Honoring the Masters. Sharing the Journey.

Historical

This section lists Vocal Pedagogues that are no longer with us, but whose contributions to the world of vocology were highly influential.

Marlena Malas

“Sometimes when I hear somebody and I think, yeah, the voice is damaged or the voice is not ready yet but there’s something. There’s a

Herbert Witherspoon

(July 21, 1873 – May 10, 1935) Herbert Witherspoon was born on July 21, 1873, in Buffalo, New York. He had a remarkable journey in

Berton Coffin

Berton Coffin (1910-1987) was a concert baritone, pedagogue and author. He earned his B.A. at Earlham College (1932) and went on to Chicago Musical College

Arthur Lessac

“… A voice that is free, that feels its inherent right to speak, will have no fear of calling out, whenever and wherever it is

Virginia Zeani

Virginia Zeani was a leading operatic soprano and a world-renowned voice teacher. She was born on October 21, 1925, in the small town of Solovastru, Romania. Zeani decided to become an opera singer at the age of nine when she heard a performance of “Madama Butterfly”.

Kristin Linklater

Kristin Linklater (1936-2020) was a renowned voice and speech coach who became one of the leading figures in the world of theatrical voice training. Linklater was born in Edinburgh in 1936 and raised in Scotland. She trained as an actor and her most important mentor and teacher was Iris Warren, with whom she studied with at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA).

Eládio Pérez-González

Eládio Pérez-González was a teacher and singer born in Asunción, Paraguay, in 1926. He began his singing career at age fifteen when he joined the Ateneo Paraguaio choir. In 1947, at age of 21, he moved to São Paulo, Brazil, where he developed his musical studies, started a family and began his professional activities as a singer.

Cornelius L. Reid

If the student stops “doing” and “goes with the rhythm,” while at the same time the exercise pattern selected meets his growth needs, the vocal

Gunnar Fant

Gunnar Fant was a researcher, scientist, author and a pioneer in speech communication. Fant was born in Nyköping, Sweden, on October 8th, 1919. He completed

Todd Duncan

Robert Todd Duncan (known as Todd Duncan) was born on February 12,1903 in Danville, Kentucky. He was an American opera singer, actor, and voice teacher.