VocalFri Podcast

Our full WandaVision review and finale predictions SURE to go wrong! Is YOUR family sick and tired of you talking non-stop about WandaVision? Well nerds, VocalFri is here for YOU! Give your family a break from wondering whether or not that book really was the Darkhold, or speculating who will be the big celebrity reveal in episode 9, or if you just can't stop crying after reliving all of Wanda's trauma. Join us, for a conversation in your head, so your family is not quite as worried about you thinking you are really in Westview. VocalFri is glad to bring you this full review of tv show, about television shows, in a superhero movie franchise, that was a 22 movie long tv show. 

VocalFri is joined by renowned pedagogues Mary Saunders Barton and Norman Spivey to discuss their Plural Publishing book Cross Training in the Voice Studio: A Balancing Act. Hear about their diverse backgrounds, their collaborations while teaching together at Penn State, and their book's tremendous contribution to contemporary voice pedagogy. After all, we're all cross-trainers now aren't we? A MUST HAVE for the #VocalFam's library here in another Plural Publishing author spotlight. 

VocalFri's Plural Publishing author showcases continue with Leda Scearce's Manual of Singing Voice Rehabilitation: A Practical Approach to Vocal Health and Wellness. A must listen for anyone considering transitioning from a singing career into Speech Language Pathology. Go buy the book! A great resource for the #VocalFam!

Dr. P and Sarah talk about selecting repertoire for students versus allowing them to pick their own repertoire but all in an effort to hope that the student will give a genuine, honest, true performance and say something. Dr. P was encouraged by a refreshing week of psychoacoustics in graduate ped. Of course, WandaVision episode 4, as Marvel's gift to MCU nerd fans everywhere continues.

Spring semester is off and running and Dr. P realized he mentions all these historic voice pedagogy authors out of context, so this spring he set up Grad Ped 1 to start with an overview of voice pedagogy history. Also we review Wanda Vision episodes 1-3.

Dr. P shares some plans for a series of episodes in the spring for first time teachers. Our Picard PhD crew is back together for a full review of season 3 of Star Trek: Discovery!

Happy New Year! #VocalFam Ian Howell, Kayla Gautereaux, Chadley Ballentyne, and Joshua Glasner join Sarah and Dr. P for a VocalFri event: Teaching Online 2.0.  Our Teaching Online episode is now sorely out of date, despite being only 10 months old, so the full Distributed Music Research Team is back for the first time since their Viral Video Voice Conferencing episode in April.  In the wake of 2020 we reflect back on surprises from technological developments we've curated. We share some thoughts about Ian's "What Happens Next" essay, and we discuss our thoughts on what excites us about the possibilities for teaching, rehearsing, and performing online now and into the future. VocalFam, The Rebellion is reborn today and you will not be the last Jedi! 

The original 4 hosts REUNITE for VocalFri Christmas round 4! The #VocalFam comes together to review the shocking season 2 conclusion of The Mandalorian. Let us help to make your 2020 holiday season bright!

VocalFri's December Plural Publishing author spotlight features superstar authors Wendy D. LeBorgne and Marci Daniels Rosenberg to tell us about their book The Vocal Athlete.  Now in it's 2nd edition, TVA is a landmark voice pedagogy text, that was the first of its kind to fully incorporate contemporary and musical theater singing pedagogy alongside classical voice pedagogy in a fully evidence based manner. This is definitely a MUST LISTEN!

Sarah and Dr. P dive into the need for mental health self care and community. Oh, and speaking of mental health breaks, we catch up on the latest Mandalorian and Star Trek: Discovery episodes.