Research interests: Voice disorders, how they impact singers, how to actively participate in the treatment, rehabilitation, and retraining of the voice.
Accepting mentees: Yes (3)
Biography
Amanda Flynn is the owner of a private studio in New York City with clients performing on Broadway, Off Broadway, national tours, international tours, and regional theatre. Amanda was the Production Vocal Coach for The Lightning Thief and Be More Chill on Broadway. She is also a Clinical Assistant Professor and Program Head of Musical Theater at Pace University.
As a Singing Voice Specialist, Amanda frequently works with injured singers, collaborating with laryngologists and voice therapists in NYC. As a performer, she was an original cast member of the LA company of Wicked, part of the Las Vegas company of Mamma Mia!, and toured the country on the national tour of the Broadway revival of Oklahoma!.
After initially studying Voice at Baylor University, Amanda began performing professionally before finishing her BS in Liberal Arts at The New School in NYC. Amanda holds a Master of Music (MM) in Vocal Performance with a Musical Theatre concentration, as well as an Advanced Certificate in Vocal Pedagogy, both from New York University (NYU). She completed the Vocology Mentorship at Mt Sinai Medical Center, the Distinguished Voice Professional certificate from the New York Singing Teachers' Association (NYSTA), and her Certificate in Vocology from the National Center for Voice and Speech (NCVS) and The University of Utah.
A recipient of the Van Lawrence Fellowship, Amanda is an active voice researcher and has presented research at the Fall Voice Conference, The Voice Foundation, the PAVA Symposium, the VASTA Conference and the NATS National Conference. She serves on the Board of Directors for NYSTA – as the Director of the Professional Development Program – and as the Communications Director for PAVA. Amanda is the author of the book So You Want to Sing Musical Theatre: A Guide for Performers (Updated and Expanded Edition).
Qualifications
2025, Teachers College, Columbia University, Ed.D.C.T. in Music and Music Education, Dissertation Topic: The Broadway Production Vocal Coach: An Exploration
2025, Teachers College, Columbia University, M.Ed. in Music and Music Education
2013, New York University, M.M. in Vocal Performance, Musical Theatre Concentration, Recital focus: Lyrics of Ira Gershwin, country/folk musical theatre repertoire, and a character study of Ella from Bells Are Ringing
2013, New York University, Advanced Certificate in Vocal Pedagogy
2012, The New School University, Bachelor of Science in Liberal Arts
2000–2003, Baylor University, Vocal Performance major
Publications
Peer-Reviewed Works
Estes, C., Flynn, A., Born, H., Clark, C., and Sulica, L. (2024). Understanding performers’ perspectives on access to care and support for voice injuries: A survey study. Journal of Voice.
Estes, C., Flynn, A., Born, H., Clark, C., and Sulica, L. (2023). Performers with history of voice injury: A survey study of treatment outcomes and vocal function. Journal of Voice.
Suddeth, C., and Flynn, A. (2022). Students’ experience with vocal injury in undergraduate performing arts training programs. Journal of Voice.
Flynn, A. (2021). Assessment in musical theatre: A tool for transparency, equity, and student learning. Voice and Speech Review, (16)1, 4-21.
Flynn, A. (2019). Vocal health in undergraduate performing arts programs. Journal of Voice, 34(5), 806-818.
Flynn, A., Trudeau, J., & Johnson, A. (2018). Acoustic comparison of lower and higher belt ranges in professional Broadway actresses. Journal of Voice, 34(3), 410-414.
Books
Flynn, A. (June 15, 2022). So you want to sing musical theatre: A guide for performers, revised and expanded edition. Rowman and Littlefield, https://rowman.com/ISBN/9781538156315/So-You-Want-to-Sing-Musical-Theatre-A-Guide-for-Performers-Updated-and-Expanded-Edition
Book Chapters (All invited)
Flynn, A., Price, K., and Winter, D. (upcoming, anticipated 2025). Online teaching of pedagogy. The Oxford handbook of voice pedagogy. Oxford.
Flynn, A. (upcoming, anticipated 2025). Principal four: Assessment. Student-centered voice pedagogy: Learning how to work with your students toward developing artistry, authenticity, and autonomy (J. Goffi-Fynn, Ed.). Rowman and Littlefield.
Flynn, A. (2024). Assessment in musical theatre: A tool for transparency, equity, and student learning. Practitioner Research in Voice Studies. Routledge.
Flynn, A. (2024) That’s mine/that’s yours vocal exercise. Vocal athlete workbook, third edition. Plural Publishing. https://www.pluralpublishing.com/publications/the-vocal-athlete-1#:~:text=This%20workbook%20features%20access%20to,or%20works%20with%20CCM%20singers