Publications
Associate Editor, NATS Journal of Singing
Author, “The Singer’s Library” book review column, Classical Singer
Blog: drbrianmanternach.blogspot.com
Contributing author, The Voice Teacher’s Cookbook, Ed. Brian Winnie, Meredith Music Publications, 2018.
Voice and Speech Review:
Forum: “Voice Screenings for University Students: The Why and the How,” 2nd
author, with Brett Myers, PhD, CCC-SLP, and Karin Titze Cox, MA, CCC-SLP (7/21, e-published 12/20)
Research Article: “Effects of Varied Semi-Occluded Vocal Tract Exercises on Acoustic and Perceptual Measures of Music Theatre Singers: A Pilot Study,” lead author, with Lynn Maxfield, PhD, and Jeremy Manternach, PhD (3/21, e-published 7/20)
Research Article: “Survey of University Acting Majors Regarding the Most Useful Elements of Singing Training,” lead author, with Jeremy Manternach, PhD (11/19, available online 2/19)
Journal of Voice:
“Perceptual Differences Between Novice and Professional Music Theater Singers,” second author, with Lynn Maxfield, PhD (9/18, available online 9/17)
Journal of Singing:
“Voice Elevated” (3/22)
“Taking a Different Path: From Voice Teacher to Speech-Language Pathologist,” lead author, with Elizabeth Lanza and Megan Lee (1/22)
“Shaming and Blaming” (9/21)
“Assigning Racially and Ethnically Specific Repertoire: The Student Veto Option” (5/21)
“Driver’s Education: A ‘Motor’ Learning Analogy (3/21)
“Voice Lessons as Observed Practice” (9/20)
“Exploring Adjunct Teaching, Part 2” (5/20)
“Exploring Adjunct Teaching, Part 1” (3/20)
“Technology Translated to Teaching: Vocal Dosimetry,” second author (1/20)
“Choose Your Own Adventure” (5/19)
“Preparing High School Acting Students for the Singing Portion of College Theater Auditions,” lead author, with Robert Scott Smith (1/19)
"Loaded Words: Finding the Right Place for "Placement" (9/18)
"Conference Syndrome" (5/18)
“Teaching Transgender Singers. Part 2: The Singers’ Perspectives” (11/17)
“Teaching Transgender Singers. Part 1: The Voice Teachers’ Perspectives,” lead author, with Michael Chipman, Ruth Rainero, and Caitlin Stave (9/17)
“Hesitant to Refer” (5/17)
“The Value of Performing” (3/17)
“So You Want to Sing?” (9/15)
“Teaching Singers with Emphysema and other Pulmonary Diseases,” lead author, with Robert Sataloff, M.D., D.M.A. (1/08)
VOICEPrints: Journal of the New York Singing Teachers’ Association:
“Straw in Water: A Low ‘Spit Factor’ Alternative to Lip Trills and Raspberries” (5/20)
"Book Review: The Oxford Handbook of the British Musical" (11/19)
“Book Review: The Evolving Singing Voice: Changes Across the Lifespan (1/19)
Music Theatre Educators’ Alliance Journal:
"Research Article: Considering Color-Conscious Casting” (1/21)
“Book Review: Inside the (Singing) Actor’s Studio: Grooming Smarter Actors” (1/18)
College Music Symposium: Journal of the College Music Society:
Lectures, Performances, and Lecture-Recitals Review: “Dr. Candace Magner on the Life and Legacy of Barbara Strozzi” (9/19)
PLOS Computational Biology
“Vocalization with Semi-Occluded Airways is Favorable for Optimizing Sound Production,” 6th author, with Ingo R. Titze, Anil Palaparthi, Karin Cox, Amanda Stark, and Lynn Maxfield (4/21)
NATS Inter Nos Newsletter:
“Eyes on the Horizon” (9/18)
Salt Lake Tribune:
“Commentary: Turn down the tunes to slow the spread," with Amanda Stark, MS, CCC-SLP and Lynn Maxfield, PhD (5/20)
Classical Singer:
“George Gagnidze: Baritone Back in Business” (1/22)
“The Singer’s Library: The Tongue as a Gateway to Voice, Resonance, Style, and Intelligibility” (1/22)
“Striking the write tone: My 100th Classical Singer article” (1/22)
“The Singer’s Library: Black Acting Methods: Critical Approaches” (11/21)
“The Singer’s Library: Compton Publishing: A Decade Dedicated to the Voice” (9/21)
