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Summer 2018 ACDA Western Region Summer: Rest, Reboot, Re-Energize
ADVERTISERS LEADERSHIP The Rest of the Story… Travis Rogers President In the middle of the craziness that was a part of the planning for the western region ACDA conference, I spent twelve days in Delhi, India, assisting my wife, Sharon, with rehearsals for her final show (the junior version of Shrek with her 6-8 grade theater students) before her retirement from the American Embassy School at the end of this school year. Sitting at Sharon’s apartment kitchen table very early on an early February Monday morning working on the conference, literally at the very same time that the Super Bowl was being played in the states (Delhi is 13½ hours ahead of Pacific Standard Time), I received a very interesting unsolicited email from somebody I had never heard of before. Leeav Sofer, the email’s author, had sent a long presenting the unique mission of this choir? Frankly, message telling me about the Urban Voices Project, a was this going to bomb? homeless choir, with a request that, though our The Thursday morning of the conference, I was quite conference at that point was only 6½ weeks away from nervous after we heard two fantastic choirs that opened happening, would there be any way that the group could the concert session and then saw the Urban Voices be involved as part of our ACDA Project Choir start to set up their conference in Pasadena? equipment on the church platform. The The email was very well written. I moment of truth was quickly was intrigued, to say the least. -
Children in Opera
Children in Opera Children in Opera By Andrew Sutherland Children in Opera By Andrew Sutherland This book first published 2021 Cambridge Scholars Publishing Lady Stephenson Library, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE6 2PA, UK British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library Copyright © 2021 by Andrew Sutherland Front cover: ©Scott Armstrong, Perth, Western Australia All rights for this book reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior permission of the copyright owner. ISBN (10): 1-5275-6166-6 ISBN (13): 978-1-5275-6166-3 In memory of Adrian Maydwell (1993-2019), the first Itys. CONTENTS List of Figures........................................................................................... xii Acknowledgements ................................................................................. xxi Chapter 1 .................................................................................................... 1 Introduction What is a child? ..................................................................................... 4 Vocal development in children ............................................................. 5 Opera sacra ........................................................................................... 6 Boys will be girls ................................................................................. -
Sozvočje Svetov XIV (Slo/Eng) (PDF)
Abonma Sozvočje svetov Subscription Harmony of the Spheres Cena abonmaja 2014–2015 Subscription price for the 2014–2015 season: 75 EUR Vstopnica Single ticket: 20 EUR V prodaji je 180 sedežev po enotni ceni. 180 seats available at a single price. Abonma ali posamične vstopnice vplačate in prevzamete pri blagajni Narodne galerije, Prešernova 24, vsak dan od 10. do 18. ure in uro pred prireditvijo, ob ponedeljkih zaprto. Subscription or single tickets available at the front desk of the National Gallery of Slovenia, Prešernova 24, Ljubljana, 10 am–6 pm, or one hour before the event; closed Mondays. Prijatelji Narodne galerije Friends of the National Gallery of Slovenia: Cena abonmaja Subscription: 60 EUR Vstopnica Single ticket: 12 EUR Izvedbo Sozvočja svetov XIV so zagotovili The following made the Harmony of the Spheres XIV possible: REPUBLIKA SLOVENIJA MINISTRSTVO ZA KULTURO Komorni godalni orkester Slovenske filharmonije in Narodna galerija Slovene Philharmonic String Chamber Orchestra and the National Gallery of Slovenia Sozvočje svetov XIV Harmony of the Spheres XIV 2014−2015 3. 9. 2014 / 3 September 2014 Narodna galerija / National Gallery of Slovenia Igor Škerjanec, violončelo / cello Vito Žuraj (novo delo / new composition), G. Tartini, P. I. Čajkovski Likovna serenada? A Visual Serenade? Andrej Smrekar, Narodna galerija / National Gallery of Slovenia 11. 11. 2014 / 11 November 2014 Slovenska filharmonija / Slovenian Symphony Hall Zagrebški solisti / The Zagreb Soloists A. Dvořak, B. Papandopulo, D. Šostakovič, Uroš Krek Trubadur, dama in luna A Troubadour, a Lady and the Moon Igor Grdina, ZRC SAZU / Scientific Research Centre of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts 10. 3. -
