Voice Secrets: 100 Performance Strategies for the Advanced Singer

Matthew Hoch and Linda Lister examine all aspects of singing, including nontechnical matters, such as auditioning, performance anxiety, score preparation, practice performance tips, business etiquette, and many other important topics for the advanced singer.

Matthew Hoch is associate professor of voice and coordinator of voice studies at Auburn University. He is the author of several books, including A Dictionary for the Modern Singer. He holds the BM from Ithaca College, MM from the Hartt School, and DMA from the New England Conservatory. Dr. Hoch is the 2016 winner of the Van Lawrence Fellowship, awarded jointly by the Voice Foundation and NATS. He actively performs art song, opera, chamber music, and in professional choral settings. Linda Lister is associate professor of voice and director of opera theatre at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. She is the author of Yoga for Singers: Freeing Your Voice and Spirit through Yoga. Also a composer, Dr. Lister holds the BA from Vassar College, MM from the Eastman School of Music, and DMA from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Dr. Lister is winner of The American Prize in Directing, she has sung many world premieres on the operatic, symphonic, and recital stage.