The problem addressed by this study was the search for ways to relate knowledge of wind instrument playing methods to the study of voice. The purpose of the study was to examine historical and contemporary brass and woodwind teaching sources to determine whether allusions to the vocal art were documented by reputable wind teachers.The ninety-one available sources were written between 1545 and 1981, and included books, treatises, periodicals, and other studies written by scholars, musicians, and teachers from Europe, Asia, and North America. Allusions to the vocal art appeared in eighty percent of the sources studied and occurred with nearly equal frequency in brass and woodwind sources.The study revealed both direct and indirect allusions made in reference to such matters as the relationship of wind instruments to voice, breathing and breath control, tone production, facility, and musicianship.ConclusionsBased on the finding that numerous allusions to the vocal art have been documented in wind instrument pedagogical sources, the following conclusions are drawn:1. A very close relationship exists between the wind instruments and voice.2. A common body of pedagogical theories may be found in vocal and wind instrument teaching methods.3. These theories have been used by wind pedagogues to teach wind instruments.4. A preparatory background in the study of voice and singing methods provides a desirable foundation for the study of wind instrument playing.5. Many authors, it would appear, assume that the wind instrument student already possesses a functional knowledge of the art of singing.

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Operatic and vocal history in Australia has received, since the 1960s, increasing attention from a body of researchers who have documented Australian performance traditions. Pedagogical traditions in Australia have been largely neglected however, and it is hoped that this thesis will contribute to ongoing studies in this area of Australian musical scholarship. Vocal pedagogy in Australia is largely derived from European models, yet many vocal teachers in Australia of the present day have little or no idea of the origins of their technique. After mapping pedagogical lineages of vocal teachers throughout Australia from 1850 to 1950, an attempt has been made to document and analyse the history of vocal pedagogy in Australia, particularly the influence of the vocal technique originating from the teaching of Manuel Garcia and his pupil Mathilde Marchesi, and other teachers trained in traditional Italian vocal technique. The thesis demonstrates that pedagogical lineages have special meaning and relevance in the historical study of vocal pedagogy and performance practice. / Although the research maintains as its primary focus, the dissemination and influence of the traditional Italian and Garcia-Marchesi technique in vocal pedagogy in Australia, considerable effort has been undertaken to allow as complex as possible an understanding of the broader vocal pedagogical climate in musical centres of Australia.

Operatic and vocal history in Australia has received, since the 1960s, increasing attention from a body of researchers who have documented Australian performance traditions. Pedagogical traditions in Australia have been largely neglected however, and it is hoped that this thesis will contribute to ongoing studies in this area of Australian musical scholarship. Vocal pedagogy in Australia is largely derived from European models, yet many vocal teachers in Australia of the present day have little or no idea of the origins of their technique. After mapping pedagogical lineages of vocal teachers throughout Australia from 1850 to 1950, an attempt has been made to document and analyse the history of vocal pedagogy in Australia, particularly the influence of the vocal technique originating from the teaching of Manuel Garcia and his pupil Mathilde Marchesi, and other teachers trained in traditional Italian vocal technique. The thesis demonstrates that pedagogical lineages have special meaning and relevance in the historical study of vocal pedagogy and performance practice. / Although the research maintains as its primary focus, the dissemination and influence of the traditional Italian and Garcia-Marchesi technique in vocal pedagogy in Australia, considerable effort has been undertaken to allow as complex as possible an understanding of the broader vocal pedagogical climate in musical centres of Australia.

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The primary purpose of this study was to clarify the underlying principles of singers' resonance and to examine some of the pedagogical practices associated with the traditional schools of singing and contemporary voice science. The secondary purpose was to determine which principles should be retained, discarded, or altered.An examination of the voice pedagogy literature revealed recurrent references to resonance. This implied that the concept is of some importance to voice pedagogy. Singers' resonance has, however, been presented in diverse contexts indicating that (1) it has a number of denotations and connotations, (2) it is sometimes used ambiguously, or inaccurately, and (3) a further investigation of the topic might yield clarity to the field of voice pedagogy.It was determined that though there are many important voice pedagogy methodologies, classically trained professional concert and opera singers of international reputation are taught to optimize singers' resonance both in order to be heard and to produce the accepted tone. It was found that those precepts which are based upon acoustic laws should be conserved and those which are not should be abandoned, altered, or when appropriate, acknowledged as metaphorical. / School of Music

This dissertation presents a critical study of voice teaching method as this pertains to the high school learner studying voice within the South African educational environment, with learning outcomes determined for subject music within the GET (General Education and Training) and FET (Further Education and Training) bands of the Department of Basic Education at each school grade level, as well as by external examining bodies such as Unisa (University of South Africa), Trinity Guildhall and ABRSM (Amalgamated Board of the Royal Schools of Music). Emphasis is placed on the methodological principles applicable in the case of the Western classical music solo vocal repertoire, but reference is also made to the applicability of this method in other vocal genres and, in particular, in the case of choral music participation. Special attention is given to the subject of the vocal health of the developing teenage voice, which includes an overview of vocal disorders and suggestions for rehabilitation and remedial programmes where necessary. Triangulation of research results is achieved in this study through inclusion of: - A thorough survey of selected pertinent bibliographic sources - Description of and engagement with the researcher’s own numerous phenomenological encounters in this field - Interviews conducted in Port Elizabeth with Jill Nock, voice teacher, on the subject of voice teaching method, and with John Black, Ear, Nose and Throat Specialist, on the subject of vocal health. The researcher concludes that there is a need for continued education and training of music educators in the South African high school environment, many of whom are not trained voice specialists, in order to cater for the growing number of high school music learners who choose to specialise in voice. Although educator networking can go a long way towards creating an informal support system to address this need, it is ultimately the responsibility of the Department of Basic Education to address this in a formal and all-encompassing fashion.

