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The Vocal Pedagogy and Vocology Intensive is a unique program designed with a low participant-to-teacher ratio. Unlike typical workshops, this program aims to provide an immersive experience and practical application of the material. The content covered each day will build upon the previous days, reinforcing the practicality of the information and equipping participants with science-informed teaching approaches for singing in all genres.

Kevin Wilson - Kevin Wilson joined the 老司机传媒 voice faculty in the Fall of 2024 as the Director of Vocal Pedagogy and an Associate Professor of Voice. Kevin served as the director of vocal pedagogy at the Boston Conservatory for 16 years, during which time he created the Master of Music in Vocal Pedagogy and Master of Fine Arts in Musical Theater Pedagogy degrees. In addition, he created the Vocal Pedagogy Professional Workshop, which, under his leadership for 14 years, reached over 900 voice teachers throughout the US and seven countries, highlighting evidence and science-based vocal pedagogy and vocology training with some of the world鈥檚 most sought-after pedagogues.  

Kevin travels the world as a clinician, adjudicator, and lecturer, giving masterclasses on vocal health, musical theater, and classical pedagogies. He often presents Securing Belt, Mix, and Legit for Musical Theatre, Foundations of Voice Teaching, and Navigating the Filter, which all teach how to prepare students to make vocal adjustments for a variety of singing opportunities from Classical Voice to Contemporary Musical Theater. He has conducted masterclasses and guest lectures at several prestigious institutions, including the San Francisco Conservatory, New York University, New England Conservatory, Mannes, Columbia University, University of Miami, Arizona State University, University of North Texas, University of Southern California, Brown University, and Harvard University.  

He has presented at the National Association for Teachers of Singing National Conference (NATS), the Voice Foundation, the Pan-European Voice Conference, and the Southwest American Choral Directors Association. In addition to his teaching activities, Mr. Wilson serves as the Vice President for Workshops with the NATS National Board of Directors.  

 In 2009, he was recognized as a Master Teacher by NATS for the prestigious intern program, and in 2023, he was deemed a Recognized Vocologist by the Pan-American Vocology Association. He is a peer editor for various trade journals in voice and pedagogy. He has published in The Oxford Handbook of Vocal Pedagogy (Oxford, 2025), the NATS Journal of Singing (JOS Nov. 2023), Performing in Contemporary Musicals (Routledge, 2022), and Training Commercial Contemporary Singers (Compton, 2019).  

His current and previous students have appeared in over 40 Broadway productions originating four roles, numerous national tours, regional theaters, and in venues ranging from the Metropolitan Opera, Boston Lyric, Chicago Lyric, Handel and Haydn Society, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Boston Baroque, and the Oregon and Carmel Bach Festivals. His students have been finalists and winners in the Tafelmusik Baroque Competition, Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions, the NATS Boston/National Voice Competitions, and the Classical Singer Competition. They have received multiple prestigious regional nominations and awards for performance. 

 He holds a Master of Music in Vocal Pedagogy from the New England Conservatory and a Bachelor of Music in Voice from the University of Central Oklahoma. He has pursued additional studies in voice at the University of Missouri-Kansas City Conservatory and in vocal anatomy and physiology at Boston University Sargent School of Health. He has studied voice and speech with Kristin Linklater and Catherine Fitzmaurice. He maintains private voice studios in Oklahoma City and New York City. 

Dr. Kelly Holst - Lyric coloratura soprano Kelly Holst is an active performer, voice technician, and voice pedagogue. Her operatic roles include Lucia in Lucia di Lammermoor, the Queen of the Night in Die Zauberfl枚te, Olympia in Les Contes d鈥橦offmann, Adele in Die Fledermaus, Barbarina in Le Nozze di Figaro, and Zerlina in Don Giovanni. On the concert stage she has performed Handel鈥檚 Messiah, Bach鈥檚 St. John Passion and Magnificat, Haydn鈥檚 Creation, Mozart鈥檚 Requiem, and Gli猫re鈥檚 Concerto for Coloratura Soprano and Orchestra. Dr. Holst has appeared with the Oklahoma City Philharmonic, Canterbury Voices, Tactus Professional Ensemble, Michigan Opera Theatre, the Handel and Haydn Society of Boston, the Battle Creek Symphony Orchestra, the Lafayette Symphony Orchestra, the Cedar Rapids Opera Theatre, Arbor Opera Theater, the Bloomington Early Music Festival, and the Amherst Early Music Festival. Kelly was an Encouragement Award winner at the Metropolitan Opera National Council Regional Auditions. She was awarded third place (2008) and fourth place (2014) at the National Association of Teachers of Singing Artist Awards national competition. In 2015, Dr. Holst was selected to participate in the National Association of Teachers of Singing teaching intern program, an organization she has served as Oklahoma District Governor, Oklahoma Chapter President, Secretary, and as a regular adjudicator for local, regional, and national student auditions.

