Resources

AN ADDENDUM TO THE VOICE SYLLABUS

2019 EDITION
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The following materials are useful for reference, teaching, and examination preparation. No
single resource is necessarily complete for examination purposes, but these recommended
reading and resource lists provide valuable information to support teaching at all levels.

Resources by The Royal Conservatory

Voice Series, 2019 Edition Celebrate Theory

Voice Series, 2019 Edition. 12 vols. Toronto, ON: The Frederick Theory Syllabus (available online)
Harris Music Co., Limited, 2019. Celebrate Theory. 18 vols. Toronto, ON: The Frederick Harris
Elementary Preparatory Repertoire Music Co., Limited, 2016–2017.
Repertoire 1 Elementary Preparatory
Repertoire 2 Level 1
Repertoire 3 Level 2
Repertoire 4 Level 3
Intermediate Repertoire 5 Level 4
Repertoire 6 Answer Book: Preparatory–4
Repertoire 7 Intermediate Level 5
Repertoire 8 Level 6
Vocalises 5–8 Level 7
Advanced Vocalises and Recitatives 9–10: High Voice Level 8
Vocalises and Recitatives 9–10: Low Voice Answer Book: Levels 5–8
Advanced Level 9 Harmony
* F or more information, visit rcmusic.com/Voice.
Level 10 Harmony & Counterpoint
ARCT Harmony & Counterpoint
Level 9 History
RCM Online Ear Training Level 10 History
ARCT History
Elementary Preparatory A and B
Level 1
Level 2
* For more information, visit celebratetheory.com.

Level 3
Level 4
Intermediate Level 5
Digital Learning
Level 6
RCM Music Theory Apps. Preparatory–Level 4.
Level 7
Music Theory 5–8 Online. Levels 5–8.
Level 8
Music History Level 9 Online.
Advanced Level 9
Level 10

* F or more information, visit rcmusic.com/learning/digital-learning.

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Official Examination Papers General Reference
The Royal Conservatory Official Examination Papers. 12–15
vols. Toronto, ON: The Frederick Harris Music Co., Limited, Burkholder, J. Peter, Donald J. Grout, and Claude V.
published annually. Palisca. A History of Western Music. 10th ed. New York:
Norton, 2019.
Intermediate Level 5 Theory
Donington, Robert. The Interpretation of Early Music. New
Level 6 Theory rev. ed. New York: Norton, 1992.
Level 7 Theory
Kallmann, Helmut, Gilles Potvin, and Kenneth Winters,
Level 8 Theory eds. Encyclopedia of Music in Canada. 2nd ed. Toronto,
Advanced Level 9 Harmony ON: University of Toronto Press, 1992. (Available online
Level 10 Harmony & Counterpoint at thecanadianencyclopedia.com.)
ARCT Harmony & Counterpoint Kamien, Roger. Music: An Appreciation. 12th ed. Boston:
McGraw-Hill, 2017.
ARCT Analysis
Level 9 Keyboard Harmony Latham, Alison, ed. The Oxford Companion to Music. Rev.
1st ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2011. (Available
Level 10 Keyboard Harmony
online at oxfordreference.com.)
ARCT Keyboard Harmony
Machlis, Joseph, and Kristine Forney. The Enjoyment of
Level 9 History Music. 13th ed. New York: Norton, 2018.
Level 10 History
Randel, Don Michael, ed. The Harvard Biographical
ARCT History Dictionary of Music. Cambridge, MA: Harvard
Piano Pedagogy Written—Elementary, University Press, 1996.
Intermediate, Advanced
———. The Harvard Dictionary of Music. 4th ed.
Cambridge, MA: Belknap Press of Harvard University
* Individual ARCT, Teacher Written Examination papers are also
available upon request. Press, 2003.
Sadie, Stanley, ed. The New Grove Dictionary of Musical
Instruments. 3 vols. London: Macmillan, 1992.
* F or a list of current titles, please visit bookstore.rcmusic.com.
———, and John Tyrell, eds. The New Grove Dictionary
of Music and Musicians. 2nd ed. 29 vols. London:
Macmillan, 2004. (Also available online.)
Slonimsky, Nicolas, ed. emeritus. Baker’s Biographical
Dictionary of Music and Musicians. Centennial ed. 6 vols.
New York: Schirmer, 2001.
Stolba, K. Marie. The Development of Western Music: A
History. 3rd ed. Boston, MA: McGraw-Hill, 1998.
Taruskin, Richard. Oxford History of Western Music. 5 vols.
Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2009.

