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Areas
of the brain, set aside at birth, control all of the muscular activity
involved in singing. The key to free natural singing lies in this neurological
process - how the brain governs muscular activities for singing.
Purchase price: Book with audiotape, $37 plus $3 S&H.
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Robert Shewan has taught singing at all levels - elementary to professional
- during a forty-year career as teacher, conductor and administrator, and is the author of Singing and the Brain - Developing Mental Concepts for Singing. He
received degrees from Mansfield State University, Ithaca College and a Doctor
of Musical Arts from the College-Conservatory of Music at the University
of Cincinnati. An active clinician and adjudicator, he has conducted master classes for professional singers in New York City and adjudicated for New York State School Music Association vocal festivals and the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra's Young Artists Competition. In the summers of 1998, 1999, and 2000, he taught voice at the Spoleto Vocal Arts Symposium in Spoleto, Italy.
The Roberts Wesleyan College Chorale, under his direction, became known
for its unique choral sound and standard of excellence. The group has sung
with the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra under David Zinman, Isaiah Jackson,
Mitch Miller, Peter Bay, Daryll One, Mark Elder, and Christopher Seaman.
In 1986 the Chorale sang in Carnegie Hall with the Westfield Symphony Orchestra
under maestro Brad Keimach. Professional recordings of the Chorale include
Mozart's Coronation Mass with the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra
on the Vox label; and CDs on the Albany label including The Choral Works
of Anton Bruckner, The Music of Stephen
Shewan, as well as choral music of Roy Harris, Leo Sowerby, and
Randall Thompson.
The Fine Arts Division under Dr. Shewan's leadership grew from 25 members to well over 150, and has received full accreditation from both the National Association of Schools of Music and the National Association of Schools of Art and Design. He served as an evaluator for the National Association of Schools of Music from 1975 to 1995.
Robert Shewan authored a book entitled Voice Training for the High School
Chorus, published in 1973 by Parker Publishing Company, and an article
on "Voice Classification" published in the National Association of Teachers
of Singing Bulletin.
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