Teaching & Studio Resources Archives - DR SHANNON COATES

#FriFavFive – Five #ActualPedagogy Resources

by Shannon Coates | Apr 20, 2023 | Teaching & Studio Resources, The Art of Teaching, Voice Pedagogy

As I talked about in last week’s Live Office Hours (watch the replay on Facebook, YouTube, or Vimeo), classes, books, courses, conferences, and symposia often say that they’re offering “pedagogy” when what they’re *actually* offering is...

#FriFiveFavs – Five quick reads that will change the way you give feedback in the voice studio

by Shannon Coates | Feb 2, 2023 | Teaching & Studio Resources, The Art of Teaching, Voice Pedagogy

One of the things we’re talking about (and practicing) a LOT in The VPUD are better ways to give feedback to the singers we work with. Ways that model formative assessment methods and support their agency. So I thought that, for this week’s FriFavFive,...

stay calm & pivot

by Shannon Coates | Mar 14, 2020 | Teaching & Studio Resources, The Art of Teaching, The Voice Studio, Voice Pedagogy

We find ourselves in a state of RAPIDLY-CHANGING-FEET-NEVER-LANDING-HOLY-COW-HOW-DID-THIS-ESCALATE-SO-FAST ness. And we’re going to PIVOT THE HECK OUT OF IT. YEAH WE ARE.