Author: Jess Baldwin

Jess has a passion for working with underserved populations who sing and teach musical styles that are generally excluded from academia. After getting her master’s in classical vocal performance and pedagogy, she dedicated herself to studying how the voice works in contemporary, commercial, and popular music styles. She became an assistant faculty member of the CCM Vocal Pedagogy Institute at Shenandoah University in 2017 and created Singing in Popular Musics (formerly Commercial Voice Resources) for voice teachers that same year. In addition to running a private studio online and in Columbus, Ohio, she teaches contemporary voice techniques at colleges, theaters, conferences, and workshops. // truecolorsvoiceandaritst.com //
Artist Development, Finding Songs, Individual Style, Private Studio Teaching, Songwriting

Developing Vocal Style

As Kelly mentioned in last week’s post, it’s important to sound like YOU when singing in your own style. But what if you don’t know what your style is yet? How do you start to develop it? Your style can be influenced consciously as well as subconsciously. Subconscious style influences can include the music your family listens to, the music at your place of worship, … Continue reading Developing Vocal Style

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Research, Voice Science

Voice Research Summary: Summer 2017

Voice Quality After a Semi-Occluded Vocal Tract Exercise With a Ventilation Mask in Contemporary Commercial Singers: Acoustic Analysis and Self-Assessments Marco Fantini, Giovanni Succo, Erika Crosetti, Alfonso Borragán Torre, Roberto Demo, Franco Fussi Journal of Voice Volume 31, Issue 3, Pages 336–341 “The mask was put over the nose and mouth of the singer and occluded with the palm of the hand while warming up … Continue reading Voice Research Summary: Summer 2017

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