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“Assigning Racially and ethnically Specific Repertoire: The Student Veto Option"

Singing teachers find that students are more motivated to practice repertoire they have chosen themselves. But who is best equipped to choose repertoire in the voice studio for singers of a specific race or ethnicity? In his article, “Assigning Racially and ethnically Specific Repertoire: The Student Veto Option,” published in the May/June issue of the Journal of Singing, Brian Manternach identifies opportunities and problems that ethnically and racially specific repertoire can present in both the voice studio and in singers’ professional preparation, and he introduces the “student veto” policy as a pedagogic principle.

JOS_077_5_2021_685.pdf (application/pdf, 364.8 K) posted at 3:09 PM, July 12, 2021

“The Telegraph of the Heart”: American Songs by Augusta Browne

Augusta Browne Garrett (c. 1820-1882) stands out as a skilled musician who was one of the women most active in publishing sheet music in 19th century America, with music in print a half century before that of Amy Beach and a decade before Stephen Foster’s. In “’The Telegraph of the Heart’: American Songs by Augusta Browne, “ published in the May/June issue of the Journal of Singing, pianist/musicologist Bonny H. Miller demonstrates that, sidestepping hackneyed clichés of many parlor ditties, Browne’ songs are exemplary works that exhibit musical thought and sophistication.

JOS-076-05-2020-517.pdf (application/pdf, 956.5 K) posted at 11:28 AM, August 13, 2020

Bel Canto des Wortes — The Pedagogy of Cornelia (Cornelie) van Zanten

In the 2024 November/December issue of the Journal of Singing, author Bonnie Cutsforth-Huber’s masterful article “Bel Canto des Wortes — The Pedagogy of Cornelia (Cornelie) van Zanten,” introduces us to a superb pedagogue of the Neapolitan School who helped shaped the art of bel canto singing and whose work deserves more exposure. Cutsforth-Huber takes the reader through Zanten’s 1911 treatise “Bel Canto des Wortes,” detailing its many voice exercises forged by Zanten’s own operatic career, which spanned both Europe and the United States, her studies with Francesco Lamperti and Julius Stockhausen, and her many years teaching in both Germany and The Netherlands.

JOS-081-2-2024-141.pdf (application/pdf, 12095.5 K) posted at 11:45 AM, November 6, 2024

Beyond the Spirituals: Harry T. Burleigh’s Five Songs of Laurence Hope

Written in 1915, Five Songs of Laurence Hope are considered by many to be Harry T. Burleigh’s greatest achievement. These harmonically adventurous, lush musical settings stand in stark contrast to the straightforward style of his more familiar spiritual arrangements. Gregory Zavracky, in his article, “Beyond the Spirituals: Harry T. Burleigh’s Five Songs of Laurence Hope," found in the May/June issue of the Journal of Singing, provides information relevant to the performance and teaching of the cycle. Included are short biographies of the composer and poet Adela Cory Nicolson, details about the premiere and its reception, technical considerations, poem synopses, and musical analysis.

JOS_078_5_2022_559.pdf (application/pdf, 811.3 K) posted at 3:27 PM, August 4, 2022

Bringing a Different Kind of Research into the Studio

Internationally known composer and voice teacher David Sisco is the author of a provocative article, “Bringing a Different Kind of Research into the Studio,” in the September/October issue of Journal of Singing. In it, he highlights several dynamic tools to enhance voice teaching effectiveness, outlines studies that illuminate them, and models application in the studio. These tools include teaching curiosity, teaching vulnerability, practicing mindfulness, practicing self-care—all critical issues for the engaged voice pedagogue.

JOS-077-01-2020-19.pdf (application/pdf, 186.4 K) posted at 8:15 AM, September 2, 2020

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