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Circle of Sound Voice Education.(Book Review)
Circle of Sound Voice Education, by Doreen Rao with Bill Pierson. Boosey & Hawkes/Alfred Publishing Co., Inc. (16320 Roscoe Blvd., P.O. Box 10003, Van Nuys, CA 91410), 2005. 105 pp. $14.95.
Doreen Rao is an internationally acclaimed choral conductor, specializing in children's choirs, with vast experience in professional music. Currently on the faculty at the University of Toronto, Rao has written numerous books on choral music education. In Circle of Sound she moves beyond traditional music education towards viewing music as a transforming medium for life and spirit. Written in collaboration with tai chi teacher and composer Bill Pierson, this is, in reality, a philosophy book, using basic movements of Taijiquan and the underpinning philosophies, to approach the teaching of singing. This small, inexpensive and easy-to-read book, full of pictures and detailed explanations of the suggested exercises, is a "must read" for all choral conductors. Interestingly enough, as a teacher of voice and vocal pedagogy on the college level, I would recommend the book highly to all voice teachers as well, regardless of the level of singers with whom they work, simply because of the philosophy and world-view presented about singing and sound, as parts of life and as tools for spiritual growth.
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