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Showing 1 to 20 of 25 for “"vocal performance"”.
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Graduate Recital, Vocal Performance
… before the completion of my graduate degree in vocal performance, featured a wide variety of repertoire. As a new member of the tenor fach, finding music that is challenging and appropriate for my level of development was difficult. The recital featured works by Stefano Donaudy, Hugo Wolf, …
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Virtual reality for vocal performance preparation: validation, demonstration, and application
Submission published under a 24 month embargo labeled 'Closed Access', the embargo will last until 2027-05-01
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The effects of bilateral cochlear implantations on vocal performance of cochlear implant users
Submission published under a 24 month embargo labeled 'U of I Access', the embargo will last until 2025-12-01
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Arnold Schoenberg's "Pierrot lunaire": A study of Sprechstimme and vocal performance practice through sound recording
… scholarly writings have attempted to address performance practice issues, there are substantial gaps in the literature regarding the specific, technical, vocal elements required to execute Pierrot's Sprechstimme. Additionally, though a few recordings have been cursorily cited and reviewed, a …
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The Necessity of Extra-Curricular Activities For the Undergraduate Vocal Performance Major: How Performance Opportunity Correlates With Success
<p>This study examines the link between performance opportunities and success in the undergraduate vocal performance major. Since the degree program often requires few performances, most of these opportunities must be viewed as extra-curricular. As the serious undergraduate singer strives to …
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An exploration of factors which have an impact on the vocal performance and vocal effectiveness of newly qualified teachers/lecturers
… prior to qualification, could mitigate potential vocal attrition in newly qualified teachers/lecturers within their first year of teaching. A specific focus of the research was to see if any causative relationship could be seen to exist between vocal change, specifically change in vocal quality, …
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VocalCords: Exploring Tactile Interaction and Performance with the Singing Voice
… plays a critical role in expressive musical performance. Many acoustic instruments, ranging from strings to brass to percussion, involve some coupling of the “feel” of the instrument in the hands and the corresponding sound produced. The singing voice, however, is one of few musical …
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The Effect of Voice Lessons on the Clinical and Perceptual Skills of Graduate Students in Speech and Hearing Science
… study supports efforts to integrate curricula in vocal performance and speech-language pathology.
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Graduate Recital, Voice
… thesis demonstrates four historical periods of vocal performance art song literature in recital format. The Italian classical period will be represented by the Mozart concert aria, "L'amerò sarò costante, " from Il Rè Pastore. A set of four Schubert lieder will act as a bridge between the …
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Solo Performance: An Extension of Vocal Pedagogy
… study, I examine the significance of the solo performance opportunity in vocal pedagogy at the tertiary level. In order to discover tangible correlations between solo performing and applied lessons, I designed and implemented a case study that focused on fourteen subjects rehearsing, …
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Cyborgs in the Studio: Transhuman Vocal Approaches in Gender Nonconforming Recording Artists
… (GNC) artists use technological manipulations to vocal performance to signify their gender experience. The introduction and literature review (Chapter 1) situates the discussion in the disciplines of voice studies, embodied cognition, and post- and transhumanism. Chapter 2 examines three songs by …
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A performance guide to Leonard Lehrman's A Light in the Darkness
… Musical Arts, Winter Commencement, 2012 Major: Vocal Performance; Minor: Vocal Pedagogy A Performance Guide to Leonard Lehrman’s A Light in the Darkness Dissertation directed by Professor Robert Grayson Pages in dissertation, 146. Words in abstract, 106. ABSTRACT Leonard Lehrman is primarily …
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Neural Dynamics in the Basal Ganglia Underlying Birdsong Practice and Performance
… exploration, yet highly stereotyped during performance, favoring exploitation. How neurons encode and dynamically regulate motor variability across practice and performance states remains unknown. Songbirds sing more variable songs when practicing alone and highly stereotyped songs when …
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Music performance anxiety therapies: a review of the literature
Music Performance Anxiety (MPA) is a widespread epidemic in the world of instrumental and vocal performance. While traditional music education provides a solid training in terms of technical and interpretive execution, attention is rarely given to managing the very symptoms that may challenge one’s …
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Kunstdiva versus Stimmediva Callas and Sutherland in Bellini’s Norma
… analyse the balance between interpretative and vocal ability in bel canto opera, which is traditionally considered as the principal domain of the Stimmediva. The dissertation includes a survey of the characteristics of bel canto, Bellini’s contribution to it and the performance history of his …
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Indications Concerning Contemporaneous Performance Practice in the Prose Writings of William Billings
… in the teaching of musical fundamentals and vocal performance in the singing schools. Five additional tunebooks followed; three of these six contained lengthy prose introductions in which Billings addressed pedagogy, music theory, and sight singing. This prose provides important information …
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Interpretation of song cycle Songs and Poems from Shijing by Yangfan Xu—five tones of the Huangdi Neijing for soothing emotion in singing
… been examined in relation to musical structure, vocal embodiment, and emotional experience in contemporary art song. Consequently, the relationship between five-tone philosophy, compositional organization, and the experience of singing remains insufficiently explored. This study investigates …
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Extracting Theory from Practice: A Computational Analysis of the Persian Radif
… a framework for computational research on vocal music performance. The radif consists of seven dastgāhs and five āvāzes (secondary dastgāhs). Each dastgāh consists of several pieces (gushes). Throughout this research, I draw on three areas of knowledge to study each subject: the …
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Martial Caillebotte’s <i>Mélodies </i>and <i>Scènes Lyriques</i>: Analytical Essays and Performance Guide
… Chapter 3 presents analytical essays and performance practice suggestions for Caillebotte’s <em>mélodies</em> and <em>scènes lyriques </em>for voice and piano<em>: </em>“Sérénade,” Mignonne, allons voir si la rose,” “Chanson,” “Sonnet,” “Le Nuage,” and “Attente.” The analytical essays are …
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A Poetic and Musical Analysis of Fiancailles Pour Rire By Francis Poulenc with Poems by Louise De Vilmorin
… <em>Fiancailles pour rire</em> may be used as a performance guide.</p>
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