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Voice Resources
Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich, trans. Kenneth S. Whitton.
Sight Singing and Ear Training Schubert’s Songs: A Biographical Study. New York: Knopf,
Benward, Bruce, and Maureen A. Carr. Sight Singing 1977.
Complete. 8th ed. Boston: McGraw-Hill, 2014.
Goldovsky, Boris, and Arthur Schoep. Bringing Soprano
Berkowitz, Sol, Gabriel Fortier, Leo Kraft, Perry Goldstein, Arias to Life. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press, 1990.
and Edward Smaldone. A New Approach to Sight Singing.
Grout, Donald Jay, and Hermine Weigel Williams. A Short
6th ed. New York: Norton, 2017.
History of Opera. 4th ed. New York: Columbia University
Crocker, Emily, and John Leavitt. Essential Sight Singing. 2 Press, 2003.
vols. Milwaukee, WI: Hal Leonard, 2005–2006.
Hahn, Reynaldo. On Singers and Singing. Portland, OR:
Dannhauser, Adolphe, J.H. Cornell, and I.J. Farkas. Solfège Amadeus, 1990.
des solfèges. 3 vols. n.p.: I.J. Farkas, 2017.
Hines, Jerome. Great Singers on Great Singing. Garden City,
École Vincent d’Indy. Livret de solfège. 9 vols. Montreal: New York: Doubleday, 1982.
École Vincent d’Indy, 1989.
Hughes, Patrick Cairns (Spike), ed. Famous Mozart Operas.
Heels, Joan. Sight Singing for Success: Your Progressive Path 2nd rev. ed. New York: Dover, 1972.
to Successful Sight Singing and Successful Sight Singing
Johnson, Graham, and Richard Stokes. A French Song
Examinations (available online at sightsingingforsuccess.
Companion. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2000.
com).
Kimball, Carol. Song: A Guide to Art Song Style and
Hindemith, Paul. Elementary Training for Musicians. 2nd
Literature. Rev. ed. Milwaukee, WI: Hal Leonard, 2013.
ed. London: Schott, 1974.
———. Art Song: Linking Poetry and Music. Milwaukee,
Ottman, Robert W., and Nancy Rogers. Music for Sight
WI: Hal Leonard, 2013.
Singing. 9th ed. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson
Prentice-Hall, 2013. Moore, Gerald. The Schubert Song Cycles. London: Hamish
Hamilton Ltd., 1975.
Telfer, Nancy. Successful Sight Singing: A Creative Step-by-
Step Approach. 2 vols. San Diego: Neil A. Kjos, 1992. ———. Singer and Accompanist: The Performance of
Fifty Songs. London: Methuen, 1954; Westport, CT:
Université Laval. Solfèges rythmiques et mélodiques. 10
Greenwood 1973; London: Hamilton, 1984.
degrés. Université Laval, École de musique, 1991.
Osborne, Charles. The Complete Operas of Mozart: A
Critical Guide. London: Gollancz, 1978; New York: Da
Voice Reference Capo, 1983.
Abbate, Carolyn, and Roger Parker. A History of Opera. ———. The Complete Operas of Verdi: A Critical Guide.
Updated edition. New York: Norton, 2018. London: Gollancz, 1969; New York: Da Capo, 1977.
Bernac, Pierre. The Interpretation of French Song. New York: Potter, John, ed. The Cambridge Companion to Singing.
Norton, 1978. Cambridge, U.K.: Cambridge University Press, 2000.
Boldrey, Richard. Guide to Operatic Roles & Arias. Reinhard, Thilo. The Singer’s Schumann. New York: Pelion,
Redmond, WA: Caldwell Publishing Company, 1994 1989.
(available online at dictionforsingers.com).
Stanislavski, Constantin, and Pavel Rumyantsev.
Capell, Richard. Schubert’s Songs. Surrey, England: Stanislavski on Opera. New York: Routledge, 1998.
Duckworth, 1973; New York: Da Capo, 1977.
Stein, Deborah, and Robert Spillman. Poetry into Song:
Dent, Edward Joseph. The Rise of Romantic Opera. New Performance and Analysis of Lieder. New York: Oxford
York: Cambridge University Press, 1976. University Press, 2010.
Dobkin, Matt. Getting Opera: A Guide for the Cultured but Wesbrooks, William. Dramatic Circumstances: On Acting,
Confused. New York: Pocket Books, 2000. Singing, and Living Inside the Stories We Tell. Montclair,
NJ: Applause Theatre and Cinema Books, 2014.
Emmons, Shirlee, and Stanley Sonntag. The Art of the Song
Recital. Long Grove, IL: Waveland, 2001. Wigmore, Richard. Schubert: The Complete Song Texts.
London: Victor Gollancz, 1988; New York: Schirmer,
1988.

