Welcome Exam Name* First Last Email* HOW YOUR VOICE WORKS- THE SLaS METHOD1. The Eight Steps of Vocal Development method is based on the ideal of balanced ____.* registration TA and CT muscle interaction air pressure and vocal fold resistance resonance (chiaroscuro) all of the above 2. We base instruction on the ____ ____ model, repeating concepts many times, but at higher and higher skill levels.* repetitive instruction spiral learning warmup and cool down 3. Our motto is “____repetition over time leads to automatic___, which lead to ____!”* constant, improvement, happiness occasional, changes, improvement focused, good habits, success 4. SLaS Spiral Learning is: ROUND 1 BEGINNING: ___ ROUND 2 INTERMEDIATE: ___ ROUND 3 ADVANCED: ___* exploration, repetition, review discovery, development, habit imitation, repetition, analysis 5. The Eight Steps of Vocal Development is a ___ ___ ___ program.* developmental voice training sequential skill building daily practice requirement 6. In Step 0: Assessment and Diagnosis we determine the student’s ___ ___ as compared to the optimal ____singer. * vocal challenges, gifted vocal objectives, advanced vocal category, balanced 7. Some singers are too heavy in the lower register (Unbalanced-__), some are too light in the lower register (Unbalanced-___) and some are generally breathy and weak in both registers (___).* light lower; pulled lower; balanced pulled lower; light lower; undeveloped heavy lower; breathy lower; weak 8. We make that determination based on hearing the student sing basic __ and ___ assessment scales and a song, The Star Spangled Banner. * assessment & diagnosis 5-tone & octave evaluation & assessment 9. Assessment is where we determine what is occurring in the student’s voice in: a. The ___ register. b. The ___ register. c. How the student transitions through the____or first ____. d. The current degree of balance between the ____.* a. bridge b. upper c. Lower or first octave d. articulators a. upper b. lower c. break or flip d. resonance a. lower b. upper c. passaggio or first bridge d. registers 10. IN STEP 1: BREATH MANAGEMENT we lay the foundation of good singing with ___, ___, ___ and ____techniques.* range extension; vowel; diction; breathing breath management; appoggio; posture; stretching diaphragm control; ribcage; abdominal; projection 11. IN STEP 2: ACTIVATE AND DEVELOP THE ___ REGISTER (__DOMINANT PHONATION) we focus on the area of notes below the __ dominated by the ____ muscles.* head; CT; transition; TA chest; CT; transition; TA lower; TA; primo passaggio; TA 12. One objective of Step 2 is to sing ___ and with a modicum of ____, rather than timidly, breathily, and weakly.* forcefully; adduction easily; precision clearly; projection 13. IN STEP 3: ACTIVATE AND DEVELOP THE UPPER REGISTER (CT DOMINANT PHONATION) we focus on the area ___ the primo passaggio (first bridge) dominated by ___ muscles.* within; TA approaching; CT above; CT 14. One objective of Step 3 is to sing ___ and with a modicum of ___, rather than timidly, breathily, and weakly.* forcefully; adduction easily; precision clearly; projection 15. IN STEP 4: ISOLATORS- FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OF _____ AND _____ Registers Separately we firmly establish and further develop the ___ dominant lower register and the ____ dominant upper register in isolation.* mixed; upper; TA; CT chest; head; TA; CT lower; upper; TA; CT 16. IN STEP 5: REGISTER CONNECTION WITH TEMPORARY SOUNDS we connect the lower and upper registers and the student begins to mix. In this step we make a distinction between the ___ category singers and the __ category singers.* strained; breathy/ weak pulled lower; light lower/ undeveloped belt; legit/strained 17. IN STEP 6: THE BALANCED ONSET we address the manner in which _____ is initiated. The objective is to develop a balanced onset (neither the ___ onset used to counteract hyper-adduction nor the ____ used to counteract hypo-adduction).* phonation; aspirate; coup-de-glotte singing; attacked; flow voicing; flow; pressed 18. IN STEP 7: ADVANCED SKILLS the objective is the development of advanced musical skills such as:* style, intonation, diction, intervals, power, singing songs dynamics, flexibility, advanced vibrato, stepwise motion, power, singing songs interpretation, intonation, advanced vibrato, intervals, messa di voce, riffs and runs 19. IN STEP 8: STYLE we have fun learning basic to advanced contemporary ______ and _______. * solos & duets songs & riffs riffs & runs 20. Rather than the typical voice lesson that consists of an ineffective ____________ and then singing the song a few times with no specific goals for improvement, lessons are based on a specific lesson plan of vocal development with ___ as new exercises are added weekly. In lessons we work on technique and on songs, with specific strategies to develop _____ and ____. As skills develop,we begin to include _____.