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.

Meribeth Dayme

“Your voice is the sound of your spirit.” – Meribeth Dayme Meribeth (Bunch) Dayme, born in North Carolina in 1938, was an internationally renowned voice

William Vennard

He felt that we could best serve our art and our profession by inclusiveness, not exclusiveness, a viewpoint he defended frequently and with eloquence. –

Richard Miller

“You must know the physiology behind the art. All the ‘pink clouds’ in the world won’t help you move through the passaggio.” – Richard Miller

Jo Estill

“Everybody has a beautiful voice. You just have to learn how to use it!” – Jo Estill Josephine Antoinette Vadala was an American singer, singing

Florence Birdwell

“I just love teaching voice, I love teaching emotion, I love teaching expression, I love teaching music, I love it, I love it, I never

Francesco Lamperti

“The greatest of all teachers was Lamperti. With his death closed the era of the school of composition which inspired the greatest of teachers to

Giovanni Battista Lampereti

Giovanni Battista Lamperti

“It is an important matter to train the voice in flexibility. Even voices which are naturally rebellious and heavy are sure to gain by it

Mathilde Marchesi in 1897

Mathilde Marchesi

“Important, also, is the special gift that lies in the ear—of discerning the real nature of the voice—all its possibilities, and its future line in

Dr. Dudley Ralph Appleman

Dr. Dudley Ralph Appelman

“… science and the art of singing are wholly compatible, for art is objective and subjective, scientific and aesthetic.” – Dr. Dudley Ralph Appelman Born

Lilli Lehmann

Lilli Lehmann

“Technique is inseparable from art. Only by mastering the technique of his material is the artist in a condition to mould his mental work of