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Application of Acoustic Vocal Pedagogy for CCM Singing

Thursday 15th July 2021, 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM (London Time)

High-frequency energy in the singing voice is something that we can hear and that we should notice.

In this short course, participants will learn how to distinguish low and high-frequency energy in the singing voice, discern the effect that high-frequency energy has on the sound we hear, and enhance resonance strategies for singing with speech sounds and novel uses of white noise.

When we are aware of high-frequency energy in the sound of the voice, we can use this to guide our students and our own singing to the desired outcomes.

Chadley Ballantyne

Bass-baritone Chadley Ballantyne is Assistant Professor of Music, Voice at Stetson University. Previously, he served on the voice faculties of the University...

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