Episode Details

Today’s guest is the Associate Professor of Voice and Theatre, Coordinator of Musical Theatre Voice Training and Artistic Director of the CCM Vocal Pedagogy Institute of the Shenandoah Conservatory. He has written articles for the Journal of Singing and has contributed to The Manual of Singing Voice Rehabilitation by Leda Scearce and the So You Want to Sing series by NATS. Dr Matthew Edwards is on the podcast to talk about teaching musical theatre styles.

KEY MOMENTS 

‘It doesn't have to be in depth about understanding every muscle name, but just that basic biomechanics of how the respiratory system works’

‘So to me, it's about getting them to understand the basics so they can troubleshoot on their own’

‘Donors change as the economy changes’

RELEVANT LINKS & MENTIONS

• How The Voice Works Course
• Singing Teachers Talk Podcast: Ep.84 The Benefits of Cross-Genre Training with The Voice Collective
• Thomas Cleveland at the Vanderbilt University Medical Centre
• Respiratory Function in Singing: A Primer for Singers and Singing Teachers by Thomas J Hixon
• Respiratory Function in Speech and Song by Thomas J Hixon
• Breathing for Singers: A Comparative Analysis of Body Types and Breathing Tendencies by Jennifer Cowgill
• Journal of Singing
• Etude Magazine
• Cinderella (original): https://youtu.be/a0iOeAHeCA8
• Cinderella (revival): https://youtu.be/rVY3nV21Ixs
• National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATs)
• Vocal Authority: Singing Style and Ideology by John Potter
• Ken Bozeman
• Acting in Musical Theatre: A Comprehensive Course by Joe Deer & Rocco Dal Vera
• Cross-Training in the Voice Studio: A Balancing Act by Norman Spivey & Mary Saunders-Barton
• So You Want to Sing CCM (NATs Series) edited by Matthew Hoch
• Training Contemporary Commercial Singers by Elizabeth Ann Benson
• Highbrow-lowbrow: Emergence of Cultural Hierarchy in America - The William E Massey Sr. Lectures in American Studies
• The Rise and Fall of the Broadway Musical by Mark Grant
• The Theatre Will Rock by Elizabeth Lara Wollman

ABOUT THE GUEST 

Matt Edwards is currently Associate Professor of Voice and Theatre, Coordinator of Musical Theatre Voice Training, and Artistic Director of the CCM Vocal Pedagogy Institute at Shenandoah Conservatory.

Edwards' work lies at the intersection of identity, technique, and artistry. He uses evidence-based techniques that coordinate the instrument and empower performers to communicate the human experience through song. Former and current students have performed on American Idol, Broadway, off-Broadway, national and international tours, national television, cruise ships, theme parks, bands touring throughout the world. He has written dozens of articles and book chapters for publications including the Journal of Singing, Journal of Voice, Vocal Athlete, Manual of Singing Voice Rehabilitation, Training Contemporary Commercial Singers and numerous editions of the So You Want to Sing book series. His book So You Want to Sing Rock ‘N’ Roll? is published by Rowman and Littlefield Publishing and was called “an authoritative text on rock ‘n’ roll singing” by Classical Singer magazine.

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