<p>Istraživanja su predstavljena u pet poglavlja. U prvom poglavlju Muzičko obrazovanje u ni&scaron;koj regiji pod Otomanskom vla&scaron;ću, prikazano je &scaron;kolstvo u okviru Otomanske carevine, dolazak prvog srpskog učitelja Spiridona Jovanovića u Ni&scaron; (1927), osnivanje srpske &scaron;kole i razvoj muzičkog obrazovanja u njoj. Drugo poglavlje Muzičko obrazovanje u Kneževini i Kraljevini Srbiji (1878-1914), donosi razvoj muzičkog obrazovanja i opismenjavanja u osnovnim &scaron;kolama, gimnazijama i učiteljskim &scaron;kolama, i doprinos &scaron;kolskih ansambala&nbsp; muzičkom životu grada Ni&scaron;a. U trećem poglavlju Muzičko obrazovanje za vreme bugarske opkupacije (1914-1918), govori se o ukidanju srpskih &scaron;kola, formiranju bugarske osnovne &scaron;kole i gimnazije i izvođenju muzičke nastave u njima. Čevrto poglavlje Kulturni uspon u Kraljevini Jugoslaviji (1918-1940), sadrži planove i programe za osnovne &scaron;kole, gimnazije i učiteljske &scaron;kole, govori o muzičkom obrazovanju učitelja, sadržaju i značaju muzičkih predmeta, formiranju horova i orkestara i izvođenju javnih koncerata. U petom poglavlju Nastavne metode i metodičari (1870-1940), prikazani su elementi nastavnog rada: obrada pesme po sluhu, notalno pevanje, primena intervalske i asocijativne metode. Govori se o prvim metodičarima nastave pevanja, Vladimiru R. Đorđeviću &ndash; poborniku notnog pevanja, prvim muzičkim udžbenicima i njihovim autorima.</p> / <p>The research work is presented in five chapters. The first chapter, Music education in lower region under the control of the Ottomans, is about the educational system as a part of the Ottoman Empire, the arrival of the first Serbian teacher Spiridon Jovanovic at Nish (1927), the founding of the Serbian school and development of musical education. The second chapter, Musical education in Principality and Kingdom of Serbia (1878-1914), is about the development of musical education and teaching in elementary schools, grammar schools and teachers&rsquo; academies and the contribution of the school ensembles to music life of the town of Nish. The third chapter, Musical education during the Bulgarian occupation (1914-1918), talks about the abolishing of Serbian schools, founding of Bulgarian elementary schools and grammar schools, as well as&nbsp; the teaching music in them. The fourth chapter, The cultural rise in The Kingdom of Yugoslavia (1918-1940), contains the curriculums of the elementary schools, grammar schools and teachers&rsquo; academies, facts about the musical education of the teachers, subject matter and the significance of the music subjects, forming of the choirs and orchestras and public performances. In the fifth chapter, Teaching methods and methodologists (1870-1940), some elements of the teaching process are shown: musical arrangement of a song by hearing ( perception by sound), singing from notes, the application of the interval and associational method. It is about the first methodologists of teaching singing, about Vladimir R. Djordjevic-a supporter of singing from notes, about the first textbooks and their authors.</p> / <p>The research work is presented in five chapters.<br />The first chapter, Music education in lower<br />region under the control of the Ottomans, is<br />about the educational system as a part of the<br />Ottoman Empire, the arrival of the first Serbian<br />teacher Spiridon Jovanovic at Nish (1927), the<br />founding of the Serbian school and development<br />of musical education. The second chapter,<br />Musical education in Principality and Kingdom<br />of Serbia (1878-1914), is about the development<br />of musical education and teaching in elementary<br />schools, grammar schools and teachers<br />academies and the contribution of the school<br />ensembles to music life of the town of Nish.<br />The third chapter, Musical education during the<br />Bulgarian occupation (1914-1918), talks about<br />the abolishing of Serbian schools, founding of<br />Bulgarian elementary schools and grammar<br />schools, as well as the teaching music in them.<br />The fourth chapter, The cultural rise in The<br />Kingdom of Yugoslavia (1918-1940), contains<br />the curriculums of the elementary schools,<br />grammar schools and teachers academies, facts<br />about the musical education of the teachers,<br />subject matter and the significance of the music<br />subjects, forming of the choirs and orchestrasand public performances. In the fifth chapter, Teaching methods and methodologists (1870-<br />1940), some elements of the teaching process<br />are shown: musical arrangement of a song by<br />hearing ( perception by sound), singing from<br />notes, the application of the interval and<br />associational method. It is about the first<br />methodologists of teaching singing, about<br />Vladimir R. Djordjevic-a supporter of singing<br />from notes, about the first textbooks and their<br />authors.</p>

The following study is designed to define the existing differences of opinion regarding the solution of vocal problems. Some twenty-five vocal methods have been examined with reference to the principles set forth on what are generally considered the most important vocal problems, viz., Breathing, Registers, Resonance, Tone and Interpretation.