VocalFri Podcast

We all need a (spring) break. Recap of the Warren Jones residency, and covering all the Pop Culture we've missed the past three weeks.

VocalFri welcomes legendary collaborative guest artist, Warren Jones! What a delight it was for us to chat with one of the greatest collaborative pianists of the last generation. Great wisdom for singers and pianists! Read more about him at http://warrenjones.com/

We were thrilled to Nancy Maria Balach, the creator of Living Music Resource at the University of Mississippi on with Michael and I. She is a voice professor at Ole Miss and our current MS NATS president and future governor. This episode covers a wide range of pertinent topics, but focuses on her work creating LMR.

Our Black Panther breakdown, the future of the MCU, and Pedagogy Ninjas? That's right, the undergraduate pedagogy students are pedagogy ninjas.

Dr. P. can't sing harmony? Our first ever Nerdist style "hostful" podcast. Leah, Sarah, Michael, and Dr. P. cover Mix voice after a skype with Dr. Leigh Usilton. They discuss sincerity in classical singing, and breakdown the Super Bowl movie trailers.

We have a new guest host. Leah joins us from Ped House Alpha, where she and Sarah have too many ducks. Undergraduate pedagogy practical teaching experiences are underway, and VocalFri will present at MS State NATS! Also, if you are in the Jackson metro, Dr. Perna, Dr. Spivak, and Mr. Kemp will present Musically Ever After, a cabaret performance just in time for Valentine's Day on Monday 2/12 at Duling Hall. Check the MS Opera website for details!

In this episode, Sarah and Michael recount childcare nightmares, and Sarah loses her ability to focus. Dr. Perna tries a new strategy for practical teaching exercises in pedagogy class. And, we compare whether movie franchises should go on as long as they do.

We break down an informal poll about whether or not cross train singers in contemporary and classical styles.

In this episdoe we discuss our upcoming series of podcast tutorial YouTube videos. If you have a topic you'd like us to make a tutorial for, please leave us a comment or send us a message on Facebook or Twitter. A little apologiy for losing this week's takeaways. We are adjusting to new recording equipment. 

VocalFri considers some new research endeavors for 2018. Also we give our take on the Doctor Who Christmas Special.