Gesture as a Tool of Communication in the Teaching of Singing

Autor/in	Nafsi, Julia
Titel	Gesture as a Tool of Communication in the Teaching of Singing
Quelle	In: Australian Journal of Music Education, (2010) 2, S.103-116 (14 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0004-9484
Schlagwörter	Teaching Styles; Singing; Teaching Methods; Nonverbal Communication; Music Education; Interpersonal Communication; Video Technology; Observation; Concept Formation; Classification + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Lehrstil; Unterrichtsstil; Gesang; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Non-verbal communication; Nonverbale Kommunikation; Musikerziehung; Interpersonale Kommunikation; Beobachtung; Concept learning; Begriffsbildung; Classification system; Klassifikation; Klassifikationssystem
Abstract	This article investigates the use of gesture as a pedagogic tool in the one-to-one singing lesson. A brief overview of the main approaches of vocal pedagogy exhibits the longstanding dispute between advocates of a purely factual teaching style and defenders of a more imaginative one and shows that imagery and metaphors have long played a role in the teaching of singing. Arguing that gestures are a vital part of human communication and have the capacity to visualize, illustrate and simplify complex matters the author suggests that they might also be used as pedagogic tools in the singing studio. A video recorded observation of a number of Conservatorium level singing lessons, given by five different teachers, was carried out in order to clarify if gestures were used in the communication of singing related concepts, if these concepts could be identified and if the gestures could be categorized according to their pedagogic intent? An analysis of the obtained video footage found that gestures were a vital tool for communicating singing related concepts and that the observed gestures could be categorized according to the concepts they communicated into "Physiological", "Sensation-related" and "Musical Gestures". (Contains 5 notes.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10