Teaching Singing in the 21st Century

1. Prelude: Positioning Singing Pedagogy in the 21st Century.- PART I: OVERVIEW 2. Singing Pedagogy in the 21st Century: A Look Toward the Future.- 3. Habits of the Mind, Hand and Heart: Approaches to Classical Singing Training.- 4. Teaching Popular Music Styles.- 5. A Brief Overview of Approaches to Teaching the Music Theatre Song.- PART II: SINGING, THE BODY AND THE MIND 6. Vocal Health and Singing Pedagogy: Considerations from Biology and Motor Learning.- 7. The Role of the Speech and Language Therapist - Speech Pathologist - in the Modern Singing Studio.- 8. The Extra-Normal Voice: EVT in Singing.- 9. Registers Defined through Visual Feedback.- 10. Body Mapping: Enhancing Voice Performance through Somatic Pedagogy.- 11. Vocal Pedagogy and the Feldenkrais Method.- 12. Perception, Evaluation and Communication of Singing Voices.- 13. The Teacher-Student Relationship in One-to-one Singing Lessons: An Investigation of Personality and Adult Attachment.- 14. Negotiating an ‘Opera Singer Identity'.- PART III: APPROACHES TO STYLE 15. Style and Ornamentation in Classical and Bel Canto Arias.- 16. Handel and the Voice Practitioner: Perspectives on Performance Practice and Higher Education Pedagogy.- 17. Contemporary Vocal Artistry in Popular Culture Musics: Perceptions, Observations and Lived Experiences.- 18. Pathways for Teaching Vocal Jazz Improvisation.- 19. Voice in Worship: The Contemporary Worship Singer.- 20. Take my Hand: Teaching the Gospel Singer in the Applied Voice Studio.- PART IV: THE TRAINING GROUND 21. The Conservatorium Environment: Reflections on the Tertiary Vocal Setting Past and Present.- 22. More Than Just Style: A Profile of Professional Contemporary Gig Singers.- 23. Developing a Tertiary Course in Music Theatre.- 24. Training the Singing Researcher.- POSTLUDE 25. The Future of Singing Pedagogy.