Finding Ophelia's Voice, Opening Ophelia's Heart Nurturing the Adolescent Female Voice: an Exploration of the Physiological, Psychological, and Musical Developments of Female Students

by Lynne Gackle

Lynne Gackle, Associate Professor of Ensembles and Assistant Choral Director at Baylor University, has long been an advocate for the power of singing as a catalyst for positive change and self-actualization in adolescent girls. Her landmark text is a synthesis of these ideas, reflecting her unmatched expertise on the working of the female voice and a lifetime of experience and research. Serving to enlighten and encourage teachers and choral directors of these students, readers will learn the symptoms of vocal change in the female voice, along with physiological factors that affect it. Appropriate choral literature, recordings, and other educational materials are also presented. The included DVD, which may be used as a teaching tool in the classroom, provides demonstrations of the phases of vocal maturation, voice classification, vocal techniques, and other pedagogical strategies, all with the help of an all-girl choir (ages 12–16) under the direction of Dr. Gackle. / Text / Text, DVD Included

208 pages, Perfect Paperback

First published March 1, 2011

Reviews

[Diana Huntoon · Rating 5 out of 5]

A must read for anyone who teaches/works with adolescent girls and their voices.

[Jenn Ghelf · Rating 4 out of 5]

There is fantastic information about the way young girls voices change into adult female voices. I do think that there is also some inspiration to be taken from the statements young girls make about how their voice feels and what they think of themselves.

[Joe · Rating 4 out of 5]

Excellent resource!