About this Guide
This research guide was created by Kristen Alford as part of a final project for her course work in Advanced Vocal Pedagogy, taught by Professor Kimberly James as well as an independent study in Music Librarianship, taught by Professor Tammy Ravas. The resources listed are aimed for the more advanced researcher and musician, but are also accessible to the beginner. Classical, popular, and musical theater pedagogy and voice science resources are included based on a number of criteria.
This guide focuses on resources specifically meant for the private voice teacher, rather than the singer ("how to teach" rather than "how to sing"), and publications released in or after 1967, as this was approximately when the "new age" of voice pedagogy thought began. This publishing date does not apply to music scores, as many important exercise books were published in the 19th and early 20th centuries.
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Books, Musical Theatre and Popular
Singing and the Actor by Call Number: 783 K23sPublication Date: 2000This resource for musical theatre vocal pedagogy is not meant specifically for teachers, but it is still valuable to reference when teaching musical theatre and popular styles.
Though approached like a classical vocal pedagogy book, including vocal anatomy, this book remains accessible to the non-expert of voice production. Such accessible pedagogy literature is important to promote well-rounded and technically-informed musical theatre and popular singers and teachers.
Includes a glossary of terms, index, and list of helpful vocal exercises.
The versatile vocalist: singing authentically in contrasting styles and idioms. by Call Number: 783 L447vPublication Date: 2006Lebon talks about how to cross over from classical "acoustical" settings into microphone settings and vice versa. She includes two chapters about how to approach teaching singing in "microphone idioms" and how to be versatile with your teaching style.