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The late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries saw many "revolutionary methods" (tongue firmly implanted in cheek) of teaching voice. Some were vigorous, dependable methodologies based on sound principles and best practices. Others,... more
In her close professional relationship to composers, such as Luciano Berio, John Cage, Hans Werner Henze, Igor Stravinsky and Sylvano Bussotti, Cathy Berberian has productively tainted historical preconceptions about the authorial “work”... more
In 1983, Howard Gardner shook the foundations of intelligence testing and the field of education by suggesting that there are seven distinct intelligences. These intelligences had testable and distinct attributes that were supported by... more
This study explored the personal narratives of six AFAB (“assigned female at birth”) singers – three cis and three trans/non-binary performers of varying ages, ethnicities and locales – to understand how their experiences informed their... more
ABSTRACT The use of metaphorical imagery as a rhetorical resource in the teaching of singing represents a research topic that inserts into de debate between two pedagogical paradigms of Vocal Technique: the Traditional and the... more
Desde mediados del s. XX, la creciente disponibilidad de dispositivos electrónicos –tanto al interior como fuera de los ámbitos educativos– sumada al acceso masivo a información a través de Internet han favorecido la inserción de la... more
This paper was presented at the 10th annual New Voice Educators Symposium at Indiana University on February 22, 2014. It surveys various authors' approaches to vocal pedagogy for the aging singer and ways of incorporating older singers... more
This article describes the process by which the author came to write a pedagogic text on practical acoustic pedagogy for the singing voice.
This research tells the story of what happened in music education across Scotland in the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic in both formal and non-formal settings. The Music Education Parternship’s Board is grateful to Lio Moscardini... more
This article is a twofold exploration of the voice in relation to the documentation of artistic practice, whilst also focusing on the nuance and agency of the voice, its capture and presentation. Particularly in connection to the museum,... more
The purpose of this study is to identify issues with the visual models of sung vowels currently used within singing voice pedagogy and voice science texts, and to propose a conceptual framework and new visual models that may more... more
This study is designed to test the use of vocal training for articulation and accent defects which might be an important trouble while Turkish speaking. For this reason vocal training has been performed on a group of students selected... more
In The 21st-Century Voice: Contemporary and Traditional Extra-Normal Voice, Michael Edward Edgerton considers contemporary vocal techniques within an acoustic and anatomical framework. Throughout, he proposes new directions for vocal... more
This thesis examines the concept of the true voice as a method for the exploration of identity. A revised Delphi approach was used to facilitate the open discussion of this concept amongst a group of specialists from various areas of... more
Bel Canto Principles and Practices adlı kitap Cornelius L. Reid (1911-2008) tarafından Bel Canto sanatının teknik ilkeleri ve uygulamaları üzerine yazılmış bir kitaptır. İlk olarak 1950’de yayınlanan bu kitap; lirik sanata tarihsel bir... more
A guide to conducting choral auditions for advanced school and adult choirs. The article includes audition materials and philosophy of auditions including extensive citations of professional ensemble directors.
Title of dissertation: CHORAL CONSONANTS: DEVELOPING A BALANCED APPROACH TO ARTICULATION AND RESONANCE Allan Zester Laino, Doctor of Musical Arts, 2015 Dissertation directed by: Professor Edward Maclary School of Music Much attention has... more
Annotated edition of M. García's Traité complet de l'art du chant, with extensive notes and critical commentary on text and original musical excerpts. En 1847, Manuel Patricio García (1805-1906) publicó la segunda parte de su Traité... more
A letter written by Pauline Viardot Garcia to the publisher Jacques-Léopold Heugel on August 18, 1878. Includes original, transcription, and English translation.
Este livro destina-se principalmente aos professores de quaisquer níveis de ensino (educação infantil, educação básica, ensino superior, atividades extracurriculares de artes e esportes), mas também é de grande utilidade para qualquer... more
Since antiquity, the teaching process of singing has been by imitation. In this field, the work on the appreciation of the voice has been sustained mainly in auditory perception. Nowadays, the development of new technologies has supported... more
Most of the paper is devoted to a discussion of vocal tremolo, according to the main authorities during the period; these include Christoph Bernhard, Roger North, Pierfrancesco Tosi, Giambattista Mancini and many others. Their views are... more
Esta pesquisa investigou a relação entre a utilização do gestual da manossolfa e a afinação vocal de 16 crianças de 07 e 08 anos. Após duas produções de dados, uma análise perceptivo-auditiva, baseada na teoria de Densevolvimento... more
The fields of vocal pedagogy, singing voice research, vocal performance, and musicology have each studied different aspects pertaining to the development of the operatic voice since the advent of audio recording technology. However, past... more
Acting methodologies have long been divided into two simplistic streams: “outside-in” and “inside-out.” These reductionist models fail to account for the range and synergistic nature of the elements integral to an actor’s work. Exploring... more
The cercar della nota consists in the intonation of a melodic phrase by means of portamenti or passing notes. Most musicologists consider it a vocal practice limited to the 17th century, and in particular to composers of the seconda... more
En 1885, Alessandro Parisotti publicó una antología de partituras de arias barrocas titulada Arias antiguas Italianas, en una versión para para canto y piano. Este libro se convirtió desde entonces y hasta la actualidad en el texto... more
Much attention has been given to vowels in both singing and choral pedagogy. The relationship between consonants and the singing voice has not been addressed as thoroughly. This is evidenced by the prevalence of choral vocalizations that... more