Singing and Teaching Singing

by Chapman, Janice L.

• ISBN13: 9781597564267
• ISBN10: 1597564265
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-11-14
• Publisher: Plural Pub Inc

Summary

Janice is currently a member of the vocal faculties of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and the Royal Academy of Music, London. In private practice she works with many of the world's leading opera, concert, and recording artists, including singers who regularly travel from other European cities for their lessons.

Author Biography

Janice L. Chapman, AUA, FGS, OAM, is a singing teacher of world renown. Born and educated in Australia, she won a number of major competitions, including The Sun Aria and the ABC Concerto and Vocal Competition before migrating to the U.K. and winning the coveted Kathleen Ferrier Competition. She studied at the Royal College of Music, London, and the London Opera Centre. As a professional singer she performed for, among others, the Royal Opera, Covent Garden, the English Opera Group, Sadlers Wells Opera, and the English National Opera, and appeared in broadcasts for the BBC and concerts and recitals worldwide. Her operatic roles included Aida, Abigaille, Countess (Figaro), Donna Anna, Vitellia, Elettra, Sieglinde, Third Norn, Leonore (Forza), Agathe, Lady Billows, Ellen Orford, and Mrs. Grose, and at Covent Garden she created the role of Mrs. Julian in the world stage premiere of Britten's Owen Wingrave.

Table of Contents

Foreword to the First Edition	p. vii
Preface to the Second Edition	p. ix
Acknowledgments	p. xi
Contributing Authors	p. xiii
Introduction	p. xv
Pedagogical Philosophy	p. 1
Primal Sound	p. 17
Postural Alignment	p. 23
Breathing and Support	p. 41
Phonation and the Speaking Voice	p. 63
Resonance	p. 87
Articulation	p. 103
Artistry and Performance	p. 135
The Teaching and Learning Partnership Part 1. The Singer's Journey: A Case Study of Eleven Singers Associated with the Studio	p. 145
The Teaching and Learning Partnership Part 2. The H-Factor: Working Holistically Within the Teaching and Learning Partnership	p. 161
Vocal and Respiratory Anatomy and Physiology	p. 191
Voice and the Brain	p. 217
Hearing and Singing	p. 233
Working with the Professional Singer	p. 247
From Performer to Pedagogue: A Multidisciplinary Route	p. 259
Exercises	p. 273
Core Capabilities for Teachers and Singers	p. 309
Priorities in Developing the Young Adult Classical Singer at Music College	p. 323
Index	p. 331
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