Solo Performance: An Extension of Vocal Pedagogy

<p>In this 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, performing, and recording roles in the children’s opera, <em>Mambo</em>. The findings stem from my theoretical analysis of substantive data collected through forty-one interviews and three months of observations. The data collected disclosed that whether the participants advanced within a particular performance practice (such as presentation), or developed a specific vocal technique (such as coloratura), <em>Mambo</em> became an extension of their private lessons and aided in developing vocal aptitudes that were previously missing or incomplete.</p> <p>The pedagogical tools acquired by the subjects during the <em>Mambo</em> production represent significant advances in their technical skillsets. Since these skills are typically addressed as part of applied lessons in universities and conservatories, we may conclude that the rehearsal-performance platform yields untold pedagogical tools for students studying vocal performance at the tertiary level.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Doctor of Musical Arts

Level thesis:degree_level

Doctoral

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Music

Grantor

The Graduate School and University Center of The City University of New York

Year dc:date.available

2017

Author dc:creator

• Harte, Monica J

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Stephanie Jensen-Moulton

Committee members dc:contributor.committeemember

• Penny Prince
• Susan Gonzelez
• David Grubbs

• Arts and Humanities
• Music
• Music Pedagogy
• Music Performance
• Voice
• Vocal Pedagogy
• Solo Performance
• Performance Opportunity
• Vocal Technique

Repository record dc:identifier

https://academicworks.cuny.edu/gc_etds/1780

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:academicworks.cuny.edu:gc_etds-2754