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The Vocal Pedagogy of the Behnke Family: The Behnke Method

Emil Behnke was a highly esteemed vocal pedagogue of the late nineteenth century. Perhaps rare for the time, the art and science of teaching vocal methods of speech and singing was a Behnke family business, one that Emil shared with his wife and daughter, who were both named Kate. Indeed, Emil's daughter, Kate Emil Behnke, was equally regarded and valued in the field of vocal pedagogy, carrying her father's teachings into the twentieth century. Meanwhile, the elder Kate Behnke, wife to Emil and mother to Kate Emil, was responsible for administering and building upon her husband's innovative methods of speech therapy, establishing her own reputation as a speech healer. The Behnke family published no less than fourteen books, cumulatively. Largely forgotten today, the purpose of this document is to provide a comprehensive overview of the biography and the pedagogical methods and works of the Behnke family, and to contextualize these methods within the framework of trusted vocal pedagogy, both historic and current.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc1703363
Date05 1900
CreatorsStapleton, Megan
ContributorsAustin, Stephen F., Joyner, William, Snider, Jeffrey
PublisherUniversity of North Texas
Source SetsUniversity of North Texas
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeThesis or Dissertation
Formatv, 55 pages : illustrations, music, Text
RightsPublic, Stapleton, Megan, Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights Reserved.
RelationRecital: May 14, 2018, ark:/67531/metadc1393931, Recital: April 22, 2019, ark:/67531/metadc1506428, Lecture: March 5, 2020, not yet digitized

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