Journal of Singing - On Point
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- Viktor Ullmann’s Lieder der Tröstung: A Guide to His Cycle for Low Voice and String Trio
- While imprisoned in the concentration camp at Theresienstadt, accomplished Austrian composer and Holocaust victim Viktor Ullmann (1898-1944) wrote a number of works, several of which were performed for the entertainment of Nazi captors and to present a deceptively positive face to the outside world. One of these works is explored in an article by Cynthia Smith, “Viktor Ulmann’s Lieder der Tröstung: A Guide to His Cycle for Low Voice and String Trio,” published in the May/June 2020 issue of the Journal of Singing. In her analysis of its music and Albert Steffan’s poetry, author Smith brings to light a cycle of deep significance that merits recognition and performance.JOS-076-05-2020-533.pdf (application/pdf, 2981.7 K) posted at 2:02 PM, June 9, 2020
- Vocal Learning and Songbirds: An Evolutionary Tale of Singing
- A new column, “Minding the Gap,” authored by Heidi Moss Erickson, makes its initial appearance in the September/October issue of Journal of Singing. Her inaugural article, “Vocal Learning and Songbirds: An Evolutionary Tale of Singing,” explores the field of vocal learning from both an evolutionary and biological perspective, drawing upon current research on the neurobiological underpinnings of vocalization.JOS-079-1-2022-087.pdf (application/pdf, 2369.7 K) posted at 10:40 AM, October 6, 2022
- Vocal Trills: 18th-Century Performance Practice Considerations
- Author Eric Laine’s article, “Vocal Trills: 18th-Century Performance Practice Considerations Viewed Through the Lens of 19th-Century Practical Vocal Methods,” featured in the May/June issue of the Journal of Singing, holds that while the trill was considered “an essential ornament” during the 18th century, “ modern singers seem less adept at trilling.” Laine considers four 19th-century vocal methods and practice plans for how to master the trill, utilizing Mozart’s opera Così fan tutte as a case study. Musical examples from each role are complemented with links to modern recordings of well-produced trills.JOS-080-5-2024-519.pdf (application/pdf, 2102.2 K) posted at 12:24 AM, June 17, 2024
- Vocapedia Reborn: A True Wiki Resource for Voice Teachers
- Vocapedia, NATS’ online information resource, is featured in the “Practical Science” column in the November/December issue of the Journal of Singing. Author John Nix explains how Vocapedia, in existence since 2014, has recently undergone an extensive transformation into a true wiki format. Nix reviews the history of Vocapedia, discusses its new format, and urges voice teachers, collaborative pianists, choral directors, speech language pathologists, voice researchers, and others who enjoy and study the voice to not only consult this resource, but also to contribute to it in order to refine and update its content.JOS-081-2-2024-193.pdf (application/pdf, 699.2 K) posted at 2:01 PM, November 25, 2024
- Voice Pedagogy for the 21st Century: The Summation of Two Summits
- An important special report, “Voice Pedagogy for the 21st Century: The Summation of Two Summits,” authored by the Voice Pedagogy Interest Group’s Writer’s Group cochairs Amelia Rollings Bigler and Katherine Osborne, along with several others, appears in the September/October issue of the Journal of Singing. More than 70 consensus statements from two summits of the VPIG resulted in a position paper that codifies the expanding competencies necessary for a contemporary teacher of singing and presents a vision of the ideal singing teacher’s education.JOS-078-01-2021-11.pdf (application/pdf, 1245.1 K) posted at 3:39 PM, September 10, 2021
