The third edition represents the latest information on vocal pedagogy for performers, teachers and voice professionals. It includes accesses to videos of Janice teaching her exercises and methods.
New to this third edition:
The third edition represents the latest information on vocal pedagogy for performers, teachers and voice professionals. It includes accesses to videos of Janice teaching her exercises and methods.
Singing and Teaching Singing: A Holistic Approach to Classical Voice, Third Edition continues to be a beloved resource for singers and their teachers, speech-language pathologists, and laryngologists and an adopted text for instructors and students in voice, singing, and performing arts courses. Janice L. Chapman is able to draw on her experiences as a singer with some of the world's leading opera companies to present a teaching technique specifically focusing on voice in the areas of classical and opera singing. Interspersed with the concepts and components of Chapman's methods are vignettes from her life and career, animated by her conversational and vibrant style to guide (and entertain) the reader through the book in a step-by-step fashion.
The philosophy of teaching presented combines three main facets: Holistic, Physiological, and Incremental. The Holistic segment emphasizes that the act of singing involves the whole person (i.e., body, mind, spirit, emotion, and voice); the Physiological segment stresses anatomy, muscular function, and effects of muscular interactions so that students and teachers alike can understand and visualize the functional workings of the torso, larynx, and the vocal tract and their impact on good singing practices; and the Incremental section shows that the act of singing can be broken down into manageable components that have a natural hierarchy that eventually interact and interlock. This teaching model provides a framework to master one element at a time, with the resulting effect of a complete and integrated mastery of technique. Chapman recommends this framework for rehabilitative work with the dysfunctional singer, for working with the developing singer, and for the ongoing development and maintenance of the technically able professional singer. Case studies, examples, exercises, and contributions from some of the world's best-known voice professionals further highlight the text.
Contributing Authors:
Foreword to the First Edition
Robert T. Sataloff, MD, DMA
Preface to the Third Edition
Janice L. Chapman
Acknowledgments
Contributing Authors
Multimedia List
Introduction
Janice L. Chapman
Chapter 1. Pedagogical Philosophy
Janice L. Chapman
Chapter 2. Primal Sound
Janice L. Chapman
Chapter 3. Postural Alignment
Janice L. Chapman
Chapter 4. Breathing and Support
Janice L. Chapman and Ron Morris
Chapter 5. Phonation and the Speaking Voice
Janice L. Chapman and Ron Morris
Chapter 6. Resonance
Janice L. Chapman and Ron Morris
Chapter 7. Articulation
Ron Morris and Janice L. Chapman
Chapter 8. Artistry and Performance
Janice L. Chapman
Chapter 9. Voice and the Brain
Pamela Davis
Chapter 10. At the Heart of Teaching and Learning
Marilyn McCarthy
Chapter 11. Teachers as Learners
Marilyn McCarthy
Chapter 12. Vocal and Respiratory Anatomy and Physiology
John S. Rubin
Chapter 13. Hearing and Singing
Adrian Fourcin
Chapter 14. Working With the Professional Singer
Janice L. Chapman
Chapter 15. From Performer to Pedagogue: A Multidisciplinary Route
Janice L. Chapman
Chapter 16. Manual Therapy in the Management of Voice Disorders: In Conversation With Janice Chapman
Jacob Lieberman
Appendix 1. Exercises
Janice L. Chapman
Appendix 2. Priorities in Developing the Young Adult Classical Singer at Music College
Janice L. Chapman
Index
VIDEOS
Video 1. Janice Introduction
Video 2. Primal Sound
Video 3. Abdominal Support
Video 4. Basic In-Breath
Video 5. Dial-a-Vowel
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