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NATS offers a variety of lifelong learning experiences to its members, with workshops, Intern Programs, master classes and conferences, all beginning at the chapter level and progressing to national events. Our mission is to advance excellence in singing through teaching, performance, scholarship, and research.
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NATS announces 2024 National Student Auditions semifinalists
posted on 10:10 AM, May 17, 2024
Semifinal and final rounds will be June 27-29 as part of the national conference
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NATS appoints Jen Jimenez as new development director
posted on 9:23 AM, May 14, 2024
Jimenez has experience with nonprofit fundraising, voice pedagogy and performance
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NATS names 2024 Dillard Scholar Award winners
posted on 11:18 AM, May 7, 2024
Three singers will receive scholarships toward summer programs costs
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NATS presents 2024 Voice Pedagogy Award to Theodora Nestorova
posted on 11:50 AM, April 30, 2024
The annual prize is awarded to a NATS member for the purpose of studying voice pedagogy and/or voice science.
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Katie Cochrane receives first-ever Canadian Voice Pedagogy Award
posted on 11:45 AM, April 30, 2024
The new award was created to support Canadian singers and voice teachers and the mission of NATS
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Announcing: 30 poster papers for the 58th NATS National Conference in Knoxville
posted on 8:14 AM, April 16, 2024
Sessions occur June 29, 30, and July 1.
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| Associate Voice Instructor | Andrea Saposnik Voice Studio | Hastings-on-Hudson, NY | June 11, 2024 | |
| Instructor of Musical Theatre Voice | Interlochen Center for the Arts | Interlochen, MI | June 15, 2024 | |
| Applied Voice Teacher $83,000-91,500 if full time - Voice Studios of Eleonor England | San Diego | San Diego , CA | May 30, 2024 |
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2024 NATS Science-Informed Voice Pedagogy Institute - Registration Deadline
May 28, 2024
REGISTER | PRESENTERS | ROOM + BOARD | SCHEDULE
June 16-23, 2024
Utah State University, Logan, UT
Led by master voice pedagogy teachers Lynn Helding, John Nix and Amelia Rollings Bigler, the NATS Science-Informed Voice Pedagogy Institute will train enrollees in the application of current voice science to their teaching, whether in the studio or the classroom. The intensive one-week course is structured around the traditional pillars of voice science, as well as the newest addition to science-informed pedagogy, cognitive science.
Topics include:
- The Motor: Skeletal Alignment and Respiration
- The Source: Phonation
- The Resonator: Acoustics
- The Snake Pit: Registration
- The Message-Maker: Articulation
- The Brain: The application of cognitive science and motor learning research to voice pedagogy.
Training sessions will consist of traditional lectures, seminars, master classes, open forums, and demonstration teaching by attendees, and will be inspired by clear goals and outcomes.
By the end of the institute, enrollees should:
- Possess both an historic and practical understanding of the three pillars of voice science: physiology, vocal tract acoustics, and cognition.
- Be able to define science-informed voice pedagogy and articulate its importance and value in 21st century voice training.
- Know the existent science-informed voice pedagogy resources and how to access them.
- Be both prepared and equipped to refresh their own course content and align course objectives with the new NATS science-informed pedagogy resources. Attendees will leave equipped with resources to advocate for curricular change at their institutions.
- Commit to a future in which every voice student is assured that they will be educated in a common foundation of science-informed voice pedagogy knowledge upon which to build.
While the NATS Science-Informed Pedagogy Institute is designed for those teaching voice pedagogy at the collegiate level, it is open to all voice professionals keen to heighten their knowledge base to be truly “science-informed,” whether in the classroom or the studio.
Pricing
Registration fee: $895
Housing and meal package: $590 (includes 2 meals per day and suite style housing with private bedroom)
Registration is limited to 60 participants.
All participants will receive a certificate of completion.