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Choral Pedagogy, Third Edition, is the ideal text for voice teachers, choral conductors, church musicians, and professional and amateur singers who wish to develop strategies for lifelong singing. It concisely and clearly presents the principles of voice pedagogy from the perspective of both conducting and voice science in a user-friendly fashion, including helpful charts and simple anatomic diagrams. In addition, it offers teaching methods from history and philosophy, medical and voice science, and pedagogical concepts from active musical experts. Special attention is given to the needs of amateur singers and conductors. Topics covered include choral diction, posture and seating, rehearsal practices, and matters of vocal health. For the third edition, the authors have completely revised the text, updating the medical information and expanding the exercises. They have also added three new chapters: * A chapter entitled "Singing in the 21st Century" that considers the vocal/choral demands of the choral repertoire being written in this century. * A chapter on teaching young boys to sing written by Vic Oakes, the conductor of the Chattanooga Boys Choir.*
A chapter entitled "The Value of Lifelong Singing." With its updates and additions, Choral Pedagogy, Third Edition, is a valuable resource for students of choral conducting, music education, church music, and choral singing.
Contents
Preface About the Authors Contributors I. Introduction 1 Amateur and Professional Choral Singers 2 The Rehearsal Process II. Vocal Health and Pedagogy 3 Anatomy and Physiology of the Voice 4 Medical Care of Voice Disorders Robert T. Sataloff and Mary Hawkshaw 5 The Aging Voice Margaret Baroody, M.M. and Brenda Smith, D.M.A. 6 Performing Arts Medicine and the Professional Voice User: Risk of Nonvoice Performance 7 Seating Problems of Vocalists Richard Norris 8 Historical Overview of Vocal Pedagogy Richard Miller 9 Choral Pedagogy and Vocal Health 10 Voice Disorders Among Choral Music Educators Brenda Smith 11 Singing in the 21st Century III. The Vocal Approach to Choral Music 12 Choral Singing and Children 13 The Young Singer Vincent Oakes, M.M. 14 Voice Building for Choirs 15 Choral Singing: The Singing Voice and the Choral Tone 16 Choral Singing Techniques 17 Choral Diction 18 Rehearsal Techniques 19 The Value of Lifelong Singing Bibliography Glossary Index
