VOCAL PEDAGOGY SYMPOSIUM 2026
Let’s talk more about teaching the voice.
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Welcoming Kenneth Bozeman, a pioneer and legendary figure in voice education, for two days connecting resonance theory with practical voice teaching.
Through lectures, public masterclasses, and expert dialogue, we will explore how to listen to, understand, and teach the voice in a multidimensional way.
Acoustic vocal pedagogy connects knowledge of vocal fold vibration, resonance, formants, vowels, and registration with practical teaching, so the voice is not approached through sensation alone.
Understanding formants helps clarify why a voice resonates and where adjustments may be needed depending on vowel and range. It gives teachers language for explaining vocal issues in ways singers can use.
Through his book Practical Vocal Acoustics, Kenneth Bozeman has helped bridge resonance and registration with real-world voice teaching. These two days are an opportunity to study that approach through both lectures and masterclasses.
Practical Vocal Acoustics is widely known as a standard text in vocal acoustics and voice pedagogy. It is read in educational settings around the world, recommended within NATS contexts, and used as a voice and vocal pedagogy resource in music institutions internationally.
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Professor Emeritus of Music, Lawrence University
Kenneth Bozeman is Professor Emeritus of Music at Lawrence University in Wisconsin. Over 42 years at Lawrence, he taught voice, served as chair of the voice department, and received two awards for excellence in teaching. He holds performance degrees from Baylor University (BM) and the University of Arizona (MM), with further study at the Hochschule fur Musik in Munich.
In 1994, his interest in voice science and voice pedagogy led to the Voice Foundation's Van Lawrence Fellowship. He has served on the editorial boards of NATS Journal of Singing and the Voice Foundation's Journal of Voice, was elected to the American Academy of Teachers of Singing in 2019, and received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the New CCM Vocal Pedagogy Institute in 2024.
Internationally recognized as a leading figure in acoustic vocal pedagogy, Bozeman has presented widely at universities and international conferences. He has been an invited presenter on vocal acoustics at NATS events, served twice as a Master Teacher for the NATS Intern Program, and delivered keynote presentations at the British Voice Association Conference (Leeds, 2021) and the International Congress of Voice Teachers (Vienna, 2022).
Official SiteLearning resonance theory through teaching practice and masterclass work.
National Olympics Memorial Youth Center, Small Hall
Deepening voice education through acoustics, the body, and lifespan perspectives.
National Olympics Memorial Youth Center, Seminar Room
Program, speakers, and venue details are subject to change. Masterclass details are being finalized.
Direct coaching from Kenneth Bozeman.
How do we hear resonance, vowels, and registration, and how do we translate that listening into useful feedback for singers? This public coaching session shares the moment where theory becomes practical teaching.
For both active participants and auditors, the masterclass offers a concrete look at how vocal challenges are identified, explained, and guided toward change.
Entry : Applications open in August
Voice Researcher / Representative Director, Voice, Brain and Education Institute
Yamazaki studies how sound affects the mind and body through acoustic psychology and cognitive psychology, with particular attention to feedback between voice, body, and mind. After graduating from Kunitachi College of Music, she studied phonetics, vocal physiology, anatomy, auditory psychology, and cognitive psychology, and has analyzed approximately 40,000 voices.
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Voice Teacher / Soprano
Joanne Bozeman studied at the University of Arizona and has taught singing for more than 50 years. She taught at the Lawrence University Conservatory of Music.
Voice Educator / Opera Singer / Interpreter and Coordinator
Born in Tokyo and based in Boston, Chihiro Asano earned a Master of Music in Voice Pedagogy and a Graduate Diploma in Vocal Performance from New England Conservatory, where she currently teaches voice. She won the Puerto Rico District of the Metropolitan Opera Laffont Competition in 2023, and in 2025 won the Iowa District and placed second in the Midwest Region.
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Organizer / Gospel Director / Voice Trainer / Acupuncturist
Iwasaki has worked as a voice trainer since his twenties, coaching well-known entertainers, major-label artists, independent singers, television announcers, prominent voice actors, musical theatre leads, idol singers, voice trainers, and gospel leaders. His total number of students exceeds 3,000.
Since his student days, he has performed with a professional gospel group at major hotels and large live houses. After graduation, he joined gospel worship on a U.S. military base and began working as a pianist. He later passed a rigorous examination at a U.S. voice training research organization and obtained official certification.
In 2016 and 2017, he participated in human cadaver anatomy training in Arizona. Through 80 hours of anatomy training including hands-on lab work, he studied and palpated structures involved in phonation, including the vocal folds, laryngeal muscles, and diaphragm.
His voice workshops are widely recognized and have been held in Tokyo, Chiba, Kanagawa, Tochigi, Niigata, Miyagi, Hokkaido, Osaka, Hyogo, Shiga, Nara, Fukuoka, Nagasaki, and Kagoshima. A 100-person workshop sold out within days.
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