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
| September 2004 |
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
| October 2004 |
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
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Behavior modifications for better health
| November 2004 |
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
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A list of French carols and guidance for singing in French
| December 2004 |
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
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The text of the Twenty-third Psalm, a look at how composers amuse themselves, and treatment forgastroparesis
| January 2005 |
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
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“les Six” and creativity in the “Roaring Twenties,” and a list of the Major Modes
| February 2005 |
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
| March 2005 |
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
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Chant Based Polyphony, Understanding Your Neighbor
| April 2005 |
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
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Program Music, The Vocabulary of Romance, Terminology Review, Resources
| May 2005 |