University Microfilms, a XEROX Company, Ann Arbor, Michigan 1971
71-27,611 FARLEY, Charles Richard, 1925- CONTRASTS IN VOCAL PEDAGOGY: 194-0 AND 1970. The University of Oklahoma, D.Mus.Ed., 1971 Music University Microfilms, A XEROX Company, Ann Arbor, Michigan ©Copyright by Charles Richard Farley 1971 THIS DISSERTATION HAS BEEN MICROFILMED EXACTLY AS RECEIVED THE UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA GRADUATE COLLEGE CONTRASTS IN VOCAL PEDAGOGY: 1940 AND 1970 A DISSERTATION SUBMITTED TO THE GRADUATE FACULTY in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of DOCTOR OF MUSIC EDUCATION BY CHARLES RICHARD FARLEY Norman, Oklahoma 1971 CONTRASTS IN VOCAL PEDAGOGY: 1940 AND 1970 APPROVED BY jjSC JIÂjÙ DISSERTATION COMMITTE PLEASE NOTE: Some pages have indistinct print. Filmed as received. UNIVERSITY MICROFILMS. ACKNOWLEDGMENT To my adviser, Dr. Bruce Govich, for his guidance, patience, and enthusiasm; To my Committee for the time and advice graciously extended me; To Dr. Shirley Jones for helpful criticism and encouragement; To Oklahoma Baptist University and my friends there, who have shown me every courtesy; To Jo Nicholson Bond for the careful preparation of this final copy; And to my wife, Jean, and sons, Frazier and Tracy, for their patience, help, and understanding; I express my deep gratitude. iii TABLE OF CONTENTS Page CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTION .................................. 1 II. HISTORICAL ORIGINS OF INDIRECT AND DIRECT APPROACHES ........................ 13 III. RESPIRATION ........... 24 IV. PHONATION .......... 51 V. RESONATION ................................. 77 VI. MODULATION ................................... 108 VII. SUMMARY, INTERPRETATION OF FINDINGS, AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FURTHER STUDY ......... 153 BIBLIOGRAPHY .......................................... 183 APPENDIX .............................................. 193 iv CONTRASTS IN VOCAL PEDAGOGY: 1940 AND 1970 CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION The purpose of this study is to identify contrasts and to indi cate changes which have occurred in methods of teaching singing since the 1940's. -
Lessons for the Vocal Cross-Training Singer and Teacher Lara C
University of South Carolina Scholar Commons Theses and Dissertations Spring 2019 Bel Canto to Punk and Back: Lessons for the Vocal Cross-Training Singer and Teacher Lara C. Wilson Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarcommons.sc.edu/etd Part of the Music Performance Commons Recommended Citation Wilson, L. C.(2019). Bel Canto to Punk and Back: Lessons for the Vocal Cross-Training Singer and Teacher. (Doctoral dissertation). Retrieved from https://scholarcommons.sc.edu/etd/5248 This Open Access Dissertation is brought to you by Scholar Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in Theses and Dissertations by an authorized administrator of Scholar Commons. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Bel Canto to Punk and Back: Lessons for the Vocal Cross-Training Singer and Teacher by Lara C. Wilson Bachelor of Music Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, 1991 Master of Music Indiana University, 1997 Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements For the Degree of Doctor of Musical Arts in Performance School of Music University of South Carolina 2019 Accepted by: E. Jacob Will, Major Professor J. Daniel Jenkins, Committee Member Lynn Kompass, Committee Member Janet Hopkins, Committee Member Cheryl L. Addy, Vice Provost and Dean of the Graduate School © Copyright by Lara C. Wilson, 2019 All Rights Reserved ii DEDICATION To my family, David, Dawn and Lennon Hunt, who have given their constant support and unconditional love. To my Mom, Frances Wilson, who has encouraged me through this challenge, among many, always believing in me. Lastly and most importantly, to my husband Andy Hunt, my greatest fan, who believes in me more sometimes than I believe in myself and whose backing has been unwavering. -
