Hailing from South Korea, Shinyeol Pae is a singer, voice teacher, vocal coach, songwriter and SLP Master's student of Daegu Catholic University (DCU). He attended and completed Kerrie Obert’s 10-week Certificate in Vocal Pedagogy course earlier this year and is currently enrolled on the six-week ITOL-accredited Voice Teacher Practicum Certificate with Dr Kari Ragan.
Shinyeol is the founder of the DesignVoiceCenter, works at Medical Voice ENT clinic as a vocal coach and singing voice specialist as a member of the multidisciplinary team, and serves as a teaching assistant and research assistant in the SLP department and Catholic Hearing Voice Speech Center at DCU.
As a contemporary commercial music (CCM) vocal pedagogue, he gives private lectures to voice instructors from all musical genres and teaches singers of all ages. He has also participated in choir performances as a member of the Heritage Mass Choir. Shinyeol’s perspective is one that is student-centred, profoundly psychological, and cross-disciplinary towards all kinds of voice, particularly CCM and music theatre (MT).
Shinyeol has learned not only motor learning but the attitude of life-long learning from the teachings of his mentor Kittie Verdolini Abbott. Vivid lectures from Verdolini and Ingo Titze have inspired him to build a bridge between voice habilitation and voice rehabilitation. He has a deep interest in somatics – including Lessac voice and bodywork and the Feldenkrais Method®; a variety of vocal teaching methodologies; brain science related to voice production; and psychology.
Shinyeol is a founding member of the National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) South Korea Chapter, where he serves as a publication director and research director. He has presented on a variety of topics at the chapter’s 2nd and 3rd conferences as part of these roles. In addition, he is a full member of the Pan American Vocology Association (PAVA), an active member of Estill Voice Training, and a member of the Singing for Health Network.
Shinyeol is dedicated to his continuing professional development (CPD), having fulfilled many hours of Voice Study Centre online short course content in the last couple of years, including multi-course bundles. When asked about his experience of this year’s Certificate in Vocal Pedagogy, he commented that Kerrie Obert’s “insight, wisdom and multidisciplinary perception are elements of her teaching on a different level” and that the course “introduces the perspectives necessary for such a journey to be a voice teacher in a very friendly and diverse way”.
Aside from Voice Study Centre courses, Shinyeol has attended and/or completed VTS & AIV; Lessac-Kinesensics - A Taste of Lessac; VTS 2.0 & AIV 2.0 from Visions in Voice; Essentials of Performing Arts Medicine Arts Educator (Vocal Performance) from PAMA; the certification course of Estill Voice Training EMT; Estill for Speech-Language Pathologists: Voice Therapy; Donald Gray Miller’s 10th Annual Singing Voice Science Workshop (The Official Workshop of VoceVista); Medical Voice EBVP (Evidence Based Vocal Pedagogy); and Birkman Preview Debriefer Level from BIRKMANKOREA & BIRKMAN INTERNATIONAL, INC.
Shinyeol Pae
Shinyeol Pae from South Korea is a singer, voice teacher, vocal coach, songwriter and SLP Master's student of Daegu Catholic University (DCU). As a CCM vocal pedagogue, he gives private lectures to voice instructors from all kinds of musical genres and teaches singers of all ages in respect of this work. He has participated in choir performances as a member of Heritage Mass Choir.
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Student Interviews
Negotiating Authenticity: Tre Cooper Explores Cross-Genre Singing and Stylistic Decision-Making
Voice Study Centre
Friday 23rd October 2026What does it mean for a singer to sound authentic when performing in a genre outside their usual style? And how can voice teachers help singers develop stylistic versatility without losing their individual artistic identity?
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After The Session
After The Session: Practical Magic*: The Art & Science of Balancing Voices with SOVTs and VFEs with Melanie Tapson
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Thursday 22nd October 2026What makes a vocal exercise effective? Is it the tool itself, the way we use it, or our understanding of what happens when we put it into practice? In Practical Magic: The Art & Science of Balancing Voices with SOVTs and VFEs, voice teacher and professional singer Melanie Tapson explored the science behind two widely used approaches to voice training: Semi-Occluded Vocal Tract Exercises (SOVTs) and Vocal Function Exercises (VFEs). Combining scientific explanations with practical demonstrations and interactive activities, the session examined how these techniques can support vocal efficiency, stamina and sustainable voice use. Rather than treating exercises as a one-size-fits-all solution, Melanie encouraged participants to understand what each exercise does, how individual voices respond and how to adapt techniques to achieve meaningful results.
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After The Session
After The Session: Introduction to Vocal Acoustics for Spoken and Sung Voice with Gökçe Kutsal
Voice Study Centre
Wednesday 21st October 2026How can understanding the science of sound help us become more effective voice teachers, singers and researchers? In our recent two-part course, Introduction to Vocal Acoustics for Spoken and Sung Voice, Gökçe Kutsal explored the fascinating relationship between the physics of sound and the way we produce, hear and understand the human voice.
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