Resources

Links

• Auditioning For College : This website is run by Matt Edwards, pop/rock voice faculty at Shenandoah Conservatory. It is packed with invaluable information from Matt and various other arts faculty who sit in classical and musical theatre college auditions every year. Be sure to sign up for the blog.
• Fauquier Ear Nose and Throat Consultants of Virginia : Laryngologist Dr. Christopher Chang has put together a wealth of information regarding ENT topics. I highly recommend his YouTube videos and blog.
• MRI of a clasical singer and beatboxer : This is a great video for deepening your understanding of resonance and articulation across vocal styles.
• MRI of a Pop Singer : This is an artistic music video with lots of great MRI shots of the featured pop singer.
• MulitVoiceDimensions : Information about courses taught by Dr. Katherine Verdolini Abbott, including Lessac Madsen Resonant Voice Therapy and Casper-Flow Confidential Flow Therapy.
• Musical Theatre Talk with Trish Causey : A great online radio show and podcast featuring interviews with current musical theatre stars and experts.
• MusicNotes.com : A great site for purchasing and downloading sheet music for individual songs, including the option to change the key. This is particularly good for rock/pop songs.
• New Musical Theatre : A repository of information about new musicals, including the option to purchase and download scores and sheet music.
• OHSU Northest Clinic for Voice and Swallowing : A complete list of the OHSU Voice Team.
• Shenandoah Conservatory Voice Pedagogy : The home of my graduate work in voice pedagogy.
• The Blaine Block Institute for Voice Analysis and Rehabilitation : The professional home of my mentor Dr. Wendy LeBorgne, Ph.D. CCC-SLP.
• The Bulletproof Musician : A blog about performance anxiety, practice skills, and the mental game of performance.
• The CCM Vocal Pedagogy Institute at Shenandoah Conservatory : This excellent summer program at Shenandoah Conservatory in Winchester, Virginia offers all levels of Somatic Voicework™ Certification with master teacher Jeannette LoVetri. Voice teachers learn to teach contemporary commercial styles in an intensive series of classes.
• The National Association of Teachers of Singing : As a NATS member, my students are eligible to perform in yearly Student Auditions.
• The National Center for Voice and Speech : An excellent research and educational organization run by the great Ingo Titze, Ph.D.
• The Voice Foundation : See information for the Annual Symposium held in Philadelphia each June.
• voicedoctor.net : The online home of Portland, Oregon laryngologist Dr. James Thomas. This site is full of great information and resources.

Files

• Dr. Maines recommendation by Emily Crawford.docx
  A full letter of recommendation for Dr. Maines by a former student.
• Appcompanist Exercise Melody Descriptions .pdf
  This document lists melody descriptions for the first 16 exercises on Appcompanist.
• Dividing Day MIX2.mp3
• 017 A Better Class of.._copy.mp3
  A Better Class of...