An online workshop for graduate students and other continuing education participants that will use collaborative and interactive case studies to demonstrate how to develop vocal exercises and how to select repertoire to motivate and encourage functional vocal development. (Suffolk, United Kingdom)
The Voice Study Centre is partnered with the University of Wales Trinity Saint David (Wales, United Kingdom).
-Guest Lecturer (Virtual), NATS Puget Sound, August 27, 2023
“Technology Tune-Up: Teaching Voice Online”
An online workshop for professional voice teachers reviewing technology and options for teaching voice lessons online. (Puget Sound, Washington)
-Guest Lecturer (Virtual), St. Ambrose University, November 1, 2023
“Theory and Practice: Applying Singing Voice Acoustics in the Voice Studio.”
A guest lecture for undergraduate music students (vocalists and instrumentalists) covering topics related to acoustics and how to facilitate functional change in both singing and instrumental studio instruction. (Davenport, Iowa)
-Guest Lecturer (Virtual), University of Wisconsin, Green Bay, November 8, 2023
“Speaking Voice Habilitation for Music Teachers.”
A guest lecture for undergraduate music students (vocalists and instrumentalists) introducing resonant voice work, semi-occluded vocal tract exercises, and general vocal hygiene for use when teaching in a classroom. (Green Bay, Wisconsin)
-Workshop, NATS 2024 National Conference, June 28, 2024
This interactive workshop will engage attendees in understanding, perceiving, and assessing vocal vibrato. Using facilitated group activities, the presentation team will introduce concepts that enhance attendees’ ability to discern and differentiate key aspects of vibrato in the students they teach. The team will also demonstrate how to translate what participants hear and observe regarding vibrato in multiple genres into potential action steps with their students. The session will be focused on topics that have relevance and practical application for solo and group voice teaching in classical, musical theatre, and commercial music styles. Attendees will actively participate and will develop their ability to train their voice students/clients in a mentored setting. The presenters, all active as singers, teachers, and researchers, bring many years of experience in exploring vibrato to this discussion. (Knoxville, Tennessee)
If you are interested in a voice workshop for your choir or organization, please feel free to contact me. I look forward to discussing how we can design a program to help your group reach its fullest potential!
Past Engagements (Click each event for expanded description):
A webinar designed for choral directors to offer evidence-based tools to help singers across the lifespan to develop their voice to sing in different styles.
“…A focused, intensive program for trained singers who are or wish to become voice teachers, and for voice coaches. Fact-based teaching with practical applications of voice anatomy/physiology and acoustics, vocal health with voice-centered laryngologists, technical work in both Classical and Musical Theater genres,Yoga as it applies to singing, interactive look-in lessons with master teachers, and hands-on use of the Presser Voice Lab are all part of this fascinating week…” (Lawrenceville, NJ)
-Guest Instructor, Vocal Pedagogy Professional Workshop, July 6-9, 2023:
“Theory and Practice: Singing Voice Acoustics in the Studio”
We have so many competing pedagogical, social, and musical factors within the voice studio that it can be difficult to know which “door” to choose. Dr. Joshua Glasner will guide attendees through the theory surrounding singing voice acoustics and its practical application for singers in the voice studio. Specific attention will be devoted to working with not just intermediate-to-advanced singers, but also to singers at various stages of vocal development. Attendees will learn a framework to apply functional changes to what they hear based upon principles from singing voice acoustics. (Boston, MA)
“Vibrato can be defined as a periodic variation in some acoustic aspect of a singing voice, including frequency, intensity, and timbre. How it is produced, how we adjust it as singers in different venues and in different musical contexts, how we as skilled listeners perceive it, how voice analysis programs measure it, and how we assess what vibrato can tell us about the functioning of a singer’s voice have fascinated each of the guests for this chat. The presenters, all active as singers, teachers, and researchers, bring a number of years of experience exploring vibrato from a variety of perspectives. This NATS Chat will provide up-to-date information on vibrato research, including that performed by the authors, and will offer suggestions on how to enhance vibrato listening skills in the studio.
“Theory and Practice: Musical Acoustics and Motor Learning Theory in the Studio”
A guest lecture for undergraduate music students (vocalists and instrumentalists) covering topics related to acoustics and how to facilitate functional change in both singing and instrumental studio instruction. (Joplin, MO)
-Guest Lecturer (Virtual), McGill University Schulich School of Music, February 7, 2023:
“Do You Hear What I See?: Singing Voice Acoustics in Research and in the Studio.”