“The Singer’s Library: So You Want to Sing World Music” (7/21, online)
“The Singer’s Library: So You Want to Sing Spirituals” (7/21)
“The More You Know” (5/21)
“Race and Ethnicity in the Voice Studio” (5/21)
“The Singer’s Library: Connecting Pedagogy, Science, Technique, and Style” (5/21)
“The Singer’s Library: Training Contemporary Commercial Singers” (3/21)
“The Singer’s Library: Singing Through Change” (1/21)
“The Singer’s Library: More New Editions with New Additions: The Voice Book” (11/20)
“The Singer’s Library: What Every Singer Needs to Know About the Body” (10/20, online)
“Transitioning from a Music Degree to a Successful Performing Career: An Interview with Rachel Willis-Sørensen” (9/20)
“The Singer’s Library: A Systematic Approach to Studio Voice Teaching” (9/20)
“A future not our own” (9/20)
“Wishes and Dreams or Goals and Plans?” (9/20, online)
“The Singer’s Library: The Brain on Music” (7/20)
“Mic Check: What Every Singer Should Know” (6/20, online)
“The Singer’s Library: Mindfully Managing the Aging Voice” (5/20)
“Behind the Scenes with YAP Director Robert Ainsley: Cafritz Young Artists of Washington National Opera” (5/20, online)
“Working with Technology: When it's not about the technology” (4/20, online)
“The Singer’s Library: New Editions with New Additions” (3/20)
“John Chest: A Budd-ing Career Centered on Signature Roles” (3/20)
“Failure is the Only Option: (2/20, online)
“Stages of Learning and How it Affects Your Singing Progression” (1/20, online)
“The Singer’s Library: Music by Women” (1/20)
“The ‘So You Want to Sing’ Series Continues” (12/19, online)
“The Singer’s Library: Auditioning for College Musical Theater Programs” (11/19, online)
“The Singer’s Library: College Prep for Musicians” (11/19)
“Crossing Over: The Search for Stylistic Authenticity” (10/19, online)
“The Singer’s Library: Pedagogical Practices: Exploring the ideas of renowned voice teachers” (9/19)
“So You Want to Sing in Review!” (7/19, online)
“The Singer’s Library: Singing with Your Whole Self” (5/19)
“Elizabeth Stanley: Rooted in the Midwest, Blooming on Broadway” (5/19)
“The Singer’s Library: The Singing Teacher’s Guide to Transgender Voices” (4/19, online)
“Option Up or Option Out? When to Stick with the Score” (3/19, online)
“The Singer’s Library: Vocalize and exercise” (3/19)
“A Summer in Ohio: Celebrating 40 seasons of the Ohio Light Opera” (1/19)
“The Singer’s Library: Vocal Cross-Training: Building a Technique for Broadway and La Bohème” (1/19)
“The Singer’s Library: Stop the Insanity!” (1/19, online)
“The Singer’s Library: No Instruments Needed” (12/18)
“The Singer’s Library: So You Want to Sing Barbershop” (11/18, online)
“The Singer’s Library: CCM Earns Some R-E-S-P-E-C-T” (11/18)
“The Singer’s Library: Everything Old is New Again” (10/18)
“Neil Shicoff: A Force for 40 Years” (9/18)
“The Singer’s Library: Des Chansons Renouvelées” (9/18)
"The Singer's Library: Contractually Obligated: Walking musicians through the world of performer contracts" (7/18)
“The Singer’s Library: Directing Conductors” (5/18)
“The Singer’s Library: Like No Business I Know” (4/18)
“The Singer’s Library: Progressive Pedagogy: An insider’s look at Inside View Press” (3/18)
“The Singer’s Library: So You Still Want to Sing?” (1/18)
“The Singer’s Library: Finding Your Vocal Compass” (12/17)
“The Singer’s Library: Acoustic Insights” (11/17)
“The Singer’s Library: Exploring the Estill Voice Model” (9/17)
“The Singers’s Library: A Hybrid Profession: Singing Voice Rehabilitation Specialist” (7/17)
“The Singer’s Library: New Books Demystify Unconventional Songs” (5/17)
“Ryan Speedo Green: From low points to high notes” (4/17)
“The Singer’s Library: Sing for Your Life” (4/17)
“The Singer’s Library: Three-Step Singing Essentials” (3/17)
