Practice Session: I Love Music Because I Love My Voice

This session will focus on music interactions that generate positive feelings about students’ singing voices. Activities will center on children ages 5-14. Vocal physiology, changing voices, and vocal health will also be addressed.

Elizabeth Cassidy Parker: A specialist in developing healthy and resonant children’s singing voices in general and choral contexts, Elizabeth Cassidy Parker is Associate Professor of Music Education at Temple University and Co-Artistic Director of the Commonwealth Youthchoirs, a youth choral program serving more than 600 singers. Parker’s research focuses on gathering adolescent perspectives of music and identity. Her recently released book, Adolescents on Music, proposes a theory of adolescent musical identity development. Parker’s full bio can be found here.