Abstract:Although singers spend hours a day working on their vocal production and musicianship, most tend to neglect their development as actors outside of the classroom and rehearsals. There is an added challenge to directing a musical or an opera in a university setting where the director is called upon to create a convincing piece of theatre before the singers have really "learned how to act" or have had the substantial life experiences required to provide emotional reference material. Directors want to give singers useful tools for their stagecraft without overwhelming them with terminology or bringing forward emotions that the students are unprepared to process. Viewpoints is accessible because it is tangible, focusing on physicalization, instead of emotion. Applying the principles of Viewpoints makes the theatrical presentation thoughtful, planned, and precise. This disciplined approach for performing a role leaves the singer free to dive into the emotion, or think about the trick of vocal technique that always secures the high note.
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Born in Gäyle, Sweden, in 1879, Valborg Werbeck-Svärdström studied and performed opera before moving to Germany, where she met Rudolph Steiner, proponent of anthroposophy and founder of Waldorf education. Through her own internal work, and her ongoing collaboration with Steiner, Werbeck came to an understanding of the voice that inspired her to found Schule der Stimmenthüllung (School for Uncovering the Voice), the first anthroposophical singing school, in 1924. She published Uncovering the Voice: The Cleansing Power of Song in 1938. The School for Uncovering the Voice still continues today worldwide and is frequently found in Waldorf teacher training programs.
瓦尔堡Werbeck-Svärdström于1879年出生于Gäyle，瑞典，在搬到德国之前，她学习和表演歌剧，在那里她遇到了鲁道夫·施泰纳，人智学的支持者和华德福教育的创始人。通过她自己的内部工作，以及她与斯坦纳的持续合作，维尔贝克对声音有了一个理解，并激发了她在1924年创建了第一所人智歌唱学校——声音发掘学校(Schule der stimmenthllung)。1938年，她出版了《揭露声音:歌曲的净化力量》一书。“发掘声音学校”至今仍在全球范围内继续开展，并经常出现在华德福教师培训项目中。
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Abstract:In his inaugural column as associate editor, Matthew Hoch recounts the history of the voice pedagogy column in the Journal of Singing, highlighting the accomplishments of founding associate editor Richard Miller and his longtime successor, Scott McCoy. Hoch further remarks on the current state of voice pedagogy as a discipline and suggests a vision for future scholarly discourse.
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Abstract:This article provides guidelines for defining the English, German, French, and Russian schwa. Pronunciation is based on spelling. Rules are verified through listening. Audio examples can be accessed by scanning the QR codes located throughout the article. A new method of charting vowels is included to help singers discover accurate formation of the defined schwa.
{"title":"Defining the Schwa for English, German, French, and Russian Lyric Diction","authors":"Cherice Montgomery","doi":"10.53830/zlis3126","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.53830/zlis3126","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract:This article provides guidelines for defining the English, German, French, and Russian schwa. Pronunciation is based on spelling. Rules are verified through listening. Audio examples can be accessed by scanning the QR codes located throughout the article. A new method of charting vowels is included to help singers discover accurate formation of the defined schwa.","PeriodicalId":88273,"journal":{"name":"Journal of singing : the official journal of the National Association of Teachers of Singing","volume":"31 1","pages":"57 - 67"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-08-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"73888441","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Abstract:In all of motor learning theory, focus of attention is certainly among the areas of research with the most relevance to singers. This article aims to guide and to provide strategies to teachers wishing to translate internal focus directives into external ones, when appropriate. Issues of posture, breath, vocal tract space, and tension are examined, along with ways to engage powers of imitation and imagination to activate automatic control processes.
{"title":"Focus of Attention in Voice Training and Performance: Applications to the Voice Studio","authors":"Melissa Treinkman","doi":"10.53830/ivwf2556","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.53830/ivwf2556","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract:In all of motor learning theory, focus of attention is certainly among the areas of research with the most relevance to singers. This article aims to guide and to provide strategies to teachers wishing to translate internal focus directives into external ones, when appropriate. Issues of posture, breath, vocal tract space, and tension are examined, along with ways to engage powers of imitation and imagination to activate automatic control processes.","PeriodicalId":88273,"journal":{"name":"Journal of singing : the official journal of the National Association of Teachers of Singing","volume":"69 1","pages":"21 - 28"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-08-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"76539011","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Abstract:Speech pathology has long been the therapeutic route for treating hyperadductive speakers and individuals suffering from muscle tension dysphonia. In the twenty-first century, the pop genre has venerated an aesthetic that perpetuates hyperadductive practices. Voice teachers need to be prepared to assist a younger generation of singers that have become acclimated to these sounds and practices when singing these styles. Self-awareness, muscle-release lengthening and awareness stretches, laryngeal massage, neck-release and alignment, athletic-aspirated onset, silent inhalation, and SOVT exercises/practices are the chief tools for addressing this ongoing vocal trend and explained in this document. This article's material was created to help voice teachers, in collaboration with voice health clinicians, address hyperadduction and muscle tension dysphonia.