“The Singer’s Library: Matters of the heart: A new book melds yogic philosophies and classical singing technique” (2/17)
“The Singer’s Library: Inside the (Singing) Actor’s Studio: Grooming smarter actors” (1/17)
“The Singer’s Library: Let the games begin: Training Singers to be Vocal Athletes” (12/16)
“The Singer’s Library: Telling Secrets: Crucial Clues for Constructing a Career” (11/16)
“The Singer’s Library: All that Jazz: The third installment in the So You Want to Sing series takes on the sounds and styles of jazz” (10/16)
“The Singer’s Library: Awakening Your Business Brain: Taking a Business-Minded Approach to Music” (9/16)
“The Singer’s Library: Overcoming a voice disorder: A book’s new edition clarifies the roles of voice teachers, singing voice specialists, and speech-language pathologists” (7/16, online edition)
“The Singer’s Library: The Alexander Technique Leads to a Journey of Vocal Discovery” (5/16)
“The Singer’s Library: Cantabile: A Class Voice Text for a Student Budget” (4/16)
“The Singer’s Library: Savvy Strategies for Successful Teaching” (3/16)
“Stephanie Blythe: With a song in her heart” (1/16)
“The Singer’s Library: Singing in Greek: A new guide to lyric diction explores the sounds and songs of Greek culture” (1/16)
“The Singer’s Library: Tenor Talk: Historical tenors analyzed by one of their towering representatives,” Franco Corelli and a Revolution in Singing: Fifty-Four Tenors Spanning 200 Years” (12/15)
“The Singer’s Library: Master Singers: Advice from the Stage” (11/15)
“The Singer’s Library: Strategies for the 21st-Century Singer: Interview with author Susan Mohini Kane” (10/15)
“Joyce DiDonato: The power in one voice” (9/15)
“The Singer’s Library: Conquering Performance Anxiety: Interview with author Sharon L. Stohrer” (Summer 2015)
“The Singer’s Library: Defining Moments: A new dictionary offers standard definitions for modern singers” (5/15)
“The Singer’s Library: The Modern Castrato: Gaetano Guadagni and the Coming of a New Operatic Age” (4/15)
“The Singer’s Library: Are You Ready to Rock: Interview with Matthew Edwards” (3/15)
“The Singer’s Library: So You Want to Sing: Interview with Author Karen Hall” (12/14)
“Princess of Persistence: Lise Lindstrom” (11/14)
“Fired Up: Soprano Jennifer Rowley is Blazing Ahead” (Summer 2014)
“Between the Moon and New York City: Isabel Leonard” (4/14)
“Bel Canto Can Belto: Exploring Musical Theatre Vocal Techniques with Mary Saunders-Barton” (3/14)
“Georgia on Her Mind: BBC’s Cardiff Singer of the World Jamie Barton” (10/13)
“Home Bass: Samuel Ramey Returns to His Alma Mater as Artist-in-Residence” (9/13)
“Voice Lessons via Videoconference” (3/13)
“Music Theater Degree Programs: BM vs. BFA” (9/12)
“Gender Bender: Is it best to study with your own voice type?” (9/12)
“Put Me In, Coach! The Role of the Vocal Coach in Young Artist Programs” (Summer 2011)
“Paul Kiesgen, In Memoriam: Lessons on Listening” (6/11, online edition)
“Finding Your Voice at Bard College Conservatory” (9/10)
“Handled with Care: Dolora Zajick and the Institute for Young Dramatic Voices” (1/10)
“Choral Pedagogy: A New Kind of Choral Music Education,” with Jeremy Manternach, Ph.D. (3/09)
“Recent Winners of the Met National Council Auditions Tell All” (1/09)
“Making a Lasting Career: Conductor Joseph Rescigno Tells How” (8/08)
“Cedar Rapids Opera Theatre: Ten Years of Bringing Professional Opera to Eastern Iowa” (1/08)
“Staying Physically and Mentally Well” (4/07)
“Adolescence Again?” (10/06)
- Author/Editor, “The Independent Teacher” column
Author, “The Singer’s Library” book review column, Classical Singer
Blog: drbrianmanternach.blogspot.com
Contributing author, The Voice Teacher’s Cookbook, Ed. Brian Winnie, Meredith Music Publications, 2018.