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Voice Production and Vocal Pedagogy Davids, Julia, and Stephen LaTour. Vocal Technique: A
Guide for Conductors, Teachers, and Singers. Long Grove,
Appleman, Ralph. The Science of Vocal Pedagogy. IL: Waveland, 2012.
Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press, 1986.
Dayme, Maribeth. Dynamics of the Singing Voice. 5th ed.
Balk, H. Wesley. The Complete Singer-Actor: Training for New York, NY: Springer-Verlag, 2009.
Music Theater. 2nd ed. Minnesota Press, 1985.
DeVore, K., and S. Cookman. The Voice Book: Caring
Benninger, M.S., B.H. Jacobson, and A.F. Johnson. Vocal For, Protecting, and Improving Your Voice. Chicago, IL:
Arts Medicine: The Care and Prevention of Professional Chicago Review Press, 2009.
Voice Disorders. New York: Thieme Medical Publishers,
Inc., 1994. Doscher, Barbara M. The Functional Unity of the Singing
Voice. 2nd ed. Metuchen, NJ: Scarecrow Press, 1994.
Benninger, M.S., and T. Murry. The Performer’s Voice. San
Diego, CA: Plural Publishing, Inc. 2008. Duarte, Fernando. “The Principles of the Alexander
Technique Applied to Singing; The Significance of the
Blades-Zeller, Elizabeth. A Spectrum of Voices: Prominent ‘Preparatory Set.’” Journal of Research in Singing V/I
American Voice Teachers Discuss the Teaching of Singing. (December 1981): 3–21.
Lanham, MD: Rowman and Littlefield, 2018.
Duey, Phillip A. Bel Canto in Its Golden Age. New York: Da
Bloom, Benjamin Samuel. Developing Talent in Young Capo. 1980.
People. New York: Ballantine, 1985.
Elliott, Martha. Singing in Style: A Guide to Vocal
Bozeman, Kenneth W. Kinesthetic Voice Pedagogy: Performance Practices. 2nd ed. New Haven, CT: Yale
Motivating Acoustic Efficiency. n.p.: Inside View Press, University Press, 2008.
2017.
Freer, Patrick K. “Choral Warm-Ups for Changing
Branden, Nathanial. The Six Pillars of Self-Esteem. New Adolescent Voices.” Music Educators Journal 95, no. 3
York: Bantam, 1995. (2009): 55–60.
Brodnitz, Friedrich S. Keep Your Voice Healthy. 2nd ed. . “Foundation of the Boy’s Expanding Voice: A
Waltham, MA: College-Hill Press, 1987. Response to Henry Leck.” The Choral Journal 50, no. 7
Brown, Oren L. Discover Your Voice: How to Develop (2010): 27–30.
Healthy Voice Habits. San Diego, CA: Singular . “Initial Steps in Vocal Technique for Boys
Publishing Group, 1999. Experiencing Difficulty with Phonation During the
Brunssen, Karen. The Evolving Singing Voice Changes across Adolescent Voice Change.” Update: Applications of
the Lifespan. San Diego, CA: Plural Publishing, Inc., Research in Music Education 37, no. 11 (2018): 9–12.
2018. Freer, Patrick K., ed. The Male Choral Singer from
Caldwell, J. Timothy. Expressive Singing: Dalcroze Adolescence to College Part I. Special issue, The Choral
Eurhythmics for Voice. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Journal 52, no. 9 (2012).
Hall, 1995. . The Male Choral Singer from Adolescence to College
Caldwell, Robert, and Joan Wakk. Excellence in Singing: Part II. Special issue, The Choral Journal 52,
Multilevel Learning and Multilevel Teaching. 5 vols. no. 10 (2012).
Redmond, WA: Caldwell Publishing Company, 2001. Friedlander, Claudia. Complete Vocal Fitness: A Singer’s
Carriage, Leigh. “Repercussions of Uniqueness for the 21st Guide to Physical Training, Anatomy, and Biomechanics.
Century Vocalist.” Presented at Promoting Excellence Lanham, MD: Rowman and Littlefield, 2018.
in Music Education: Eighth Asia-Pacific Symposium on Gackle, Lynne. Finding Ophelia’s Voice, Opening Ophelia’s
Music Education Research, July 4–6, 2011. New South Heart: Nurturing the Adolescent Female Voice. Dayton,
Wales, Australia: ePublications@SCU, 2011. OH: Heritage Music Press, 2011.
Coffin, Berton. Historical Vocal Pedagogy Classics. Garcia, Manuel, trans. Donald Paschke. A Complete Treatise
Metuchen, NJ: Scarecrow Press, 2002. on the Art of Singing. New York: Da Capo, 1982.
Cooksey, John M. Working with Adolescent Voices. St. Louis, Green, Barry, and W. Timothy Gallwey. The Inner Game of
MO: Concordia Publishing House, 2005. Music. Garden City, NJ: Doubleday, 1986.
David, Marilee. The New Vocal Pedagogy. 2nd ed. Lanham, Helfgot, Daniel, and William O. Beeman. The Third Line:
MD: Scarecrow Press, 2008. The Opera Performer as Interpreter. New York: Schirmer
Books, 1993.

