John Nix is Professor of Voice and Voice Pedagogy at the University of Texas at San Antonio. His mentors include Barbara Doscher and Ingo Titze.
Current and former students have sung with the Santa Fe, Arizona, Chautauqua, St. Louis, Nevada, Omaha, and San Antonio opera companies, and two have served as NATS Intern Master Teachers.
In addition to his active voice teaching studio, he performs research in voice pedagogy, literature, and acoustics, having produced more than 50 published articles and 9 book chapters; he also co-chairs the NATS Voice Science Advisory Committee, is a co-founder for the NATS Pedagogy Institute, serves as an Associate Editor for The Journal of Singing, and is a member of the American Academy of Teachers of Singing.
Mr. Nix is editor and annotator of From Studio to Stage: Repertoire for the Voice (Scarecrow, 2002), vocal music editor for the Oxford Handbook of Music Education (OUP, 2012), one of three general editors for the Oxford Handbook of Singing (OUP, 2019), and one of two general editors for the forthcoming Oxford Handbook of Voice Pedagogy (OUP, 2025).
Upcoming Short Courses
Thursday 8th August 2024
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
(London Time)
Teaching the passaggio and high range of tenor, baritone and bass voices in Western Classical and contemporary genres
John Nix
This course will explore strategies for successfully teaching tenor, baritone, and bass voices how to negotiate the passaggio and to access the extension above it for both Western Classical and Contemporary genres of singing.
Past Short Courses
Thursday 4th April 2024
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
(London Time)
SOVT Exercises: What, How, When, and Why?
John Nix
SOVTs (Semi-occluded vocal tract postures or exercises) have become widely used by singing teachers and voice therapists. Professor Nix's presentation will begin by defining and describing the various kinds of SOVTs...
Thursday 30th November 2023
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
(London Time)
Repertoire Selection
John Nix
This course will provide attendees with a systematic process for examining the challenges of vocal repertoire of multiple genres and how to best match pieces to a singer.
Thursday 7th September 2023
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
(London Time)
Vocal Fry and its Application to Singing Voice Training
John Nix
This presentation will discuss the types of vocal fry, share historical and current pedagogical opinions about vocal fry and its utility in teaching, and relate the results of three studies the author has led on vocal fry.