What do Dr. Craig Hurley’s research and your singers’ musicality have in common - everything! In this episode, Dr. Hurley shares his incredible research into infusing expression and what he’s found about singer artistry while compiling data for his study. For those research lovers out there, we talk about data and how the study was set up, even where the research question came from (hint: thanks Robert Shaw and an article by Dr. Cornelia Yarbrough). For those uninspired by research, don’t worry, Dr. Hurley is an elementary specialist who has perfected the ability to transfer research into tangible tools that, as he says, “will impact rehearsal tomorrow.” Whether you have 5 year-old new singers, a community choir of all ages, or the most advanced college choir, this episode and Dr. Hurley’s research offers ideas you can try in rehearsal immediately.

Dr. Hurley’s Bio: http://www.cobblearning.net/mustangmusic/about/

More resources from Dr. Hurley: http://www.cobblearning.net/mustangmusic/teacherresources/

Learn more about Spivey Hall Children’s Choir and Dr. Hurley’s Young Artists: https://www.facebook.com/shccprogram

Book and article referenced in episode:

Caldwell, J. T. (1995). Expressive singing: Dalcroze eurhythmics for voice. Prentice Hall.

Yarbrough, C. (2002). Sequencing musical tasks: The teaching artistry of Robert Shaw. Update:

Applications of Research in Music Education, 21(1), 30-37.

*Show music originally written by Mr. Todd Monsell

**Show photography provided by Dr. Dan Biggerstaff