Emily Bender

Emily Bender is a community-based voice teacher, singer and choral director based in the San Francisco Bay Area who works with diverse students of all ages in lessons, classes, and choirs. She holds a BA in French from Oberlin College, an MA in Interdisciplinary Art from San Francisco State University, a certificate in Kodály Music Education from Holy Names University, and an MA in Voice Pedagogy from The Voice Study Centre/University of Wales Trinity Saint David. Her academic inquiry and hands-on research into social justice pedagogies, decolonizing in the voice studio, and transformative research methodologies culminated in the development of the Transformative Teaching Model. She has spoken about her work at NATS  Cal-Western Region, VASTA International, Institute for Vocal Advancement, London Critical, and ISME conferences. She sings with the award-winning a cappella ensemble, Solstice, and serves as soprano soloist with the choirs at First Congregational Church of Palo Alto, California.