Voice and Speech Review:
Forum: “Voice Screenings for University Students: The Why and the How,” 2nd
author, with Brett Myers, PhD, CCC-SLP, and Karin Titze Cox, MA, CCC-SLP (7/21, e-published 12/20)
Research Article: “Effects of Varied Semi-Occluded Vocal Tract Exercises on Acoustic and Perceptual Measures of Music Theatre Singers: A Pilot Study,” lead author, with Lynn Maxfield, PhD, and Jeremy Manternach, PhD (3/21, e-published 7/20)
Research Article: “Survey of University Acting Majors Regarding the Most Useful Elements of Singing Training,” lead author, with Jeremy Manternach, PhD (11/19, available online 2/19)
Journal of Voice:
“Perceptual Differences Between Novice and Professional Music Theater Singers,” second author, with Lynn Maxfield, PhD (9/18, available online 9/17)
Journal of Singing:
“Voice Elevated” (3/22)
“Taking a Different Path: From Voice Teacher to Speech-Language Pathologist,” lead author, with Elizabeth Lanza and Megan Lee (1/22)
“Shaming and Blaming” (9/21)
“Assigning Racially and Ethnically Specific Repertoire: The Student Veto Option” (5/21)
“Driver’s Education: A ‘Motor’ Learning Analogy (3/21)
“Voice Lessons as Observed Practice” (9/20)
“Exploring Adjunct Teaching, Part 2” (5/20)
“Exploring Adjunct Teaching, Part 1” (3/20)
“Technology Translated to Teaching: Vocal Dosimetry,” second author (1/20)
“Choose Your Own Adventure” (5/19)
“Preparing High School Acting Students for the Singing Portion of College Theater Auditions,” lead author, with Robert Scott Smith (1/19)
"Loaded Words: Finding the Right Place for "Placement" (9/18)
"Conference Syndrome" (5/18)
“Teaching Transgender Singers. Part 2: The Singers’ Perspectives” (11/17)
“Teaching Transgender Singers. Part 1: The Voice Teachers’ Perspectives,” lead author, with Michael Chipman, Ruth Rainero, and Caitlin Stave (9/17)
“Hesitant to Refer” (5/17)
“The Value of Performing” (3/17)
“So You Want to Sing?” (9/15)
“Teaching Singers with Emphysema and other Pulmonary Diseases,” lead author, with Robert Sataloff, M.D., D.M.A. (1/08)
VOICEPrints: Journal of the New York Singing Teachers’ Association:
“Straw in Water: A Low ‘Spit Factor’ Alternative to Lip Trills and Raspberries” (5/20)
"Book Review: The Oxford Handbook of the British Musical" (11/19)
“Book Review: The Evolving Singing Voice: Changes Across the Lifespan (1/19)
Music Theatre Educators’ Alliance Journal:
"Research Article: Considering Color-Conscious Casting” (1/21)
“Book Review: Inside the (Singing) Actor’s Studio: Grooming Smarter Actors” (1/18)
College Music Symposium: Journal of the College Music Society:
Lectures, Performances, and Lecture-Recitals Review: “Dr. Candace Magner on the Life and Legacy of Barbara Strozzi” (9/19)
PLOS Computational Biology
“Vocalization with Semi-Occluded Airways is Favorable for Optimizing Sound Production,” 6th author, with Ingo R. Titze, Anil Palaparthi, Karin Cox, Amanda Stark, and Lynn Maxfield (4/21)
NATS Inter Nos Newsletter:
“Eyes on the Horizon” (9/18)
Salt Lake Tribune:
“Commentary: Turn down the tunes to slow the spread," with Amanda Stark, MS, CCC-SLP and Lynn Maxfield, PhD (5/20)
Classical Singer:
“George Gagnidze: Baritone Back in Business” (1/22)
“The Singer’s Library: The Tongue as a Gateway to Voice, Resonance, Style, and Intelligibility” (1/22)
“Striking the write tone: My 100th Classical Singer article” (1/22)
“The Singer’s Library: Black Acting Methods: Critical Approaches” (11/21)
“The Singer’s Library: Compton Publishing: A Decade Dedicated to the Voice” (9/21)
“The Singer’s Library: So You Want to Sing World Music” (7/21, online)
