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"...this open-hearted offering by one of the most humane and articulate voice pedagogues writing today is a welcome addition to the voice pedagogy field. It should be savored by voice teachers across all categories and generations."

-Lynn Helding, Professor of Vocal Arts and Opera, Coordinator of Voice Pedagogy, University of Southern California;
author of The Musician’s Mind

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"His writing is warm, insightful, and humble, seamlessly merging scholarship with storytelling. This book is both a heartfelt homage to his mentor and a broader celebration of the transformative power of teaching and those who help shape us as singers, teachers, and people." 

-Errik M. Hood, Director of Vocal Performance, The Steinhardt School of Culture, 
Education, and Human Development, New York University
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"Both heartfelt and practical, this book offers a deeply personal yet widely applicable philosophy of voice teaching—and a meaningful glimpse into the transformative power of the teacher-student relationship."

-Zipporah Peddle, Assistant Professor of Voice, Boston Conservatory at Berklee, 
Associate Editor, Journal of Singing

“A deep dive into what we love most about our profession…Manternach’s hope for writing Voices of Influence was that ‘you may come to value your own path (however circuitous) [and] realize a deeper appreciation for your influential mentors and unique experiences.’ This book certainly delivers.” 

-Elena Blyskal, VOICEPrints: The Journal of the New York Singing 
Teachers’ Association, Jan/Feb 2026, Vol. 23, Issue 3

“...a thoughtful appraisal of the teacher–student relationship and the promulgation of pedagogical practices and philosophies.”

-Debra Greschner, The Journal of Singing, May/June 2026, Vol. 82, No. 5

"Voices of Influence is beautifully crafted and honestly written, a work that explores and honors the student-teacher relationship, focusing on the most basic of tenets—that how we teach is just as important, if not more so, than what we teach."

-Liana Valente, Classical Singer, May 2026, Vol 39, No. 2

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Publications

Books
Voices of Influence: Exploring the Journey of a Teacher and Student in the Voice Studio (Bloomsbury Academic,  2025)

Sing and Shout for Health: Scientific Findings and Future Directions for Vocology, Eds., Ingo R. Titze and Elizabeth C. Johnson (National Center for Voice and Speech, 2024)
  • Chapter co-author: Chapter 3, “Effect of Vocalization on Heart Rate and Blood Pressure”

Practitioner Research in Voice Studies, Ed., Rockford Sansom (Routledge Press, 2024)
  • Chapter co-author: “Survey of University Acting Majors regarding the Most Useful Elements of Singing Training”

Practicing for Singers: A Guide to Solid Practice Habits, by Joanie Brittingham (CS Music, 2024)
  • Contributed the Foreword

The Voice Teacher’s Cookbook: Creative Recipes for Teachers of Singing, Ed., Brian Winnie (Meredith Music Publications, 2018) 
  • Chapter author: “Vocal Exercises: Using the Correct Ingredients in the Correct Order”

Associate Editor, NATS Journal of Singing
  • Author/Editor, “The Independent Teacher” column 

Columnist, Classical Singer
  • Author, “The Singer's Library” column 

Blogger
  • drbrianmanternach.blogspot.com 

Journals/Magazines/Newsletters/Newspapers
Music Theatre Educators’ Alliance Journal:
Pedagogical Article: “Classical Repertoire in the Musical Theatre Voice Studio: One Program’s Shifting Mindset” (1/25)

"Research Article: Considering Color-Conscious Casting” (1/21)
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“Book Review: Inside the (Singing) Actor’s Studio: Grooming Smarter Actors” (1/18)

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)
*2021 VSR Forum Article of the Year Award

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:
“Pressure Distributions in Glottal Geometries with Multi-Channel Airflows,” third author, with Ingo Titze, Lynn Maxfield, Anil Palaparthi, Ron Scherer, and Qian Xue (e-published, 9/24)


“Perceptual Differences Between Novice and Professional Music Theater Singers,” second author, with Lynn Maxfield, PhD (9/18, available online 9/17)

Journal of Singing:

“Toward a More Thorough Definition of Vocology” (9/26)
“The Benefits and Downsides of Vocal Modeling” (5/26)
“Talk Less, Smile More: Adjusting Feedback in the Voice Studio” (3/26)
“Culturally Responsive Repertoire Categories in the Voice Studio,” 2nd author with Mariana Elosúa Serna (1/26)
“Reducing the Stigma of Voice Injury: More Work to Do” (11/25)
“Practice Saying ‘No’ in the Voice Studio” (9/25) 

