In a message dated 09/29/2000 9:14:11 AM Central Daylight Time,
kjensen@c... writes:
<< This year for the first time I have used Clifton Ware's "Basics of Vocal
Pedagogy", (1998). It presents a broad view of the field and a good
grounding in basic information, and also has lots of up-to-date references
for following up ideas further in researching topics more deeply. I like
its general approach--it is very student-friendly and subtly advocates the
"sherpa" model for teaching of singing--guiding the shared responsibility
of meeting vocal challenges. I've been supplementing it with illustrations
from Barbara Conable's book on Body Mapping and Alexander Technique, quotes
from Richard Miller's "The Structure of Singing" (Schirmer 1985) and his
earlier broad-based research on National Schools of Singing (1977), as well
as that of Victor Alexander Fields (1947) We're only a month into the term
now, but so far it has been a very useful text. >>
I second that!
Christine Thomas, Mezzo Soprano
Wauwatosa, WI
"Humility is the acceptance of the possibility that someone else can teach
you something else you do not know already, especially about yourself.
Conversely, pride and arrogance close the door of the mind."
-- Arthur Deikman, The Observing Self
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