Male Zwischenfächer Voices and the Baritenor Conundrum Thaddaeus Bourne University of Connecticut - Storrs, [email protected]
University of Connecticut OpenCommons@UConn Doctoral Dissertations University of Connecticut Graduate School 4-15-2018 Male Zwischenfächer Voices and the Baritenor Conundrum Thaddaeus Bourne University of Connecticut - Storrs, [email protected] Follow this and additional works at: https://opencommons.uconn.edu/dissertations Recommended Citation Bourne, Thaddaeus, "Male Zwischenfächer Voices and the Baritenor Conundrum" (2018). Doctoral Dissertations. 1779. https://opencommons.uconn.edu/dissertations/1779 Male Zwischenfächer Voices and the Baritenor Conundrum Thaddaeus James Bourne, DMA University of Connecticut, 2018 This study will examine the Zwischenfach colloquially referred to as the baritenor. A large body of published research exists regarding the physiology of breathing, the acoustics of singing, and solutions for specific vocal faults. There is similarly a growing body of research into the system of voice classification and repertoire assignment. This paper shall reexamine this research in light of baritenor voices. After establishing the general parameters of healthy vocal technique through appoggio, the various tenor, baritone, and bass Fächer will be studied to establish norms of vocal criteria such as range, timbre, tessitura, and registration for each Fach. The study of these Fächer includes examinations of the historical singers for whom the repertoire was created and how those roles are cast by opera companies in modern times. The specific examination of baritenors follows the same format by examining current and -
Using Italian
This page intentionally left blank Using Italian This is a guide to Italian usage for students who have already acquired the basics of the language and wish to extend their knowledge. Unlike conventional grammars, it gives special attention to those areas of vocabulary and grammar which cause most difficulty to English speakers. Careful consideration is given throughout to questions of style, register, and politeness which are essential to achieving an appropriate level of formality or informality in writing and speech. The book surveys the contemporary linguistic scene and gives ample space to the new varieties of Italian that are emerging in modern Italy. The influence of the dialects in shaping the development of Italian is also acknowledged. Clear, readable and easy to consult via its two indexes, this is an essential reference for learners seeking access to the finer nuances of the Italian language. j. j. kinder is Associate Professor of Italian at the Department of European Languages and Studies, University of Western Australia. He has published widely on the Italian language spoken by migrants and their children. v. m. savini is tutor in Italian at the Department of European Languages and Studies, University of Western Australia. He works as both a tutor and a translator. Companion titles to Using Italian Using French (third edition) Using Italian Synonyms A guide to contemporary usage howard moss and vanna motta r. e. batc h e lor and m. h. of f ord (ISBN 0 521 47506 6 hardback) (ISBN 0 521 64177 2 hardback) (ISBN 0 521 47573 2 paperback) (ISBN 0 521 64593 X paperback) Using French Vocabulary Using Spanish jean h. -
Rossini Propició El Futuro De La Ópera
