KENNETH H. PHILLIPS
1506 Olde Hickory Lane
Coralville, IA 52241
(319) 337-5567
e-mail: kenneth-phillips@uiowa.edu
School of Music
The University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA 52242
(319) 335-1668
FAX: 319-335-2637
KENNETH H. PHILLIPS is Professor of Music and Education at The University of Iowa, where he teaches courses in undergraduate and graduate methods and research, conducting, and child and adolescent voice. His area of research specialization is developing vocal skills for young singers. The University of Iowa has recognized his teaching with three excellence in teaching awards.
A graduate of Westminster College (PA) and West Virginia University, Dr. Phillips received the Ph.D. in choral music education from Kent State University. His thesis focused on breathing and its effects on children's singing, for which he received the award for Outstanding Dissertation from the Council for Research in Music Education.
Dr. Phillips has a broad background in teaching at all levels
from elementary through adult. He has presented numerous sessions in the United
States, Canada, and Australia on the topic of vocal pedagogy for young singers,
including regional, state, and national conferences of MENC, OAKE, and ACDA. The
author of two books and a video series, Teaching Kids to Sing (Schirmer
Books, 1992, 1994) and Basic Techniques of Conducting (Oxford University
Press, 1997), he is currently working on a book for choral methods. His research
related to vocal pedagogy is available in over fifty published articles in
leading music journals, including a chapter on "Research on the Teaching of
Singing" in the Handbook of Research on Music Teaching and Learning (Schirmer
Books, 1992). It is Dr. Phillips's conviction that all people can be taught to
sing with confidence when provided with a developmental program of psychomotor
skills instruction.
