Meet the Author! Join Ken Bozeman with his NEW Edition of Practical Vocal Acoustics
Tuesday 30th September 2025, 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM (London Time)
FREE Online & International Event
(Zoom link will be received upon registration)
📅 Date: 30th September 2025
🕒 Time: 6 pm BST (1 hr duration)
Time Zone Translations: EDT: 1 pm | CEST: 7 pm | PDT: 10 am | CDT: 12 pm
We’re thrilled to celebrate the launch of Practical Vocal Acoustics: Pedagogic Applications for Teachers and Singers (Second Edition) by Ken Bozeman. This updated and expanded edition, available from 4th September, brings exciting new insights for both teachers and singers.
Join us live for a special chance to meet Ken Bozeman and be among the very first to hear directly from him about the latest updates in the book. The session will be a relaxed Q&A, thoughtfully guided by Professor Yvonne Gonzales Redman, with the opportunity to ask your own questions too.
This is a free event to celebrate and inspire the voice community. We’d be delighted if you could join us!
About the book...
Kenneth Bozeman distills the most important vocal acoustic principles and insights for contemporary teachers and singers.
Scientific knowledge of vocal acoustics has grown exponentially in the last 80 years. With sophisticated yet inexpensive sound analysis technology, more voice teachers are curious about the value of vocal acoustics for the studio and see the need to understand it for more efficient, science-informed pedagogy. This 2nd edition provides vital updates, including:
- Updated notational designations
- Inclusion of the transient theory of voice alongside the source-filter theory
- Updated gender designations
- More details about treble voice acoustics and pedagogy
- More details about vocal styles other than classical
- Updated information on the perception of sound
With concise and easy-to-understand language, Bozeman translates complex concepts into practical tips and strategies that can be used both in teaching and singing. Unlike many other singing texts, this book focuses on the perception, knowledge, and use of vocal acoustics as an especially powerful avenue for training vocal efficiency. Bozeman addresses topics including the relevance of perception of sound and sensation to singing, how theories of vocal resonance guide function, the pedagogic implications of tube acoustics, resonances and their interactions with harmonics, acoustic vocal registers and registration, effective passaggio training, the acoustics of belting, and acoustic technology useful for the studio.
Also included are vocal exercises implementing these concepts.
Event Highlights:
- Exclusive Book Overview: Gain insight into the material covered in the book, and discover how to navigate its contents for deeper understanding.
- Interactive Q&A: Have your questions answered in a dynamic, open discussion.
- Live engagement: Like-minded people from around the world, all at the same place at once.
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We look forward to seeing you there!
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Learn more about your hosts:
Ken Bozeman
Kenneth Bozeman, BM, MM,Professor Emeritus of Music, taught at Lawrence University for 42 years where he chaired the voice department and from...
Professor Yvonne Gonzales Redman
Yvonne Gonzales Redman is a Professor of Voice and Pedagogy and Chair of the Voice Area at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and a member of the American Academy of Teachers of Singing. She began her musical career as a Vocal Performance major at Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, Texas. Upon graduation, the Houston native was a winner of both the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions and the Houston Grand Opera Eleanor McCollum Award.
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