A Spectrum of Voices: Prominent American Voice Teachers Discuss the Teaching of Singing

ISBN-13: 9781538106990 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017 / 288 str.

Elizabeth Blades-Zeller

Opis

Since the publication of the first edition of A Spectrum of Voices there have been significant advances in voice studies. Prominent members of the new generation of voice teachers join their voices with the now-canonized teachings of the old guard. Asking questions about technology, pedagogy, and stylistic changes within the field, Betsy Zeller honors the legacy of great teachers of the past while bringing the latest teachers' wisdom to voice students at all levels. Teaching voice and vocal performance is, by nature, a subjective pursuit. A Spectrum of Voices is the first book in the field of vocal performance pedagogy that draws from the brilliance and combined experience represented by an elite group of exemplary voice teachers. This book does not promote one teacher's perspective, nor does it promote one particular approach, but instead distills the best from the best, presenting interviews from more than twenty-five notable teachers, six of them new to this second edition. How do the nation's most outstanding voice teachers teach? A Spectrum of Voices is based on solid qualitative research design methodology and is written in a lively, understandable, and user-friendly style that provides a fascinating survey of comparative pedagogy. Each chapter is arranged in a question-and-answer format, presenting the question first, then listing the vocal instructors' responses. Voice teachers offer valuable insight into their teaching philosophies, the types of auxiliary training they recommend to their students, and how they structure their lessons. Astute strategies about alignment (stance), breathing, tonal resonance, diction, registration, and tension are based on years of professional teaching. A glossary containing definitions, voice-performance and pedagogical terminology, and idioms characteristic of the profession is also included. This second edition also addresses significant technological advances of the past twenty years, especially the impact on vocal performance and pedagogy. A quick-and-handy reference for the studio teacher, this book also serves as a text for vocal pedagogy courses and as a supplement for physiology and vocal mechanics, teachers and student of singing, music educators, and musical theater performers.