The Vocal Pedagogy Professional Workshop (VPPW) is designed to provide collegiate and private voice instructors and vocal music educators with unique learning opportunities in both musical theater and classical voice pedagogy.
This program plans to have in-person instruction on the Boston Conservatory at Berklee campus in 2023, but will continue to monitor COVID-19 developments.
Who Should Register
Collegiate and private voice instructors and vocal music educators. No audition is required.
2023 Program Pricing
Tuition
$860
Tuition—Boston Conservatory Students, Faculty, and Alumni
$750
No scholarships are currently available for this program.
2023 Workshop Courses
Vocology Courses
Anatomy and Physiology for Singing
Embracing Complexity: Registration Concepts
Breathing for Singing: One Way, No Way?!
Theory and Practice: Singing Voice Acoustics in the Studio
Body and Mind Courses
Alexander Technique for the Teaching Studio: Principles and Practice
Body Mapping in The Voice Studio
Leaning into Discomfort: How to cope when you’re on your last nerve
Vocal Pedagogy
Coming to Terms: Defining Conflicts in the Voice Pedagogy Vocabulary
Teaching Adolescent Voices: Navigating the Changing Voice
Teaching Musical Theater: Discovery and Foundation Building
Teaching Musical Theater: Aesthetic Recipes for Styles
Sustainable Authenticity: A Holistic Approach to Pop/Rock
The Choral Director as the Voice Teacher: Vital Implications to the Rehearsal
Participants will leave with an enriched and functional understanding of the anatomy and physiology of the singing mechanism, knowledge of current developments in voice pedagogy and speech science, and a systematic practical approach to both classical and musical theater technique.
Participants who complete the full workshop may receive a Boston Conservatory at Berklee Certificate of 18 Professional Development Points (PDP)*.
