SPECTRUM OF VOICES: Prominent American Voice Teachers Discuss the Teaching of Singing - Softcover

Useful for voice teachers, students, performers, and music educators. * Book News, Inc. * The informal responses to 14 questions will have considerable value for many in the profession, making this book an excellent starting place for the study of comparative American vocal pedagogies....Teachers will glean useful ideas, and all readers will be grateful for documentation of the points of view of otherwise unpublished teachers who died after the interviews took place. Recommended. * CHOICE * The book would be enjoyed by teachers of classical singing, students of classical singing, teachers and students of vocal pedagogy, and professional singers and coaches who are interested in gleaning insight into how their respected colleagues deal with given issues-technical, psychological, or spiritual...a resource to peruse a little at a time for the special information, insight and inspiration to be found throughout. * American Music Teacher * A Spectrum of Voices provides an invaluable tool for comparative pedagogical study. Voice teachers will find it eminently practical, whether as a textbook for pedagogy classes, a source of teaching ideas, or simply as interesting reading. * Nats Journal Of Singing * Ideal for college or university teachers of vocal pedagogy, this book is a must-have reference book for all vocal studio teachers. Elizabeth Blades-Zeller expertly weaves advice from a group of elite voice teachers into a concise reference book. A Spectrum of Voices provides the novice or proficient teacher a milieu for understanding and reinforcing each concept. * Music Educators Journal * Author Blades-Zeller has assembled an important body of pedagogic information. The questions devised are pertinent to all who sing and teach. Quoted interviews from teachers of note provide a fascinating survey of comparative pedagogy. A fine contribution to the literature. -- Richard Miller, Professor of Singing * Oberlin College *

Now in Paperback! Teaching voice and vocal performance is by nature a subjective pursuit. This is the first book in the field of vocal pedagogy that draws on the brilliance and combined experience represented by an elite group of exemplary voice teachers. This research study and resulting book does not promote one teacher's perspective, nor does it promote one particular approach, but instead distills the best from the best, presenting nearly 30 quoted interviews from teachers of note.