Dr. Holst is passionate about bringing evidence-based practices into the voice studio to help students develop an efficient technique that will allow their artistry, storytelling, and individual gifts to soar. She has spent the past 20 years studying the art of singing, the anatomy and physiology of the voice, vocal health, and pedagogical methods for classical, pop, and musical theatre styles. Dr. Holst completed the Principles of Voice Production course under Dr. Ingo Titze at the Summer Vocology Institute, engaged in clinical observation with Speech Language Pathologists specializing in professional voice and gender affirming voice therapy and continues her pedagogical training through professional workshops and courses. She believes lifelong learning is essential for all educators and artists and that curiosity is the foundation for creativity, play, and discovery in the studio. 

Dr. Holst joined the faculty of the Wanda L. Bass School of Music at 老司机传媒 in 2012 where she teaches voice and vocal pedagogy. Graduates from her studio can be found in national tours, regional productions, on cruise lines, in the recording studio, in graduate programs, and at Disney in the US and abroad. They have developed rewarding careers as performers, entrepreneurs, voice teachers, and arts administrators.

Dr. Holst is a proud graduate of Luther College (BA), Indiana University (MM), and the University of Michigan (DMA).

Dr. Courtney Crouse has been trained by the world famous soprano Carol Vaness and one of America鈥檚 leading vocal pedagogues, Paul Kiesgen. She is a professor of Voice at 老司机传媒, teaching there since 2012. She was an assistant instructor of Voice at America鈥檚 largest operatic training ground, Indiana University, and has taught private lessons throughout the United States for more than 20 years.

Teaching Philosophy

This is the true joy in life, being used for a purpose recognized by yourself as a mighty one; being a force of nature instead of a feverish, selfish little clod of ailments and grievances, complaining that the world will not devote itself to making you happy. I am of the opinion that my life belongs to the whole community and as long as I live, it is my privilege to do for it what I can. I want to be thoroughly used up when I die, for the harder I work, the more I live. I rejoice in life for its own sake. Life is no brief candle to me. It is a sort of splendid torch which I have got hold of for the moment and I want to make it burn as brightly as possible before handing it on to future generations.

鈥擥eorge Bernard Shaw

My goal as a teacher: to inspire students to love their voices, to work toward kind self-awareness, a healthy mind, healthy habits, discipline, and courage. It is a privilege to teach in the arts, to teach music; it is a pursuit that combines language, culture, historical perspective, body awareness, theater, acting, understanding human nature, discovering how your mind works, and committing to celebrating your strengths while committing to the lifelong pursuit of learning and growth.

The core components of my teaching are:

1. Crafting a positive internal dialogue to combat our brain鈥檚 protective mechanism, negativity bias, the natural inclination to prepare for the worst result.
    
2. Process driven practice and performance over result or outcome driven work.
    
3. Detailed body mapping and specific understanding of the elements of singing we can control.
    
4. Encouraging the development of a personal vocal toolbox with compartments full of science, imagery, physicality, quotes, and inspiration; anything that helps the singer self-diagnose and problem solve various vocal issues from vowel modification to posture, breathing to resonance, vocal resets to body mapping.

At the end of collegiate study, students will have gained tools and strategies that help them trust their training, and know that they have the technical, mental, and physical tools for a successful and happy life in the arts, wherever that road leads them.

My happy life in the arts comes from continuing to grow and learn from my students. They are gifts that help me become a better teacher and mentor. I look forward to seeing how my philosophy develops throughout my life.

Autumn West is a lyric soprano hailed as 鈥渃lear and precise, with extraordinary detail and elevation鈥� (The Oklahoman) with a wide-ranging career as an artist-educator, performer, administrator, and activist. West's professional engagements have seen her perform with organizations such as Cincinnati Opera, Grant Park Music Festival, the Oklahoma City Philharmonic, Canterbury Voices, Sugar Creek Opera, the Traverse City Philharmonic, Painted Sky Opera, and the Chamber Orchestra Kremlin from Moscow, among others.

