ANATS Conference Call for Proposals | The Australian National Association of Teachers of Singing

Presenters and Program

Keynote Speakers

Heidi Moss Erickson

Mindy
Pack

Maddie Tarbox

Dr. Reena Gupta

Heidi Moss Erickson is a performer, educator and scientist. Noted for her “rich and radiant soprano” (Edward Oriz, Sacramento Bee) she has performed in both opera and concert repertoire. Moss Erickson has also garnered recognition in major vocal competitions, including the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions (NYC First Place Winner), the Liederkranz Awards, and the MacAllister Awards. In 2019 she was awarded a “Best in the Bay" award for her recital featuring John Parr of Deutsche Opera Berlin at the piano. Moss Erickson received a dual biology and voice degree at Oberlin College, where she worked in the voice lab of Richard Miller. She pursued biochemistry and neuroscience at the University of Pennsylvania. Her postgraduate research on telomeres at Rockefeller University led to prestigious publications, including a landmark paper in Cell which demonstrated that the ends of DNA are looped.

In 2007 she came down with a rare CNVII nerve injury which halted her performing career for over two years. Through her rehabilitation, she resurrected her interest in neuroscience and developed a passion for how the brain controls the voice. Her courses and lectures have been featured both nationally and internationally at conferences and universities, including Renee Fleming’s Music and Mind series. Her many published writings link neuroscience with vocal pedagogy, therapy, and rehabilitation, including a chapter in the upcoming Oxford Handbook of Vocal Pedagogy. She strives to translate concepts from neuroscience and evolution into singer-friendly concepts through her YouTube series called “Singing in the Brain” and her “Minding the Gap” column in the Journal of Singing. She is currently working on a book. Heidi is an assistant professor at the University of the Pacific and is on the faculty of the Vocal Pedagogy Summer Institute at St. Andrews in Scotland. She is married to composer Kurt Erickson and they share music, many children, and many cats.

Website: www.heidimosserickson.com

YouTube: www.youtube.com/heidimosserickson

Facebook: www.facebook.com/people/Heidi-Moss-Erickson-soprano-scientist-pedagogue/100063092328708/#

Mindy is a singer, vocal coach, Clinical Vocologist, and licensed massage therapist specialising in structural integration for voice performers. She is also the co-founder and director of the SVARA Project, a collaboration with Dr. Reena Gupta. Mindy has worked with some of the biggest names in the industry, including Justin Timberlake, Miley Cyrus, Chappell Roan, Sabrina Carpenter and Lil Nas X. Mindy rakes a full body approach to singing teaching, identifying patterns that might affect the ability to perform. Mindy has studied vocal technique, voice science, and vocal health with nationally and internationally renowned vocal instructors, educational institutions, and accredited programs throughout the world. She has a thorough understanding not only of producing the best sound, but also of keeping the vocal tract in optimal health. Mindy frequently presents at global voice conferences for singers, actors, voice-over professionals, video game developers, speech-language pathologists, ENTs, and laryngologists. Mindy is the creator of The Voice Straw, a revolutionary tool for singers, actors, and speakers.

Website: https://www.mindypack.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mindy-pack/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mindypack/

Maddie is a voice specialist born and raised in Northern Utah. She received her MM in Voice Pedagogy - Commercial Contemporary Track from Shenandoah University, her MFA in Acting from the University of Central Florida and her BAs in Musical Theatre from Weber State University in Utah.

Maddie has served on the Voice Faculty for Musical Theatre at Shenandoah University as well as Weber State University. In addition to her academic service, she runs her own private studio online and in person. Her flagship teacher certification courses Voice Function 101 and Mechanics of Mix and Belt have helped to bridge the gap between voice science and applicable tools via a contemporary lens for independent voice teachers all over the globe.

She looks forward to continuing this work, empowering teachers and singers with educational resources that fill the holes in our industry.

Dr. Reena Gupta is a laryngologist (voice doctor and surgeon) in Beverly Hills, CA (USA). She was led to this specialty of a love for the voice, which was fostered through singing lessons starting at the age of 11. When she entered medical school, her passion for the voice led her to seek a residency in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at New York University School of Medicine (NYU). She then did an additional year-long fellowship in Laryngology/Care of the Professional Voice with Dr Robert Sataloff. Upon graduation, Dr. Gupta relocated to the West Coast and opened her own practice, Center for Vocal Health, the only Laryngologist-led private voice center in Southern California. Dr. Gupta is published in numerous journals and textbooks. She has been invited to speak at universities and conferences locally and internationally and has been elected for membership in prominent professional organizations, such as the Pan-American Vocology Association. She volunteers locally and globally and runs educational conferences to empower professional voice users to seek the best vocal care and better understand, and protect, their voices.

Website: http://www.centerforvocalhealth.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/Reena-Gupta/100007842967320

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/reena-gupta-91ab484/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/voicedoctorgupta

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