Adam Walton
Vocal Pedagogy Sample Schedule (Fall 2012)
Week 1 (Aug. 20-24)
Mon Introduction, Syllabus, Course Expectations
Wed Basic Anatomical Terminology
- major planes
- anterior
- posterior
- dorsal
- ventral
- medial
- iateral
- proximal
- distal
- superior
- inferior
- superficial
- deep
Fri
Large Bones
- ribs
- sternum
- clavicles
- skull
- mandible
- spinal column and neck
- pelvis
Week 2 (Aug. 27-31)
Mon Terminology and Large Bones Test
Wed Major Muscles
- intercostals
- abdominals
- diaphragm
- epigastrum (It’s a region, not a muscle)
Large Cavities
- abdominal Cavity
- thoracic cavity
- sinuses
Fri
Cartilages of the Larynx
- epiglottis
- thyroid cartilage
- cricoid cartilage
- arytenoid cartilages
- corniculate cartilages
- cuneiform cartilages
- hyoid bone (not a cartilage)
Week 3 (Sept. 3-7)
Mon Labor Day – No Class
Wed Major Muscles and Cavities Test
Fri
Muscles of the Larynx
- Intrinsic Muscles
o cricothyroid muscle
o cricoarytenoid muscle
o thyroarytenoid muscles
o interarytenoid muscles
- suprahyoid muscles
- infrahyoid muscles
- strap muscles
Week 4 (Sept. 10-14)
Mon Folds, Spaces, and other Structures
- false vocal folds
- ventricular folds
- ventricles
- vestibule
- aryepiglottic fold
- true vocal folds
- epithelium
- lamina propria & layers
- Reinke’s Space
- vocal ligament
- thyroarytenoid muscles
- vocalis, muscularis
- glottis
Wed Folds, Spaces, and other Structures (cont.)
Fri
Putting it all together: Review of all laryngeal anatomy
Week 5 (Sept. 17-21)
Mon Laryngeal Anatomy Test
Wed Physiology of Phonation
- subglottal
- supraglottal
- adduction
- abduction
- vibration
- Bernoulli Principle
- pressed onset
- breathy onset
- balanced onset
- open quotient (OQ)
- closed quotient (CQ)
- electroglottography (EGG) and transducers
- vibrato
Fri
Physiology of Phonation cont.
Week 6 (Sept. 24-28)
Mon Physiology of Phonation Test
Wed Basic Acoustics
- vibration
- sound wave
- waveform
- compression
- rarefaction
- simple harmonic motion
- complex harmonic motion
- cycle
- period
- periodic cycle
- aperiodic cycle
- noise
- frequency
- pitch
- fundamental frequency (Fo)
- harmonics
- overtones
- partials
- hertz (Hz)
- amplitude
- intensity (Io)
- loudness
- decibel (dB)
- timbre
- formants
- singer’s formant
- formant tuning
- vowel formation and perception
Fri
Acoustics (cont.)
Week 7 (Oct. 1-5)
Mon Acoustics Test
Wed Structures of Resonance
- vocal tract
- pharynx
- nasopharynx
- oropharynx
- laryngopharynx
- hard palate
- velum/soft palate
- uvula
- zygomatic muscles
Fri
- facial muscles
Registers and Registration
- Register theories
- “Register break”
- Passaggio
Week 8 (Oct. 8-12) – Begin teaching lessons to your students
Mon Registers and Registration (cont.)
Teaching students: Best practices
- Building relationships of trust
- Protecting yourself
- Protecting your students
- Effective use of lesson time
Wed Resonance and Registration Test
Fri
Fall Break – No Class
Week 9 (Oct. 15-19)
Mon Structures of Articulation
- tongue
- lips
- velum/soft palate
- hard palate (alveolar ridge)
- mouth, cheeks
- jaw
Wed Review for Mid-term
Fri
Mid-term (yes, it’s comprehensive)
Week 10 (Oct. 22-26)
Mon In-class lessons
Wed In-class lessons
Fri
In-class lessons
Week 11 (Oct. 29-Nov. 2)
Mon In-class lessons
Wed In-class lessons
Fri
In-class lessons
Week 12 (Nov. 5-9)
Mon In-class lessons
Wed In-class lessons
Fri
Discussion and Evaluation of Initial Lessons
Week 13 (Nov. 12-16)
Mon In-class lessons
Wed
Fri
In-class lessons
In-class lessons
Week 14 (Nov. 19-23)
Thanksgiving – No Class
Week 15 (Nov. 26-30)
Mon In-class lessons
Wed In-class lessons
Fri
In-class lessons
Week 16 (Dec. 3-7)
Mon In-class lessons
Wed In-class lessons
Fri
Review for final exam
Finals Week (Dec. 10-14)