On the An of Singing This page intentionally left blank On the An of Singing RICHARD MILLE R OXTORD UNIVERSITY PRESS OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS Oxford University Press, Inc., publishes works that further Oxford University's objective of excellence in research, scholarship, and education. Oxford Ne w York Auckland Cap e Town Da r es Salaam Hon g Kong Karach i Kuala Lumpur Madri d Melbourn e Mexic o City Nairob i New Delhi Shangha i Taipe i Toront o With offices in Argentina Austri a Brazi l Chil e Czec h Republic Franc e Greec e Guatemala Hungar y Ital y Japa n Poland Portuga l Singapor e South Korea Switzerlan d Thailan d Turke y Ukrain e Vietna m Copyright © 1996 by Oxford University Press, Inc. Published by Oxford University Press, Inc. 198 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10016 www.oup.com First published as an Oxford University Press paperback 2011 Oxford is a registered trademark of Oxford University Press All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior permission of Oxford University Press. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Miller, Richard, 1926— On the art of singing / Richard Miller p. cm. Previously published essays, in part revised. Includes index. ISBN-13: 978-0-19-977392-3 1. Singing—Instruction and study. 2 . Singing—Interpretation (Phrasing, dynamics, etc.) 3 . Singing—Vocational guidance. 4.Voice. I.Titl e MT820.M599 199 6 95-3017 6 783—dc20 1 3 5 7 9 8 6 42 Printed in the United States of America on acid-free paper To the Memory ofLuigi Ricci This page intentionally left blank Acknowledgments For permission t o reprint previousl y published material, muc h of which has been revised, thanks are expressed to: The NATS Journal, for permission to reprint the following essays: 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 18, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 30, 31, 33, 34, 39, 40, 41, 44, 45, 46, 49, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 59, 60, 61, 63, 64, 66, 68, 69, 71, 72, 73, 74, 76, 77, 78, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 92, 93. Used by permission; American Music Teacher, for permission to reprint essay 47, "The Sense of Immediacy in Singing," originall y published in the January 1968 issue of American Music Teacher. © 1968 by Music Teachers National Associa - tion. Used by permission; Choral Journal, for permission to reprint essay 19, "The Solo Singer in the Choral Ensemble," originall y published in Choral Journal 35 (Marc h 1995). ©1995 by the American Choral Director s Association , P.O . Box 6310, Lawton , Oklahoma, 73506-0310 . Used by permission; Journal o f Research i n Singing, fo r permissio n t o reprin t essa y 91 , "Vowel Definition in a Performance of Jussi Bjoerling's Vesti la giubba"\ Raven Press, for permission to reprint essay 70, "The Singing Teacher in the Age of Voice Science," originall y published in Professional Voice: The Science and the Art of Clinical Care, ed. Robert Sataloff. © 1991; and to Rober t Sataloff , Journal o f Voice and Transcripts o f the 14th Symposium on Care of the Professional Voice. This page intentionally left blank Contents Introduction xiii Part I O n Training the Singing Voice 1 Imagery and the Teaching of Singing 3 2 Five Principles for the Successful Teaching of Singing 6 3 Covering in the Singing Voice 10 4 The Open Throat (La gola aperta) 17 5 Breath Management, Diction, and the Vocal Legato 19 6 Diction and Vocal Technique 26 7 The Performer as Voice Teacher 28 8 Pedagogical Clothing for the Emperor and Empress 32 9 The "Tricky" Teacher 35 10 Woofy Baritones and Tinny Tenors 36 11 McPedagogy 38 12 "What You Need Is More Support!" 41 13 "Simplicity" in Singing 43 14 Teaching Hearing the Voice 46 15 Si canta come si parla? 47 16 How Singing Is Not Like Speaking 50 17 Thinking Phonetically (Values and Pitfalls of the IPA) 53 18 A Parable of the Foolish Baker 55 19 The Choral Conductor a s Teacher of Vocal Technique 57 20 The Law of Contingency and Vocal Pedagogies 63 21 To Admire or to Teach? 64 22 Patching the Vocal Garment 66 23 Mysteries and Miracles 68 24 The Flat-Earth School of Vocal Pedagogy 70
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