Literature for Teaching

Literature for Teaching
Author: Christopher Arneson
Publisher:
Total Pages: 238
Release: 2014-07-01
Genre: Singing
ISBN: 9780990507307

This first of its kind text explores voice repertoire from a unique perspective: how it can be used to foster the vocal growth of developing singers. Following in the footsteps of seminal works including Kagen's Music for the Voice, Arneson presents insights into a vast range of specific repertoire, both on and off the beaten track, showing how it can be used to support and enhance learning and skills acquisition in singers, from beginners to experienced professionals.

French Vocal Literature

French Vocal Literature
Author: Georgine Resick
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 343
Release: 2017-12-22
Genre: Music
ISBN: 1442258454

French Vocal Literature: Repertoire in Context introduces singers to the history and performance concerns of a vast body of French songs from the twelfth century to the present, focusing on works for solo voice or small vocal ensembles with piano or organ accompaniment, suitable for recitals, concerts, and church performances. Georgine Resick presents vocal repertoire within the context of trends and movements of other artistic disciplines, such as poetry, literature, dance, painting, and decorative arts, as well as political and social currents pertinent to musical evolution. Developments in French style and genre—and comparisons among individual composers and national styles—are traced through a network of musical influence. French Vocal Literature is ideally suited for voice teachers and coaches as well as student and professional performers. The companion website, frenchvocalliterature.com, provides publication information, a discography, links to online recordings and scores, a chronology of events pertinent to music, a genealogy of royal dynasties, and a list of governmental regimes.

On Studying Singing

On Studying Singing
Author: Sergius Kagen
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Total Pages: 145
Release: 2014-05-12
Genre: Music
ISBN: 0486173208

Guide by faculty member of the Juilliard School of Music explains what students can and cannot expect from singing lessons, plus musical notation and theory, ear training, languages, and related subjects.

Exploring Twentieth-Century Vocal Music

Exploring Twentieth-Century Vocal Music
Author: Sharon Mabry
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 218
Release: 2002-07-25
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9780195349610

The vocal repertoire of the twentieth century--including works by Schoenberg, Boulez, Berio, Larsen, and Vercoe--presents exciting opportunities for singers to stretch their talents and demonstrate their vocal flexibility. Contemporary composers can be very demanding of vocalists, requiring them to recite, trill, and whisper, or to read non-traditional scores. For singers just beginning to explore the novelties of the contemporary repertoire, Exploring Twentieth-Century Vocal Music is an ideal guide. Drawing on over thirty years of experience teaching and performing the twentieth century repertoire, Sharon Mabry has written a cogent and insightful book for singers and voice teachers who are just discovering the innovative music of the twentieth century. The book familiarizes readers with the new and unusual notation systems employed by some contemporary composers. It suggests rehearsal techniques and vocal exercises that help singers prepare to tackle the repertoire. And the book offers a list of the most important and interesting works to emerge in the twentieth century, along with suggested recital programs that will introduce audiences as well as singers to this under-explored body of music.

The Solo Singer in the Choral Setting

The Solo Singer in the Choral Setting
Author: Margaret Olson
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
Total Pages: 222
Release: 2010-11-04
Genre: Music
ISBN: 0810869144

While there are many similarities between solo and choral singing, they are not the same discipline, and it is important to realize the different approaches necessary for each. In The Solo Singer in the Choral Setting: A Handbook for Achieving Vocal Health, Olson presents the unique perspective of choral singing from a soloist's viewpoint, providing a clear outline of several issues facing the solo singer in the choral setting. She discusses concepts as diverse as body position in rehearsal and acoustic sound production, and she offers practical ideas for solving these challenges. Teaching examples and case studies help illustrate the problems and offer potential solutions for handling the challenges of the choral environment. After a general overview of vocal technique, the chapters address the physiological, psychological, pedagogical, acoustic, and interpretive issues facing the solo singer in the choral setting. Concepts, such as phonation; resonation and timbre; approaches to diction; voice classification; choral blend; interpreting emotion; relationships among choral conductor, singer, and teacher of singing; and the use of vibrato are examined in detail. Concluding with a conversation with two choral conductors, as well as a glossary, bibliography, and index, this volume is beneficial to singers, teachers, and conductors alike.

The Private Voice Studio Handbook

The Private Voice Studio Handbook
Author:
Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation
Total Pages: 208
Release: 2003
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9780634047381

A nationally recognized expert in teaching private voice, Joan Boytim has compiled some of the most widely used vocal collections in the US. Her clinics about various aspects of teaching voice, literature, and running a voice studio have been attended by thousands of teachers. Now that professional wisdom has been put into a new book indispensible for independent instructors, The Private Voice Studio Handbook. Its chapters address, in practical detail, topics such as - starting a private voice studio; equipment and space; recruiting and accepting students; ideas for the very first lesson with a student; studio policies, guidelines and ethics; teaching music reading; recommended syllable drills and vocalises; lesson plans; practice procedures; choosing repertoire suitable to students' abilities; finding appropriate sacred solos; accounting and record-keeping; tax, insurance and retirement advice; techniques for teaching voice to children and adults; planning studio recitals; and many more. An excellent resource for college and university voice faculty.

Solo Vocal Repertoire for Singers and Teachers of Singers

Solo Vocal Repertoire for Singers and Teachers of Singers
Author: Christopher Arneson
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 2018
Genre:
ISBN: 9780991087693

Five volume set that includes soprano, mezzo soprano, tenor, baritone, and bass. Each book includes to songs in Italian, German, French, and English, and two arias from opera or oratorio.

So You Want to Sing Spirituals

So You Want to Sing Spirituals
Author: Randye Jones
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 315
Release: 2019-10-14
Genre: Music
ISBN: 153810735X

With their rich and complicated history, spirituals hold a special place in the American musical tradition. This soul-stirring musical form is irresistible to singers seeking to diversify their performance repertoire, but it is also riddled with controversy, especially for singers of non-African descent. Singer and historian Randye Jones welcomes singers of all backgrounds into the style while she explores its folk song roots and transformation into choral and solo vocal concert repertoire. Profiling key composers and pioneers of the genre, Jones also discusses the use of dialect and other controversial performance considerations. Contributed chapters address elements of collaborative piano, studio teaching, choral arrangement, voice science, and vocal health as they apply to the performance of spirituals. The So You Want to Sing series is produced in partnership with the National Association of Teachers of Singing. Like all books in the series, So You Want to Sing Spirituals features online supplemental material on the NATS website.

Singing Lessons for Little Singers

Singing Lessons for Little Singers
Author: Gregory Blankenbehler
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2012-02-11
Genre: Children
ISBN: 9781450530606

This book is a 3-in-1 compliation to meet children's voice training needs : vocal technique boo, ear-training/sight-singing book and repertoire book all rolled into one!