The Private Voice Studio Handbook: A Practical Guide to All Aspects of Teaching | Revised Edition | Essential Resource for Voice Teachers | Joan Frey Boytim | Vocal Pedagogy Guide

by Joan Frey Boytim (Composer)

(Vocal). No voice teacher can afford to be without the updated and revised editon of The Private Voice Studio Handbook , a comprehensive and practical guide for beginning or improving the work of any voice teacher. The original edition was released in 2003. The revised edition was released in 2014. The topics addressed mission and policy statements; studio equipment and organization; auditioning and accepting new students; practice agenda for students; the importance of teaching music reading; repertoire for beginners; planning recitals; vocal techniques; teaching styles; advising young singers; teaching adult students; teaching voice to children; taxes, insurance and retirement; networking; ethics in the voice studio; and more! The revised edition adds many updates and case studies of students. Beyond being a great guide for private voice teachers, Joan Frey Boytim's groundbreaking book is an excellent resource for college and university voice faculty, and would be a valuable text for vocal pedagogy courses. Joan Frey Boytim has spent over 50 years teaching in her private voice studio. She is a nationally recognized and widely published expert in the training of young singers.

Genres: Music

216 pages, Paperback

First published October 20, 2002

Reviews

[Genni · Rating 4 out of 5]

Covers everything from the first lesson to how to fill out your Schedule C. If you have been teaching a while, you will probably have already figured much of this out, but still valuable to experienced teachers for repertoire lists and Sol-fa worksheets as well as other nuggets of wisdom.

[Karin · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was an excellent first book for a voice teacher. I've been teaching off and on for about 9 years (wow, has it really been that long?), and she has lots of great info. One of the things I loved is that although she is *very* well-known for her compilations and anthologies (has anyone *not* sung from her books?), she teaches in a small town in PA and teaches the same populations that the rest of us do. She talks about how in smaller towns she can't charge as much money as the larger metro areas, but she likes where she is, so takes the trade-off.

I would suggest this book for any beginning voice teacher and it should be required reading for all ped majors. It gave me bunches of new ideas and ways to do things.

[Kaitlyn Huff · Rating 5 out of 5]

Some concepts in this book are a little outdated, but otherwise this book was so helpful and challenging!

Some of the quotes I highlighted:
“As a teacher you will learn from every student you teach…You learn more about teaching from each and every unique person you accept as a student in your studio.”

“As teachers, we need a number of ways to communicate the same concept.”

“To be really effective, you must actively choose to teach. Your attitudes and personality will be reflected in your style of teaching as well as your accomplishments.”

“The most important lesson for any teacher is still the most obvious one: always remain a student yourself.”

[Glenna · Rating 5 out of 5]

Extremely helpful resource for voice teaching. I will definitely refer back to it over the course of my career. A must have for anyone who teaches studio lessons.