Vocal pedagogy Essays

  • Katy Perry Accomplishments

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    Imagine Katy Perry or Lady Gaga walking the red carpet before giving an outstanding performance at a fancy award show. Thousands of fans scream the second they walk on stage. When I was eight years old, I was convinced someday that would be me. I was going to grow up and become a famous singer. I would jump around my room and belt out nonsensical notes while Avril Lavigne was blaring from my radio, obviously practicing for my debut. I even tried to write my own songs, but could never finish one.

  • Carl Orff's Influence On Car Dalcroch

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    Teaching method refers to the general principles, pedagogy and management strategies used for classroom instruction. Music was taught though the eyes of these five famous composer using different methods and they are still being used today. Emile Jaques-Dalcroze was a musician and an educator. He was born Emile Henri Jaques on July 6,1865 and died July 1,1950. He was introduced to the theater, opera, and the piano at an early age. He changed his name from Emile Henri Jaques to Emile Jaques-Dalcroze

  • Drama Reflection

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    On my placement experience I have designed and taught a drama lesson to a class of Year Seven boys who were in the final stages of their Ancient Greek chorus ensemble performance assessment, with my mentor teacher wanting me to teach the students core drama expressive skills to better their final product. This lesson was their final lesson on the topic of Ancient Greek theatre, meaning I was required to conduct a final assessment task. Thus, in constructing my lesson plan, I have incorporated and

  • Precis

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    of Barthes’ conclusion. From Dunsby’s perspective, he draws out a particular divide in vocal training between Fischer-Dieskau and Panzéra, citing the inherent differences in singing approaches between the German (Fischer-Dieskau) and the French (Panzéra) styles. Furthermore, Dunsby comments on Panzéra’s own writings about vocal pedagogy and highlights Panzéra’s partiality towards the physicality of vocal pedagogy, a characteristic of French pedagogical tradition. Thus, Dunsby contributes Barthes’

  • Vocal Survey Essay

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    possesses longer and thicker vocal folds whereas a singer with a higher voice has shorter and thinner vocal folds. In most cases, male vocal folds are longer while female vocal folds are shorter, male vocal folds being on average between 1.75 centimeters and 2.5 centimeters in length and female vocal folds being generally between 1.25 and 1.75 centimeters in length. A

  • Why Did You Decide That You Wanted To Study The Classics

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    Interviewer: Sarah Duncan Professor Interviewed: Professor Robyn Le Blanc What helped you decide that you wanted to study the Classics? Professor Le Blanc claimed to have always wanted to do something like this due to how, as a child, a family member had a mythology book. From then on she fell in love with the subject and when she came to college and found out that there was an job in this field (Roman Archaeology) she was overjoyed and knew that she had found what she wanted to spend the rest of

  • What I Learned To Learn From High School

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    As a student, I learned that school gives more than a degree and memories to last a lifetime. Throughout my ongoing experience, I learned that school teaches life lessons, how to become a better person, and how to work hard for an aspiring goal. In a particular class, in which I found my true self, I gained confidence in becoming more than a student in High School, but a leader. Learning to put others before yourself, making sacrifices, and showing direction was something that I felt was important

  • Article Critique: Effective Leadership

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    Running head: ARTICLE CRITIQUE 1 Article Critique Bhavan Vaidya Full Sail University ARTICLE CRITIQUE 2 Introduction Impact of school based leadership teams for implementing a successful professional development initiative is an interesting field for research; the article is mainly focused on the methods and relevant research on teachers and their behavior with the support of specialized coaching and monitor the implementation of initiative and without any support and influence. The lot of research

  • Alton's Syrup Primer: Rhetorical Analysis

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    In his webisode entitled ‘Alton’s Syrup Primer’, Alton Brown presents various types of syrups with a wide range of properties as an introduction to their uses in baking. As he begins to talk, one of his most noticeable characteristics is that his pace is distinctly faster than the average conversation; he maintains this throughout the entire clip. Also of note is his posture: bent in half with his elbows resting on the table, leaning forward towards the camera. Alton Brown’s pace and body language

