My research activities are varied due to my dual nature as scholar and performer. This year my nasality and acoustics research has been a focus area of mine during my Van L. Lawrence Fellowship year. Our protocol at CU collected data on velopharyngeal opening variability in musical theater singers. I supervised two other data collections in the Berton Coffin Voice Lab - one a duplication of my velopharyngeal opening protocol for a DMA student's dissertation, the other pilot data using the RespTrak Respiratory Plethysmography system sponsored by my RIO Arts and Humanities grant to investigate changes in rib cage and abdominal respiratory singing strategies as singers adapt to altitude. Another large focus of my creative/scholarly work continues to be the VocalFri Podcast. This year we produced 23 episodes including 6 original content episodes and 17 guest episodes as we continue to be a leading source for cutting edge voice pedagogy and voice science information. My singing activities this year included my debut as tenor soloist in Mendelssohn's Elijah and my November Faculty Tuesday performance.
MUEL 1184 - Voice Class
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Fall 2024 / Spring 2025 / Fall 2025 / Spring 2026
Involves basic vocal technique and easy solo repertoire taught through a group medium, for beginner and intermediate level students. May be repeated upto 6 total credit hours. Recommended requisite: ability to read music.
MUSC 3193 - Teaching Voice for Instrumentalists
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Spring 2025 / Spring 2026
Provides an overview of vocal anatomy/function, care of the voice, vocal repertoire, teaching strategies, and other specialized topics related to singing instruction in both private studio and public school choral settings. This course is for instrumentalists only. Vocalists should take MUSC 3194-Voice Pedagogy instead.
MUSC 5444 - Vocal Pedagogy
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Fall 2024 / Fall 2025
In depth study of the physiology, acoustics, and health aspects of the singing voice. Recommended for all graduate students in voice.
MUSC 5454 - Repertory for Young Voices
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Fall 2025
Survey of the solo repertoire for young voices, the physiological aspects of mutational voices, techniques of vocalizing young voices, and class voice procedure.
MUSC 5484 - Graduate Seminar in Vocal Pedagogy
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Spring 2025 / Spring 2026
A thorough investigation of the challenges of studio voice pedagogy, including corrective techniques, psychological philosophies, and video analysis of student teaching. Examination and evaluation of comparative methodologies of vocal technique.
PMUS 1184 - Voice Class
Secondary Instructor
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Fall 2024 / Spring 2025 / Fall 2025 / Spring 2026
Involves basic vocal technique and easy solo repertoire taught through a group medium, for beginner and intermediate level students. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours.
PMUS 1726 - Voice
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Fall 2024 / Spring 2025 / Fall 2025 / Spring 2026
May be repeated up to 12 total credit hours.
PMUS 2726 - Voice
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Fall 2024 / Spring 2025 / Fall 2025 / Spring 2026
May be repeated up to 12 total credit hours.
