Preface:
Foreword
Acknowledgments
Introduction: Like Teacher, Like Student: Pedagogy Through Story and Personal History
Part One: The Journey
Chapter 1: When the Student is Ready, the Teacher Will Appear: Finding the Right Fit
Chapter 2: Early Influences and Examples: The Importance of Curiosity, Mentors, and Role Models
Chapter 3: Professional Life: Being in the Right Place at the Right Time, Dealing with Rejection, and Personal Sacrifice for Professional Gain
Part Two: Lessons, Philosophies, and Practices
Chapter 4: Embracing Eccentricities: "Sometimes, to make a point, you have to make a circus."
Chapter 5: Developing a Detail-Oriented Mind: Learning via the Senses
Chapter 6: "What is an Art Song Anyway?": Intellectual Enlightenment and Musical Bias
Chapter 7: Teaching Artistry: Seeking Selfless Communication
Chapter 8: Respiration: No Air, No Sound
Chapter 9: Balanced Phonation: SOVTEs, Negotiating the Passaggio, and Exercising the Whole Voice
Chapter 10: A Vowel-Based Approach to Resonance: Assessing Pressure Versus Flow
Chapter 11: Choosing Purposeful Exercises: Listening as the First Step to Problem Solving
Chapter 12: Learning, Questioning, and Dealing with Doubt: "Verify It."
Chapter 13: Prioritizing Teaching: Professing Truth
Chapter 14: What Makes a Good Student? What Makes a Good Teacher?
Part Three: Legacy
Chapter 15: On the Shoulders of Giants: Assessing, Evaluating, and Citing
Chapter 16: How to Fairly Evaluate: Contextualizing a Career
Chapter 17: Judicious Emulation: When to Turn Away from What We Were Taught
Chapter 18: Conclusion: My Teacher's Student
APPENDIX I: Nacht und Träume
APPENDIX II: A Brief Timeline of the Life and Career of Dr. Robert J. Harrison
APPENDIX III: Final Quotes
Bibliography
About the Contributors
Index
