{"product_id":"thinking-outside-the-voice-box-adolescent-voice-change-in-music-education-paperback","title":"Thinking Outside the Voice Box: Adolescent Voice Change in Music Education - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBridget Sweet\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe changing adolescent voice counts among the most awkward of topics voice teachers and choir directors face. Adolescent voice students already find themselves at a volatile developmental time in their lives, and the stresses and possible embarrassments of unpredictable vocal capabilities make participation in voice-based music an especially fraught event. In this practical teaching guide, author Bridget Sweet encourages a holistic approach to female and male adolescent voice change. Sweet's approach takes full consideration of the body, brain, and auditory system; vocal anatomy and physiology in general, as well as during male and female voice change; and the impact of hormones on the adolescent voice, especially for female singers. Beyond the physical, it also addresses the emotional and psychological components: ideas of resolve and perseverance that are essential to adolescent navigation of voice change; and exploration of portrayals and stereotypes in pop culture that\u003cbr\u003einfluence how people anticipate voice change experiences for teens and 'tweens, from \u003cem\u003eThe Brady Bunch\u003c\/em\u003e to \u003cem\u003eThe Wonder Years \u003c\/em\u003eto \u003cem\u003eThe Simpsons\u003c\/em\u003e. As a whole, \u003cem\u003eTeaching Outside the Voice Box\u003c\/em\u003e encourages music educators to more effectively and compassionately assist students through this developmental experience.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBridget Sweet \u003c\/strong\u003eis Associate Professor of Music Education at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign where she teaches music education pedagogy, including choral methods and literature, middle-level general music methods, graduate courses in music education, as well as a course focused on the development of healthy practices for all musicians. Sweet has worked extensively with adolescent singers as a teacher, clinician, and adjudicator. She is author of \u003cem\u003eGrowing Musicians: Teaching Music in Middle School and Beyond\u003c\/em\u003e (2016) and her research interests include middle level choral music education, female and male adolescent voice change, educating and empowering adolescent music students, and intersections of diversity and the music classroom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 9.1 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 01, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47376665837746,"sku":"9780190916381","price":63.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/8dfe66979427ad38de510e3299bfb813.webp?v=1777707426","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/thinking-outside-the-voice-box-adolescent-voice-change-in-music-education-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}