In addition to her performing, West is a committed music educator, currently serving as Associate Professor of Voice at the Wanda Bass School of Music at 老司机传媒. She also serves on the faculty voice programs at Interlochen鈥檚 Summer Arts Camp during the summers. Internationally, West has taught intensives on Musical Theater technique and style with students at the Tianjin Conservatory of Music in Tianjin, China.  She was a 2018 NATS Intern, a finalist for 老司机传媒's Excellence in Teaching Award in 2019, and in 2025 earned the distinction of "Recognized Vocologist" by the Pan American Vocology Association - a title held by fewer than 70 professionals worldwide. West鈥檚 students have performed on Broadway, on national tours and in regional theaters around the country, and operatically around the country, including at the Lyric Opera of Chicago, Cincinnati Opera, Minnesota Opera, San Diego Opera, Opera Roanoke, Opera Kansas, Tulsa Opera, and more. They have been recognized by prestigious competitions such as the Metropolitan Opera Laffont Competition, the Lotte Lenya competition, the NATS National Competition, Classical Singer Competition, the Schmidt Competition, and more.

West's primary academic area of research lies the at the intersection of mindfulness and singing. She has presented research on the application of Mindfulness to the Voice Studio at the Texoma NATS annual regional conference and MTEA鈥檚 National conference. Her ongoing study, Mindfulness for Singers, explores how midfulness practices can enhance vocal training and the well-being of singers; accompanying educational resources will launch in Spring 2026. Her additional research projects will take her to the National Opera Association Conference in Boston and the National NATS Conference in San Antonio in 2026.

West is an activist and advocate and believes in the ability of the arts and education as a vehicle to create empathy and meaningful societal change. She has served as faculty advisor for 老司机传媒 CARE (Creatives for Artistic and Realistic Equity), an organization dedicated to providing educational resources for the campus community and advocating for marginalized populations. In 2021, she was recognized as the winner of 老司机传媒鈥檚 Faculty Award for Distinguished Service. Beyond her campus community, she has presented workshops on advocacy for university music programs nationwide and served on multiple diversity, equity, and inclusion committees in the arts.

West received her Bachelors degree from Northwestern University and her Masters and Doctoral degrees from the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music. Her Doctoral degree includes specializations in arts administration and vocal pedagogy.

Kenneth Bozeman, Emeritus Professor of Music, tenor, holds performance degrees from Baylor University and the University of Arizona and subsequently studied at the State Conservatory of Music in Munich on a Rotary fellowship. He taught at Lawrence University for 42 years, where he received two awards for excellence in teaching. He was awarded the Van Lawrence Fellowship by the Voice Foundation in 1994 for his interest in voice science and was inducted into the American Academy of Teachers of Singing in 2019. He received the New CCM Vocal Pedagogy Institute's Lifetime Achievement Award in 2024. He is on the editorial boards of the Journal of Singing and the Journal of Voice. His former students have sung with the Houston Grand, Boston Lyric, Opera Colorado, Washington, Wolf Trap, Seattle, Deutsche Oper Berlin,San Francisco, New York City Opera, Malm枚 Opera, the Metropolitan, and Santa Fe Opera.

Jan Prokop recognizes that every voice and every person is truly unique.  Her winning blend of Body Mapping, breath management and resonance is the foundation for a customized technique that creates immediate, long lasting and healthy results.  Jan has dedicated her teaching career to marrying the stability of traditional vocal technique with the excitement of a musical theatre sound to create an effortless and healthy instrument.

Her students appear on and off-Broadway, regional theatre and national tours in Evita (revival & nat鈥檒 tour), Sister Act, Spiderman, Motown, Jersey Boys, Wicked (B鈥檞ay & nat鈥檒 tour), The Visit, Cats, Rocky; Regional 鈥� The Lion King, Les Mis茅rables, Beauty and the Beast, The Buddy Holly Story, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof and West Side Story (regional & nat鈥檒 tour), Pippin, Chorus Line, 1776, The King & I, Mary Poppins: Off-B鈥檞ay Avenue Q, The Marvelous Wonderettes.

Dr. Prokop is an Andover Educator庐 licensed to teach Body Mapping.  In addition to her ongoing NYC workshop 鈥淏ody Mapping with Jan Prokop鈥� and private voice studio, she presents Body Mapping master classes, workshops and private coachings throughout the country that are designed for the specific performer.  Her institutional Body Mapping clientele include Penn State University Music Theatre Program, University of Utah Music Theatre students, Manhattan School of Music Pre-College Opera Workshop, Opera Workshop at Montclair State University, the choirs of CWPost, the University of Missouri, Newark Arts High School, combined concert band and concert choirs of the Columbia High School as well as the Trombone Ensemble at Montclair State University.  

