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June 2008
The Vocal Instrument
Sharon L. Radionoff
219 pages (approx.) 6 x 9.4/C.
ISBN 978-1-59756-163-1. 1-59756-163-0
USD $79.95 CAD $90.00 £51.00 AUD $125.00
ABOUT THE BOOK
Within the body lie all the elements (anatomy, physiology and the connection between the mind and body) which are needed to produce sound. Anatomy is the structure of what we are made of, while physiology is the function, or how we use our anatomy. Every instrument has a frame. The unique thing about the human vocal instrument is that the body skeleton is the frame.
The purpose of this book is to help the voice professional understand this instrument and know how to take care of it. The first half of this book answers the following questions: What is my instrument and how is this put together? How do I play with it? And How do I take care of it? The second half of the book defines common problems and discusses how to fix these problems based on the specialization of the voice professional.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Foreword
Introduction
Preface
PART I: The Vocal Instrument
- WHAT IS MY INSTRUMENT AND HOW IS IT PUT TOGETHER?
- Introduction
- Body
- Respiration
Basic Anatomy and Physiology
- Phonation
Basic Anatomy of Sound
Basic Physiology of Sound
Music and the Brain Introduction
- Resonance
Introduction
Pharynx
Basic Acoustics of the Vocal Tract
Vocal Tract/Sound Quality/Face Shape
Vocal quality
- Articulation
Mechanism Introduction
Vowels
Consonants
- Body/Mind/Spirit Connection
- HOW DO I “PLAY” IT?
- Vocal Technique
Introduction
Exercises
Exercise Flow/Organization
Stress Release/Relaxation
Vocal Tension Release
Crossover Airflow/Phonation/Stretching (APS)
Tone Balancing
Concepts
Systems Alignment
Building Blocks
Multi-tasking
Styles
Characterization
- Learning new music
Music Learning Methods
Rote
Traditional Notation
Nashville Number System
Efficient Practice
Basic elements of a song
Recurring Melodic Patterns
Separation Technique
Putting it back together
- HOW DO I TAKE CARE OF IT?
- Arts Medicine & Professional Voice Care
Introduction
Interrelated Field: Voice Pedagogy
Interrelated Field: Voice Science
Arts Medicine Centers
Professional Voice Care Team
Protocol/Testing
General Body Health
Vocal Health
Common Disorders
Functional
Medical/Pathologies
PART II: Common Problems
- PRIVATE STUDIO TEACHERS/STUDENTS
- Introduction
- Giving a lesson
Introduction
Getting acquainted/diagnostics
Second lesson
Lessons continued
General concepts
Consonant Choices
Vowel Choices
Singers that play other instruments
Brass
Woodwind
Guitar/Keyboard
Harp
- MUSIC EDUCATORS
- Introduction
- Classroom Teaching
Teaching Space
Dedicated Physical Space
Roving Cart
Teaching Scenarios
Level
Elementary
Middle School/Jr. Hi School
High School
College Lecturing
- Choral Conducting
Introduction
Level
Elementary
Middle School/Jr. HI School/HI School
College
- Instrumental Conducting/Directing
Concert Band
Marching Band
- CHORAL CONDUCTORS/PARTICIPATORS
- Introduction
Religious Setting
Sanctuary Platform Design
Split Side
Center
Flat Floor
Arena
Style/Service Music
Traditional
Contemporary
Blended
Acappella
Scenarios
Community Choirs
Professional Choirs
- PERFORMERS
- Introduction
- Performance Genres: Classical Music
Stage Performance: Opera
Stage Performance: Operetta
Concert Performance: Solo
Concert Performance: Chamber Music
- Performance Genres: Commercial Music
Clubs
CD Release Parties
Gala Events
Large Stage Shows
- Performance Genre: Musical Theatre
- Performance Genre: Theatre
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Dr. Sharon L. Radionoff had early exposure to many kinds of music through church/community choirs, concert/marching band as well as piano study and performance. Her love for music and teaching grew as she studied music in college. Although voice was her main instrument, she continued studies of trombone and piano and performed in recitals, operas, musicals, choirs, bands and orchestras. Upon graduating with her BME from Eastern Michigan University, she became a Middle School/High School band director. During this time, she attended an MENC conference at the University of Michigan where she heard Dr. Robert T. Sataloff lecture on “Care of the Professional Voice.” This one lecture fueled her passion and changed the course of her life and as they say, ‘the rest is history.’ This passion provoked her into knowing not just how to get desired vocal results but what allows these results to occur in the healthiest way. This zeal for voice care continued through her master’s degree study at Southern Methodist University in Dallas and upon graduation she taught a variety of choirs, directed musicals and taught a full studio of voice students at Co-Lin Jr. College and then Southwestern Michigan College. She also directed community and church choirs.
Six years after their initial meeting, Dr. Sataloff invited her to complete a professional fellowship at the Thomas Jefferson University Hospital Arts Medicine Center in Philadelphia, PA. Post fellowship and Ph.D coursework, she became the singing voice specialist at the Texas Voice Center with Dr. C. Richard Stasney. While there she conducted her dissertation research and was awarded her Ph.D. from Michigan State University in 1996. She has taught undergraduate and graduate vocal pedagogy, vocal pathways and studio voice students at University of Houston and vocal pedagogy at Rice University. Currently she is Singing Voice Specialist and Director of the Sound Singing Institute as well as being a team member at the Texas Voice Center.
As a Singing Voice Specialist, Dr. Radionoff has a unique viewpoint in the field of Arts Medicine. Her education and experience as both teacher and performer as well as her motivation to know the why and the how, have created a platform of practical knowledge which enables her to empower singers to find healing and fulfillment.
Dr. Radionoff may be contacted at the Sound Singing Institute by phone (713) 960-1648, fax (713) 521-1674, or e-mail: SoundSing@aol.com. Log on to the website www.SoundSinging.com for further information concerning lectures or publications.
AUDIENCE
Primary: Voice and Singing
Secondary: Speech-Language Pathology
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