Lisa Popeil has an MFA in Voice, and is a pianist, singing teacher and voice researcher based in Los Angeles. She has studied voice for over 60 years and has taught professionally for 40 years. As a performer, Lisa has performed and recorded with Frank Zappa as well as recording and touring with “Weird Al” Yankovic throughout the US and Canada.
Her interests include examining the differences between classical and commercial vocal styles, speech beautiful techniques, the mechanism of vocal registers, vibrato, vocal fold closures, belting substyles, comparative vocal styles and overall is dedicated to sharing a pedagogy (Voiceworks®) which aims to take the mystery out of singing and provides singers and speakers with clear, easy-to-understand skills for near-instant vocal improvement in any style.
Lisa is on the Advisory Board of the Voice Foundation, and is also a member of CoMeT. She lectures internationally at such conferences as NATS, ICVT, ICVPB, PEVOC, UEP, EAP and shares her work with phoniatricians, logopeds, and voice teachers around the world. She has contributed to many publications including the Journal of Voice, the Journal of Singing, the Oxford Handbook of Singing, and the Oxford Handbook of Music Education.
Lisa continues to focus on research at various universities and on creating a Voiceworks® credentialed teacher-training program.
Past Short Courses
Tuesday 9th July 2024
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
(London Time)
Safe & Beautiful Belting Techniques
Lisa Popeil
In this workshop, participants will learn the difference between traditional and modern styles of belting, what belting is and is not, and will experience numerous innovative techniques to produce and teach belting that are safe, natural, even beautiful, all while protecting the vocal folds from hyperadduction and vocal injury.
Tuesday 5th March 2024
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
(London Time)
Comparative Vocal Styles: Classical, Belting, Pop, R&B, Country, Rock & Jazz
Lisa Popeil
In this interactive workshop, participants will have the opportunity to experiment with some of the many elements which comprise different genres, including Classical, Musical Theatre Belting (including its five substyles), Pop, R&B (Soul), Country, Rock and Jazz.