Abstract
Debra Greschner reviews four recent publications. In Reimaging Lyric Diction Courses: Leading Change in the Classroom and Beyond (CMS Emerging Fields in Music. New York: Routledge, 2023), vocal coach Timothy Cheek proposes an innovative approach to lyric diction pedagogy. A Young Person’s Guide to Vocal Health by Olivia Sparkhall (Oxford, UK: Compton Publishing, 2023) provides information about vocal health to young singers. The Heart of the Breath by Alison Mary Sutton is the first volume in the Vocal Health and Rehabilitation: Clinical Pathways and Practical Applications Series (Oxford, UK: Compton Publishing, 2022); it chronicles the rehabilitation of a rock singer’s voice. Marisa Lee Naismith, in Singing Contemporary Commercial Music Styles: A Pedagogical Framework (Oxford, UK: Compton Publishing, 2022) presents interviews with nine pedagogues who teach contemporary commercial music, and offers a framework for the discipline.
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