Singing Education Study Day

Register for the RMA Study Day about terminology and discourse used in singing education at the University of Oxford's Faculty of Music.

Join Us for the Singing Education Study Day!

This study day, supported by the Royal Musical Association and the Oxford University Faculty of Music, examines the words we use in our singing cultures and pedagogies, exploring the vocal archetypes they create. We will dive into the varied terminologies used in the world of singing training and the discourse around it. The starting point for the day is that specialist language is designed to aid communication and make voice use more effective.

Our focus is on the times in life that people experience their greatest development in singing, in terms of physical, cultural and musical growth and multiplicity of opportunities for vocal expression. We will discuss experiences of talking about voice, vocal development and singing: particularly how initial experiences influence vocal identity long-term.The purpose of the study day is to bring stakeholders such as voice pedagogues, singers and musicologists together to converse, to understand the power of our specialist languages and to facilitate a discussion about archetypes in singing.

Professor Nina Eidsheim (UCLA) will be delivering the keynote speech and a wonderful lineup of student speakers will present 20-minute papers. The day will close with a panel of experts discussing the interactions between the terminology used as singers, pedagogues and thinkers about the voice.

Key dates: 

Registration deadline: May 5 

Online presenters video presentation deadline: May 10

Presenter slides due: May 12