* warm-up; sequential skill-building; balanced registration; mix; style demonstration; repetition; listening; imitation; harder songs lecture; imitation; ear training; solfeggio; diction 21. Lessons are recorded and the singer practices with the recorded lesson by:* singing along with the most recent lesson every day, standing in front of a mirror. singing along with the any of the lessons every day, while doing other things. singing along with the most recent lesson once or twice, driving in the car. 22. The student is an active participant in the learning process; the expectation from us is that the student will practice a minimum of ____ daily.* 45-60 20-30 10-20 23. We believe that consistency with ___practice and ____ lessons is the key to success.* daily; weekly intense; monthly intentional; biweekly 24. Remind them often of our motto: “____repetition over time leads to automatic ____ ____, which lead to ____!”* focused; good habits; success consistent; good singing; happiness daily; vocal control; effectiveness TEACHING THE STEPS25. Each chapter in the book is divided into sections: a. HOW YOUR VOICE WORKS describing the ____, _____, _____ of the voice. b. TOOLS FOR TRAINING VOICES describing the methods by which we obtain the_____ of each step. c. TEACHING THE STEP d. TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE– helps you ____ and _____ what you learned. e. EXERCISES with ____.* a. anatomy, physiology, science; b. objective; c. review, remember d. accompaniment tracks a. structure, mechanics, function; b. goal; c. learn, memorize; d. demonstrations a. methodology, pedagogy, function; b. outcome; c. incorporate, remember; d. options 26. You will use the _____ to teach all lessons. If necessary, you should stop the recording to teach the exercise by _____. Then go back to the tracks.* piano; explaining the exercise accompaniment tracks; demonstrating vocally and playing it on the piano. piano; taking a break 27. What is the procedure for demonstrating exercises on ZOOM distance lessons:* play the exercise along with the student. use a lot of descriptions to help the student understand the exercise. first play the demonstration from the product, have the student repeat the exercise, play the demo again from the product, have the student repeat the exercise again, then you can take over playing the piano. To do this you will need to screen share and audio share on ZOOM. 28. Distance Lesson require a lot of _____and ______.* patience, fortitude intonation, ear training call, response 29. With the Spiral Learning method each of the Eight Steps of Vocal Development is revisited many times; each time your student will be at a higher _____ level and will need greater ____. Steps 1-5 are broken down into three rounds: ______, ______, _____. You will simply follow the path of exercises at the appropriate level. Do the exercises _____ _____.* skill, challenges; beginning, intermediate, advanced; in order complexity, expectation; beginning, intermediate, advanced, pick and choose challenge, skill; easy, moderate, challenging; randomly 30. Steps 6-8 are not divided into rounds; instead they are divided into ____.* challenges modules skills 31. When progressing through each step follow the specific order of exercises and options given, ____ _____. In the first lessons you will spend most of the time on steps ____. Try to get to Step 5 as soon as possible so they can begin to ____.* In order; 1-4; mix randomly; 2-5; belt serially; 1-5; connect 32. Encourage students older than 10 to take at least ___ minute lessons so you can do ___ minutes of technique and development and work on a song for ___ minutes.* 45, 30, 15 30, 20, 10 60, 45, 15 33. Always have them put a ____ on at the beginning of the lesson.* breathing belt recording device both of the above 34. LESSON WRAP UP: When teaching lessons it is essential to end each lesson on a ____ note of encouragement and to reinforce what the student should _____ on in the coming week.* positive; focus reminder; practice instructive; think 35. As a teacher you must be able to demonstrate every exercise well, both vocally and on the piano. A great deal of what we do involves “____ and ____”- you ____, they ____. Over and over. * call, response; demonstrate, imitate explanation, discussion; describe, respond imagery, imagination; encourage, try 36. Teachers; when you practice, sing and play along with the _______. This way you will establish the correct tempo and feel for each exercise.* score recording music FOR SLAS TEACHERS- EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW37. The GTKY or Getting to Know You introductory session is where you meet the prospective student, _____ and _____ their voice, and inspire them to commit to ______.