Chant Through the Change: Exploring the Pedagogical and Programmatic Benefits of Gregorian Chant in the Development of Male Adolescent Voices
Year: 2019
Type: dissertation
Abstract: The issue of lack of repertoire for males in the process of adolescent voice change has long been explored, but there still exists a significant lack of historical repertoire for these voice types. Recent research on the pedagogical benefits of singing Gregorian chant shows an overlap with key areas of concern for teachers of changing-voice males. This dissertation explores the efficacy of chant as a pedagogical and programmatic tool for working with adolescent male voices in the process of vocal mutation by establishing a repertoire of suitable chants and providing representative chants analyzed for their pedagogical benefits. The research for this study included analysis of 557 chants referenced in anthologies and pedagogical chant resources. I analyzed chants for historical significance, range, and floridity. Using criteria established by John Cooksey’s Contemporary Eclectic Theory (CET) for male adolescent voice change, I selected 77 suitable chants as appropriate repertoire for these voice types, arranged eight of these chants especially for changing voices using the principles of CET, and developed annotations with pedagogical implications.
Source: TSpace (University of Toronto)
Author: André Louis Heywood
Language: English
Subfield: Music
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
Funder: Vlaamse regering
OpenAlex ID: W2964066535