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Hemsley, Thomas. Singing and Imagination: A Human Satoloff, Robert Thayer, ed. Vocal Health and Pedagogy,
Approach to a Great Musical Tradition. New York, vol. 1: Science and Assessment. 2nd ed. San Diego, CA:
Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1998. Plural Publishing, Inc., 2006.
Hines, Jerome. The Four Voices of Man. New York: ———. Vocal Health and Pedagogy, vol. 2: Advanced
Limelight Editions, 1997. Assessment and Practice. 2nd ed. San Diego, CA: Plural
Publishing, Inc., 2006.
Jahn, Anthony F., ed. The Singer’s Guide to Complete Health.
Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2013. Saxon, Keith, and Carol M. Schneider. Vocal Exercise
Physiology. San Diego, CA: Singular, 1995.
Lamperti, Giovanni. Vocal Wisdom; Maxims of Giovanni
Battista Lamperti: Recorded and Explained by His Pupil Scaravelli, Vanda. Awakening the Spine: The Stress-free New
and Assistant William Earl Brown. Eastford, CT: Martino Yoga that Works with the Body to Restore Health, Vitality,
Fine Books, 2010. and Energy. Rev. ed. San Francisco: HarperOne, 2015.
Lee, D. Brian. Sane Singing: A Guide to Vocal Progress. Sell, Karen. The Disciplines of Vocal Pedagogy: Towards a
Potomac, MD: Better Baggage Publishing, 2018. Holistic Approach. Surrey, UK: Ashgate Publishing, 2005.
McCoy, Scott. Your Voice: An Inside View. 2nd ed. Inside Smith, W. Stephen, and Michael Chapman. The Naked
View Press, 2012. Voice: A Wholistic Approach to Singing. New York: Oxford
University Press, 2007.
McKinney, James C. The Diagnosis and Correction of Vocal
Faults. Long Grove, IL: Waveland, 2005. Stanislavski, Constantin, trans. Elizabeth Reynolds
Hapgood. An Actor Prepares. New York: Theatre Arts
Miller, Donald Gray. Resonance in Singing. Inside View
Books, 1972.
Press, 2008.
Stark, James. Bel Canto: A History of Vocal Pedagogy.
Miller, Richard. National Schools of Singing: English, French,
Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1999.
German and Italian Techniques of Singing Revisited.
Metuchen, NJ: Scarecrow, 1997. Sundburg, Johan. The Science of the Singing Voice. DeKalb,
IL: Northern Illinois University Press, 1987.
———. On the Art of Singing. New York: Oxford
University Press, 1996. Titze, Ingo R. Principles of Voice Production. Englewood
Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1994.
———. The Structure of Singing. New York: Schirmer,
1986. Vennard, William. Singing: The Mechanism and the Technic.
Rev. ed. New York: Carl Fischer Music, 2005.
———. Solutions for Singers: Tools for Performers and
Teachers. New York: Oxford University Press, 2004. Ware, Clifton. Basic of Vocal Pedagogy; The Foundations and
Process of Singing. Boston: McGraw-Hill, 1998.
———. Training Soprano Voices. New York: Oxford
University Press, 2000. Williams, Jenevora. Teaching Singing to Children and Young
Adults. Devon, UK: Compton Publishing, Ltd., 2012.
———. Training Tenor Voices. New York: Schirmer, 1993;
Toronto: Maxwell Macmillan Canada, 1993.
———. Securing Baritone, Bass-Baritone, and Bass Voices. Language and Phonetics
New York: Oxford University Press, 2008.
Adams, David. A Handbook of Diction for Singers: Italian,
Nair, Garyth. Voice Tradition and Technology: A State-of-the- German, French. 2nd ed. Oxford: Oxford University
