The science of vocal pedagogy : theory and application
D. Ralph Appelman (Author)
"Drawing upon the sciences of acoustics, linguistics, and physiology, D. Ralph Appelman advances a system of teaching voice based on the International Phonetic Alphabet. His premises are that vocal pedagogy requires an understanding of physiological and physical processes; that the singer and the voice teacher need pedagogical tools to link this scientific knowledge with the art of vocalization; that the word in the art song provides such a tool, for it conveys the primary meaning of the utterance; that the art song, therefore, demands intelligibility as well as beauty; and that if the art song is to attain the aesthetic level demanded by the music and the text, the singer must master a refined and orderly vocal system. Liberally illustrated with photographs, X-rays, spectograms, palatograms, charts, drill materials, and drawings, this text develops the total process of disciplined vocal utterance, progressing with the physiological aspects of phonation to the elements of aesthetic interpretation and the art of combining them in song."--Back cover
Print Book, English, 1986, ©1967
First Midland book edition View all formats and editions
Indiana University Press, Bloomington, 1986, ©1967
Midland book, 378
xiii, 434 pages : illustrations, music ; 25 cm
9780253351104, 9780253203786, 0253351103, 0253203783
13083085
Preface
Part I. Theory. Vocal pedagogy and voice teaching
Respiration
Phonation : the larnx as a biological-biosocial organ
Laws that govern the vocal sound
Sound as sensation
Part II. Applicaiton. Phonetics : the linguistic element of interpretation
Stress : the emotional element of interpretation
Styles and dialects : the social element of interpretation
Vocal migration : the intellectual element of interpretation
Kinesiologic analysis of speech sounds in singing
Record 5, prosodic elements in song
Appendix. Test results
Bibliography
Notes
Index
"Au clair de la lune" and "Dedication" (songs with piano acc.): pages 390-398