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An investigation of CCM voice pedagogy: A class of its own?

Surging public interest in and demand for singing voice training in CCM styles has posed a dilemma for singing teachers, performers, and voice students who have been trained only in the traditional classical model, and American voice pedagogy has been slow to respond. The major challenge is that the field of CCM singing lacks a systematic, clear, and cohesive pedagogy that addressed the specific style-related technique and vocal health needs of CCM singers. In the January/February 2020 issue of Journal of Singing with “An Investigation of Contemporary Commercial Music (CCM) Voice Pedagogy: A Class of Its Own?,” Irene Bartlett and Marisa Lee Naismith contribute a significant contribution to a gradually expanding literature.

JOS-076-3-2020-273_-_Bartlett-Naismith_-_An_Investigatin_of_CCM.pdf (application/pdf, 416.5 K) posted at 11:45 AM, February 4, 2020

Anti-Fat Bias in the Singing Voice Studio, Part One: Culture and Context

In the first of a two-part article, “Anti-Fat Bias in the Singing Voice Studio, Part One: Culture and Context,” appearing in the March/April issue of the Journal of Singing, authors Elizabeth Ann Benson and Kate Rosen provide extensive context and insight into the culture of discrimination that fat people encounter. This installment of an important study examines fat stigma, vocabulary, medical care, fatphobia rooted in racism, and a plethora of related issues, in an effort to begin a conversation that could profoundly impact our entire society.

JOS-079-4-2023-503.pdf (application/pdf, 499.9 K) posted at 9:59 AM, March 13, 2023

Audio Technology: A Tool for Teachers and Singers

Alongside a developing systemic pedagogy for CCM is an awareness of the primal importance of audio technology in contemporary singing. Aaron Cafaro and Christopher Arneson, in “Audio Technology: A Tool for Teachers and Singers,” published in the January/February issue of Journal of Singing, introduce fundamental aspects of audio technology and explore how that technology can benefit singers and voice teachers in the context of the voice lesson.

JOS-076-3-2020-311_-_Cafaro_-_Arneson_-_Audio_Technology.pdf (application/pdf, 531.3 K) posted at 11:27 AM, January 21, 2020

“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

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