Working with Young Male Voices, Part I
| Date March 6, 2010 |
Discipline Music Education |
Teacher Christopher Kiver |
This two-part seminar focuses on working with young male voices in middle and high school choral settings. Topics will include pedagogically sound warm- ups for male voices, ideas for overcoming common difficulties in rehearsal, consideration of the changing voice, repertoire suggestions, and ideas for motivating male singers.
Saturday, March 6, 2010
- Brief Overview of the Seminar
- Warm-ups: Purpose and Sequence
- The Changing Voice: Brief overview of research, common vocal characteristics and effective pedagogical techniques
- Repertoire Part One: Voicings that Work – SAB? SSA? TTBB?
Saturday, April 10, 2010
- Follow Up from Previous Session
- Overcoming Common Difficulties with Male Voices: A practical demonstration of tools that can be used in rehearsal to address common vocal problems
- Repertoire Part Two: Reading Session
- Motivating Male Singers
