Two-day Workshop in Lefkada, Greece, for Vocal Education in the School Classroom

Municipality of Lefkada Cultural Centre

Organization:

Laboratory of Music Acoustics and Technology (LabMAT), Department of
Music Studies, UoA

Under the auspice of the Municipality of Lefkada Cultural Centre

In cooperation with Music Highschool of Lefkada and the

Children Choir of Lefkada’s Music-Philologic Society ‘Orpheus’

The complete workshop will be broadcast Live and will also be recorded in video by the Laboratory of Music Acoustics and Technology (labmat.music.uoa.gr)

 

The human voice, the most expressive and richest in timbral shades, musical instrument, has been used in innumerable modes in the music and songs of the various cultures. From the common sigh, the laughter, and speech, comprising of the hundreds of phonemes that form the languages of the globe, up until the mimicking of the sounds of nature, of machines, or even the other musical instruments.

The rapid evolution of electronic and digital technologies of the 20th and 21st century have entirely and irrevocably altered the understanding of the physical scope of the voice, through new media and interactive technologies. The modern era of the internet and informatics provides the educator/teacher, the researcher and the interpreter of vocal music to view the voice through the scope of anatomophysiology, acoustics and computational analysis, with the additional use of a broader toolkit that utilize scientific knowledge.

By using such novel tools and methods, the aesthetic approach of the “Singing Voice” phenomenon leads toward a scientific methodology of the voice pedagogy and interpretation, based on the respective acoustic and cognitive functions.

The workshop is organized in the frame of the research program ASMA (assistance for students in singing and music aesthetics), with the funding of HFRI. Speakers will be renowned scientists in the voice field, vocal pedagogues, as well as interpreters of various styles of singing (classical, jazz, traditional, byzantine).

The program will include lecture sessions, workshops for vocal educators, and the showcase of new tools for vocal pedagogy. There will be a special session dedicated to the presentation of a collective paper volume titled “Techniques and technologies of the Singing Voice” (edited be A. Georgaki and E. Angelakis), published by the S. Kostarakis publishing house.

The works of the conference will be complemented by evening concerts, featuring speakers of the workshop, in a broad repertory ranging through various expressions of the singing voice in classical, traditional and jazz music.

TEMPORARY PROGRAM

Friday, September 3rd

17:00-17:30

Introductory Greetings by:

Xαράλαμπος Καλός, Δήμαρχος Λευκάδας

 Χαρά Σαϊτη, Αντιπρόεδρος του Πνευματικού κέντρου Λευκάδας

 Αναστασία Γεωργάκη, Καθηγήτρια ΤΜΣ/ΕΚΠΑ και Πρόεδρος της οργανωτικής επιτροπής της διημερίδας

17:30-18:30

The ASMA Platform for the Contemporary Education of the Voice in the School Classroom 

Anastasia Georgaki

Computational Aesthetics in Vocal Pedagogy

Iakovos Steinhauer

 

Techniques for Voice Recording in the School Classroom

Kostas Katsandonis

Phonetic Maps and Modern Vocal Analysis Tools

Natalia Kotsani

18:30 – 19:00 Discussion and Break

19:00-20:00

Teaching Singing in the School Classroom: Problems and Perspectives

Sofia Stavropoulou

Vocal Education of Elementary School Music Teachers

Evangelos Angelakis

Improving Tonal and Rhythmic Precision in Children’s’ Singing through Technology 

Giorgos Dedousis

Approaching Choral Singing in the School Classroom through Novel Technologies

Areti Andreopoulou

20:00-20:30 Discussion

 

21:30 – 22:30 Jazz Music Concert – “Angelos Sikelianos” Open-air Theatre

(Natalia Kotsani, Nefeli Fasouli, Piano: Kostas Giaxoglou, Guitar: Tilemachos Mouzas, Doublebass: Panos Charalampopoulos)

Saturday, September 4th

10:00-11:00

Application of Artificial Intelligence in Vocal Processing and Generation 

Vassilios Katsouros

Awareness and Attitudes Pertinent to Performers’ Vocal Health in Greece

Thanos Bibas

Multimedia and Biosensor Networks Technologies in Singing Voice Pedagogy 

Evangelos Albanakis

Proposals and Perspectives for Vocal Cultivation in Primary Education

Themis Makadasis

11:00 – 11:30 Discussion – Break 

11:30 – 12:30

Expressivity of the Children’s Voice through loans from Contemporary Music

Ioanna Vrakatseli

 

Phonological Rules in the School Classroom

Giorgos Papadimitriou

 

Vocal Techniques in Jazz Music

Nefeli Fasouli

 

Vocal Education in Music Tertiary Education: Techniques and Perspectives

Dimosthenis Fistouris

 

12:30 – 13:00 Discussion – Break

13:00 – 13:30 Book Presentation: “Vocal Techniques and Technologies” (Editors A. Georgaki and E. Angelakis) – Kostarakis Editions

21:00 – 22:30 Classical Vocal Music Concert – “Angelos Sikelianos” Open-air Theatre

(Dimosthenis Fistouris, Ioanna Vrakatseli, Evangelos Angelakis, Giorgos Papadimitriou – Piano: Benjamin Chatzikoumbaroglou) 

Sunday, September 5 (11:00-14:00)

11:00-14:00

Vocal Workshop for Teachers and Students: Contemporary Scientific Approaches for the Voice

Evangelos Angelakis, Natalia Kotsani

Organizing Committee

Anastasia Georgaki (Professor, Dean of Music Studies Department, NKUA)

Natalia Kostsani (PhD Candidate, NTUA)

Evangelos Angelakis (PhD Candidate, Voice Teacher, Singer)

Sofia Stavropoulou (PhD, Music Teacher)