Boy’s changing voice: Implications and consequences for singing and choral music at schools

Authors

  • Patrick K Freer Profesor Titular
  • Alfonso Jesús Elorriaga Llor Universidad Complutense de Madrid

Keywords:

Boy’s changing voice, choral singing, Secondary Education.

Abstract

The aim of this paper is twofold. On the one hand, it aims to present an overview about the research, theory and philosophy in relation to the boy’s changing voice, with  focus on physiological, psychological and instructional aspects. On the other hand, we intend to examine how all this scholarship has enriched the practice of choral singing in the United States and, in parallel, the potential application of this knowledge in Spain. This paper considers the past practice and research in the field of Secondary Education in Spain. The article concludes with discussion of the implications for choral practice and future research.

Author Biographies

Patrick K Freer, Profesor Titular

Patrick K. Freer es Profesor y director del programa de educación musical en la Universidad del estado de Georgia, (EE. UU.), donde dirige el Coro masculino de la facultad. Se graduó en el Westminster Choir College y en la Universidad de Columbia. Es un director frecuente en distintos coros a lo largo del estado de Georgia y ha sido invitado como director de coro y ponente en 31 estados de EEUU, además de Canadá, Finlandia, Alemania, Grecia, Japón y los Países Bajos. Es editor académico y presidente del consejo de redacción de la International Journal of Music Education y es un destacado investigador sobre coros y los cantantes adolescentes varones. Es autor de un DVD (Success for Adolescent Singers) y su libro Getting Started with Middle School Chorus fue nombrado “mejor publicación académica” en 2010.

Alfonso Jesús Elorriaga Llor, Universidad Complutense de Madrid

Alfonso Elorriaga acaba de finalizar su tesis doctoral sobre la voz en la adolescencia, a la espera de poderla leer próximamente. Ha  publicado varios artículos al respecto en revistas especializadas, así como un libro sobre didáctica del canto coral escolar (El sonido se comparte, UAM ediciones, 2008). Ha sido director asistente del coro de niños de la Comunidad de Madrid y director titular del coro de la Universidad Autónoma de Madrid. Tras titularse en Pedagogía Musical el Real Conservatorio Superior de Música de Madrid, realizó un postgrado en pedagogía de la musica y el movimiento en el Instituto Orff de la Universidad Mozarteum de Salzburgo (Austria) y estudió dirección coral a través del programa de formación del coro de profesores de la Comunidad de Madrid. En la actualidad es profesor titular en el IES bilingüe (English) Francisco Umbral de Ciempozuelos (donde imparte clases de música en inglés) y es profesor asociado en el dpto. de expresión musical y corporal de la facultad de educación de la Universidad Complutense de Madrid.

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