Fifth Annual New Voice Educators' Symposium

January 23 & 24, 2009

Indiana University S.N.A.T.S. is pleased to announce the Fifth Annual New Voice Educators Symposium January 23rd-24th, 2009 (Friday-Saturday) at Indiana University, Bloomington. 

The Symposium, sponsored by Indiana University Student N.A.T.S., is designed to provide for new and future voice teachers an opportunity to present an academic paper, to learn, and to network in a collaborative, professional, and friendly environment. 

The deadline for submitting presentation abstracts has past thanks to all who submitted!

For travel information see the Bloomington Travel Information page.

A webcast of this event will be available on Saturday, January 24th from 8 am to 5 pm. 

You can see the archived webcast through this link.

Saturday, January 24th, 2009

8:30 AM Check-in, Continental Breakfast

8:45 AM Welcome, Opening Remarks

9:00 Adventures in Teaching: Mastering the Master Class
Matthew Latta

9:30 Why Voices are Misclassified, and What to Do About It
Heng Xia

10:00 Is There a Need for Articulation Therapy for Singers Post Maxillary Surgery: A Case Study
Paul Smith

10:30 Repertoire Appropriateness
Sean McCarther

11:00 Break

11:15 Bridging the Gap: Vocal Pedagogy and Choral Pedagogy
Sarah Stankiewicz

11:45 Opera from Scratch
Heather Winter Hunnicutt

12:15 PM A Study of the Countertenor Voice: Examining Range, Respiration, Phonation, and Resonance
Peter Thorsen

1:45 Lunch

2:15 The Singing Instrumentalist: Why Voice Class May Be Beneficial to All Wind Instrumentalists
Michelle DeBruyn

2:45 Teaching the Aging Voice
Alan Dunbar

3:15 You can be Classical Singer and Perform Weill, Really
Liz Wade

3:45 A Performer’s Guide to the Solo Vocal Works of the Second Viennese School
Loralee Songer

4:15 Break

4:30 Intervallic Pitch Deviation and Pedagogical Methods
Joshua Lindsay
5:00 Turning Performance Anxiety Inside Out
Gavin Hayes

5:30 The Belt Voice: Objective and Subjective Definitions and Examinations of Existing Pedagogies
Bethany Barber

6:00 Closing Remarks

The symposium is a free event, and does not include travel expenses. Those who wish to attend and elect not to present are also welcome.