title: Voice pedagogy-what do we need?
abstract: The final keynote panel of the 10th Pan-European Voice Conference (PEVOC) was concerned with the topic 'Voice pedagogy-what do we need?' In this communication the panel discussion is summarized, and the authors provide a deepening discussion on one of the key questions, addressing the roles and tasks of people working with voice students. In particular, a distinction is made between (1) voice building (derived from the German term 'Stimmbildung'), primarily comprising the functional and physiological aspects of singing; (2) coaching, mostly concerned with performance skills; and (3) singing voice rehabilitation. Both public and private educators are encouraged to apply this distinction to their curricula, in order to arrive at more efficient singing teaching and to reduce the risk of vocal injury to the singers concerned.
authors.affiliation: a Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development , 35 West 4th Street, Suite 1077 , New York , NY 10012 , USA.
authors.forename: Brian P
authors.initials: BP
authors.lastname: Gill
authors.affiliation: b Department of Biophysics, Faculty of Science , Palacký University Olomouc , tr. 17. listopadu 12 , 771 46 Olomouc , Czech Republic.
authors.forename: Christian T
authors.initials: CT
authors.lastname: Herbst
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D016272:Occupational Health; D009790:Occupations; D012307:Risk Factors; D063346:Singing; D013663:Teaching; D014832:Voice Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D014833:Voice Quality; D014834:Voice Training
keywords: Coaching; education; rehabilitation; singing; vocal pedagogy; voice pedagogy; voice research; voice training