My name is Phyllis and I lurk a lot on this list. I'm an adjunct at two
liberal arts colleges in my area as well as maintaining a private studio.
I'd like to chime in on this thread.
Many of my students come in with little exposure to classical vocal music.
After they have a little experience with "the 26", I like to use the Alfred
Baroque and Classical books edited by John Glen Paton. They then go on to
the Romantic period books by the same editor. I love the format in these
books. I find that my students learn how to set up their own "homework"on a
song following the format used in these and the other books edited by Mr.
Paton. When they are ready, they work from other editions that don't have
the musicology provided for them, they know they must do word-for word and
idiomatic translations, they must transcribe the text into IPA, and they must
find out as much historical background about the song itself and the composer
as possible. I firmly believe that if they have invested so much of
themselves into the song, that memorization almost becomes a moot point.
Rereading what I just wrote, it sounds like a testimonial for Alfred
Publishing Co. Honestly, I am neither an employee of Alfred or a groupie. I
just find these editions very successful for my students. Straying a little
from the topic, I especially like their new Gateway to German Lieder.
P.S.: Sharon, like Deanna, use the Donaudy songs with my slightly more
experienced students but I haven't tried Tosti.
Phyllis
EdgewoodVoiceStudio wrote:
> Sharon wrote: <<<<<<buying an anthology of Tosti songs to
> supplement them. Has anyone used them with
> beginners?..........>>>>>>>>>
>
> I don't know about that anthology but I've been using the Donaudy 36
> arie di stile antico to supplement the 24/26 it.arias books for those
> students who totally turn into zombies at every 24/26 suggestion.
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