The University of Southern Mississippi The Aquila Digital Community Dissertations Fall 12-1-2018 Technique for the Developing Dramatic Soprano Amber James University of Southern Mississippi Follow this and additional works at: https://aquila.usm.edu/dissertations Part of the Fine Arts Commons, Music Pedagogy Commons, and the Music Performance Commons Recommended Citation James, Amber, "Technique for the Developing Dramatic Soprano" (2018). Dissertations. 1576. https://aquila.usm.edu/dissertations/1576 This Dissertation is brought to you for free and open access by The Aquila Digital Community. It has been accepted for inclusion in Dissertations by an authorized administrator of The Aquila Digital Community. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. Technique for the Developing Dramatic Soprano by Amber James A Dissertation Submitted to the Graduate School, the College of “Arts and Letters” and the School of “Music” at The University of Southern Mississippi in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Musical Arts Approved by: Dr. Maryann Kyle, Committee Chair Dr. Susan Ruggiero-Mezzadri Dr. Jonathan Yarrington Dr. Edward Hafer Dr. Douglas Rust ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ Dr. Maryann Kyle Dr. Richard Kravchak Dr. Karen S. Coats Committee Chair Department Chair Dean of the Graduate School December 2018 COPYRIGHT BY Amber James 2018 Published by the Graduate School ABSTRACT This dissertation was inspired by a Facebook post by David L. Jones regarding common pedagogical problems in the dramatic soprano Fach. I am a dramatic soprano, who has dealt with many of the technical problems listed in his post. David L. Jones is an internationally recognized teacher and coach and has worked with some of the most well- known professional dramatic sopranos.