VocalFri Podcast

About VocalFri Podcast

Your weekly dash of voice science, pedagogy, and pop culture.

Publisher

VocalFri LLC

Category

arts

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

2 Nov 2018

Latest episode

2 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

229 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   2 Oct 2026

   Maria Maxfield: Touch in the Voice Studio

   #VocalFam this is one we all need to hear. Dr. Maria Maxfield (CU Alum - Sko Buffs!) shares her research investigating touch in the voice studio. She surveyed over one hundred singers about their experiences with touch by their teacher. Topics included consent, non-consent, efficacy, and a whole bunch of ethics. Maria previously published an article in Journal of Singing titled "Physical Touch in the Voice Studio: A Closer Look." We highly recommend reading that as well as her forthcoming article that was discussed today. As a vocal community we need to continue to do better.

2. 

   18 Sept 2026

   Singing in the Dark with Karina Lago Disdier

   #VocalFam, a truly unique episode this week. We hosted this past summer's NATS National Best Poster Winner Dr. Karina Lago Disdier to share her work both as a blind singer on operatic stages leading to her dissertation. That work was shared in her poster last summer about teaching a blind singer staging. An important episode for all of us involved in singing and stage performance.

3. 

   11 Sept 2026

   Respiration at Altitude Episode 1

   Whitney updates us on ongoing lab activities of the Berton Coffin Voice Lab, as the longitudinal altitude study gets under way. Some interesting preliminary reporting on what singers think they are doing with their breathing physiology. Come join Prof. Pigott, Dr. Del Simone, Prof. South, Whitney, and Dr. P!

Who has been a guest on VocalFri Podcast

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Emily Siar
• Theresa Brancaccio
• Aaron Johnson
• Ian Howell
• Joanne Bozeman

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