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Developments in Performance Science Research: How Can We Better Equip and Support our Industry?

Thursday 23rd February 2023, 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM (London Time)

Few pursuits are as dynamic and enjoyable as making music.

The results of recent research, however, suggest that stress and anxiety are widespread among musicians and that healthy approaches to training and working in music are far from uniform throughout the profession.

This presentation will review the latest developments in the field of performance science to examine how musicians can equip themselves with skills to excel.

It will also examine how music educators, administrators and policy makers can play an active role in providing supportive environments where health and wellbeing is considered integral to professional music training.

Professor Aaron Williamon

Aaron Williamon is Professor of Performance Science at the Royal College of Music (RCM) where he directs the Centre for Performance Science, a partnership...

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5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
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Inspired Not Bound: The Promise of Science-Informed Voice Pedagogy

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Lynn Helding defines Science-Informed Voice Pedagogy in her upcoming book Practicing Science-Informed Voice Training as, “A type of hybrid singing voice pedagogy that unites science and art by researching current voice science, translating it, combining it with extant historic voice knowledge, and transmitting it to singers.” Join Lynn Helding as she seeks to understand human behaviour of both sides of the “Science versus Art” debate via research from the fields of cognitive science and behavioural science, focussing particularly on lessons learned due to several societal shifts.

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1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
(London Time)

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Debbie Winter

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Musical Theatre Singing Pedagogy: A Framework for Teaching Musical Theatre Singers!
Tuesday 13th October 2026
2:00 PM - 4:30 PM
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Musical Theatre Singing Pedagogy: A Framework for Teaching Musical Theatre Singers!

Amanda Flynn

Join Amanda Flynn for this extended 2.5 hour session on the the pedagogy of teaching musical theatre singing. She will begin by exploring the flexibility needed for musical theatre singing through definitions, listening exercises, and some historical context.