Overview
This cutting-edge volume brings together educational research and practical strategies to align voice pedagogy with the twenty-first century teacher and student. Using a student-centered focus as a philosophical foundation, the book offers a blueprint for developing an inclusive approach when working with singers and cultivating a healthy mindset for vocal performance and learning across all genres. Chapters review concepts geared toward best practices for teaching and learning in the applied studio environment. Specific strategies consider the changing landscape of the vocal world as well as changes the voice encounters as it evolves over the course of a lifetime. Part one provides insight into the practice of student-centered teaching and learning while the part two shares insights from different educational contexts, including working with trans singers, choral versus solo singing, and fostering a culturally responsive approach in the studio. Blending the academic worlds of education, voice science, and musical performance allows for opportunities to find commonalities in practice and encourages an open-minded and growth-oriented approach to voice pedagogy. As the voice changes across a lifetime, so does the informed pedagogue who evolves and develops as a practitioner.
Full Product Details
Author: Matthew Hoch (Auburn University) ,
Jeanne Goffi-Fynn (Columbia University) ,
Randall Everett Allsup
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic
Dimensions:
Width: 15.20cm
, Height: 2.50cm
, Length: 22.90cm
Weight: 0.454kg
ISBN: 9798881800253
Pages: 208
Publication Date: 16 October 2025
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming
Availability: Manufactured on demand
Reviews
""A timely contribution to the evolving landscape of voice instruction. This edited collection reimagines the voice studio as a place for collaboration, critical thinking, and artistic development. Drawing on diverse perspectives and innovative strategies, the book challenges traditional pedagogical models and empowers voice educators to place students at the heart of the learning process. This text breaks new ground and will be a significant resource in shaping the future of voice education."" --Christopher Arneson, Director of Voice Pedagogy, Westminster Choir College; Princeton University ""Jeanne Goffi-Fynn and Matthew Hoch offer a comprehensive resource for voice teachers, integrating traditional voice pedagogy topics - establishing rapport, inspiring self-motivation, developing critical thinking and practice skills - with contemporary issues, including Muscle Tension Dysphonia, transgender voice transition, and lifespan singing, all through a vital student-centered approach."" --Lori McCann, Professor of Voice, Montclair State University
Author Information
Jeanne Goffi-Fynn is Senior Lecturer and Director of the Doctoral Cohort Program in Music at Teachers College, Columbia University.She is a member of the American Academy of Teachers of Singing (AATS) and serves with Opera America on their Singers Training Forum, Board of Overseers, and Strategic Committee. She is past president of NATS-NYC and chair of the national NATS mentoring initiatives. Matthew Hoch is a Professor of Voice at Auburn University. He is the 2016 winner of the Van L. Lawrence Fellowship, awarded jointly by the Voice Foundation and NATS. Hoch serves as Associate Editor of the of the voice pedagogy column for the Journal of Singing and Editor of the “On the Voice” column in the ACDA Choral Journal.