  • Teresa Debrito Small Class Think Summary

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    Teresa Debrito was a teacher and a principal at Shepaug Valley Middle School during the time of the baby boom. Debrito she served over more than 300 students. Debrito describes how teaching a large class is tough to deal with because she was always on her feet all day. She also stated that she loved teaching all the students and she saw that within her five years of teaching at Shepaug Valley Middle School, she saw her class size get smaller and smaller with each year. She stated that the smaller

  • Child Attachment Research

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    to consider in education because the teaching profession requires teachers to invest time, energy, and their hearts in their teaching” (p. 2). The field of education requires teachers to have a strong passion but also to continue to add to their pedagogy and grow professionally constantly. A teacher’s passion is fueled by several factors, and these can help guide one in his or her quest to because a better educator. One thing that ignites my passion is being

  • College Admissions Essay: A Career As A Teacher

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    The Type of Teacher you want to be Since high school most people would ask me what I was going to college for my ideas have changed over time, although my qualities have stayed the same. When becoming a teacher there are certain qualities you need in order to be successful, these certain qualities include: leadership, organization, and being good with children will help me become a successful teacher. One main quality includes having leadership. Being a leader means I am focused yet humble while

  • Importance Of Music Practise

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    The following chapter will define music practise and its importance. A student is constantly instructed to practise in order to develop overall musical ability and to advance and maintain the proficiency in their instrument. However, how many students really understand what practise is? Are they ever taught about the overall benefits of practise and most importantly, the general approaches they ought to be implementing into their practise session? It is important to communicate to students why

  • The Aesthetic Pedagogy of Francis of Assisi

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    The Aesthetic Pedagogy of Francis of Assisi ABSTRACT: Despite his anti-intellectualism, Francis of Assisi was an effective teacher who intentionally illustrated the life of virtue in his own way of living. He was a teacher in the sense that the Hebrew prophets, Socrates or Gandhi were teachers. He was a performance artist for whom drama functioned pedagogically. His life was not always meant to be an example to his followers; sometimes it was a dramatic lesson, meant to be watched, not imitated

  • My Philosophy of Education

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    My Philosophy of Education While thinking about my personal philosophy of education and such questions as "What is the purpose of education?' or "What is the role of the teacher?" I have come to realize that my personal views can only be described as eclectic. I find that I agree with some (but not all) of the tenets of many of the major philosophies so far as education is concerned. My personal belief is that there is no single "way" of educating or education that is correct for every child

  • The Montessori Method

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    The Montessori Method (Word count includes Annotated Bibliography) The Montessori method began in the early 1900's by the first female doctor in Italy, Dr. Mary Montessori, as a way of educating mentally disabled children. Her ideas were so successful with these children that she began to apply her understanding of learning to study the potential of normally functioning children (Oalf, 2001). Dr. Montessori's approach to education stresses the importance of learning styles, independence and

  • Essay On Characteristics Of Effective Teacher

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    Characteristics of effective teachers are clarity and organization, warmth and enthusiasm. When teachers are organize the classroom runs a lot smoother. Teachers who have enthusiasm found the students have achievement gains and students tend to enjoy school. Pedagogical content knowledge is when teachers combined academic content with know how to teach the content that matches instruction to student differences. Expert teachers know the academic subjects they teach, general teaching strategies, the

  • Problems Of Communication In Education Case Study

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    2.3 Problems of communication in education The problems nowadays are that many educators might excellent in academic writing but not in giving a presentation or speech. In the aspect of the teachers, they often do some mistakes in making the communication between them and students weaker. Dr Robert (Ramsey, 2008) had points out a few commonly mistakes of the teachers for examples, abusing jargons during teach. Although teachers are highly educated, they know how to use fancy and complicated word

  • Importance Of Punishment And Punishment In School

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    Introduction The teachers and the parents jointly share the responsibility of building the character traits of children to make them good human beings. However, teacher’s role is predominant in developing the right type of behavior and personality traits. They can make the personality of their students through their actions. Their approach, style and psyche will have lasting impact on the growth of their students. The punishment and rewards are common practices around the developing countries. The

  • The Pros And Cons Of The United States Education System

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    Education is the process of gaining knowledge, reasoning, and judgment that is passed on from generation to generation. The U.S provides an education system where their is no child is left behind. Every child in the U.S has the chance to get an education through public schools. Pre- K through k-12 is provided in public schools. All children have the opportunity of an education through the U.S system. As a country the U.S spends more money on education than any other country. Even though the U.S spends