{"title":"Hyperadduction: A Pedagogic Approach for the 21st Century Voice Instructor","authors":"J. Seesholtz","doi":"10.53830/bgdz3610","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.53830/bgdz3610","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract:Speech pathology has long been the therapeutic route for treating hyperadductive speakers and individuals suffering from muscle tension dysphonia. In the twenty-first century, the pop genre has venerated an aesthetic that perpetuates hyperadductive practices. Voice teachers need to be prepared to assist a younger generation of singers that have become acclimated to these sounds and practices when singing these styles. Self-awareness, muscle-release lengthening and awareness stretches, laryngeal massage, neck-release and alignment, athletic-aspirated onset, silent inhalation, and SOVT exercises/practices are the chief tools for addressing this ongoing vocal trend and explained in this document. This article's material was created to help voice teachers, in collaboration with voice health clinicians, address hyperadduction and muscle tension dysphonia.","PeriodicalId":88273,"journal":{"name":"Journal of singing : the official journal of the National Association of Teachers of Singing","volume":"13 1","pages":"13 - 20"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-08-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"80922406","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Using Theatrical Intimacy Practices to Create Vocal Health Boundaries","authors":"Brian Manternach, Dave Eggers","doi":"10.53830/tubi6925","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.53830/tubi6925","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":88273,"journal":{"name":"Journal of singing : the official journal of the National Association of Teachers of Singing","volume":"36 1","pages":"73 - 77"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-08-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"81429709","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Abstract:While describing and decrying the increasing gun violence in our cities, Journal of Singing Editor in Chief Sjoerdsma draws upon examples from history and literature to show that art can--and must--help us survive as a culture.
{"title":"A Little Lower than the Angels","authors":"R. Sjoerdsma","doi":"10.53830/cwpo7163","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.53830/cwpo7163","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract:While describing and decrying the increasing gun violence in our cities, Journal of Singing Editor in Chief Sjoerdsma draws upon examples from history and literature to show that art can--and must--help us survive as a culture.","PeriodicalId":88273,"journal":{"name":"Journal of singing : the official journal of the National Association of Teachers of Singing","volume":"39 1","pages":"5 - 7"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-08-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"80869878","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Abstract:This article examines the potential for mindfulness practice within a university curriculum for singers. For the past forty years, research has acknowledged mindfulness as a viable way to reduce anxiety and depression and to overall enhance physical, mental, and emotional health. Musicians who undergo mindfulness training have reported reduced performance anxiety, increased performance quality, enhanced focus, and greater enjoyment, among other published results. Despite these advantages, few institutions regularly offer courses in mindfulness. Singers may particularly benefit from mindfulness, given the unique challenges of their craft: playing an invisible instrument, one often inseparable from one's identity, while relying on subjective outside ears. Voice teachers have an opportunity to proactively teach mindfulness in their studios. After reviewing mindfulness' noteworthy research, this article explores the benefits of mindfulness as they pertain to musicians and students, as well as the role of the voice teacher in cultivating mindful practice and performance.
{"title":"A Case for Mindfulness Practice in the Collegiate Voice Studio, Part 1","authors":"Elena Blyskal","doi":"10.53830/budg8715","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.53830/budg8715","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract:This article examines the potential for mindfulness practice within a university curriculum for singers. For the past forty years, research has acknowledged mindfulness as a viable way to reduce anxiety and depression and to overall enhance physical, mental, and emotional health. Musicians who undergo mindfulness training have reported reduced performance anxiety, increased performance quality, enhanced focus, and greater enjoyment, among other published results. Despite these advantages, few institutions regularly offer courses in mindfulness. Singers may particularly benefit from mindfulness, given the unique challenges of their craft: playing an invisible instrument, one often inseparable from one's identity, while relying on subjective outside ears. Voice teachers have an opportunity to proactively teach mindfulness in their studios. After reviewing mindfulness' noteworthy research, this article explores the benefits of mindfulness as they pertain to musicians and students, as well as the role of the voice teacher in cultivating mindful practice and performance.","PeriodicalId":88273,"journal":{"name":"Journal of singing : the official journal of the National Association of Teachers of Singing","volume":"25 1","pages":"79 - 86"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-08-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"87878408","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Abstract:Thanks to the selfless leadership of President Carole Blankenship (2020-22), Immediate Past President Karen Brunssen (2018-20), Past President Linda Snyder (2016-18), Executive Director Allen Henderson (2007- ), and you, NATS has grown in many ways—in numbers, financial resources, and understanding of the needs within our association and of our profession. This growth is consistent with the goals set out in our strategic plan: Framing our Future 2020-25. With all of us pulling together, the future we are framing is bright indeed. I look forward to collaborating with you as we strive to transform lives through the power of singing.
{"title":"Strategic Growth and a Glimpse into the Future we are Framing","authors":"Diana K. Allan","doi":"10.53830/keek7119","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.53830/keek7119","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract:Thanks to the selfless leadership of President Carole Blankenship (2020-22), Immediate Past President Karen Brunssen (2018-20), Past President Linda Snyder (2016-18), Executive Director Allen Henderson (2007- ), and you, NATS has grown in many ways—in numbers, financial resources, and understanding of the needs within our association and of our profession. This growth is consistent with the goals set out in our strategic plan: Framing our Future 2020-25. With all of us pulling together, the future we are framing is bright indeed. I look forward to collaborating with you as we strive to transform lives through the power of singing.","PeriodicalId":88273,"journal":{"name":"Journal of singing : the official journal of the National Association of Teachers of Singing","volume":"8 1","pages":"1 - 4"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-08-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"73456547","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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