Care of the Senior Voice
The document below is the syllabus of a course I recently taught at Harmony University. Click on it to download. Enjoy! -DRC HU-CARE OF THE SENIOR VOICE Syllabus Elective Part 1 and 2 2024
CAMPBELL’S VOWEL MOVEMENT
CAMPBELL’S VOWEL MOVEMENT Dr. Don R. CampbellGOALS FOR THE CLASS—We all tend to get into the warm-up rut. Even the best warm-ups can get old after a while. However, the problem is not necessarily boredom. The more debilitating problem is…
You Want Me to Do WHAT?!
You Want Me to Do WHAT?! Dr. Don R. Campbell Dean of Directors College at HU Okay . . . admit it . . . you’ve always wondered what it would feel like to stand up in front of…
Technique (Patterns) or Freestyle: Is There a Conflict?
Technique (Patterns) or Freestyle: Is There a Conflict? Dr. Don R. Campbell I started conducting in 1970 while in the middle of high school when my church needed a director for the boy choir. My accompanist was a…
Introspection and Outrospection
Introspection and Outrospection Dr. Don R. Campbell I have been noticing lately that when my students, whether within barbershop, at the university, or out in the music education world come to me for help with their conducting, there…
“Gotcha Directing”
“Gotcha Directing” Dr. Don R. Campbell Many situations in our lives are complex. Relationships, politics, and religion are complex. Some things like cars, biology, and even running a race are irreducibly complex—meaning if one part of the mechanism…
Directing an Efficient Rehearsal
Directing an Efficient Rehearsal Most of the items on this list are from Kenneth Phillips’s book, Directing Choral Music Program. In the book, he presents an abridged version of a list by Charles Heffernan in the book, Choral…
An Effective Choral Warm-Up
CHORAL WARM-UP 2015 Dr. Don Campbell Physical Preparation Stretches Slap face Stomp feet Mental Preparation Applaud for various lengths of time and cut-off together Have them mirror my hands Clap on a number III. Breathing Preparation Posture—UP, BACK, DOWN (into…
“Now That We’re Organized, What Do We Do?”
“Now That We’re Organized, What Do We Do?” Dr. Don R. Campbell How often have we as directors marveled at how well a rehearsal went—or, conversely, how badly another one went? Both rehearsals had the same people, essentially…