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May 2005
Fanny Hensel and her “Gartenlieder”: The Other
Mendelssohn
Enjoying German: Stille Nacht, Phantastiche Nacht!
Mechanisms of vocal nerve injury and methods of repair: A Case of Nerves, Part II
Freeing Up for Better Diction: Tongue Un-twisters
Plus…
Program Music, The Vocabulary of Romance, Terminology Review, Resources
Enjoying German: Stille Nacht, Phantastiche Nacht!
Mechanisms of vocal nerve injury and methods of repair: A Case of Nerves, Part II
Freeing Up for Better Diction: Tongue Un-twisters
Plus…
Program Music, The Vocabulary of Romance, Terminology Review, Resources
April 2005
The Van Ness “Requiem”: Building a Choral
Work
A Conversation with Patricia Van Ness: The Making of a Composer
Exercising on the Go: Private Warm-up
Vocal Fold Paralysis and Paresis, Part I: A Case of Nerves
Problem Solving, Part II: Civil Action
Plus…
Chant Based Polyphony, Understanding Your Neighbor
A Conversation with Patricia Van Ness: The Making of a Composer
Exercising on the Go: Private Warm-up
Vocal Fold Paralysis and Paresis, Part I: A Case of Nerves
Problem Solving, Part II: Civil Action
Plus…
Chant Based Polyphony, Understanding Your Neighbor
March 2005
Samuel Barber’s “Reincarnations”: Takes One
to Know One
Exercises that make it easier to sing sustained notes: Ohhhhhhhh-k-la-homa!
When personal issues come to choir: The Direct Approach
How to find qualified voice care: Mind How You Go
One man’s take on Wellness: 22 Laws
Plus…
The Music of Language
Exercises that make it easier to sing sustained notes: Ohhhhhhhh-k-la-homa!
When personal issues come to choir: The Direct Approach
How to find qualified voice care: Mind How You Go
One man’s take on Wellness: 22 Laws
Plus…
The Music of Language
February 2005
Gunther Schuller on Innovation and the Musical
Spectrum
More yoga-inspired exercises: Focus on the Stomach and Breath
Technical help from an unexpected source: Sing Along with Kitty
A preventable condition caused by HPV: Benign, But Not Harmless
Plus...
“les Six” and creativity in the “Roaring Twenties,” and a list of the Major Modes
More yoga-inspired exercises: Focus on the Stomach and Breath
Technical help from an unexpected source: Sing Along with Kitty
A preventable condition caused by HPV: Benign, But Not Harmless
Plus...
“les Six” and creativity in the “Roaring Twenties,” and a list of the Major Modes
January 2005
The structured voice evaluation: Tell Me Where It
Hurts
Creative influences on composer Noam Elkies: Playing by the Numbers
Facial exercises for better language skill: Banding Together
Understanding the third line of defense: Medications for LPR
Plus...
The text of the Twenty-third Psalm, a look at how composers amuse themselves, and treatment for gastroparesis
Creative influences on composer Noam Elkies: Playing by the Numbers
Facial exercises for better language skill: Banding Together
Understanding the third line of defense: Medications for LPR
Plus...
The text of the Twenty-third Psalm, a look at how composers amuse themselves, and treatment for gastroparesis
December 2004
Old French carols in Charpentier’s “Messe de
Minuit”: Noëls Anciens
Learn about early music performance from singer Anne Azéma: Making Her Own Way
The evolution of French vowel sounds: [a] is Forever
How to sing ornaments more easily: So Many Notes, So Little Time
Desirable physical qualities: S'more on Support
Plus...
A list of French carols and guidance for singing in French
Learn about early music performance from singer Anne Azéma: Making Her Own Way
The evolution of French vowel sounds: [a] is Forever
How to sing ornaments more easily: So Many Notes, So Little Time
Desirable physical qualities: S'more on Support
Plus...
A list of French carols and guidance for singing in French
November 2004
A conversation about inspiration and Gospel music:
Denyce Graves
Positioning the soft palate for greater resonance: Open Wide and Say "Ah"
How to lessen the effects of LPR: Damage Control
Auditioning tips from Jeffrey Brody: Dos and Don'ts from the Piano Bench
Terminology review: Words to Live By
Plus...
Behavior modifications for better health
Positioning the soft palate for greater resonance: Open Wide and Say "Ah"
How to lessen the effects of LPR: Damage Control
Auditioning tips from Jeffrey Brody: Dos and Don'ts from the Piano Bench
Terminology review: Words to Live By
Plus...
Behavior modifications for better health
October 2004
A conversation with Revels founder John
Langstaff: The Gift of
Simplicity
How arrangers achieve an authentic folk sound: A la Mode
Distinguishing between two types of reflux: Alphabet Soup
What vocal training will and won’t do: What is your real voice?
Plus...
Vocal Health Terminology and commentary on folk as a living tradition
How arrangers achieve an authentic folk sound: A la Mode
Distinguishing between two types of reflux: Alphabet Soup
What vocal training will and won’t do: What is your real voice?
Plus...
