MC VocalFri Podcast

A New Year, A New Hope

operna — Fri, 12 Jan 2018 02:00:00 -0400

VocalFri considers some new research endeavors for 2018. Also we give our take on the Doctor Who Christmas Special.

VocalFri visits the Time Vortex

operna — Fri, 05 Jan 2018 02:00:00 -0400

We’ve frequently referenced the undergraduate ped course as the Time Vortex. Now meet some of them while they ask Dr. P all the questions they ever wanted to know. Some good fun this week!

Paul Houghtaling

operna — Fri, 29 Dec 2017 00:00:00 -0400

Our first ever MC VocalFri guest, Dr. Paul Houghtaling! We are so grateful that Paul took time out of his busy schedule to talk about Druid City Opera Workshop, his program at University of Alabama, and his career. Happy New Year everyone!

Last (Jedi) Christmas

operna — Fri, 22 Dec 2017 00:00:00 -0400

Our highly anticipated Last Jedi wrap up. That’s right, we are NOT in a time machine this week! In this episode we have two young padawan guest hosts and we relate the wisdom of the Jedi order to the wisdom of voice teaching. Merry Christmas from VocalFri!

There is No Try

operna — Fri, 15 Dec 2017 00:00:00 -0400

We break down the Last Jedi trailer in preparation for this weekend’s big premiere. Dr. Perna gets a new voice toy, and we discuss voice conferences. Phebe guest hosts.

The Proverbial They

operna — Fri, 08 Dec 2017 00:00:00 -0400

On site at Southern Region NATS! We give our take on Jodie Whittaker’s new look as the Doctor, and we work through the problem of “The Proverbial They” in the voice world.

Stranger VocalFri Things

operna — Fri, 01 Dec 2017 00:00:00 -0400

In this episode we break down Season 2 of Stranger Things and we pose the question “How much science is too much science in the voice pedagogy classroom?”

Aria Lists and New Directions

operna — Fri, 24 Nov 2017 00:00:00 -0400

In this episode Sarah plays D&D, Dr. P forgets A Wrinkle in Time, Phebe guest hosts, and we break the annual Wolf Trap aria frequency lists.

The Time Vortex

operna — Fri, 17 Nov 2017 00:00:00 -0400

How do you pronounce Wikipedia? The undergrad ped class looks into the time vortex. And we discuss delays in our process.

Imposters

operna — Fri, 10 Nov 2017 00:00:00 -0400

Michael predicts the future, and we break down imposter syndrome in the voice pedagogy and singing world.

Weird Videos

operna — Fri, 03 Nov 2017 00:00:00 -0400

The first episdoe we finally identified as @VocalFri. If you’re new to the podcast this week is great jumping off point! In this episode we break down the trailer for this week’s Thor release, and really dig into the procedure for the study. Also we riff about the wonderful (?) process of making the protocol videos.

Off the Chain

operna — Fri, 27 Oct 2017 00:00:00 -0400

In this episode we discuss developing a research agenda and the background of our study. We also compare the PAS to the “are you my mummy” episode of Doctor Who.

The Ground Floor

operna — Wed, 18 Oct 2017 10:11:59 -0400

Our first episode! Welcome to the Ground Floor everyone. In this episode we introduce the concept and personalities of our team.