“The Singer’s Library: So You Want to Sing Spirituals” (7/21)
“The More You Know” (5/21)
“Race and Ethnicity in the Voice Studio” (5/21)
“The Singer’s Library: Connecting Pedagogy, Science, Technique, and Style” (5/21)
“The Singer’s Library: Training Contemporary Commercial Singers” (3/21)
“The Singer’s Library: Singing Through Change” (1/21)
“The Singer’s Library: More New Editions with New Additions: The Voice Book” (11/20)
“The Singer’s Library: What Every Singer Needs to Know About the Body” (10/20, online)
“Transitioning from a Music Degree to a Successful Performing Career: An Interview with Rachel Willis-Sørensen” (9/20)
“The Singer’s Library: A Systematic Approach to Studio Voice Teaching” (9/20)
“A future not our own” (9/20)
“Wishes and Dreams or Goals and Plans?” (9/20, online)
“The Singer’s Library: The Brain on Music” (7/20)
“Mic Check: What Every Singer Should Know” (6/20, online)
“The Singer’s Library: Mindfully Managing the Aging Voice” (5/20)
“Behind the Scenes with YAP Director Robert Ainsley: Cafritz Young Artists of Washington National Opera” (5/20, online)
“Working with Technology: When it's not about the technology” (4/20, online)
“The Singer’s Library: New Editions with New Additions” (3/20)
“John Chest: A Budd-ing Career Centered on Signature Roles” (3/20)
“Failure is the Only Option: (2/20, online)
“Stages of Learning and How it Affects Your Singing Progression” (1/20, online)
“The Singer’s Library: Music by Women” (1/20)
“The ‘So You Want to Sing’ Series Continues” (12/19, online)
“The Singer’s Library: Auditioning for College Musical Theater Programs” (11/19, online)
“The Singer’s Library: College Prep for Musicians” (11/19)
“Crossing Over: The Search for Stylistic Authenticity” (10/19, online)
“The Singer’s Library: Pedagogical Practices: Exploring the ideas of renowned voice teachers” (9/19)
“So You Want to Sing in Review!” (7/19, online)
“The Singer’s Library: Singing with Your Whole Self” (5/19)
“Elizabeth Stanley: Rooted in the Midwest, Blooming on Broadway” (5/19)
“The Singer’s Library: The Singing Teacher’s Guide to Transgender Voices” (4/19, online)
“Option Up or Option Out? When to Stick with the Score” (3/19, online)
“The Singer’s Library: Vocalize and exercise” (3/19)
“A Summer in Ohio: Celebrating 40 seasons of the Ohio Light Opera” (1/19)
“The Singer’s Library: Vocal Cross-Training: Building a Technique for Broadway and La Bohème” (1/19)
“The Singer’s Library: Stop the Insanity!” (1/19, online)
“The Singer’s Library: No Instruments Needed” (12/18)
“The Singer’s Library: So You Want to Sing Barbershop” (11/18, online)
“The Singer’s Library: CCM Earns Some R-E-S-P-E-C-T” (11/18)
“The Singer’s Library: Everything Old is New Again” (10/18)
“Neil Shicoff: A Force for 40 Years” (9/18)
“The Singer’s Library: Des Chansons Renouvelées” (9/18)
"The Singer's Library: Contractually Obligated: Walking musicians through the world of performer contracts" (7/18)
“The Singer’s Library: Directing Conductors” (5/18)
“The Singer’s Library: Like No Business I Know” (4/18)
“The Singer’s Library: Progressive Pedagogy: An insider’s look at Inside View Press” (3/18)
“The Singer’s Library: So You Still Want to Sing?” (1/18)
“The Singer’s Library: Finding Your Vocal Compass” (12/17)
“The Singer’s Library: Acoustic Insights” (11/17)
“The Singer’s Library: Exploring the Estill Voice Model” (9/17)
“The Singers’s Library: A Hybrid Profession: Singing Voice Rehabilitation Specialist” (7/17)
“The Singer’s Library: New Books Demystify Unconventional Songs” (5/17)
“Ryan Speedo Green: From low points to high notes” (4/17)
