So You Want to Sing World Music: A Guide for Performers
ONLINE RESOURCES:
Chapters 2-4 Chapter 5 Chapters 6-7 Chapters 8-9 Chapters 10-11 Chapter 12
Chapters 13-14 Chapters 15-16 Chapters 17-18 Chapters 19-20 Chapters 21-23
Chapter 1 – Singing the Music of the World (Matthew Hoch)
Ethnomusicology and World Music:
Viewing the World through a Western Lens
The Americas
Europe
The Middle East
Africa
Asia
Australia and Oceania
Education and Integration: World Music Pedagogy
Further Resources
Chapter 2 – Singing and Voice Science (Scott McCoy)
Chapter 3 – Vocal Health and World Music Singer (Wendy LeBorgne)
Chapter 4 – Using Audio Enhancement Technology (Matthew Edwards)
Equipment Manufacturers:
Recommended Equipment:
Comparisons of Singers (on and off mic):
Tutorials:
Trade Publications:
Chapter 5 – Native American Vocal Music: Tohono O’odham Songs (Erin E. Bauer)
Examples of Eastern Woodlands Songs:
Examples of Plains Songs:
Examples of Great Basin Songs:
Examples of Southwest Songs:
Examples of Northwest Coast Songs:
Examples of Arctic Songs:
Examples of Tohono O’odham Songs:
Examples of Tohono O’odham Waila Music:
Examples of WithOut Rezervation (WOR)
Chapter 6 – Mexico’s Mariachi Vocal Tradition (Juanita Ulloa)
Chapter 7 – Popular Music in Brazil: Bossa Nova and Other Genres (Suely Mesquita)
On Brazilian Music and Culture:
Learning Brazilian Music:
Samba:
Bossa Nova:
MPB:
Northeastern:
B-Rock:
Brazilian Funk:
Brazilian Rap:
Chapter 8 – Irish Traditional Song: Style, Practice, Context (Joyce & Costello)
Selected Online Archives:
Regional Styles:
Neutral Vocal Embouchure:
Head versus Chest Voice:
Nasalization/Throat:
Stressed Voice Production:
Melismatic Ornamentation:
Western Art Style:
Macaronic Song:
Ballads:
Chapter 9 – Celtic and Celtic Pop (Elizabeth Blades)
Historic Roots and Rise in Popularity:
Dance and Songs:
Vocal Styles:
Chapter 10 – Exploring and Performing Lithuanian Sutartinės (Sarah J. Bartolome)
Musical Examples and Video from Chapter:
Traditional Sutartinės (additional listening examples):
Sutartinės in Contemporary Musical Forms:
Sutartinė Web Resources:
Chapter 11 – Exploring Folk Polyphony through Georgian Songs (Matthew E. Knight)
Introduction and History:
Ethnographic Context:
Vocal Style, Intonation, and Challenges:
East Georgian Songs:
West Georgian Songs:
Liturgical Music:
Text Box:
Other Polyphonies:
Chapter 12 – Egyptian Vocal Music (Laura Lohman)
Elements of Egyptian Vocal Music:
Arabic Pronunciation and Islamic Vocal Performance:
Traditional Music:
Classic Singers of the Twentieth Century:
Popular Music in the Mass Media:
Chapter 13 – Avaz: The Art of Persian Traditional Singing (Behzad Namazi)
Chapter 14 – Choral Singing in South Africa (Michael Barrett)
Chapter 15 – Istibili: Singing and Learning South African Folk Song (Sarah-Jane Gibson)
Historical Overview:
Features of Isitibili, Vocal Style, and Movement:
Learning and Understanding the Text:
Musical Resources:
Chapter 16 – An Introduction to Hindustani Vocal Music (Marged Trumper)
Chapter 17 – Peking Opera (Po-wei Weng)
Chinese Pinyin System:
Peking Opera Vocal Music:
- Xipi Yuanban (西皮原板) – Laosheng role (beginning at 1’03”)
- Xipi Yuanban (西皮原板) – Qingyi role (from beginning through 2’30")
- Xipi Manban (西皮慢板) – Laosheng role
- Xipi Liushui (西皮流水) – Qingyi role
- Xipi Daoban connects to manban, erliu and liushuiban (西皮導板-慢板-二六-流水-散板) – Qingyi role (beginning to 1’47,” daoban; 1’47” to 6’51” manban; 7’00” to 10’08” erliu; 10’08” to 11’52,” liushui; 12’00” to the end, sanban)
- Xipi Daoban connects to yuanban, kuaiban, and sanban (西皮導板-原板-快板-散板) – Wenjing role (beginning to 0’54,” daoban; 0’58” to 3’16,” yuanban; 3’29” to 4’22” kuaiban; last phrase, sanban)
- Erhuang Daoban connects to huilong, and yuanban (二黃導板-迴龍-原板) – Laosheng role: (beginning through 1’37” yuanban; 2’58’ to 3’22” huilong; 4’00” to the end, yaunban)
- Erhuang Yuanban (二黃原板) – Wenjing, Laosheng, and Qingyi roles
- Erhuang Manban connects to erhuang yuanban (二黃慢板接原板)
- Laosheng role (beginning through 7’44,” manban; 7’53” to the end, yuanban)
Chapter 18 – Overtone Singing around the Globe (Rollin Rachele)
Chapter 19 – World Music in a Choral Setting (Stefanie Cash)
Musical Examples:
Professional Organizations:
Other Documents:
Publishers:
Chapter 20 – Traditional Arabic Music and the Western Song Recital (Feryal Qudourah)
Chapter 21 – Vocal Versatility in Bel Canto Style (Sperry & Goetze)
Singing in Chest Register
Higher Laryngeal Position
Minimized/Horizontal Pharyngeal Space
Nasality
Bleating
Yodeling
Overtone Singing
All of the Above
Further Reading
Chapter 22 – Musical Rhythms to Learn, Love, and Share (Patricia Shehan Campbell)
Chapter 23 – Voice Pedagogy: Imagining a Global Future (Matthew Hoch)
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