Morettini is one of the top performance coaches in the industry and has worked as casting director and performance coach for the hit BBC reality casting shows, I'd Do Anything, Any Dream Will Do, and How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria.... Read More about Popular Singing: a practical guide to Pop, Rock, Blues, Jazz, Country and Gospel.

Pied Beauty.
Other
Hails, J. (2014). Pied Beauty. [Musical score]. Edinburgh, Scotland

Composition for soprano and two scordatura violas (alternatively, for soprano and stereo fixed media playback)