www.proopera.org.mx • año XXVI • número 1 • enero – febrero 2018 • sesenta pesos ENTREVISTAS Andeka Gorrotxategi Óscar Martínez ENTREVISTAS EN LÍNEA Mojca Erdmann Nancy Fabiola Herrera Willy Anthony Waters FESTIVALES Cervantino XLV OBITUARIO Dmitri Hvorostovsky JohnJohn OsbornOsborn “Rossini“Rossini propiciópropició el futuro de la ópera”pro opera¾ DIRECTORIO REVISTA COMITÉ EDITORIAL Adriana Alatriste índice Luis Gutiérrez Ruvalcaba Andrea Labastida Charles H. Oppenheim 3 Carta del Presidente FUNDADOR Y DIRECTOR EMÉRITO CONCIERTOS Xavier Torres Arpi 4 Juan Diego Flórez: Canto a México EDITOR Charles H. Oppenheim 6 En breve 6 [email protected] CORRECCIÓN DE ESTILO CRÍTICA Darío Moreno 8 Otello en Bellas Artes COLABORAN EN ESTE NÚMERO 10 Ópera en México Othón Canales Treviño Carlos Fuentes y Espinosa Luis Gutiérrez Ruvalcaba PROTAGONISTAS Ingrid Haas 12 Andeka Gorrotxategi: Ramón Jacques “Me encantaría tener puestas José Noé Mercado todas las óperas de Puccini” David Rimoch Vladimiro Rivas Iturralde RESEÑA Gamaliel Ruiz 15 Arreglo de bodas en el Cenart José Andrés Tapia Osorio David Josué Zambrano de León 16 Ópera en los estados 15 www.proopera.org.mx. FESTIVALES CORRESPONSALES EN ESTE NÚMERO 20 Cervantino XLV Eduardo Benarroch Francesco Bertini Abigaíl Brambila ENTREVISTA Jorge Binaghi 22 Óscar Martínez: John Koopman Un cantante versátil Daniel Lara y un maestro ecléctico Gregory Moomjy Maria Nockin OBITUARIO Gustavo Gabriel Otero 25 Dmitri Hvorostovsky (1962-2017) Joel Poblete Roberto San Juan Ximena Sepúlveda PORTADA Massimo Viazzo 26 John Osborn: “Rossini propició el futuro de la ópera” FOTOGRAFIA Ana Lourdes Herrera ESTRENO 25 DISEÑO GRAFICO 32 La degradación de la burguesía: Ida Noemí Arellano Bolio The Exterminating Angel, desde Nueva York DISEÑO PÁGINA WEB TESTIMONIAL Christiane Kuri – Espacio Azul 34 Pro Ópera en Los Ángeles DISEÑO LOGO 36 México en el mundo Ricardo Gil Rizo IMPRESION ÓPERA EN EL MUNDO Grupo Gama. -
Proutskova, Polina. 2019. Investigating the Singing Voice: Quantitative and Qualitative Ap- Proaches to Studying Cross-Cultural Vocal Production
Proutskova, Polina. 2019. Investigating the Singing Voice: Quantitative and Qualitative Ap- proaches to Studying Cross-Cultural Vocal Production. Doctoral thesis, Goldsmiths, University of London [Thesis] https://research.gold.ac.uk/id/eprint/26133/ The version presented here may differ from the published, performed or presented work. Please go to the persistent GRO record above for more information. If you believe that any material held in the repository infringes copyright law, please contact the Repository Team at Goldsmiths, University of London via the following email address: [email protected]. The item will be removed from the repository while any claim is being investigated. For more information, please contact the GRO team: [email protected] Investigating singing voice: quantitative and qualitative approaches to studying cross-cultural vocal production Polina Proutskova PhD Thesis Department of Computing Goldsmiths, University of London 6 October 2017 I hereby declare that, except where explicit attribution is made, the work presented in this thesis is entirely my own. PolinaProutskova 2 Abstract This thesis was motivated by an experiment carried out in the 1960s that stud- ied the relationship between vocal performance practice and society by means of statistical analysis. Using a comprehensive corpus of audio recordings of singing from around the world collected over several decades, the ethnomusicologist Alan Lomax devised the Cantometrics project, the largest comparative study of music, in which 36 performance practice characteristics were rated for each recording. With particular interest in vocal production, we intended to formalise the knowledge of vocal production to enable statistical and computational approaches in the spirit of Cantometrics. -
Miha Debevec (Diatonic Button Accordion) Miha Debevec Is A
Miha Debevec (diatonic button accordion) Miha Debevec is a multiple absolute winner of some of the most prestigious world competitions in playing the diatonic button accordion and the winner of many other important competitions organised in Slovenia or abroad, i.e. in the Italian Attimis and Savorgnano del Torre and Slovenian tos of Postoja, Ljueča, Ratež, Seožeče, Medode, Logate et. Fo uite soe he has ee concentrating on concert performances, working for a number of eminent institutions such as the Olympic Committee, Slovenian Tourist Board, Slovenian Government Communication Office etc. Debevec appeared on satellite television channels such as CNN and 3Sat. Before the last two CDs entitled Spopad harmonik (Eng.: Clash of the Accordions) and Izrazi harmonik (Eng.: Musical Expressions with Accordions) he released three solo projects, i.e. a tape called Prvak harmonikar – Miha