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Professor of Practice in Voice and Vocal Pedagogy at USC’s Thornton School of Music, Helding is also the author of The Musician’s Mind: Teaching, Learning and Performance in the Age of Brain Science. Lynn also authored the chapter “Brain” in Your Voice: An Inside View. At the time of recording this episode she was an associate editor of the Journal of Singing and since recording this interview she has been made Editor in Chief.

A devoted teacher, she was recognized as a “legendary figure in the field of voice pedagogy” by the Contemporary Commercial Music (CCM) Vocal Pedagogy Institute at Shenandoah University, receiving their 2020 Lifetime Achievement Award.

Her stage credits include leading roles with Harrisburg Opera, Nashville Opera and Ohio Light Opera, and solo recitals throughout the US, Italy, France, England, Germany, Spain, Australia and Iceland

Lynn created the “Mindful Voice” column in the Journal of Singing, authoring over thirty researched articles published there under her byline from 2009-17.

Other writings include articles for Journal of Voice, the chapters “Science-Informed Vocal Pedagogy” in The Routledge Companion to Interdisciplinary Studies in Singing, and “Voice, the Music of the Soul,” in Singing: The Timeless Muse with her writing described as “ground breaking and exciting,” “profoundly captivating” and “tremendously important”.

Lynn's Website: https://lynnhelding.com/

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