Ian Howell is the Founder and Chief Educator at the Embodied Music Lab, an organization that offers professional development and consulting for musicians and teachers. Please visit embodiedmusiclab.com for the latest information.
He is the author of two books. Advice for young musicians (Embodied Music Lab Press) was released in 2023, and Hearing Singing: A Guide to Functional Listening and Voice Perception (Rowman and Littlefield) will be released in early 2025.
From 2013 – 2023 Dr. Ian Howell was a member of the studio voice faculty of the New England Conservatory of Music, where he also directed the graduate voice pedagogy program, lead research in the NEC Voice and Sound Analysis Laboratory, and coached students in Baroque voice repertory. As research director of the NEC Voice and Sound Analysis Lab, he and his students have presented original research at numerous conferences and symposia including the Voice Foundation, the Pan American Vocology Association, the National Association of Teachers of Singing, the Society for Music Perception and Cognition, the National Opera Association, and the Musical Theatre Educators’ Association. He and his graduate students worked to provide solutions to the challenges of making music during the Sars-CoV-2 Pandemic.
Upcoming Short Courses

Wednesday 16th April 2025
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
(London Time)
Hearing Singing: FREE World Voice Day Special with Dr. Ian Howell and Dr. Dann Mitton

Ian Howell

Dann Mitton
This World Voice Day (WVD), we’re excited to bring together voice geeks from around the globe for a special Meet the Author session with Dr. Ian Howell, moderated by Dr. Dann Mitton. Centered around Ian Howell’s new book, this session offers valuable insights directly from the author. This is our little contribution to celebrating WVD and sharing the wonderful work within the voice world. We’d be thrilled if you could join us!