Teaching Videos
Studio Class, Feb. 7, 2022, Jacobs School of Music, Indiana University
Richard Strauss: Breit’ über mein Haupt • Jean Sibelius: Svarta rosor
Studio Class, Jan. 24, 2022, Jacobs School of Music, Indiana University
Huang Tzu: Three Wishes Of A Rose • Dominick Argento: Spring • Georges Bizet: Seguidilla
Collaborative Studio Class with students from Demondrae Thurman’s Euphonium studio
Jacobs School of Music, Indiana University
Studio Class, Jan. 10, 2022, Jacobs School of Music, Indiana University
Gabriel Fauré: Green • Richard Strauss: Epheu • George Frideric Handel: Priva Son D’Ogni Conforto
Eddie, full lyric tenor
00:00 | /gede.../; working for consistency and chiaro quality for the close /e/ |
04:45 | /bidi.../; working on the choreo of divergent-back consonants above Db4 |
13:10 | "You are my love" descending arpeggios; adjusting appoggio above Eb4 for "You"; maintaining airflow for /a-e/ diphthong in "my" |
20:38 | offset scale + arpeggio; working on ample airflow while descending via arpeggio |
22:35 | first run-through of "La fleur..." |
25:55 | working on intonation of descending Neopolitan arpeggio via accurate cognition |
34:45 | airspeed and dramatic build for final stretto sequence |
41:22 | How to sing the word "Carmen!" |
Brandan, lyric baritone
00:00 | Broken thirds; working /m/ to vowels, and a brighter /a/ |
06:49 | Descending triplet /u/ ; working for release of breath throughout |
12:54 | 'Trumpets;' challenging vowel timbre with fast air, and choosing an onset that prepares full, ringing timbre; more stable vibrato rate |
18:54 | 'Long exercise;' fast, range-y coloratura; recruiting undervowel shape to enable agility |
24:07 | Macbeth scene; maintaining airspeed at onset; negotiating rolled r to a plosive consonant; parlando choices |
34:19 | "Ma... che avisa..." high style for low accompagnata; correcting divergent shape in spite of covered timbre |
38:46 | "Oh, lieto augurio..." contrasting breath gesture, long phrase v. short phrase; efficient resonant choreography around voiced consonants; timbre evolution within tied/dotted note values |
46:30 | "Qual concento..." locating plosive consonants within best resonance; and a farewell pep talk |
Anne, light lyric soprano
02:22 | /zi/ resonance profile; the sensation of stability; trusting simplicity; antagonistic muscle groups create proprioception |
19:35 | "For a while but then in time I'll go" stabilizing /a/ |
32:00 | "Giunse alfin..." run-through |
33:24 | Stance; engaged quads; heel height. Adjacent diction choices. |
47:30 | "Deh vieni..." more stable /a/ work; /o/; hemiola offsets; undervowel prefigures arpeggiated melody. Resistant consonants. |