International Journal of Research in Choral Singing

CONTENTS: Volume Two, Number One (2004)

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Editorial: On Pursuing Unusually Stubborn and Persisting Efforts to Think by the Intelligent Gathering and Use of Data	1

Choral Sight-Singing Practices: Revisiting a Web-Based Survey --An IJRCS Forum Spotlight Article Steven M. Demorest, The University of Washington	3

Select Acoustic and Perceptual Measures of Choral Formation Christopher Aspaas, Christopher R. McCrea, Richard J. Morris, and Linda Fowler, Florida State University	11

The Effect of Various Left-hand Conducting Gestures on Perceptions of Anticpated Vocal Tension in Singers Rhonda J. Vieth Fuelberth, University of Nebraska-Lincoln	27

Update on Community Choir Singing in the United States Cindy L. Bell, Queens College, City University of New York	39

An Historical View of Barbershop Music and the Sight-Reading Methodology and Learning Practices of Early Championship Barbershop Quartet Singers, 1939-1963 Benjamin C. Ayling, Kent State University	53

CONTENTS: Volume One, Number One (2003)

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Editorial Choral Singing: A Matter of Relationships	1

Choir Acoustics: An Overview of Research Published to Date --An IJRCS Forum Spotlight Article Sten Ternström, Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm	3

The Effect of Conducting Gesture on Singers' Perceptions of Inappropriate Vocal Tension: A Pilot Study Rhonda J. Vieth Fuelberth, University of Nebraska-Lincoln	13

A Preliminary Study of Factors That Limited Secondary School Involvement of Collegiate Choral Singers James W. Tipps, Wright State University	22

Preference for Strong or Weak Singer's Formant Resonance in Choral Tone Quality J. Kevin Ford, University of Tennessee-Chattanooga	29

Choir Spacing and Formation: Choral Sound Preferences in Random, Synergistic, and Gender-Specific Chamber Choir Placements James F. Daugherty, University of Kansas	48

Aesthetic Response to Choral Music: Response Comparisons of Performer-Participants and Non-Performer Respondents Anita P. Davis, University of Southern Mississippi	60

EDITORIAL BOARD

James F. Daugherty, Editor
University of Kansas

Anita Davis, Associate Editor
University of Southern Mississippi

Hilary Apfelstadt
Ohio State University

Lee R. Bartel
University of Toronto

Judy Bowers
Florida State University

Steven Demorest
University of Washington

Colin Durrant
University of London

Miyako Furiya
Miyagi University, Japan

Eric J. Hunter
National Center for Voice & Speech,
Denver

Janice Killian
Texas Tech University

Joanne Rutkowski
Pennsylvania State University

Rosalynd Smith
Monash University, Australia

Sten Ternström
Royal Institute of Technology,
Stockholm

Andre J. Thomas
Florida State University

Leon Thurman
Fairview-University Medical Center, Minneapolis

Graham F. Welch
University of London

Thomas R. Wine
Wichita State University

EDITORIAL ASSOCIATES

F. A. Millard, Managing Editor/Webmaster
Lawrence, Kansas

Robert Constable, Consulting Editor
Dean, School of Music, University of Newcastle (Australia)

Bruce Gleason, Consulting Editor
University of St. Thomas

G. David Peters, Consulting Editor
Indiana University

Mary Cohen, Editorial Assistant
University of Kansas

Marvin J. Latimer, Editorial Assistant
University of Kansas

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