A guest lecture for graduate students studying voice performance that uses research about historical recordings to discuss and understand singing voice acoustics and resonance. (Montreal, Quebec, Canada)
-Featured Speaker, Iowa Choral Directors Association Summer Symposium, Central College, July 25 & 26, 2022:
“If the [ʃu] Fits: Training Registration for the Developing Tenor Voice”
A workshop that will demonstrate methods of training tenor registration for Musical Theatre, Western Classical, and CCM styles. It will discuss when more incremental goals are necessary and how to distinguish between the needs of beginner, intermediate, and advanced singers. Participants will leave with a list of exercises to use with their young singers and have tools to help their tenors feel more secure while their voice develops.
“Evidence-Based Voice Pedagogy for the High School Singer” We have so little time to work with our singers individually, yet, often we are the only voice professional with whom our young singers get to work. So, how can we optimize our instruction while still helping students to learn music in time for concerts/auditions, gain fluency in a variety of musical styles/genres, and ensure that they keep their voice healthy and functional? This discussion presents concepts from evidence-based voice pedagogy that will help you to quickly get to the root of what you hear, develop your own pedagogy to help you solve common vocal problems, and structure your rehearsals and repertoire in a way that helps your students to learn whilesinging.
“…A focused, intensive program for trained singers who are or wish to become voice teachers, and for voice coaches. Fact-based teaching with practical applications of voice anatomy/physiology and acoustics, vocal health with voice-centered laryngologists, technical work in both Classical and Musical Theater genres,Yoga as it applies to singing, interactive look-in lessons with master teachers, and hands-on use of the Presser Voice Lab are all part of this fascinating week…”
-Guest Lecturer (Virtual), Louisiana State University School of Music, April 2022:
“Listening to the Past: Modern-Day Opera Singers on Historical Phonographs”
A guest lecture for doctoral students studying solo and choral voice about using voice analysis technology to explore research questions related to historical performance practice and voice pedagogy. (Baton Rouge, LA)
-Artist-in-Residence, Barbara Ingram School for the Arts, April 4 & 5, 2022:
A series of master classes and guest lectures including topics related to Vocal Health, Voice Pedagogy, and singing in different styles (Hagerstown, MD).
-Guest Clinician, Mineral Point High School, February 18, 2022:
A master class for secondary school singers in preparation for solo/ensemble auditions. The visits will include one-on-one voice lessons and time to discuss applying and/or auditioning for college (Mineral Point, WI).
-Guest Lecturer, Clarke University Department of Religious Studies and Philosophy, February 11, 2022:
“Mindfulness in Singing”
A guest lecture for undergraduate students enrolled in Foundations of Spiritual Life about awareness of one’s voice through mindful practice. (Dubuque, IA)
-Guest Clinician (Virtual), Stony Brook University, November 27, 2021:
“Framing the Conversation: Developing your Pedagogy as an Early Career Voice Teacher”
A workshop with graduate students about learning how to conceptualize one’s individual pedagogy and methods at the beginning of a career as a voice teacher. The workshop will also include case studies drawn from the graduate student’s private studios. (Stony Brook, NY)
-Guest Lecturer/Clinician, University of Delaware School of Music, November 4-5, 2021:
“Singing Voice Acoustics and Voice Research Technology”
A series of seminars for faculty and students about voice technology and applications for the voice studio. The workshop will also include a master class with students enrolled in applied voice. (Newark, DE)
-Guest Lecturer/Clinician, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, October 18-19, 2021:
“An Introduction to Singing Voice Acoustics and Applications in Voice Research”
A guest lecture introducing concepts related to singing voice acoustics and connecting the application of those concepts in singing voice research. The visit will also include a master class/lesson demonstration with the students of Prof. Yvonne Gonzales Redman. (Champaign, IL)
-Guest Lecturer, Pleasant Valley High School, October 8, 2021:
“Vocal Health for the High School Singer”
A series of guest lectures covering topics related to vocal health for the high school choral singer, music technology, and voice pedagogy. (Bettendorf, IA)
A two-hour online course for graduate students and other continuing education participants that will discuss recent singing voice acoustics research, how to apply ever-evolving knowledge of singing voice acoustics in the voice studio, and how to design research methods to study the singing voice. (Suffolk, United Kingdom)
The Voice Study Centre is partnered with the University of Wales Trinity Saint David (Wales, United Kingdom).
“…A focused, intensive program for trained singers who are or wish to become voice teachers, and for voice coaches. Fact-based teaching with practical applications of voice anatomy/physiology and acoustics, vocal health with voice-centered laryngologists, technical work in both Classical and Musical Theater genres,Yoga as it applies to singing, interactive look-in lessons with master teachers, and hands-on use of the Presser Voice Lab are all part of this fascinating week…”
-Guest Lecturer (Virtual), University of Maryland, April 19, 2021:
“Future’s Past: Connecting the Dots between Historical and Modern Voice Pedagogy”
A lecture discussing how to use historical recordings to inform our interpretation of historical voice pedagogy and our application of evidence-based voice pedagogy in the 21st century (College Park, MD).
