re: pedagogy grad programs... I am currently finishing up my grad degree at Univ Texas @ austin...and the ped prof here is reallly awesome (Darlene Wiley) I have also heard wonderful things about Rice univ (in Houston Tx) and Joyce Farwell. richard Miller is at Oberlin but i don;t know about graduate programs there! Good Luck! Christine Zimmermann
--- Cyndee Szymkowicz <cyndeesings@y...> wrote: > I can't resist putting my 2 cents in (that's 2 Euro > cents, as I live in Germany). I work with one of > the > most respected and beloved teachers in Germany, and > although she occasionally reads a few books and > articles about voice studies, she is not really > knowledgeable about the physics of singing, nor is > she > interested in becoming so. She studied primarily in > Rome, the "old-fashioned Italian way", where no one > ever spoke about the science of singing, they just > showed you how to do it. My teacher sang on all the > great stages of the world, is a fantastic musician > (she accompanies her own lessons, including > difficult > Wagner, Strauss, Berg, etc.), and really knows what > works. I have to add that most of her students are > already professional singers, and almost none of > them > are academics, so perhaps that is why this "lack of > knowledge" isn't important! > I, however, am VERY interested in the physics > involved, and am hoping to catch one of Mr. Miller's > classes in Salzburg. Another voice-teacher friend > of > mine just got Mr. Miller's last book, and I'm next > on > the waiting list. > This brings me to a personal question: I'm a > dramatic soprano who has sung big roles in Germany > for > the last 15 years, and am preparing for what I'll do > what I can't sing (perhaps 10 years from now?). I > came from the acting end of theater rather than from > the musical side, but have been very successful in > helping colleagues with some vocal problems. > However, > I think some degree of training in vocal pedagogy > would be a good addition to my experience if I > should > become a teacher. Can anyone recommend a good > graduate program for someone like me? Perhaps one > that I could fit around a performing schedule? Or > maybe to start with some seminars, summer workshops, > etc? Thanks for your suggestions, > Cynthia Szymkowicz > > __________________________________________________ > Sign up for SBC Yahoo! Dial - First Month Free >
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