Vocal Health Terminology and commentary on folk as a living tradition
September 2004
How vocal difficulties can interfere with
tempo: Tempus Fugit
A look at voice physiology: Pieces of the Puzzle
Lessons for singers from swimmers: Float Like a Butterfly
The metronome de-mystified: A View of Time Passing
How the numbers relate to the terms: Reading, Singing and ‘rithmetic
The development of tempo markings: High Marks for Performance
A look at voice physiology: Pieces of the Puzzle
Lessons for singers from swimmers: Float Like a Butterfly
The metronome de-mystified: A View of Time Passing
How the numbers relate to the terms: Reading, Singing and ‘rithmetic
The development of tempo markings: High Marks for Performance
May 2004
Cutting through psychological interference:
Matter Over Mind
A surefire exercise for range extension: Two Scoops or One?
Are you overworking your voice: Jaguar or Jalopy?
A rationale for transposition: It’s the Color
Artistic influences on composers: Painting With Music
A surefire exercise for range extension: Two Scoops or One?
Are you overworking your voice: Jaguar or Jalopy?
A rationale for transposition: It’s the Color
Artistic influences on composers: Painting With Music
April 2004
Three steps to generating a bigger sound: A Russian
Triptych
A mezzo shares secrets for success: More Golden Rules
The best approach to organizational change: We’ve Got a Plan!
A transliteration demo: Getting There From Here
A mezzo shares secrets for success: More Golden Rules
The best approach to organizational change: We’ve Got a Plan!
A transliteration demo: Getting There From Here
March 2004
Brahms Requiem: A New Approach to
Grieving
Special two-page guide to German vowels
Breathing Exercises from Yoga: Not Quite the Lotus Position
Treating upper respiratory infections: A Perennial Problem
Special two-page guide to German vowels
Breathing Exercises from Yoga: Not Quite the Lotus Position
Treating upper respiratory infections: A Perennial Problem
February 2004
Considering Voice Classification: Too Much,
Too Soon?
Exploring a Unique Way of Singing: The Shape [Notes] of Things Past
A Glimpse at Appalachian Speech: More Than Twicet Blessed
Nodes: A Singer’s Nightmare
Theory Corner
Exploring a Unique Way of Singing: The Shape [Notes] of Things Past
A Glimpse at Appalachian Speech: More Than Twicet Blessed
Nodes: A Singer’s Nightmare
Theory Corner
January 2004
Performance Anxiety: Putting Things in
Perspective
Prolonging Your Vocal Life: The Perils of Spending Down
Beethoven’s “Ode to Joy”: Triumph in Troubled Times
A Seasonal Approach to Strength Training: From Slope to Stage
Toward Cleaner Air: Use Your Olfactory Sense
Tips on Marking Your Music
Terminology Review
Prolonging Your Vocal Life: The Perils of Spending Down
Beethoven’s “Ode to Joy”: Triumph in Troubled Times
A Seasonal Approach to Strength Training: From Slope to Stage
Toward Cleaner Air: Use Your Olfactory Sense
Tips on Marking Your Music
Terminology Review
December 2003
Celebrating the Past: Wolcum
Yole!
Medieval English: Fair to Middling
The SAD Dilemma: To Drive the Dark Away
Positioning the Body: Mirror, Mirror, Part III
Appropriate Vibrato: Giving Out Good Vibrations
Medieval English: Fair to Middling
The SAD Dilemma: To Drive the Dark Away
Positioning the Body: Mirror, Mirror, Part III
Appropriate Vibrato: Giving Out Good Vibrations
November 2003
An Interview with Dawn Upshaw: Re-Drawing the
Boundaries
Facing the Issues: Mirror, Mirror, Part II
Leonard Bernstein: 20th Century Unlimited
What’s True About Throat Care: Gospel or Urban Legend?
Facing the Issues: Mirror, Mirror, Part II
Leonard Bernstein: 20th Century Unlimited
What’s True About Throat Care: Gospel or Urban Legend?
October 2003
Choral Etiquette: Working with Guest
Artists
Heinrich Schutz: Marriage of Words and Music
Getting in Position: Mirror, Mirror, Part I
Opening Up the Chest: From the Inside Out
Making Sense of Tuning: When It’s OK to be Temperamental
Heinrich Schutz: Marriage of Words and Music
Getting in Position: Mirror, Mirror, Part I
Opening Up the Chest: From the Inside Out
Making Sense of Tuning: When It’s OK to be Temperamental
September 2003
Vocal Technique: How to Get Your Groove
Back
Physical Singer: Not for Girls Only
A Window on Jewish Music: More than Lighting Candles
Language: Jumping into Hebrew
Tonsil and Adenoid Problems: Reassurance About Surgery
An Interview with Nina Hinson: Run with What You Have
Physical Singer: Not for Girls Only
A Window on Jewish Music: More than Lighting Candles
Language: Jumping into Hebrew
Tonsil and Adenoid Problems: Reassurance About Surgery
An Interview with Nina Hinson: Run with What You Have
May 2003
Repertoire: Madrigals
Springing
An Interview with Willow Johnson: Golden Rules for the Singer
Esophageal Reflux, Part II: The Case for Stronger Measures
Feeling the Well-Placed Tone: The Not-Bermuda Triangle
Open face, Open Throat: The Flowers that Bloom
An Interview with Willow Johnson: Golden Rules for the Singer
Esophageal Reflux, Part II: The Case for Stronger Measures
Feeling the Well-Placed Tone: The Not-Bermuda Triangle
Open face, Open Throat: The Flowers that Bloom
April 2003
Repertoire: An Interview with Daniel
Pinkham
Esophageal Reflux, Part I: Holding Back Disaster
Focused Warm-ups: More than Just Hitting those ‘A’s
Bringing Order to Your Music: Walking Filing Cabinet
Language: Looks Like Greek to Me!
