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Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss: A Guide to Causes, Treatment, Problems, and Coping Strategies

Among the various types of hearing loss singers can experience is Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss (SSNHL), a designated type of Sensorineural Hearing Loss and, depending on its severity, a condition that could spell the end of a teaching and performing career. In her article, “Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss: A Guide to Causes, Treatment, Problems, and Coping Strategies,” Christine Isley-Farmer discusses the definition of the malady, causes, treatment, problems resulting from SSNHL onset, and coping strategies during and after treatment. Portions of the article are written from a personal perspective, since the author was diagnosed with SSNHL and treated in 2015.

JOS-078-01-2021-75.pdf (application/pdf, 3438 K) posted at 4:18 PM, October 7, 2021

Taking a Different Path: From Voice Teacher to Speech-Language Pathologist

Many voice teachers find themselves drawn to music adjacent careers, where the skills they have developed as singers and educators are even more directly applicable. One of these fields is speech-language pathology. Journal of Singing Associate Editor in charge of “The Independent Teacher” column Brian Manternach, in his article “Taking a Different Path: From Voice Teacher to Speech-Language Pathologist,” printed in the January/February issue of the periodical, profiles both a working professional and a graduate student who are negotiating this career shift. He explores their background and experiences, elements that led to a change of career, and how their work as voice teachers informs their work in speech-language pathology.

JOS-078-3-2022-383.pdf (application/pdf, 243.3 K) posted at 10:09 AM, February 2, 2022

Teaching "It" - Scott McCoy

Respected voice pedagogue and author Scott McCoy, who manages the “Voice Pedagogy” column in each issue of Journal of Singing, ventures in the January/February issue into an area where few dare to tread. In his article “Teaching ‘It’,” Dr. McCoy first identifies the non-negotiables for a successful singer’s skillset, then goes on to address the most important—and also the most elusive—quality, the “It” factor. Perhaps musical charisma may be a more precise definition, and whether it can be taught is debatable. Certainly it can be identified, however, and, importantly, enhanced.

JOS-076-3-2020-283_-_Teaching_It_-_McCoy.pdf (application/pdf, 416.2 K) posted at 9:59 AM, February 18, 2020

The Case for Acoustic Registers

In his article “The Case for Acoustic Registers,” published in the November/December issue of the Journal of Singing, voice pedagogue and researcher Kenneth Bozeman argues that in a voice well trained in flow phonation and smooth range negotiation—which has eliminate sudden binary shifts of spectral slope—desirable vocal register shifts will remain. This will be due almost entirely mechanisms identified as acoustic registers. It is a view that represents a conceptual paradigm shift in voice pedagogic thinking, heretofore focused predominantly on laryngeal mechanisms.

JOS-079-2-2022-181.pdf (application/pdf, 3344.9 K) posted at 3:20 PM, December 5, 2022

The Changing Face of Opera in America: Musical Theatre on the American Operatic Stage

The opera industry’s struggle to maintain self-sustaining business models has been an ongoing challenge, particularly since the beginning of the 21st century. Justin John Moniz, in “The Changing Face of Opera in America: Musical Theatre on the American Operatic Stage,” published in the November/December issue of the Journal of Singing, identifies a number of companies at all budget levels that have ventured into musical theatre repertoire, many with great success and with programming benefits that include increased box office revenue and audience development.

JOS-078-02-2021-171.pdf (application/pdf, 848.8 K) posted at 3:36 PM, November 8, 2021

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