Research interests: Vocal functionality and organology of voice, application of accent breathing for singers, use of vibratory devices on the larynx to aid laryngeal release and relaxation, examination to changes in vibrato over different vowel sounds, examination of a singer’s feedback system, vocal care and rehabilitation.
Accepting mentees: Yes (3)
Biography
Royal College of Music alumna Rebecca Moseley-Morgan has worked nationally and internationally as a professional opera singer. Now she is a leading exponent of working with mature voices (40 years+) using innovative, science-informed pedagogy based on her doctoral research at UCL. The wider implications from this work have informed her work with singers of all ages and her courses give singers the technical skills they need to deliver the requirements of the music and to maintain optimal vocal functionality.
She has an innovative approach incorporating her skills as a singer, a musicologist and a voice scientist. Optimal vocal function is necessary in order to give singers the tools they need to skilfully execute the musical requirements of their repertoire. This is her ultimate goal.
As Chair of Education for the British Voice Association and she leads a team who devise all the educational events for the association. She works with all levels of individual singers and with choirs enabling them to sing with maximum efficiency and minimum of effort, through one-to-one training, workshops and seminars.
She has devised research-informed training Short workshops for choirs which include:
- Warm-ups to improve vocal function
- Optimize breath control
- Unifying vowels and creating vibrant resonance
- Why is the ‘men’ of ‘Amen’ always flat?
- How to apply vocal technique to musical matters
Rebecca’s work has been presented at major conferences throughout Europe and the UK. Later this year she will be giving 5 presentations at the Voice Foundation Symposium in Philadelphia. She is currently devising a new in-depth vocal pedagogy training course for teachers, conductors and singers working with mature voices, she is creating a day course for choral singers and conductors and is writing a book due for publication 2026.
Qualifications
- Associate of the Royal College of Music with honours. ARCM(hons) Royal College of Music
- Bachelor of Arts. BA(hons) Open university (part time)
- Master of Arts. MA (musicology) Open university (part time)
- Doctor of Philosophy PhD (voice science & pedagogy) University College London
Presentations
- Psychological Benefits of Singing: Oxford, 10/06/2013
- Weak, Wobbly and Working: Brighton, 26/10/2013
- Can anything be done pedagogically about any negative aspects as reported in the scientific literature of vocal ageing and if so to what extent is engaging in singing of benefit in the mature female voice? Lund, Choir in Focus. 15/10/2014
- Vibrato: An essential quality of Beautiful singing or an optional embellishment: RCM, London, 14/10/14
- Healthy voices For Healthy Lives: Sidney de Haan Centre, Canterbury Christchurch University, 7/5/2015
- Can anything be done pedagogically about any negative aspects as reported in the scientific literature of vocal ageing and if so to what extent is engaging in singing of benefit in the mature female voice? PEVoC Florence, 29/08/2015
- Can anything be done pedagogically about any negative aspects as reported in the scientific literature of vocal ageing and if so to what extent is engaging in singing of benefit in the mature female voice? Voice Geek Conference, Colcheter Conference Centre. 29/4/2018
- Can Anything be Done Pedagogically to Enable the Mature Female Singer to sustain Vocal Competency and Health: British Voice Association Van Lawrence Finals, 9/9/2018
- Can Anything be Done Pedagogically to Enable the Mature Female Singer to sustain Vocal Competency and Health: Finnish Voice Association training day
- Respiratory function in the mature voice: British Voice Association 19/5/19
- Pedagogy for the mature female voice: Voice Geek Conference Colchester April 2019
- Pedagogy for the Mature Female Voice: A Research-Based Model Designed to Enable the Mature Female Singer Sustain Vocal Competency and Health: PEVoC 28th -30th August 2019 Copenhagen
- Can Anything Be Done Pedagogically to Enable the Mature Female to Sustain Vocal Competency & Health? PEVoC Talin Aug 2022
- MASTERCLASS: Working With the Mature Female Voice: PEVoC Aug 2022
- Working With the Mature Female Voice: Aug 2022. ICVT Vienna
- Why Warm-Up: Harmony Vocal Intensive Conference India May 2023
- Main findings from thesis: Follow the Science: November 2023
- The use of acoustic software as a tool for assessing and monitoring the mature female voice: Voice clinics Forum, St. Thomas’ Hospital, BVA.