“The Four Rs of Effective Practice: Resolve, Repeat, Refine, Reinforce” (5/25)
“Time Spent: The Benefit of Ten-Minute ‘Practice Snacks’” (3/25)
“Applying Elements of Spoken Prosody to Sung Expression” (1/25)
“Loaded Words: The Ongoing Evolution of ‘Support” (11/24) 
“Time Spent: Toward a More Productive Hour” (9/24)
“Using Semi-Occluded Vocal Tract Exercises as a Vocal Tract ‘Reset’ in Singing” (5/24)
“Master of None: Challenging the Master-Apprentice Model” (3/24)
“Building Practice Routines That Have Teeth” (1/24)
“Anchors Aweigh: Anchoring Bias in the Voice Studio” (11/23)
“Time Spent: The Eight Hour Day” (9/23)
“Compliance and Adherence in the Voice Studio” (1/23)
“Using Theatrical Intimacy Practices to Create Vocal Health Boundaries,” lead author, with David Eggers (9/22)
“Time Spent: The 40-Hour Workweek” (5/22)
“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)


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:
“The Singer’s Library: Unlocking Meaning in Art Song” (6/26, online)
“The Singer’s Library: From Ear to Ear: A Pianist’s Love Affair with Song” (3/26, online)
“The Singer’s Library: Practical Vocal Acoustics, 2nd Edition” (2/26, online)
“The Singer’s Library: Teaching Singing to Children and Young Adults” (1/26) 
“The Singer’s Library: Vocal Traditions and Exposing the Chasms in Voice Pedagogy” (12/25, online)
“The Singer’s Library: Wholehearted Voice Pedagogy” (11/25)
‘The Singer’s Library: Singing and Teaching Singing” (10/25, online) 
“The Singer’s Library: Hearing Singing” (9/25)
“Executive Decisions: Allen Henderson Steps Down as Executive Director of NATS” (9/25)
‘The Singer’s Library: Singing and Teaching Singing” (7/25, online) 
“The Singer’s Library: So You Want to Sing Rock” (6/25, online)
“The Singer’s Library: Don’t Sweat the Technique” (5/25)
“The Singer’s Library: Keep Your Singing Voice Healthy” (4/25, online) 
“Magic to Do” (4/25, online)
“The Singer’s Library: The Vocal Athlete, 3rd Edition” (3/25, online)
“The Singer’s Library: The Singing Book” (2/25, online)
“The Singer’s Library: Speech and Voice Science” (1/25)
“Tiny Victories: Keeping a Positive Mindset During Practice Sessions” (12/24, online)
“Frederick Ballentine: Back to Baseline” (11/24)
“The Singer’s Library: Advice for Young Musicians” (11/24)
“The Singer’s Library: Voice is Free After SOVT” (11/24, online) 
“All I Ask of You: Speaking Up in Class” (10/24, online)
“The Singer’s Library: Practicing for Singers” (10/24, online)
“The Singer’s Library: Singing Down the Barriers” (9/24)
“Matthew Swensen: Building and Sustaining a Modern Career” (9/24)
“The Singer’s Library: Trauma and the Voice” (5/24)
“Defining Success—Play Ball!” (4/24, online)
“The Singer’s Library: The Vocal Coach Approach” (1/24)
“The Singer’s Library: Queer Opera” (11/23)
“The Singer’s Library: The Enduring Legacy of Late, Great Pedagogues” (9/23)
“Mark S. Doss: Forty Years of Facing the Fachs” (7/23)
“The Singer’s Library: Singing and Teaching Musical Theatre” (7/23)
“The Singer’s Library: The Empowered Performer” (5/23) 
“The Singer’s Library: Queering Vocal Pedagogy” (3/23)
“Zero Views Blues” (1/23) 
“The Singer’s Library: Class Voice” (1/23)
“The Singer’s Library: The Singer’s Audition & Career Handbook” (11/22)
“Eve Gigliotti: “I Didn’t Really Have a Plan B” (11/22)
“The Singer’s Library: So You Want to Sing with Awareness,” (11/22, online)
“The Singer’s Library: Conducting Opera” (9/22)
“Celebrating Two Decades of Somatic Voicework™” (7/22)
“The Singer’s Library: Kinesthetic Voice Pedagogy” (7/22)
“The Singer’s Library: The So You Want to Sing Series Concludes,” (5/22)
“Striking the write tone: My 100th Classical Singer article” (3/22)
“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)
“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)

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