--- In vocalist-temporary@yahoogroups.com, "Deborah" <singsoprano2003@y...> wrote: > Hi everyone, > I was wondering among the singing teachers out there what in their > view was important training for singing teachers.
:-) What a great question!
Not to be glib, but I would offer a re-definition of the question to serve the needs of the response. To me, this question is about the training of singing artists as to how to teach that art.
From this form of the definition comes multiple levels of activity:
Study of the art of singing in all its aspects: technical, musical, poetical, philosophical, human communications, etc. This implicitly involves significant preparation and performance of a wide variety of music.
Intellectual mastery of the ideas which undergird the singing pedagogy.
Training in the use of language to communicate concepts. This is more acurately stated 'learning how people learn', and is subject to the individual variability of brain dominance, cultural backgrounds, language habits and learning styles.
'Functional Hearing', which is used by the teacher to determine what the student should be working on; what their singing challenges are.
Literature to be used for the variety of stages of development, and how particular age-appropriate pieces can be used to develop musical, poetical and vocal concepts.
Studio Management, setting of expectations, lesson planning, scheduling, accompanist relations, etc.
Ethics, Integrity & Teamwork
Best Regards,
Steven Fraser
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