-Guest Lecturer (Virtual), University of North Georgia, March 22, 2021:
“A Changing Landscape: The Multidisciplinary Musician.”
A guest lecture discussing the many paths a musicians career can take and how to leverage one’s experiences and education to carve out a unique and fulfilling professional life. (Dahlonega, GA).
-Guest Clinician (Virtual), Mineral Point High School, March 4 & 11, 2021:
A master class series for secondary school singers in preparation for solo/ensemble auditions. The visits included time to discuss applying and/or auditioning for college (Mineral Point, WI).
-Guest Lecturer (Virtual), Duquesne University, February 26, 2021:
“Future’s Past: Connecting the Dots between Historical and Modern Voice Pedagogy”
A lecture discussing how to use historical recordings to inform our interpretation of historical voice pedagogy and our application of evidence-based voice pedagogy in the 21st century (Pittsburgh, PA).
-Guest Speaker (Virtual), Iowa-Grant High School, February 10, 2021:
A presentation on voice pedagogy and vocal health including information about how to use specific warm-ups, voice changes, and applying to college. (Livingston, WI).
-Guest Panelist (Virtual), NYU Steinhardt, Music and Performing Arts Professions Doctoral Collegium, February 5, 2021:
A panel featuring recent NYU Alumni to discuss life following obtaining a Ph.D., moving through benchmarks within the department, and searching for jobs following graduation. (New York, NY)
-Guest Clinician (Virtual), Hempstead High School, November & December 2020:
A series of open-door lessons and master classes with students at Hempstead High School focusing on Musical Theatre repertoire, belting, and non-treble upper range (Dubuque, IA).
-Guest Clinician (Virtual), Barbara Ingram School for the Arts, December 14 & 17, 2020:
A series of master classes and guest lectures including topics related to Vocal Health, Voice Pedagogy, and singing in different styles (Hagerstown, MD).
-Guest Speaker (Virtual), Metropolitan Learning Center for Global and International Studies, December 14, 2020:
“Tying it Together: Trends in Opera”
A guest lecture discussing the history of Western opera and how singing voices have changed over time. There was also a Q&A session about studying music and preparing for college applications and/or auditions.
-Guest Lecturer (Virtual), Coastal Carolina University, October 9, 2020:
“Acoustics of Speech and Singing: An Introduction for Sound and Recording Engineers”
A virtual guest lecture for graduate students in the music technology program that focused on acoustics of speech and singing as applied to sound and recording engineering.
-Co-Presenter (Virtual), The Voice Foundation and NATS, August 2020:
“Power up your Practice: Tech Solutions to Improve Online Instruction”
A webinar presented internationally to members of the Voice Foundation about online audio/video streaming platforms and audio recording technology for voice professionals (voice teachers, acting coaches, ENT’s, and voice therapists).
Co-presenters: Nicholas Perna, DMA & Allen Henderson, DMA
Two plenary lectures on historical singing and audio recording technology and online teaching technology. This workshop included asynchronous lectures and synchronous breakout sessions.
“…A focused, intensive program for trained singers who are or wish to become voice teachers, and for voice coaches. Fact-based teaching with practical applications of voice anatomy/physiology and acoustics, vocal health with voice-centered laryngologists, technical work in both Classical and Musical Theater genres,Yoga as it applies to singing, interactive look-in lessons with master teachers, and hands-on use of the Presser Voice Lab are all part of this fascinating week…”
This year also included a lecture and look-in-lesson that each focused on online teaching pedagogy and technology.
-Presenter, Trans Voices Workshop, Coastal Carolina University, January 23, 2020
A workshop led by Dr. Felix Graham and Dr. Joshua Glasner which will demonstrate ways by which individuals can develop a voice that is in line with their authentic presentation of self. This workshop is sponsored by PRiDE and the Women’s and Gender Studies program at Coastal Carolina University.
-Guest Lecturer, Coastal Carolina University, January 17, 2020
“Recent Research in Music Technology and Vocal Pedagogy” A guest lecture presenting material from Dr. Glasner’s research related to historical recording technology and historical singers. This lecture will also curate and present recent research in broad sub-fields within Music Technology for graduate students in Coastal’s MA in Music Technology program who are currently completing their Master’s Capstone Project.
-Guest Lecturer, University of North Georgia, November 8, 2019
“Listening to the Past: Modern-Day Opera Singers on Historical Phonographs”
A guest lecture presenting some of the most up-to-date information about listening to historical recordings with a focus on how Western operatic singing may have changed in the past century. Following the lecture, a master class will take place followed by a Q&A session about topics related to vocal pedagogy and vocal health.
