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Artistry in VoiceHardcover
Joye Spence
A text for teaching voice from the perspective of Christian education by the first Dean of the School of Fine Arts Department at Foundations Bible College.
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Excerpt from the PrefaceThe laws of voice have always been here; they have been tapped, the door has been opened, we apprehend and take hold. We ask, seek, and knock; they are ours. Assuredly, many thoughts in this book have been borrowed. The laws of voice have always been as all laws have been here from creation, we humans are late in their discovery. But the laws work so why add anything new. This text is designed to help the teacher and to prepare the student to put what has been read into practice with guidance of the teacher. It can be used in either class or private voice. |
Table of Contents |
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| Foreword | |
| Preface | |
| INTRODUCTION | |
| Music and the Philosopher | |
| Music and the Bible | |
| Biblical Culture | |
| Music: Art and Science | |
| The Art of Singing
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| CHAPTER ONE: CONSIDERATIONS | |
| The Vocal Teacher | |
| The Character of the Teacher | |
| The Teacher and Attitudes | |
| The Teacher and Dedication | |
| Student Qualifications | |
| Music and the Child | |
| Musical Prodigies | |
| Questions Concerning Qualifications | |
| The Child's Voice | |
| The Adolescent Voice | |
| The Parent and the Student | |
| The Serious Student | |
| Overcoming the Effects of an Age | |
| Background of Education | |
| Health and Physique
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| CHAPTER TWO: BREATH CONTROL | |
| Rules for Inspiration | |
| Using the Diaphragm | |
| Tension and Relaxation | |
| Voice Mechanism | |
| Four Breathing Phases | |
| Control of Breath | |
| The Snatch-Breath
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| CHAPTER THREE: TONE CONTROL | |
| Four Elements of Tone | |
| The Mental Aspect | |
| Tone Formation | |
| Tone Colour | |
| Voice Techniques and Exercises
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| CHAPTER FOUR: DICTION | |
| Singing Communicates | |
| Pronunciation Defined | |
| Pronunciation Distinguished | |
| Enunciation of Vowels | |
| Diction
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| CHAPTER FIVE: PRACTICE | |
| A Natural Function | |
| The Sense of Hearing | |
| Training is a Process | |
| Singing and Imitation | |
| Mechanical Training | |
| Tonal Quality | |
| The Musical Register | |
| The Falsetto Register | |
| The Monotonous Level
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| CHAPTER SIX: INTERPRETATION | |
| Equipment | |
| Training Completed | |
| Perfected Technique | |
| The Song as a Whole | |
| Atmosphere and Mood | |
| The Master-Phrase | |
| Tone Colour
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| CHAPTER SEVEN: STYLE | |
| Style is Born | |
| Enemies of Style
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| CHAPTER EIGHT: THE SONG | |
| Phrasing | |
| Pause on Rests | |
| The Finish of a Song
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| CHAPTER NINE: CLASSIFICATIONS OF SONGS | |
| Periods and Styles | |
| Schools of Song Styles
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| CHAPTER TEN: THE ACCOMPANIST | |
| Intellectual Background | |
| Technique | |
| The Accompanist: Keenly Alive | |
| The Accompanist: Direct Gently | |
| Encores | |
| Considering Weaknesses | |
| Selecting an Accompanist
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| CHAPTER ELEVEN: THE PRIVILEGE OF THE CONCLUDING CHOICE | |
| Our Elevated Christ | |
| Talent Areas | |
| Days of Change | |
| Modern Inferiority | |
| A New Culture
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| APPENDIX ONE: TONE CONTROL | |
| APPENDIX TWO: DER ERLKÖNIG | |