Pedagogy of Art Song
Teachers of Voice and Collaborative Piano
To teach song is to engage Poetry, Philosophy, History, Dramatic Recitation, Musicology, Psychology, as well as the traditional challenges of technical and stage craft. Join the VISI experience and enjoy an array of lecturers and artists share ideas and inspirations, concerts and conversation about Art Song Interpretation, Scholarship, and Performance Practices. 
You are a welcome participant in our discussions, and may elect to enroll as an auditor for any of our Programs. Fees are kept low, while inspiration is kept high. Please check our array of programs to select your dates, or wait until May to select individual lectures and masterclasses from our posted Daily Schedule. Our faculty roster is posted. Please note, however, that most do not stay for the entire 3 weeks. If you are interested in meeting specific faculty, please write to our info-site to request their VISI dates.
VISI offers an array of programs to suit diverse interests. However,many of them run concurrently and you are welcome to attend sessions in any or all of them at your discretion. Design your own VISI vacation and join the Art Song Party!
We are delighted to announce the launch of several new programs in 2012: SONGFIRE Theatre Apprenticeship, Song Scholarship and Performance, Arts of Conscience, and French Mélodie Immersion. Please visit those site pages for more information on those programs. We will also host a weekend symposium on Collaboration, featuring topics of interests for pianists and their vocal partners!
VISI is a banquet for the mind, heart and imagination, a meeting place to consider and offer new tools for your continuing work. The open atmosphere encourages conversation among all faculty and participants, offering many opportunities for in-depth discussion with your colleagues.
The complete schedule of events includes auditing of Masterclasses and Lectures classes with visiting artists, exploration and discussion of the pedagogy and philosophy of theatre elements in Art Song, and as will sessions creative collaborative partnership skills. Teachers are welcome to AUDIT ALL SESSIONS THROUGHOUT THE VISI PROGRAM to suit personal schedules and interests.
“I can think of no finer approach than the Vancouver International Song Institute’s for achieving the kind of real understanding and experience needed by performers, teachers, musicologists and listeners alike.”
Margo Garrett
VISI 2012 fees for Drop-In Visitors and Auditors:
All passes are available during the Institute at the VISI Desk, in the lobby of the UBC School of Music. Cash or cheque only.
Morning: $10 Student: $5 Student identification required.
Provides access to all sessions on a given morning. Does not include any concert tickets.
Afternoon: $20 Student: $10 Student identification required.
Provides access to all sessions on a given afternoon. Does not include any concert tickets.
Day Pass: $25 Student Day Pass: $15 Student identification required.
Provides access to all sessions on a given day. Does not include any concert tickets.
Program Pass: $300 Student Program Pass: $200 Student identification required.
The Program Pass allows auditors access for the 19 days of VISI 2012.
Does not include any concert tickets.
Six-Day Pass: $125
The Six-Day Pass is available for June 6-11 or June 13-18. For the balance of VISI, the daily drop-in rates also apply. Does not include any concert tickets.
All Drop-In Visitors and Auditors must purchase separate concert tickets to attend any SONGFIRE concerts. None of the above offerings include any ticketed concerts.
Passes may be purchased at the VISI desk in the lobby of the UBC School of Music. Cash and cheque only. For further information please contact us.
