Made available in DSpace on 2014-11-10T11:09:56Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2013-03-25Bitstream added on 2014-11-10T11:57:36Z : No. of bitstreams: 1 000718354.pdf: 8336410 bytes, checksum: 566bb95485c67cc73a329840902851d0 (MD5) / A presente pesquisa analisou a terminologia para o ensino de técnica vocal de um grupo de seis professores de canto reconhecidos e atuantes no eixo Rio-São Paulo, nas abordagens vocais erudita, popular brasileira e comercial contemporânea em ciclos de quatro aulas com cada professor, observação direta de sua prática cotidiana no estúdio e entrevistas semi-estruturadas. O objetivo principal foi investigar a eventual recorrência de determinados termos e procedimentos técnicos, buscando sua relação com afinidades e disparidades estilísticas e metodológicas entre os sujeitos. Foram objetivos específicos: 1. estabelecer relações entre os dados colhidos e a literatura pedagógica vocal tradicional e moderna, apontado possíveis relações de linguagem entre os termos e procedimentos técnicos utilizados na prática dos docentes observados e a literatura disponível sobre pedagogia vocal e voz cantada. 2. estabelecer relações entre a terminologia vocal pedagógica e aquela utilizada no âmbito das ciências da voz, apontando as principais mudanças conceituais ocasionadas pelas pesquisas científicas em voz cantada. A análise dos dados mostrou que, embora haja identidade estética entre professores de um mesmo estilo e procedimental entre professores de uma mesma tendência teórico-metodológica, tais afinidades não se mantiveram em relação à escolha terminológica. Foram encontrados muitos termos idiossincráticos e uma recorrência transversal de termos sinestésicos e proprioceptivos conhecidos no jargão tradicional do ensino de canto. Por outro lado, foi possível correlacionar grande parte dos termos encontrados com a literatura pedagógica e científica sobre a voz. Este trabalho aproximou do campo teórico a prática do professor de canto, dando voz às suas inquietações e questionamentos, e problematizando a questão da escolha de termos utilizados no ensino de canto no Brasil frente aos avanços dos estudos [...] / This thesis analyzed samples of the terminology used by a group of six well-known singing teachers working in the Rio-São Paulo (Brazil) are with classical, Brazilian popular and North-American contemporary commercial singing. The samples were gathered during field research, trought interviews the subjects and participant and non-participant observation of their everyday practice in their teaching environments. The aim was to show stylistic and pedagogical affinities and discrepancies through the comparison of the terminologies and technical procedures used by the teachers. The specific objectivies were: 1. To find connections between the expressions and procedures found in the field and both the modern and the traditional literature on vocal pedagogy, suggesting a possible lineage of terms. 2. to find connections between the terminology used in the vocal pedagogy field and the one used in voice science, taking into consideration the main conceptual changes estalished by the systematic scientific research of the singing voice. Data showed that there was esthaetic affinity between teachers of the same style and technical similarities between those of the same pedagogical tendency, but such similitude did not translate into an affinity in the choice of terms. Instead, many idyosyncratic terms were found, and there was a pervasive presence of traditional or well-known proprioceptive and sinesthetic terms. Furthermore, it was possible to correlated almost all terms to the pedagogical and scientific literature. This work is a theoretical reflexion of the everyday practice and concerns of singing teachers. It shows the main conflicts involved in the choice of pedagogical terms in the teaching of singing in Brazil in the face of the constant development of voice science, the various requirements of the music market and the problem of integrating vocal technique and musical expression.

Orientador: Martha Herr / Banca: Abel Luís Bernardo da Rocha / Banca: Angelo José Fernandes / Banca: Marta Assumpção de Andrada e Silva / Banca: Zuleica Antônia de Camargo / Resumo: A presente pesquisa analisou a terminologia para o ensino de técnica vocal de um grupo de seis professores de canto reconhecidos e atuantes no eixo Rio-São Paulo, nas abordagens vocais erudita, popular brasileira e comercial contemporânea em ciclos de quatro aulas com cada professor, observação direta de sua prática cotidiana no estúdio e entrevistas semi-estruturadas. O objetivo principal foi investigar a eventual recorrência de determinados termos e procedimentos técnicos, buscando sua relação com afinidades e disparidades estilísticas e metodológicas entre os sujeitos. Foram objetivos específicos: 1. estabelecer relações entre os dados colhidos e a literatura pedagógica vocal tradicional e moderna, apontado possíveis relações de linguagem entre os termos e procedimentos técnicos utilizados na prática dos docentes observados e a literatura disponível sobre pedagogia vocal e voz cantada. 2. estabelecer relações entre a terminologia vocal pedagógica e aquela utilizada no âmbito das ciências da voz, apontando as principais mudanças conceituais ocasionadas pelas pesquisas científicas em voz cantada. A análise dos dados mostrou que, embora haja identidade estética entre professores de um mesmo estilo e procedimental entre professores de uma mesma tendência teórico-metodológica, tais afinidades não se mantiveram em relação à escolha terminológica. Foram encontrados muitos termos idiossincráticos e uma recorrência transversal de termos sinestésicos e proprioceptivos conhecidos no jargão tradicional do ensino de canto. Por outro lado, foi possível correlacionar grande parte dos termos encontrados com a literatura pedagógica e científica sobre a voz. Este trabalho aproximou do campo teórico a prática do professor de canto, dando voz às suas inquietações e questionamentos, e problematizando a questão da escolha de termos utilizados no ensino de canto no Brasil frente aos avanços dos estudos [...] / Abstract: This thesis analyzed samples of the terminology used by a group of six well-known singing teachers working in the Rio-São Paulo (Brazil) are with classical, Brazilian popular and North-American contemporary commercial singing. The samples were gathered during field research, trought interviews the subjects and participant and non-participant observation of their everyday practice in their teaching environments. The aim was to show stylistic and pedagogical affinities and discrepancies through the comparison of the terminologies and technical procedures used by the teachers. The specific objectivies were: 1. To find connections between the expressions and procedures found in the field and both the modern and the traditional literature on vocal pedagogy, suggesting a possible lineage of terms. 2. to find connections between the terminology used in the vocal pedagogy field and the one used in voice science, taking into consideration the main conceptual changes estalished by the systematic scientific research of the singing voice. Data showed that there was esthaetic affinity between teachers of the same style and technical similarities between those of the same pedagogical tendency, but such similitude did not translate into an affinity in the choice of terms. Instead, many idyosyncratic terms were found, and there was a pervasive presence of traditional or well-known proprioceptive and sinesthetic terms. Furthermore, it was possible to correlated almost all terms to the pedagogical and scientific literature. This work is a theoretical reflexion of the everyday practice and concerns of singing teachers. It shows the main conflicts involved in the choice of pedagogical terms in the teaching of singing in Brazil in the face of the constant development of voice science, the various requirements of the music market and the problem of integrating vocal technique and musical expression. / Doutor

