Date of Award
Spring 5-2012
Degree Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA)
Department
Music
Committee Chair
Taylor Hightower
Committee Chair Department
Music
Committee Member 2
Edward Hafer
Committee Member 2 Department
Music
Committee Member 3
Kimberley Davis
Committee Member 3 Department
Music
Committee Member 4
Joseph Brumbeloe
Committee Member 4 Department
Music
Committee Member 5
Larry Smith
Committee Member 5 Department
Music
Abstract
In her forty years of teaching voice at the college level at the University of New Orleans, Dr. Raquel Cortina has developed a method and process of teaching that yields exemplary results in her students. This study will provide a detailed description of her methods, her process of teaching, and the way she communicates information to her students. It will also provide a model for teachers of classical voice at the undergraduate level. The aspects of her method included in this study are limited to breath and support, resonance, issues with register, articulation, and musicality. A context of Cortina’s methods within the world of vocal pedagogy will be included throughout the document as her methods of teaching are explained. The appendix includes a written transcript of an interview with former students of Cortina’s who discuss Cortina’s methods, her effectiveness as a teacher and her pedagogical beliefs.
Copyright
2012, Kathleen Gorman Westfall
Recommended Citation
Westfall, Kathleen Gorman, "A Model of an Effective Approach to Studio Voice at the Undergraduate Level: The Vocal Method of Dr. Raquel Cortina" (2012). Dissertations. 752.
https://aquila.usm.edu/dissertations/752