Monday, December 10, 2012

Vocal Pedagogy

Vocal Pedagogy is the study of teaching of singing. The art and history of it goes way back to Ancient Greece and has developed to this day.

Professions that practice "vocal pedagogy" are:
  • vocal coaches
  • choral directors
  • vocal music educators
  • opera directors
  • others who teach singing
One of the concepts of Vocal Pedagogy is the development of proper vocal technique. The typical areas studied for this are:
  • human anatomy and physiology
    • relates to the physical process of singing
  • vocal health and vocal disorders
    • related to singing
  • proper breathing and air support
  • phonation
  • vocal resonation/voice projection
  • vocal registration
  • voice classifaction
  • vocal styles
  • techniques

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