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Select Clinics and Professional Development Seminars:
"Vocal Anatomy, Health and Well-ness: For the singer who wants to be a better singer" - Clinic for church and community choral ensembles
"Vocal Works: Stop teaching band-aids and start teaching skills" - Professional Development seminar for the HS Choral Conductor
"Laying the foundation for responsible singers: Voice Building in the Middle School Choral Program" - Professional Development seminar for Middle School and General Music Teachers
(Durham County Schools - Summer 2020)
"Debunking the Myths of Vocal Maturity and Immaturity: Age appropriate deficits or just plain bad singing?" - Professional Development seminar for Youth Choir Directors and Church Musicians
"Introduction to Corndog Pedagogy: It's just air in a tube" - Clinic/guest lecture for collegiate ensembles
(Georgia State University Choirs - Fall 2020)
(Missouri State University Choirs - Spring 2020)
Collegiate Choral Clinic - 4 Lecture Sequence:
1 - "Hear the Breath"
2 - "The Tube, The Tongue, and The Tall Neck"
3 - "The tip of the tongue and the teeth and the lips: The real story on vowels and consonants"
4 - "Stop breathing and start prepping"
(BYU Choirs - Fall 2020)
Collegiate Choral Clinic - 2 Lecture Sequence:
1 - "What singers need to know about VOCAL ANATOMY"
2 - "Intro to Corndog Pedagogy: What is singing?"
(EAC Vocal Studies - Fall 2021)
Band-aids and Breakthroughs: Shifting your rehearsal 'ears' and your perspective
(Gaston County Schools Professional Development - Spring 2024)
Recent Conference Presentations:
"Bridging the gap between the collegiate choral conductor and the solo vocal pedagogue: A candid conversation about technique" with Dr. Andrew Crane
(Utah Music Educators Association - 2/3/2018 ; North Carolina Music Educators Association - 11/3/2018)
"Vocal Works and Choral Pedagogy: Clearing up common misconceptions about how the voices works"
(ArtsR4Life Conference, Raleigh NC 9/8/18)
"Voice Science and Choral Pedagogy: Stop putting "band-aids" on the sound. Teach them to sing!"
(Missouri Choral Directors Association - July 18, 2019)
"The Vocal Pedagogue in the Choral Rehearsal - Navigating the female voice: Sopranos and Altos and Chest Voice, Oh My!"
(NC ACDA - October 5, 2019)
"The Game Changer: Are we missing the obvious? A frank and radical look at our singers' vocal technique" with Dr. Andrew Crane
(Western Division ACDA, Salt Lake City, UT - March 2020)
"REBUILDING YOUR ENSEMBLE’S SOUND: A demonstration session"
(NC ACDA - October 9, 2021)
"The Game Ghanger: A look at vocal technique from the conductor's podium" with Dr. Andrew Crane
(NCMEA - November 2023)