IJRCS

In this issue:
 From the Editor (P. K. Freer)
 Changes to Spacing Preference in Ensembles of Varying Size: a Pilot Study (K. A.
Adams)
 Effects of two conductor final release gestures on perceptual and acoustical
measures of individual singers’ vocal production and vocal sound: A pilot study
(J. N. Manternach & M. C. Brunkan)
 Middle and High School Choral Directors’ Programming of World Music
(S. Cash)

In this issue:
 From the Editor (S. M. Demorest)
 Focus of Attention in Singing: Expert Listeners’ Descriptions of Change in
Trained Singers’ Tone Quality (R. L. Atkins)
 A Gender Analysis of Composers and Arrangers of Middle and High School
Choral Literature on a State-Mandated List (V. D. Baker)
 Diversity and Inclusion within Adult Amateur Singing Groups: A Literature
Review (D. J. Parkinson)
 Identification of the Adolescent Male Voice: Unchanged vs. Falsetto (J. Wayman)
 Guest Conductors and Choir Collaborations: Reflections from Jonathan Willcocks
(A. Sutherland)
 Abstracts from the Inaugural ACDA Symposium on Research in Choral Singing
 Announcements and Calls

In this issue:
 Effects of a Vocal Jazz Workshop on Choral Music Education Majors’
Achievement in Improvisation and Confidence in Teaching Improvisation (P. M.
Ward-Steinman)
 The Effect of Baton Use in Slow and Fast Tempi on Perceptions of Choral
Conductor and Ensemble Performance (J. Nápoles, S. Babb, & K. Willie)
 Effects of Solo and Choral Singing Modes on Vibrato Rate, Extent, and Duration
Exhibited by Undergraduate Female Singers (L. M. Mann)

 Effects of Traditional Pattern, Lateral-Only, and Vertical-Only Conducting
Gestures on Acoustic and Perceptual Measures of Choir Sound: A Pilot Study (M.
L. Grady)
 Vocal Mechanism Knowledge and Voice Care Among University Freshman and
Senior Voice Students (A. M. Manning & P. Blanchet)
 The Status of International Phonetic Alphabet Transcriptions in Archived Choral
Octavos with Foreign Language Texts Distributed in the United States from
1970-2013: An Exploratory Study (E. M. Dekaney)

Fall 2012 Issue:
 Editorial: Moving Forward (J. F. Daugherty)
Assessing and Enhancing Feedback of Choral Conductors Through Analysis and
Training (T. Biddlecombe)
 Hearing Doses and Perceptions of Hearing and Singing Effort Among University
Choral Singers in Varied Rehearsal and Performance Settings (S. L. Cook-
Cunningham, M. L. Grady, & H. Nelson)
 The Effect of Nonverbal Conductor Lip Rounding and Eyebrow Lifting on
Singers’ Lip and Eyebrow Postures: A Motion Capture Study (J. N. Manternach)
 Quantitative Voice Class Assessment of Amateur Choir Singers: A Pilot
Investigation (C. T. Herbst, E. Duus, H. Jers, & J. G. Švec)
 The A Cappella Oratorio: An Investigation of Interactions Between Ethos and
Fine Art in Choral Singing Among Old Mennonites at Hesston College (1912-
1949)(M. Schloneger)
 Students’ Registration in Collegiate Choral Ensembles: Factors That Influence
Continued Participation (T. R. Brown)
 Endnotes: Announcements of Professional Interest
Spring 2013 Issue:
 Editorial: Voice Care Training for Choral Conductors (J. F. Daugherty)
 The English Choral Tradition and the Secular Trend in Boys’ Pubertal Timing (M.
Ashley)
 Changes in Tone Quality as a Function of Focus of Attention in Untrained Singers
(R. L. Atkins & R. A. Duke)
 The Effects of Watching Three Types of Conductor Gestures and Performing
Varied Gestures Along with the Conductor on Measures of Singers’ Intonation
and Tone Quality: A Pilot Study (M. C. Brunkan)
 The Many Facets of Madeleine Marshall: A Historical and Cultural Perspective of
Madeleine “Graham Jones” Marshall (1899-1993), Author of The Singer’s Manual
of English Diction (S. L. Cook-Cunningham)
 A Quantitative Content Analysis of In-Text Citations in Choral Pedagogy Books
Published Between 1989-2009 (S. K. Jones)
 Critical Thinking in the Choral Rehearsal: An Initial Study of Approaches to
Teacher Training (J. Nápoles, S. Babb, J. Bowers, M. Garrett, & A. Vázquez-Ramos
 Endnotes: Announcements of Professional Interest

In this issue:
 Editorial: Does Choral Art Sit on Its Rear End? (J. F. Daughterty)
 “Mother Theresa, How Can I Help You?:” The Story of Elvera Voth, Robert Shaw,
and the Bethel College Benefit Sing-Along For Arts in Prison, Inc. (M. L. Cohen)
 “Our Voices Enlighten, Inspire, Heal, and Empower:” A Mixed Methods
Investigation of Demography, Sociology, and Identity Acquisition in a Gay Men’s
Chorus (M. E. Latimer, Jr.)
 Self-Reported Student Voice Use at a High School Summer Choral Camp (J.
Bowers & J. F. Daugherty)
 Chorister Perceptions of Real-Time Displays of Spectra in the Choral Rehearsal:
A Feasibility Study (J. Nix, G. Mabry, & A. Mathews-Muttwill)

In this issue:
 Editorial: On Pursuing Unusually Stubborn and Persisting Efforts to Think by the
Intelligent Gathering and Use of Data (J. F. Daugherty)
 Choral Sight-Singing Practices: Revisiting a Web-Based Survey (S. M. Demorest)
 Select Acoustic and Perceptual Measures of Choral Formation (C. Aspaas, C. R.
McCrea, R. J. Morris, & L. Fowler)
 The Effect of Various Left-hand Conducting Gestures on Perceptions of
Anticpated Vocal Tension in Singers (R. J. Vieth Fuelberth)
 Update on Community Choir Singing in the United States (C. L. Bell)
 An Historical View of Barbershop Music and the Sight-Reading Methodology and
Learning Practices of Early Championship Barbershop Quartet Singers, 1939-
1963 (B. C. Ayling)