Tuning Your Choral Pipes: An Organist's Manual for Choral Sound

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dc.contributor.advisorStallmann, Kurt
dc.contributor.committeeMemberFerris, David
dc.contributor.committeeMemberJaber, Thomas
dc.contributor.committeeMemberMackie, Hilary
dc.creatorGundersen, John-Eric
dc.date.accessioned2012-09-06T04:12:59Z
dc.date.accessioned2012-09-06T04:13:01Z
dc.date.available2012-09-06T04:12:59Z
dc.date.available2012-09-06T04:13:01Z
dc.date.created2012-05
dc.date.issued2012-09-05
dc.date.submittedMay 2012
dc.date.updated2012-09-06T04:13:02Z
dc.description.abstractAs choir masters, many organists have the responsibility of hiring and working with paid singers as well as a dedicated group of volunteer singers ranging in experience from novice to advanced. The similarities of the human voice to the pipe-organ are numerous. Using these similarities and scientific analysis of the two instruments, organists can familiarize themselves with the tuning system of the human voice. Like the pipe organ, the human voice is capable of wide variety of sounds, qualities, textures, pitches and levels of volume. Unlike an organ pipe, the voice is not a fixed resonator. The voice is the most flexible of all musical instruments. Instructing an ensemble of singers to shape their sound simultaneously is the beginning of “tuning your choral pipes.” It will be important to establish terminology with your singers in order to successfully communicate with them despite their varying levels of ability and pronunciation differences. Becoming familiar with the mechanics of the voice and an alphabet of pure vowel sounds can help organist-choir masters achieve a greater degree of success when working with singers. The stops, pipes and expression pedal of the human voice are defined by the laryngeal muscles as they relate to registration, the vocal tract shape as defined by the vowel, and the amount of volume created by the air pressure. This guide for organists covers these topics and contains exercises for the reader to apply during choral rehearsals.
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dc.identifier.citationGundersen, John-Eric. "Tuning Your Choral Pipes: An Organist's Manual for Choral Sound." (2012) Diss., Rice University. <a href="https://hdl.handle.net/1911/64659">https://hdl.handle.net/1911/64659</a>.
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dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/64659
dc.language.isoeng
dc.rightsCopyright is held by the author, unless otherwise indicated. Permission to reuse, publish, or reproduce the work beyond the bounds of fair use or other exemptions to copyright law must be obtained from the copyright holder.
dc.subjectOrgan
dc.subjectChoir
dc.subjectChoirmaster
dc.subjectChurch organist
dc.subjectOrganist
dc.subjectTuning
dc.subjectChoral
dc.subjectChoir director
dc.titleTuning Your Choral Pipes: An Organist's Manual for Choral Sound
dc.typeThesis
dc.type.dcmiSound
dc.type.materialText
thesis.degree.departmentMusic
thesis.degree.disciplineMusic
thesis.degree.grantorRice University
thesis.degree.levelDoctoral
thesis.degree.nameDoctor of Musical Arts
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