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Vocal Pedagogy and Methods for Developing Voice
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Abstract
At the start, the choir shifted the tables away to the sides of the classroom to clear out a space for rehearsal. The chairs were arranged into two rows, curved around the conductor. Members remained seated throughout the rehearsal. The rehearsal was not recorded.
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