* assess, diagnose; lessons evaluate, assess; contract listen,judge; practicing 38. The student registers _____ through the _____, by clicking on the _____ tab. You, the teacher, do not take cash, checks, or any other form of payment, ever.* online, website; GET STARTED WITH AN INTRO in person, website, GET STARTED WITH AN INTRO both of the above 39. The GTKY is entered on your Mind-Body calendar and you will get an email notification of this. You are required to CHECK YOUR _____ AND YOUR ______ EVERY AM AND PM, EVEN ON YOUR DAYS OFF. RESPOND _____TO ALL_____.* texts, Facebook; if you have time, phone calls phone, email; when you get around to it, email Mind Body calendar, SLaS email; immediately, communications 40. The Associate IMMEDIATELY _____ and _____ the student (or parent contact) to introduce yourself and tell them you are excited to be working with them and have heard great things about them. YOU MUST _____ WITHIN 24 HOURS, not just email them and hope they get it. They need to speak to you right away, to establish contact. This is not a suggestion. It is a _____.* emails & calls, text, suggestion texts & emails; email; suggestion calls & emails; speak to them in person; requirement 41. During the GTKY, the Associate collects the _____ (signed), reviews the policies with them, decides on a weekly lesson time, books them in Mind-Body Calendar, sells them _____ for the remaining weeks of the current month, and a ____ beginning on the first day of the next month. Gives them the ____, which includes the ____, tells them to bring back the filled out ____ each week, reminds them of the ______.* policy agreement, services, contract; welcome pack, breathing belt, practice journal, policies contract, belt, services, notebook, breathing belt, practice journal, policies payment, services, contract; welcome pack, breathing belt, practice journal, policies 42. Before they see you, the client receives several informative emails on everything from how to practice, to how to do ZOOM. You should remind them to read all those emails (many of them don’t) and to read the _____ section in the red notebook in their welcome pack.* information music practice journal 43. Take them to the ____ page of the website (under the RATES AND CLASSES tab) and show them the pictures and videos of past showcases. Then play some examples from the ______ page.* showcases; Your Child Could Sound Like This associate teachers; showcases lessons; showcases 44. Remind them they can do _____ rather than missing a lesson. Encourage them to set this up right away so they get used to it.* zoom skype i-chat 45. In their emails they get the _____ form, which they bring to the GTKY, signed. If they have not brought this you need to provide them with one, and have them sign it in front of you. Be sure you have printed many of these and have them handy. They are in the WELCOME PACKET folder on _____.* contract, SLaS email policy agreement, basecamp services, information 46. As Associates, until your schedule is 7 days back-to-back and you really cannot offer makeups, you will need to:* be flexible and do makeups lose the student charge them less 47. The students prepay for the remaining weeks of the current month during the GTKY, as ____. You sell them the required ___, as a PRODUCT. You also sell them a ___, which begins on the first day of the following month. On the first day of each month they are debited for either four or five weeks. For any month that has 5 weeks, you need to ____.* services; breathing belt; contract; add the extra week manually contract; services; breathing belt; charge the same product; contract, services; charge less 48. The monthly charge will ALWAYS be either __ or ___weeks, except for months with the two holidays we are closed for- Christmas and Thanksgiving.* 4,5 4,3 4 weeks except when the teacher is gone 49. To discontinue, the student needs to send YOU (their teacher) our official _____. That email is a template which should have been saved in a folder in your SLAS ____. You can find a copy on ____. After you send it to them, and they send it back, filled out, they are charged for ___ more lessons AFTER the date on which you receive that document. No exceptions.* discontinuation email; template folder; Basecamp; two form; desktop; Basecamp; none policy agreement; email; Basecamp; four 50. There is a place on the form where they rate their teacher on punctuality, courteousness, playing/singing ability, professionalism,etc. This is how we get ____ from clients about the teachers.* criticism accolades feedback all of the above 51. When you receive their discontinuation email you forward a copy of their email to support and to Tricia _____.