MFA Vocal Pedagogy Research Archive

Welcome

This archive hosts interactive research from the MFA Vocal Pedagogy program. Each thesis project is documented with browsable analysis notebooks — complete with interactive figures you can hover, zoom, and explore.

The archive serves three purposes:

  1. For current students: A living reference for how research moves from data to interpretation. Browse past projects to see methodological choices, analysis techniques, and how findings are communicated.

  2. For alumni: A persistent home for your thesis research. Your interactive figures and analysis remain accessible after graduation.

  3. For the field: A window into the kinds of questions vocal pedagogy researchers are asking and the methods they’re using to answer them.

Thesis Research Advisors

  • Kayla Gautereaux
  • Megan Stahl
  • Joshua Gilbert

Browse the Archive

Visit the Research Archive to explore thesis projects by year and topic.

Current Projects (2026)

  • Brianna Meikle — Examining Performance Anxiety and Co-Regulation in the Vocal Audition. Heart rate monitoring during mock auditions reveals the physiological gap between singer and panelist.
  • Michal Nissimoff — Vocal Expression Through Group Free Improvisation. Mixed-methods study of how somatic-improvisational practice influences singers’ artistic risk-taking.
  • Morgan Pay — Animal and Phoneme Mimic Exercises and Singing Voice Quality. Acoustic analysis of how targeted vocal exercises shape the singing voice.