John Lester
Dr. Robert Hoyem and Dr. Gary Funk are nearing completion of a book about their beloved voice teacher, John L. Lester.
Great Secrets for Singing: the life and pedagogy of John L. Lester will be published as an e-book.
This book will serve as a valuable resource about Professor Lester's constructively direct manner of helping voice students discover the true potential of their voices as expressive, dramatic and musical instruments. The pedagogical lexicon that forms the first half of the book will be very useful to voice teachers and singers alike. It records and clarifies Lester's physical and conceptual approach to training successful professional and amateur singers. The pedagogy revealed in this book will lead teachers and voice students to decisive improvement of their singing voices and to more satisfying and successful careers as voice teachers and singers.
For Professor Lester, teaching voice was a "sacred" responsibility of great ethical importance. His work with students was not only about teaching singing. He was also deeply concerned with enabling sensitive, disciplined and positively effective lives in the arts. A large number of his students became fully accomplished singers who went on to successful international careers in opera, concert, musical theater and music education.
From 1939-1970, Professor Lester was head of the voice department in the School of Music at The University of Montana in Missoula, Montana.
"Secrets for Great Singing: John L. Lester, pedagogy and life" is now available as an e-book and/or paperback for purchase at amazon.com or kindle.com. Simply enter the book title and proceed to purchase. For more information, write to sylvele@aol.com
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