Art Studio. San Diego, CA: Singular Publishing Group, Press, 2008.
Inc., 1999.
Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich. The Fischer-Dieskau Book of
———. The Craft of Singing. San Diego: Plural Publishing, Lieder. New York: Limelight Editions, 1984.
2007.
Moriarty, John. Diction: Italian, Latin, French, German...
Phillips, Kenneth H. Teaching Kids to Sing. 2nd ed. Boston: the Sounds and 81 Exercises for Singing Them. Boston:
Cengage, 2013. E.C. Schirmer, 1975.
Poulenc, Francis, trans. Winnifred Radford. Diary of My Retzlaff, Jonathan, and Cheri Montgomery. Exploring
Song. London: Kahn and Averill, 2007. Art Song Lyrics: Translation and Pronunciation of the
Italian, German, and French Repertoire. Oxford: Oxford
Proctor, Donald F. Breathing, Speech, and Song. New York,
University Press, 2012.
Springer-Verlag, 1980.
Ristad, Eloise. A Soprano on Her Head: Right-side-up
Reflections on Life and Other Performances. Moab, UT:
Real People Press, 1982.
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Sheil, Richard F. A Singer’s Manual of Foreign Language German
Dictions. 6th ed. New York: YBK, 2012.
Montgomery, Cheri. German Lyric Diction Workbook. 4th
Stapp, Marcie. The Singer’s Guide to Languages. 2nd ed. ed. Nashville, TN: STM, 2013.
Schenectady, New York: Teddy’s Music, 1996.
Odom, William, and Benno Schollum. German for Singers:
Suverkrop, Bard. IPA Source: IPA Transcriptions and Literal A Textbook of Diction and Phonetics. 2nd ed. New York:
Translations of Songs and Arias (available online at Schirmer, 1997.
ipasource.com).
Paton, John Glenn. Gateway to German Diction: The Singer’s
Wall, Joan, Robert Caldwell, Tracy Gavilanes, and Sheila Guide to Pronunciation. Van Nuys, CA: Alfred, 1999.
Allen. Diction for Singers: A Concise Reference for
English, Italian, Latin, German, French, and Spanish
Pronunciation. 2nd ed. Redmond, WA: Celumbra, 2009 Italian
(available online at dictionforsingers.com).
Colorni, Evelina. Singers’ Italian: A Manual of Diction and
Phonetics. New York: Schirmer, 1970.
English Montgomery, Cheri. Italian Lyric Diction Workbook. 3rd ed.
Forward, Geoffrey G. American Diction for Singers. Van Nashville, TN: STM, 2009.
Nuys, CA: Alfred, 2001. Paton, John Glenn. Gateway to Italian Diction: A Guide for
LaBouff, Kathryn. Singing and Communicating in English: Singers. Van Nuys, CA: Alfred, 2004.
A Singer’s Guide to English Diction. Oxford: Oxford
University Press, 2008.
Latin
Marshall, Madeleine. The Singer’s Manual of English
Diction. New York: Schirmer, 1953. Hines, Robert S. Singer’s Manual of Latin Diction and
Phonetics. New York: Schirmer, 1975.
Montgomery, Cheri. English Lyric Diction Workbook. 3rd.
ed. Nashville, TN: STM, 2009. Silvi, Sri. Latin Pronunciation for Singers: A Comprehensive
Guide to the Classical, Italian, German, English, French,
and Franco-Flemish Pronunciations of Latin. n.p.:
French Liyanarallage, 2017.
Grubb, Thomas. Singing in French: A Manual of French
Diction and French Vocal Repertoire. New York: Schirmer, Spanish
1979.
Castel, Nico. A Singer’s Manual of Spanish Lyric Diction.
Montgomery, Cheri. French Lyric Diction Workbook. 3rd ed. New York: Excalibur, 1994.
Nashville, TN: STM, 2009.
Paton, John Glenn. Gateway to French Diction: A Guide for
Singers. Van Nuys, CA: Alfred, 2012.