Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Pages: 180
Trim: 6 x 9
978-0-8108-8838-8 • Paperback • May 2014 • $48.00 • (£37.00)
978-0-8108-8839-5 • eBook • May 2014 • $45.50 • (£35.00)
Karen Hall, soprano, is a voice teacher, author, editor, and researcher who holds degrees in vocal performance and a doctorate in education from Columbia University, Teachers College. A versatile performer, Dr. Hall has performed in opera, operetta, concert, oratorio, recital, chamber music, and music theatre throughout the United States and Europe. She is a five-time Metropolitan Opera Regional Finalist and has been recognized by the College Music Society, the National Association of Teachers of Singing, and the Voice Symposium for her research on music theater singing. She also serves as an associate editor for the Journal of Singing, the research publication of the National Association of Teachers of Singing.
Scott McCoy is Professor of Voice and Pedagogy at The Ohio State University and director of the Helen Swank Voice Teaching and Research Lab. Wendy LeBorgne is the voice pathologist, singing voice specialist, and director of the Blaine Block Institute for Voice Analysis and Rehabilitation (Dayton, OH), and The Professional Voice Center of Greater Cincinnati (Cincinnati, OH).
Chapter 1 – History of Music Theater
Chapter 2 – Singing Music Theater and Voice Science, Scott McCoy
Chapter 3 – Vocal Health and the Music Theater Vocal Athlete, Wendy LeBorgne
Chapter 4 – Music Theater Vocal Pedagogy
Chapter 5 – Listening Examples and Repertoire Recommendations
Chapter 6 – Music Theater Styles
Chapter 7 – Performing Music Theater
Appendix A – Ten Things for Aspiring Music Theater Singers to Know
Appendix B – Top Ten Pieces of Audition Advice
Appendix C – Tips for Conductors
Karen Hall offers a succinct and practical guide for singers who want to prepare for a music theater career. . . .This volume is practical, pertinent, economical, and efficient. It offers excellent advice for the aspiring music theater singer, and should be required reading for anyone considering a career in the field.
— Journal of Singing