Publications

Book

Benson, Elizabeth Ann, Training Contemporary Commercial Singers, Oxford: Compton Publishing, 2020.

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The Journal of Singing calls Training Contemporary Commercial Singers “a remarkable and long-awaited contribution to the world of voice pedagogy” (Justin John Moniz, March/April 2021).

Classical Singer calls Training Contemporary Commercial Singers “a unique and valuable contribution” (Brian Manternach, March/April 2021).

Here is an awesome interview about the book, hosted by Jess Baldwin!

 

ARTICLES

Benson, Elizabeth Ann and Kate Rosen, “Anti-Fat Bias in the Singing Voice Studio, Part 2: How to Make a Size Inclusive Voice Studio,” Journal of Singing 79, no.5 (May/June 2023): 653-660. https://doi.org/10.53830/KNDP8249

Benson, Elizabeth Ann and Kate Rosen, “Anti-Fat Bias in the Singing Voice Studio, Part 1: Culture and Context,” Journal of Singing 79, no. 4 (March/April 2023): 503-512. https://doi.org/10.53830/APRF3860

Benson, Elizabeth Ann, Trineice Robinson-Martin, and Marisa Lee Naismith, “Practicing Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging in the Singing Voice Studio,” Voice and Speech Review, 2021. DOI: 10.1080/23268263.2021.1964723 

Benson, Elizabeth Ann, James Stover, and Tara Snyder, “Dual Roles, Dual Voices: Analyzing Vocal Function in Hamilton: An American Musical through the Estill Voice Model(TM),” Voice and Speech Review, 2020.

Benson, Elizabeth Ann, “Reclaiming ‘Romantic’: The Art Songs of Tom Cipullo,” The Journal of Singing 75, no. 3 (January/February 2019): 253-268.

Benson, Elizabeth Ann, “Modern Voice Pedagogy: Functional Training for All Styles,” American Music Teacher 67, no. 6 (June/July 2018): 10-13.

 

Newsletters, Reviews, and Blogs

Benson, Elizabeth Ann, “Can you hear me? USB Microphones for Online Voice Lessons,” The Association for Popular Music Education Blog, January 26, 2021. https://www.popularmusiceducation.org/blog/can-you-hear-me-usb-microphones-for-online-voice-lessons/.

Benson, Elizabeth Ann, “The Estill Voice Model: Theory & Translation,” review of The Estill Voice Model: Theory & Translation, by Kimberly Steinhauer et al., Voice and Speech Review 11, no. 1 (2017): 112-114, https://doi.org/10.1080/23268263.2017.1370810.

Benson, Elizabeth Ann, “Resonance and Voice Quality in Musical Theatre Voice Training,” The Voice Foundation Newsletter 22, no. 4 (2017): 7-8.