Instructor in Italian - Vocal Techniques Italian Opera

Middlebury College; Bread Loaf (VT); On-site; USD 4,000 - 6,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Lodging

Meal plan

Job summary

Middlebury College's Summer Italian School invites applications for a temporary Instructor of Italian, to be based on the Bennington College campus in Vermont during the Summer 2022 session. The course targets classical singers and non-trained participants to develop vocal technique while immersing in Italian language and culture.

The position includes private and group voice lessons, rehearsals with pianist and voice faculty, weekly labs on musical interpretation, and a final concert with an

Qualifications

• Experience teaching Italian to diverse learners.
• Ability to instruct vocal technique for classical singing.
• Familiarity with opera repertoire and performance contexts.

Responsibilities

• Teach Italian language and vocal technique to students.
• Lead private and group voice lessons.
• Assist rehearsals with pianist and voice faculty.
• Oversee final concert preparation and student certificates.

Skills

Italian teaching

Vocal technique

Public speaking

Job description

Instructor in Italian - Vocal Techniques Italian Opera

Middlebury: Middlebury Language Schools: Middlebury LanguageSchools

Location

Bennington College Campus, VT

Open Date

Nov 15, 2021

Description

The Middlebury College Summer Italian School announces an openingfor a temporary Instructor of Italian. The position is availableduring the summer 2022 session, located at the Bennington Collegecampus in Vermont. Our unique program combines a cultural immersionenvironment with rigorous daily classroom instruction. This is anopportunity to join a community of learners, by actively engagingin teaching, dining, residing and recreating with students whilereading, writing and speaking exclusively in Italian.

This course provides classical singers of all levels (voiceundergraduate, graduated, MA and PhD) the opportunity to work onvocal technique style and skills of the classical singing actor ina concentrated immersion environment. It is also open to thosewithout formal training who would like to gain basic knowledge andskills for good singing technique. This workshop includes privateand group lessons in vocal technique as well as rehearsals withpianist and voice faculty. Weekly labs will focus on musicalinterpretation and on learning opera scenes. All participants whowish will perform in a final concert. All the participants whoattend all the sessions and perform in the final concert willreceive an official certificate and grade.

This Course must be conducted in Italian

TECHNIQUE

• Study in deep and develop well-coordinated breath support, alsowith breathing mirror check
• Singing with consistent, accurate intonation and brightsound
• Focusing on registers, vocal tone, vibrato, vocal health
• Voice homogeneity and balance
• How to make your voice sound more powerful focusing on resonanceand support
• Work on dynamics, embellishments
• Vocal Use, Abuse, and Care
• Diction for singing

REPERTORY AND INTERPRETATION

• Italian repertory from different time and periods
• Focusing on baroque, classic, romantic and verismo differences ofstyle, interpretation and difficulties
• Preparing Opera scenes, art songs, duets, trios and ensembles(depending on the number and level of students)
• Contemporary music, how to face the big challenge

FOR BEGINNERS

• It is requested the ability to read music, a heathy voice and thecapacity to match pitch and sing in tune

This position is for the summer 2022. In addition to the salary,lodging and a complete meal plan will be provided.

Qualifications

Middlebury College is a top-tier liberal arts college with ademonstrated commitment to excellence in faculty teaching andresearch. An Equal Opportunity Employer, the College is committedto hiring a diverse faculty as we work to foster innovation in ourcurriculum and to provide a rich and varied educational experienceto our increasingly diverse student body.