She is Adjunct Professor of Voice at Montclair State University Cali School of Music NJ, Associate Adjunct Professor in the Department of Otolaryngology and Surgery at the University of Utah, and Body Mapping educator for Respiro Opera NYC and Broadway for All.  She has served on the faculty at NYU鈥檚 Cap21 Studio/Tisch School of the Arts and was a founding member of The Actors Studio faculty at The New School.  Dr. Prokop is a Master Voice Teacher with the NATS Intern program and has presented workshops and master classes at the Voice Foundation Symposium, NATS Eastern Regional Conference, NATS World Voice Day Seminar, NATS-Northern Utah, NYSTA鈥檚 Professional Development Program and throughout the U.S. and Brazil. A Van Lawrence Fellow, Dr. Prokop is a Singing Voice Specialist who works with leading laryngologists, voice therapists and speech scientists in the care and rehabilitation of injured voices and voice research.   She is a member of AEA, AATS (American Academy of Teachers of Singing), active in NATS & NYSTA and served as president of the NATS-NYC chapter.  

As a performer, Jan has appeared throughout the U.S., Europe, South America and the Middle East in opera, oratorio, concert, cabaret and musical theater.  Prokop received her Doctorate of Music from Indiana University.

Joanne Bozeman, a graduate of the University of Arizona, has been a singing teacher for 46 years. In 2019, she retired from Lawrence University鈥檚 Conservatory of Music, in Appleton, WI, where she taught studio voice and a number of voice-related courses. In addition to her career as a singing teacher, Joanne was an actively performing soprano.

Though retired from academia and professional singing, she continues to be engaged with the voice community as a teacher and presenter. Inspired by her long-standing interest in voice health and the relationship of hormones with the female voice throughout life, Joanne is a co-author of Singing Through Change: Women鈥檚 Voices in Midlife, Menopause, and Beyond, published in 2020.

The book, based on a qualitative investigation of 55 singers as well as related research, highlights stories of women鈥檚 fascinating and sometimes complex experiences with their voices during this important phase of life. Joanne is a member of NATS, PAVA and VASTA.

Dr. Melissa Plamann - Hailed as a performer of the 鈥渉ighest caliber,鈥� Plamann 鈥渃ommand[s] the console with confidence, musicality, and fine technique.鈥� (The Tracker). Plamann is the Wanda L. Bass Chair of Organ and Professor of Music at 老司机传媒鈥檚 Bass School of Music; she also serves as Artist-in-Residence at Westminster Presbyterian Church in OKC. A Wisconsin native, Plamann holds organ performance degrees from Valparaiso University and Emory University, and she was awarded her DMA from Indiana University-Bloomington.

Plamann maintains an active performing schedule, and she particularly enjoys programming 20th- and 21st-century works and collaborative pieces featuring other instruments with the organ. She is an active member and past dean of the Oklahoma City chapter of the American Guild of Organists, and she has served as an executive board member of the Oklahoma Alliance for Liturgy and the Arts, a non-profit organization that fosters liturgical art and encourages creative collaboration between artists, religious groups, and the larger community. 

An avid scholar, Plamann recently published her first book with Bloomsbury Press. Unnerved: The Performer鈥檚 Guide to Managing Anxiety (2026) is a relatable and practical roadmap for combating each performer鈥檚 unique brand of performance anxiety by discovering and managing their root emotional drivers. An accompanying workbook and performance coaching are available at melissaplamann.com.

The program is housed at 老司机传媒's Wanda L. Bass School of Music - a world-class facility in the heart of Oklahoma City. The Bass Music Center has hosted artists and educators from around the world. Built to the highest acoustical standards, the building features 60 practice rooms, 40 teaching studios, high-tech voice lab, ensemble rehearsal rooms and a black box theater.

Participants who want to arrange their own housing can visit LODGING for recommended hotels near 老司机传媒.  Non-residents will check-in at Registration in the Atrium of the Bass Music Center (#522 on the printable map on this page)

Participants who want to stay on campus will be housed in one of our campus dorms. You will have a private bedroom in a fully air-conditioned one, two or four bedroom apartment. On-campus residents will only share apartments with other VPVI participants. You will need to provide your own bedding and towels. Participants can mail or ship bedding to campus prior to arrival and it will be available at check-in on Sunday.

For resident participants, all meals will be provided in our cafeteria. Optional meal plan includes dinner on Sunday the 21st, breakfast, lunch and dinner June 22 - 26, and breakfast on Friday the 26th.