VocalFri Podcast

Singing in the Dark with Karina Lago Disdier

#VocalFam, a truly unique episode this week. We hosted this past summer's NATS National Best Poster Winner Dr. Karina Lago Disdier to share her work both as a blind singe

Respiration at Altitude Episode 1

Whitney updates us on ongoing lab activities of the Berton Coffin Voice Lab, as the longitudinal altitude study gets under way. Some interesting preliminary reporting on

Season 10 is here!

#VocalFam we are back for season 10!!! New season, new guests, new co-hosts, new jobs, new houses, new labs, all the things! Dr. P, Prof. Pigott, Dr. Del Simone, and Whit

Berton Coffin Voice Lab Annual Report #1

This week Dr. Del Simone and soon to be Prof. South were back with Prof. Pigott and Dr. P to share with the #VocalFam the first annual Berton Coffin Voice Lab report. Her

AI and the Voice Practitioner

This week VocalFri was joined by regular guests Kayla Gautereaux, Ian Howell, and Theodora Nestorova for a discussion of the current state of AI models and the voice prac

Noel Smith Returns

So terrific to have our friend Noel Smith back on the pod! She shared with us about 2 new books! The Path to Broadway: Tools, Training, and Tactics for the Musical Theate

NATS National 2026 Preview

VocalFam, come join us in San Antonio in July! This year the NATS National Conference is in beautiful San Antonio, TX July 4-7. Joining us today to share all the highligh

Westminster Vocal Pedagogy Institute

#VocalFam today Prof. Pigott and Dr. P were joined by Kathy and Jonathan Price to tell us about the 2026 Westminster Choir College Vocal Pedagogy Institute. Along with th

Distortions with Toni Linke

#VocalFam you've waited 9 years for an episode dedicated to vocal distortions, well here it is! Toni Linke, @toni_linke_music (IG), @ToniLinke (YouTube) joins us to share

Mark Tempesta

This week Prof. Pigott and Dr. P were joined by Dr. Mark Tempesta. Mark is Assistant Professor of Voice and Vocal Pedagogy at the University of North Texas. We learned ab

Chronically Singing with Marita Stryker and Joanne Bozeman

#VocalFam! We had an exciting and informative episode this week as Prof. Pigott, Benjamin, and Dr. P were joined by Dr. Marita Stryker and Joanne Bozeman to discuss their

NATS Science Informed Voice Pedagogy Institute Vol. 2

This week Prof. Pigott and Dr. P hosted Lynn Helding, John Nix, and Allen Henderson, the directors of the NATS Science Informed Voice Pedagogy Institute. Now in the 4th y

Embodied Music Lab Online Courses with Ian Howell

Prof. Pigott and Dr. P were joined for their annual chat with Embodied Music Lab's Dr. Ian Howell. EML is in the process of launching several courses ranging from the onl

Diversity in Repertoire: Zipporah Peddle and Paul Patinka

This week Prof. Pigott and Dr. P hosted Zipporah Peddle an Paul Patinka, the new associate editors of the Journal of Singing "Diverse Voices" column. As a pair they have

MRI of Musical Theater Vocal Tract Configurations

#VocalFam, Happy 2026! To kick off the new year Prof. Pigott, Alice, and Dr. P hosted Matt Edwards, Aaron Johnson, and Denis Michael Rudisch to discuss their article "Inv

VocalFri Christmas IX: Winter Wicked Wonderland!

The 9th annual VocalFri Christmas episode, our sequel to last year's Wicked Part 1 review, our Wicked: For Good review. This was also a special reunion episode. Dr. P and

Death Strikes

#VocalFam, what an incredible conversation to start your December! This week Prof. Pigott and Dr. P were joined by the author Dave Maass and illustrator Patrick Lay of th

Michaela Kelly: The Composition of a Voice Lesson

This week Alice and Dr. P were joined by Dr. Michaela Kelly to discuss her dissertation work and Journal of Singing article "The Composition of a Voice Lesson: How a Moto

Joanna Cazden: Everyday Voice Care

This week Prof. Pigott and Dr. P were joined by Joanna Cazden, a noted Speech Language Pathologist and voice teacher to share about her new edition of Everyday Voice Care

Anne Slovin: Disability Informed Pedagogy

Today Prof. Pigott and Dr. P were joined by Dr. Anne Slovin to discuss her dissertation work on disability informed practices in our teaching. It is vital that we all bec