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...
by Shannon Coates | Feb 18, 2023 | Contemporary Voice, General, The Art of Teaching, The Voice Studio
If you know me at all, you know that I’m using the word “worst” here with my tongue FIRMLY IN CHEEK. And you might also know that ALL of these incredible singers are in regular rotation on my playlist. My point is just this: The world needs to hear...
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,...