The voice is the only natural and, when properly trained, also the most perfect instrument. Any other instrument, be it string, wind or percussion, is a separate entity, an object devised by man, and over the years altered, improved and perfected. None of those, from primitive pipes to the most intricate electronic apparatus can produce a single sound without human aid. It needs someone to play it manually and/or orally. Intro., p. 1.

The location of the available research literature and its relationship to the pedagogy of the female high voice is the subject of this thesis. The nature and pedagogy of the female high voice are described in the first four chapters. The next two chapters discuss maintenance of the voice in conventional and experimental repertoire. Chapter seven is a summary of all the pedagogy. The last chapter is a comparison of the nature and the pedagogy of the female high voice with recommended areas for further research. For instance, more information is needed to understand the acoustic factors of vibrato, singer's formant, and high energy levels in the female high voice.

Numerous studies exist examining the link in solo singers between timbre and overtone spectra. The purpose of this study is to examine if similar results can be obtained by applying the same techniques to choral singing. The study is aimed at non-scientific readers and therefore introduces the subject with background to the relevant physics. In this study a number of recorded samples of choirs were taken from www.youtube.com and analyzed. The analysis included computation of long-term average spectra (LTAS) and singing power ratio‟s (SPR), which provided an indication of the relative energy in the higher overtone region of every choir. This was compared to a binary value judgment of the choirs. The results indicate that the SPR as applied to soloists cannot be directly applied to choirs. A link between SPR and a perceived “good” choral tone could exist but would have to be interpreted differently than in the case of soloists. It was also found that a possible link could exist between frequency peaks in LTAS and a choir‟s intonation.

This study examined the roles of type of voice and locus of control on satisfaction with type of voice and on feelings of procedural justice. Two forms of voice were assessed, instrumental and non-instrumental, as well as two forms of locus of control, external and internal. Participants read a scenario that randomly placed them into type of voice. Participants responded to surveys to determine the persons' locus of control, satisfaction with voice and feelings of procedural justice. A form of participation that brings employees satisfaction is voice. Allowing employees to express their opinions is seen as fair and has benefits to employees, as well as the organization. Some individuals prefer to have an impact and be more involved in the workplace, while others do not.

The problem with which this research is concerned is the documentation of Allan Rogers Lindquest's vocal teaching techniques and contributions to the field of vocal pedagogy in America from 1974 to 1981. The purpose of this study is the identification and compilation of voice building techniques and vocal exercises that were formulated for vocal pedagogy by Lindquest. As a result of reviewing the literature related to vocal pedagogy, which identifies methods of voice teaching and contrasts pedagogical styles, the research questions developed for this study concern the identification and classification of Lindquest's teaching techniques in instructional areas that include breath and breath support, areas of resonance, vowels and vowel modification, vocal registers, other related areas of vocal production, and the directions for and expected results of special vocal exercises. The sources of data for this study are verbatim transcripts of fifty-six audio tapes of voice lessons conducted by Lindquest with seven students.

Thesis (MMus (Music))--University of Stellenbosch, 2009. / The goal of this study is to explore three different models that three selected university choirs chose to accommodate diversity: two choirs with different identities existing independently alongside each other on one campus (model A), one choir, implementing diversity (model B) and one choir with a Eurocentric character (model C). Each university was treated separately, collecting qualitative data to provide historical insight into the choir, to determine profiles of the relevant conductor(s) and choristers and to determine the management body’s views regarding the role of the choir(s) within the institution. Information on repertoire indicates preference for musical styles, favouring an African or Western perspective or showing measures of cultural adaptability. Data was collected from choristers, conductors, organisers and university representatives by questionnaires and personal interviews as well as historical data in the form of concert programmes of the selected university choirs. The research findings indicated that the three universities concerned chose to handle their cultural diversities in completely different ways, resulting in creating unique choral identities which are evident in aspects such as repertoire, choristers’ experience and the support from the institution.