Debevec (Eng.: Champion Accordionist) in 1994, and two CDs, of which one, entitled Mladi virtuozi – Miha Debevec (Eng.: Young virtuosos), was released in 1998, and the other, by the name of Diatoiča haoija Diatoi Haoy, i 2005. Lately, the ost ipotat pefoaes hae included the Manhattan concert in New York as well as performances at the European Commission in Brussels, the International Tourism Trade Fair in Berlin and the Europe Day in Stockholm. His Libertango video spot topped the TV Slovenia Domestic Spot of the Week chart several times. In 2007, Debevec held guest performances in Miami, Florida, and also in Dallas, Texas, where he appeared as a special guest at the largest USA accordion player convention. The performer maintains his distinct musical expression by employing sensual interpretation and virtuoso-like handling of his instrument. -
VB3 / A/ O,(S0-02
/VB3 / A/ O,(s0-02 A SURVEY OF THE RESEARCH LITERATURE ON THE FEMALE HIGH VOICE THESIS Presented to the Graduate Council of the University of North Texas in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements For the Degree of MASTER OF ARTS By Roberta M. Stephen, B. Mus., A. Mus., A.R.C.T. Denton, Texas December, 1988 Stephen, Roberta M., Survey of the Research Literature on the Female High Voice. Master of Arts (Music), December, 1988, 161 pp., 11 tables, 13 illustrations, 1 appendix, bibliography, partially annotated, 136 titles. The location of the available research literature and its relationship to the pedagogy of the female high voice is the subject of this thesis. The nature and pedagogy of the female high voice are described in the first four chapters. The next two chapters discuss maintenance of the voice in conventional and experimental repertoire. Chapter seven is a summary of all the pedagogy. The last chapter is a comparison of the nature and the pedagogy of the female high voice with recommended areas for further research. For instance, more information is needed to understand the acoustic factors of vibrato, singer's formant, and high energy levels in the female high voice. PREFACE The purpose of this thesis is to collect research about the female high voice and to assemble the pedagogy. The science and the pedagogy will be compared to show how the two subjects conform, where there is controversy, and where more research is needed. Information about the female high voice is scattered in various periodicals and books; it is not easily found. -
Musical Voices of Early Modern Women 1St Edition Pdf, Epub, Ebook
MUSICAL VOICES OF EARLY MODERN WOMEN 1ST EDITION PDF, EPUB, EBOOK Thomasin LaMay | 9781351916288 | | | | | Musical Voices of Early Modern Women 1st edition PDF Book Charles C. The band formed in , with folk musician Mike Settle guitar and backing vocals and the operatically-trained Thelma Camacho lead vocals completing the lineup. Learn how and when to remove these template messages. Most serious collectors want the 'true first edition' - the 'first edition, first printing' - and sometimes detective work is required to identify which edition that is. There are a number of these type of sellers out there. The third single from the album, a version of Merle Haggard 's "Today I Started Loving You Again" reached the lower regions of the country charts in mid Choral Opera Lied Vocables. Monumental tried to give them just this. The Guardian notes that Tolkien inscribed it with a poem in Old English, which roughly translates to:. American country rock group. As with the Ordinary, the earliest settings are in plainchant, and troping also existed in the Propers. The current retail value of your book is probably somewhere in that neighborhood. Slowly growing apart from the others, Camacho began to feel restricted by the band in a number of ways. Today is National Voter Registration Day! Each time a publisher releases a new instance of the same title, or when a book is released in a new format, these may also be considered first edition books. Women are typically divided into three groups: soprano , mezzo-soprano , and contralto. Recorded over six months in , and released in March , The Ballad of Calico was written by future star Michael Murphey and the First Edition's musical director and arranger Larry Cansler.