Singing and Teaching Singing: A Holistic Approach to Classical Voice

Janice L Chapman

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Drawing on her experiences as a singer with some of the world’s leading opera companies, she has developed a teaching technique specifically focusing on voice in the areas of classical and opera singing. Interspersed with the concepts and components of her methods are vignettes from her life and career. Chapman’s style is conversational and vibrant and her teaching unfolds logically and in a step-by-step fashion.

Her philosophy of teaching combines three main facets: Holistic, Physiological and Incremental. The Holistic segment emphasizes that the act of singing involves the whole person (that is, body, mind, spirit, emotion and voice). The Physiological segment stresses teaching based on the anatomy, muscular function, and the effects of muscular interactions. Students and teachers alike can understand and visualise the functional workings of the torso, larynx, and the vocal tract and their impact on good singing practices. Finally, the Incremental section shows that singing can be broken down into manageable components and that these components have a natural hierarchy which eventually interact and interlock. Chapman’s 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 maintainance of the technically able professional singer. Throughout, she stresses the importance of flexibility, partnership, and ongoing learning. Case studies, examples, and exercises further highlight her writing.

Product Details

Paperback 332 pages (2005)
Publisher: Plural Publishing Inc
ISBN: 1-59756-015-4

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