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2021 Panel: "How to Adjudicate: Instructions and Etiquette"
To learn more about effective, constructive adjudicating, please watch the panel that NATS Boston hosted in February of 2021.
Our Panelists:
Noel Smith
Noel Smith is an international recording artist, voice teacher, producer, and pianist. She founded the elite recording choir, Vox Futura, and is a Producer for the largest recording studio in New England. Her current singers can be found working on Broadway: Wicked (Elphaba), Rent (Maureen), Waitress (Jenna), Mrs. Doubtfire (Christopher), Sing Street (Gary), American Idiot (Extraordinary Girl), Jesus Christ Superstar (Mary) and many Broadway tours. Noel prepares singers for entry into the top theater and pop programs in the country, and supports professional artists who maintain 8 shows a week. She is a presenter on vocal health and healthy belting for adolescents, and was a featured presenter for the NATS National Convention and The Voice Foundation.
Dr. Shannon Coates
Happily residing at the intersection of academic voice pedagogy and the practical application of that academic knowledge in the independent voice studio, I hold three degrees from the University of Toronto (woohoo! a matched set! #sofancy), culminating in a DMA in Vocal Performance, Specializing in Voice Pedagogy. I have instructed undergraduate voice pedagogy classes at two Ontario universities since 2013; the same year I was the recipient of the NATS Foundation’s Voice Pedagogy Award and was invited to present my doctoral research at The Voice Foundation’s Annual Symposium. Since then, I have been invited by organizations all over the world to speak about various topics of interest to voice teachers including ‘Teaching Singing to Very Young Children’ (ICVT 2017, Stockholm), and ‘Teaching the High School Belter’ (OMEA Opus 100, Toronto 2019). My studio research focus and (personal passion!) is creating resources and continuing education opportunities for independent studio owners to increase their understanding of the voice and of the art of teaching. To that end, I developed an online course, The Vocal Instrument 101, and several live-learning opportunities, such as POPUP Voice Pedagogy Classes, and The Vocal Instrument 101 LIVE. More information can always be found on my website, by following me on your preferred social media platform: FaceBook, Instagram, Twitter, Pinterest, Blog, or by signing up for my mailing list.
Kayla Gautereaux
Kayla Gautereaux, Assistant Vocal Pedagogy Director and Vocal Pedagogy Lab Manager at New England Conservatory, lectures on vocal pedagogy and the acoustics of the singing voice and advises students through their voice-related research projects. Additionally, Ms. Gautereaux serves on the faculty of the Acoustic Vocal Pedagogy Workshop at New England Conservatory. Ms. Gautereaux’s recent research interests include exploring the detailed time and pressure domains within a pitch period and low latency online teaching technology. Ms. Gautereaux serves as President of the National Association of Teachers of Singing, Boston Chapter.
Liz Eschen
Mezzo-soprano Elizabeth Eschen makes her home in Boston, where her work lives at the intersection of choral music and vocal pedagogy. A lifelong choral singer, her credits range from Lorelei Ensemble founding member to Mozart Requiem soloist to the Studio Cast Album of Alan Menken’s The Hunchback of Notre Dame, with special love for Bach and oratorio. She currently enjoys singing with Handel & Haydn Society, Emmanuel Music, Boston Baroque, Bach Akademie Charlotte, and Oregon Bach Festival, with recent solo engagements including Emmanuel Music, Harvard-Radcliffe Collegium Musicum, Harvard-Radcliffe Chorus, Rhode Island Civic Chorale, Back Bay Chorale, and Music at Marsh Chapel.
She is the Director of the Holden Voice Program and Teaching Fellow at Harvard University, where she integrates vocal function into the curriculum of the Harvard Choruses. She is honored to serve as the Vice-President of the Boston Chapter of the National Association of Teachers of Singing, and believes strongly in working for access and equity in the singing field. She is a member of Beyond Artists. www.BeyondArtists.org, www.elizabetheschen.com
She is the Director of the Holden Voice Program and Teaching Fellow at Harvard University, where she integrates vocal function into the curriculum of the Harvard Choruses. She is honored to serve as the Vice-President of the Boston Chapter of the National Association of Teachers of Singing, and believes strongly in working for access and equity in the singing field. She is a member of Beyond Artists. www.BeyondArtists.org, www.elizabetheschen.com