* if you remember wait for Pat to take care of it immediately 52. Tardiness is ____ for teachers.* ok if there is traffic ok if you make it up UNACCEPTABLE 53. Students should be encouraged to do Zoom lessons because ___.* you will retain the client when they inevitably have time challenges the audio and video are comparable to being there in person they can Zoom when traveling all of the above 54. Practice Is ___.* standing in front of the mirror singing along with the entire lesson done with the breathing belt all of the above 55. You should ask to see their practice journal ____* If you think it is important If you are not short on time At the beginning of every lesson. Every single week. SLaS TEACHER POLICIES56. Welcome Packs: You should have ___ Welcome Packs at each studio at all times.* a few, if you have time to put them together one or two, whenever you get around to it ten. This means when you use one, you replace it immediately 57. Any lessons missed by the teacher must be made up ____.* when the teacher has a spot in their schedule on a regular work day at the clients convenience including Sundays and days off at the end of the teaching day 58. You must respond to any communication from a client, Tricia ,or support by the end of the ______; within _____ is preferable, including your days off. Any business requires this.* work week;day pay period;week day; one hour 59. If there are schedule changes you need to update your Mind Body calendar _______.* when you get around to it if you aren’t too busy before you leave for the day 60. Billing and documentation is due by 6 am on the 24th of each month. The consequences of not getting your work in on time are: _____* your paycheck may also be delayed you cause extra stress on support, who has to check your work before payments debit you make yourself look unprofessional all of the above 61. Daily Timeline. Before leaving the studio, you must _____.* clear out your SLaS email inbox answer all texts check students out on Mind Body send Zoom lesson recordings to students clean your room, and the main area on your cleanup day forward all Discontinue emails to Pat and Tricia update your Mind Body calendar all of the above 62. Once a week timeline: Teaching Videos are due ____.* before Friday in a big bunch just before payday when you get around to it 63. To help build your client base: Yelp and Google Reviews, Facebook, Instagram:* teachers need to actively participate should be used weekly will help drive students to you all of the above 64. Professional behavior includes: _____* immediate response to communications arriving 15 minutes early getting results demonstrating and playing ability courtesy and enthusiasm all of the above THE FOUR PILLARS OF GOOD INSTRUCTION: TEACHING WITH THE RECORDINGS65. The product is structured in a logical and sequential way, such that if you simply follow the path of exercises in order, you will get results. So all you have to do is hit the "play" button, and sit back and relax.* True False 66. The whole purpose of the recorded exercises is to enable the teacher to be MORE ____ and MORE ____ since you are not tied to the piano.* relaxed, passive demonstrative, supportive involved, interactive 67. Pillar One is THE SET-UP: The set-up is where you quickly tell the student what the next exercise is, what the ____ of the exercise is, and what your ____ is, instead of randomly moving from one exercise to the next.* basis, explanation background, demonstration purpose, expectation 68. Pillar Two is MODEL GOOD BEHAVIOR. You should ___ with your own voice and body. Stand up and do the exercise along with the student. Don't just sit there and passively wait for the exercise to end. The purpose of the product is to allow you to be MORE active since you are not tied to the piano.* Remonstrate Demonstrate Exhonerate 69. Pillar three is CONSTANT REMINDERS: ____ deepens the ____. Take the opportunity of providing constant reminders and demonstrations during key changes between exercises.* insistance, resistance explanation, knowledge repetition, impression 70. Pillar four is FEEDBACK: Feedback should be ___. * immediate supportive instructive all of the above 71. With a good set-up, modeling of correct behavior, constant reminders, and immediate feedback, your student will have a much clearer understanding of your expectations and will be able to____ _____ in practice sessions during the week. Their vocal progress will be quicker and they will have more ownership of the process since they will have a clear ____ of that process.* rationalize errors, excuse try new things, direction self-correct, understanding CommentsThis field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. Δ You can be a Successful SLaS Teacher Table of Contents