Releasing Tension: Learning to Let Go
Esophageal Reflux, Part I: Holding Back Disaster
Focused Warm-ups: More than Just Hitting those ‘A’s
Bringing Order to Your Music: Walking Filing Cabinet
Language: Looks Like Greek to Me!
Releasing Tension: Learning to Let Go
November 2003
Choral Etiquette: Putting it All Out
There
Language: The ‘I’s Have It
Healing With Music: One Chosen, Many Called
More than Just Back Rubs: Using Biofeedback to Relax
Pre-Season Training: Avoiding Vocal Strain
Learning to Articulate: Marbles in Your Mouth
Language: The ‘I’s Have It
Healing With Music: One Chosen, Many Called
More than Just Back Rubs: Using Biofeedback to Relax
Pre-Season Training: Avoiding Vocal Strain
Learning to Articulate: Marbles in Your Mouth
March 2003
Repertoire: The Passions of
Bach
Keeping Your Own Time: What Can You Count On?
Focus and Articulation: Sucking on a Lemon
Work those Abs! Strengthening the Stomach Muscles
Sinus Infection: Worse and Worse
Keeping Your Own Time: What Can You Count On?
Focus and Articulation: Sucking on a Lemon
Work those Abs! Strengthening the Stomach Muscles
Sinus Infection: Worse and Worse
February 2003
A Contemporary Interpretation: The Gospel
Truth
Fighting Winter’s Colds: Don’t Join ‘Em, Beat ‘Em
Posture and Flexibility: Hanging Loose While Standing Tall
An Interview with Stephen Marc Beaudoin: Thinking Like a Soloist
Anatomy of a Smile: Laughing on the … Inside
Language: Comfortable with the Colloquial
Fighting Winter’s Colds: Don’t Join ‘Em, Beat ‘Em
Posture and Flexibility: Hanging Loose While Standing Tall
An Interview with Stephen Marc Beaudoin: Thinking Like a Soloist
Anatomy of a Smile: Laughing on the … Inside
Language: Comfortable with the Colloquial
January 2003
The Physical Singer: Getting Enough
Air
Choral Etiquette: Mi, a Name I Call Myself
Channeling the Sound: The Eyes Have It
Adequate Hydration: Braving the Great Indoors
Randall Thompson: American Language, American Music
Choral Etiquette: Mi, a Name I Call Myself
Channeling the Sound: The Eyes Have It
Adequate Hydration: Braving the Great Indoors
Randall Thompson: American Language, American Music
December 2002
Repertoire: A Work for All
Seasons
Language: With an English Accent
Holiday Singing: Easy on the Ho Ho Ho!
Approach to Sight Singing: Getting the Basics
Florid Passages: No Laughing Matter
A Firm Foundation: Like a Rock
Language: With an English Accent
Holiday Singing: Easy on the Ho Ho Ho!
Approach to Sight Singing: Getting the Basics
Florid Passages: No Laughing Matter
A Firm Foundation: Like a Rock
October 2002
Repertoire: Fauré Requiem
Accidentals: Stealth Warm-ups
Diphthongs: Intonation at Peril
Body Breathing: The Hollow Men, the [Un] stuffed Men
Rehearsing on Vowels: Scoobee Doobee Doo
Vocal Health: Seasonal Sneezing
Choral Etiquette: Self-Study – Rhythm
Q. & A. Readers Sing Out
Accidentals: Stealth Warm-ups
Diphthongs: Intonation at Peril
Body Breathing: The Hollow Men, the [Un] stuffed Men
Rehearsing on Vowels: Scoobee Doobee Doo
Vocal Health: Seasonal Sneezing
Choral Etiquette: Self-Study – Rhythm
Q. & A. Readers Sing Out
September 2002
Premier Issue: Share the
Adventure!
Positioning the Body: Olympic Gold … Singing?
Protecting Your Teeth: Becoming a Grind?
Forming Letter Sounds: What Language is This?
Basic Latin Vowels: Ain’t No “Lay” in Alleluja!
Choral Etiquette: Contributing Responsibly
Q & A: Readers Sing Out!
Positioning the Body: Olympic Gold … Singing?
Protecting Your Teeth: Becoming a Grind?
Forming Letter Sounds: What Language is This?
Basic Latin Vowels: Ain’t No “Lay” in Alleluja!
Choral Etiquette: Contributing Responsibly
Q & A: Readers Sing Out!