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The collegiate vocal jazz ensemble: an historical and current perspective on the development, current state, and future direction of the genre

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The Vocal Jazz ensemble, a uniquely American choral form, has grown and flourished in the past half century largely through the efforts of professionals and educators throughout the collegiate music community. This document provides historical data as presented through live and published interviews with key individuals involved in the early…

The Vocal Jazz ensemble, a uniquely American choral form, has grown and flourished in the past half century largely through the efforts of professionals and educators throughout the collegiate music community. This document provides historical data as presented through live and published interviews with key individuals involved in the early development of collegiate Vocal Jazz, as well as those who continue this effort currently. It also offers a study of the most influential creative forces that provided the spark for everyone else's fire. A frank discussion on the obstacles encountered and overcome is central to the overall theme of this research into a genre that has moved from a marginalized afterthought to a legitimate, more widely accepted art form. In addition to the perspective provided to future generations of educators in this field, this document also discusses the role of collegiate music academia in preserving and promoting the Vocal Jazz ensemble. The discussion relies on recent data showing the benefits of Vocal Jazz training and the need for authenticity towards its universal integration into college and university vocal performance and music education training.
ContributorsAmerind, Gregory (Author) / Kocour, Michael (Thesis advisor) / Carpenter, Ellon (Committee member) / Britton, David (Committee member) / Ryan, Russell (Committee member) / Arizona State University (Publisher)
Created2013
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Vocal pedagogy at the end of the twentieth century: revealing the hidden instrument

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The teaching of singing remained remarkably stable until, at the end of the twentieth century, advances in the understanding of voice science stimulated dramatic changes in approach to vocal pedagogy. Previously, the technology needed to accurately measure physiologic change within the larynx and breath-support musculature during the process of singing…

The teaching of singing remained remarkably stable until, at the end of the twentieth century, advances in the understanding of voice science stimulated dramatic changes in approach to vocal pedagogy. Previously, the technology needed to accurately measure physiologic change within the larynx and breath-support musculature during the process of singing simply did not exist. Any prior application of scientific study to the voice was based primarily upon auditory evaluation, rather than objective data accumulation and assessment. After a centuries-long history, within a span of twenty years, vocal pedagogy evolved from an approach solely derived from subjective, auditory evidence to an application grounded in scientific data. By means of analysis of significant publications by Richard Miller, Robert Sataloff, and Ingo Titze, as well as articles from The Journal of Singing and The Journal of Voice, I establish a baseline of scientific knowledge and pedagogic practice ca. 1980. Analysis and comparison of a timeline of advancement in scientific insight and the discussion of science in pedagogical texts, 1980-2000, reveal the extent to which voice teachers have dramatically changed their method of instruction. I posit that voice pedagogy has undergone a fundamental change, from telling the student only what to do, via auditory demonstration and visual imagery, to validating with scientific data how and why students should change their vocal approach. The consequence of this dramatic pedagogic evolution has produced singers who comprehend more fully the science of their art.
ContributorsVelarde, Rachel (Author) / Doan, Jerry (Thesis advisor) / Campbell, Andrew (Committee member) / Solis, Theodore (Committee member) / Elgar Kopta, Anne (Committee member) / Britton, David (Committee member) / Arizona State University (Publisher)
Created2013

Schubert at ASU: The great ballads

ContributorsKliewer-Britton, Darleen (Performer) / Sellheim, Judy May (Performer) / Britton, David (Performer) / Hoffer, Warren (Performer) / Doan, Jerry (Performer) / Sellheim, Eckart (Performer) / ASU Library. Music Library (Publisher)
Created1997-02-16

David Britton, tenor

ContributorsBritton, David (Performer) / Thompson, Jan (Performer) / ASU Library. Music Library (Publisher)
Created1999-01-25

O schone Nacht: Lieder von Johannes Brahms

ContributorsKliewer-Britton, Darleen (Performer) / May, Judy (Performer) / Britton, David (Performer) / Doan, Jerry (Performer) / Hoffer, Warren (Performer) / Pendleton, Mary (Performer) / ASU Library. Music Library (Publisher)
Created1997-10-31

Studio 303: Diva!

ContributorsBritton, David (Performer) / ASU Library. Music Library (Publisher)
Created1996-03-25

American soliloquy: A tribute in song to Aaron Copland

ContributorsBritton, David (Performer) / ASU Library. Music Library (Publisher)
Created1996-10-21

Studio 303: English folk song suite

ContributorsBritton, David (Performer) / ASU Library. Music Library (Publisher)
Created1997-10-21

Vocal recital

ContributorsBritton, David (Performer) / McLeod, Lois (Performer) / ASU Library. Music Library (Publisher)
Created1989-08-29

Karen Crawford & friends

ContributorsCrawford, Karen Hendricks (Performer) / Baker, Dian (Performer) / Pepping, Amanda (Performer) / Schreffler, Sarah (Performer) / Swaringen, Shanna (Performer) / Johnson, J.J. (Performer) / Ashton, Brian (Performer) / Bertipaglia, Waldir (Performer) / ASU Library. Music Library (Publisher)
Created2004-11-07