ABSTRACT
The Routledge Companion to Interdisciplinary Studies in Singing, Volume II: Education examines the many methods and motivations for vocal pedagogy, promoting singing not just as an art form arising from the musical instrument found within every individual but also as a means of communication with social, psychological, and didactic functions. Presenting research from myriad fields of study beyond music—including psychology, education, sociology, computer science, linguistics, physiology, and neuroscience—the contributors address singing in three parts:
- Learning to Sing Naturally
- Formal Teaching of Singing
- Using Singing to Teach
In 2009, the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada funded a seven-year major collaborative research initiative known as Advancing Interdisciplinary Research in Singing (AIRS). Together, global researchers from a broad range of disciplines addressed three challenging questions: How does singing develop in every human being? How should singing be taught and used to teach? How does singing impact wellbeing? Across three volumes, The Routledge Companion to Interdisciplinary Studies in Singing consolidates the findings of each of these three questions, defining the current state of theory and research in the field. Volume II: Education focuses on the second question and offers an invaluable resource for anyone who identifies as a singer, wishes to become a singer, works with singers, or is interested in the application of singing for the purposes of education.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|156 pages
Learning to Sing Naturally
chapter 2|12 pages
Informal Singing Practices of Children
chapter 5|12 pages
The songs children sing
chapter 9|14 pages
Singing through Childhood
part II|194 pages
Formal Teaching of Singing
chapter 14|11 pages
The Formal and Non-formal Teaching of Singing in the Studio and Choral Environment
chapter 15|12 pages
Science-Informed Vocal Pedagogy
chapter 21|15 pages
Evaluation Tools in Singing Education
chapter 22|15 pages
Art Song Pedagogy and Performance Practice
part III|111 pages
Using Singing to Teach