-Guest Clinician, All Saints Anglican Choir, September 28, 2019
A workshop with members of the All Saints Anglican Choir of Weddington, NC focused on helping singers to extend their range while improving tone and sense of resonance. The workshop demonstrated evidence-based exercises that have been shown to improve vocal function such as straw phonation and semi-occluded vocal tract postures.
“…A focused, intensive program for trained singers who are or wish to become voice teachers, and for voice coaches. Fact-based teaching with practical applications of voice anatomy/physiology and acoustics, vocal health with voice-centered laryngologists, technical work in both Classical and Musical Theater genres,Yoga as it applies to singing, interactive look-in lessons with master teachers, and hands-on use of the Presser Voice Lab are all part of this fascinating week…”
-Guest Lecturer, New England Conservatory, December 5, 2018:
“Listening to the Past: A Preliminary Analysis of Wax Cylinder Recordings of Modern-Day Operatic Singers”
This guest lecture will discuss the preliminary findings from my dissertation research and will use digitized versions of wax cylinder recordings to demonstrate how the technology changes what we hear from recordings of professional singers. The day will include open-door voice lesson demonstrations.
-Voice Technology Instructor, Westminster Choir College Summer Voice Pedagogy Institute, July 23-27(28), 2018:
“…A focused, intensive program for trained singers who are or wish to become voice teachers, and for voice coaches. Fact-based teaching with practical applications of voice anatomy/physiology and acoustics, vocal health with voice-centered laryngologists, technical work in both Classical and Musical Theater genres,Yoga as it applies to singing, interactive look-in lessons with master teachers, and hands-on use of the Presser Voice Lab are all part of this fascinating week…”
-Guest Lecturer (Virtual), DIME Detroit, February 19, 2018:
“Making it Your Own: Writing Music to Fit Your Voice”
A guest lecture for undergraduate commercial music performance majors who are in the process of developing a vocal sound that is uniquely their own. It will discuss aspects of songwriting for the voice in an approachable manner based upon evidence-based concepts found in vocal pedagogy literature.
-Guest Lecturer, Westminster Choir College, November 21, 2017:
“Do You Hear What I See? Applications of Acoustic Analysis in Singing Voice Research”
A guest lecture for graduate vocal pedagogy students that provided a refresher on fundamentals related to singing voice acoustics, demonstrated the application of those concepts through a discussion of historical recordings of singers, and brainstormed research design for graduate student projects.
-Guest Instructor, Ramapo High School, June 6, 2017:
A master class and lecture on vocal health for high school choral students. Two students who were planning to pursue music in college performed in front of their peers and received instruction in various vocal styles. The entire group then learned about straw phonation exercises and asked questions related to vocal health.
-Guest Lecturer, New York University, January 30, 2017-February 8, 2017:
“Singing Voice Acoustics and Voice Analysis”
A series of guest lectures to two sections of graduate vocal pedagogy students that presented basic acoustics, specialized application to singing, and registration. Students were also introduced to voice analysis equipment and software such as electroglottography (EGG), VoceVista, and Praat. Two original lab assignments were complete by the graduate students in order to supplement the lecture material.
If you ever have the chance to work with Dr. Glasner, don’t think twice about it! JUMP on it! He will provide your students with a once in a lifetime experience that will forever impact the musical lives of you and your singers.
-JR (High School Choral Director/Voice Teacher)
Having Josh Glasner come into my classroom was such a treat! He worked with two of my high school seniors in a masterclass setting while the rest of the class watched the magic happen! Both students were planning on continuing music after high school– one studying musical theatre, and the other popular music production/ audio engineering. Josh’s exercises were tailored to each singer and elicited a clear, full sound in each singer. My students enjoyed hearing how these seemingly small vocal changes had such a huge effect in the final product from each singer. We also had time for a short Q/A session and a group straw phonation activity, which my singers loved. We are very much looking forward to working with Josh again.
-ER (High School Choral Director)
Josh went far above anything I could have expected. Not only did he create an entire personalized visual presentation with our school logo that my kids could save for themselves, he and I spoke at length before the class about the students I have and the goal of the unit. He cared about what my students already knew, what experiences they may have had, and tailored the lesson entirely to my non-operatic intercity kids. Nothing felt canned, and certainly nothing felt forced – Josh is a true professional who cares intensely for his craft and genuinely was excited to share opera with non-singers! Throughout the lesson, he constantly checked in with students for understanding, vocabulary, and managed both the presentation and the questions flawlessly. Even I walked away with new knowledge!
-LC (High School Band Director)
Thank you for presenting your guest lecture, “Listening to the Past: What Research Tells Us About Historical Recordings of Singers” via Zoom to my performance class at Stetson University. Your research and lecture were informative and inspiring. I have received enthusiastic feedback from many of the students in the class. They were inspired by your research and found empowerment in your conclusions.