“The Singer’s Library: Sing for Your Life” (4/17)
“The Singer’s Library: Three-Step Singing Essentials” (3/17)
“The Singer’s Library: Matters of the heart: A new book melds yogic philosophies and classical singing technique” (2/17)
“The Singer’s Library: Inside the (Singing) Actor’s Studio: Grooming smarter actors” (1/17)
“The Singer’s Library: Let the games begin: Training Singers to be Vocal Athletes” (12/16)
“The Singer’s Library: Telling Secrets: Crucial Clues for Constructing a Career” (11/16)
“The Singer’s Library: All that Jazz: The third installment in the So You Want to Sing series takes on the sounds and styles of jazz” (10/16)
“The Singer’s Library: Awakening Your Business Brain: Taking a Business-Minded Approach to Music” (9/16)
“The Singer’s Library: Overcoming a voice disorder: A book’s new edition clarifies the roles of voice teachers, singing voice specialists, and speech-language pathologists” (7/16, online edition)
“The Singer’s Library: The Alexander Technique Leads to a Journey of Vocal Discovery” (5/16)
“The Singer’s Library: Cantabile: A Class Voice Text for a Student Budget” (4/16)
“The Singer’s Library: Savvy Strategies for Successful Teaching” (3/16)
“Stephanie Blythe: With a song in her heart” (1/16)
“The Singer’s Library: Singing in Greek: A new guide to lyric diction explores the sounds and songs of Greek culture” (1/16)
“The Singer’s Library: Tenor Talk: Historical tenors analyzed by one of their towering representatives,” Franco Corelli and a Revolution in Singing: Fifty-Four Tenors Spanning 200 Years” (12/15)
“The Singer’s Library: Master Singers: Advice from the Stage” (11/15)
“The Singer’s Library: Strategies for the 21st-Century Singer: Interview with author Susan Mohini Kane” (10/15)
“Joyce DiDonato: The power in one voice” (9/15)
“The Singer’s Library: Conquering Performance Anxiety: Interview with author Sharon L. Stohrer” (Summer 2015)
“The Singer’s Library: Defining Moments: A new dictionary offers standard definitions for modern singers” (5/15)
“The Singer’s Library: The Modern Castrato: Gaetano Guadagni and the Coming of a New Operatic Age” (4/15)
“The Singer’s Library: Are You Ready to Rock: Interview with Matthew Edwards” (3/15)
“The Singer’s Library: So You Want to Sing: Interview with Author Karen Hall” (12/14)
“Princess of Persistence: Lise Lindstrom” (11/14)
“Fired Up: Soprano Jennifer Rowley is Blazing Ahead” (Summer 2014)
“Between the Moon and New York City: Isabel Leonard” (4/14)
“Bel Canto Can Belto: Exploring Musical Theatre Vocal Techniques with Mary Saunders-Barton” (3/14)
“Georgia on Her Mind: BBC’s Cardiff Singer of the World Jamie Barton” (10/13)
“Home Bass: Samuel Ramey Returns to His Alma Mater as Artist-in-Residence” (9/13)
“Voice Lessons via Videoconference” (3/13)
“Music Theater Degree Programs: BM vs. BFA” (9/12)
“Gender Bender: Is it best to study with your own voice type?” (9/12)
“Put Me In, Coach! The Role of the Vocal Coach in Young Artist Programs” (Summer 2011)
“Paul Kiesgen, In Memoriam: Lessons on Listening” (6/11, online edition)
“Finding Your Voice at Bard College Conservatory” (9/10)
“Handled with Care: Dolora Zajick and the Institute for Young Dramatic Voices” (1/10)
“Choral Pedagogy: A New Kind of Choral Music Education,” with Jeremy Manternach, Ph.D. (3/09)
“Recent Winners of the Met National Council Auditions Tell All” (1/09)
“Making a Lasting Career: Conductor Joseph Rescigno Tells How” (8/08)
“Cedar Rapids Opera Theatre: Ten Years of Bringing Professional Opera to Eastern Iowa” (1/08)
“Staying Physically and Mentally Well” (4/07)
“Adolescence Again?” (10/06)