Journal of Singing - On Point
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JOS On Point
- Neurodiversity in the Voice Studio, Clinic, and Performance Space: Using a Neurodiversity Affirming Lens to Build More Inclusive Spaces for Singers
- Growing recognition and acceptance of neurodiversity in society has led to a rising awareness among voice professionals how atypical learning may manifest in voice studios and other performance spaces that are largely designed for neurotypical people. In her article, “Neurodiversity in the Voice Studio, Clinic, and Performance Space: Using a Neurodiversity Affirming Lens to Build More Inclusive Spaces for Singers,” singer, voice pedagogue, and educator Shannon Coates explores a movement among voice professionals to gain a deeper understanding of neurodiversity in order to move from accommodation to affirmation in our voice spaces.JOS-079-2-2022-213.pdf (application/pdf, 261.2 K) posted at 3:21 PM, December 5, 2022
- On Love and Storytelling with Alan Louis Smith
- Author and collaborative pianist Elvia Puccinelli reflects on the legacy of pianist, educator and composer Alan Smith in the November/December issue of the Journal of Singing. “On Love and Storytelling with Alan Louis Smith” is based on the author’s personal interviews with Smith begun earlier this spring, as well as video archives from a collaborative piano conference held in 2019 under the auspices of the International Keyboard Collaborative Arts Society. “On Love and Storytelling,” published within days of Smith’s death in October, is a fitting tribute to a musician much admired and loved by his colleagues, collaborators and students.JOS-080-2-2023-221.pdf (application/pdf, 438.5 K) posted at 11:38 AM, December 4, 2023
- Paradoxical Vocal Fold Motion
- In their article, “Paradoxical Vocal Fold Motion,” published in the September/October issue of Journal of Singing, otolaryngologists Jessica Howell and Jamie Eaglin Moore define PVFM as a laryngeal disorder characterized by paroxysmal episodes of vocal fold adduction during respiration. Singing teachers should suspect PVFM in the presence of noisy inhalation and trouble catching one’s breath occurring in a student after singing. The physicians discuss the etiology, diagnosis, and treatment of the disorder.JOS-079-1-2022-049.pdf (application/pdf, 337.2 K) posted at 10:15 AM, October 6, 2022
- Parkinson Disease
- Parkinson Disease is a progressive neurological disorder that affects approximately two million Americans. In addition to affecting movement, 70-90% of patients also experience Parkinson-related voice and speech disturbance. In their article, “Parkinson Disease,” published in the May/June issue of the Journal of Singing, otolaryngologists and laryngologists Jessica Kandl and Jamie Moore equip readers to recognize the effects of PD on voice and speech and to become familiar with treatment options.JOS_078_5_2022_609.pdf (application/pdf, 335.5 K) posted at 3:26 PM, August 4, 2022
- Paul Nordoff’s Songs, Performed by the Composer
- A decade ago, an article in the Journal of Singing by author and vocal coach Leslie De’Ath in the Journal of Singing extolled the songs of Paul Nordoff as an unjustly neglected repertoire of American art song. In “Paul Nordoff’s Songs, Performed by the Composer,” published in the January/February issue of the journal, De’Ath offers fascinating primary source material for 14 songs on poems by e.e. cummings, with Nordoff’s own verbal descriptions of the songs, followed in each case by a performance of the song by the composer himself.JOS-079-3-2023-351.pdf (application/pdf, 401.7 K) posted at 9:14 AM, February 3, 2023
