Melissa Treinkman, DMA
singer · voice teacher · voice researcher
Research Activities
Publications
Melissa Treinkman, “Focus of Attention in Voice Training,” Journal of Voice 36, no. 5 (September 2022): P733.E1-733.E8.
Melissa Treinkman, “Focus of Attention in Voice Training and Performance: Applications to the Voice Studio,” Journal of Singing 79, no. 1 (September/October): 21-28.
Melissa Treinkman and Michael Johns, III, "Does Vocal Fatigue Negatively Affect Low Vocal Range in Professional, Female Opera Singers? A Survey Study and a Single-Subject Pilot Study,” Journal of Voice, (Advance online publication Jan, 2022) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvoice.2021.12.005.
Amelia Rollings Bigler, Katherine Osborne, Chadley Ballantyne, Brian Horne, Kimberly James, Brian Manternach, Yvonne Redman, Melissa Treinkman, “Voice Pedagogy Interest Group Position Paper,” Journal of Singing 78, no. 1 (Setember/October): 11-28.
Melissa Treinkman, “Focus of Attention: A Review and Update for Singers and Teachers, ”Journal of Singing 77, no. 3 (Jan/Feb 2021): 407-718.
Melissa Treinkman,“Lifting the Curse of Knowledge in Voice Pedagogy” Journal of Singing 75, no. 3 (Jan/Feb 2019): 337-344.
Melissa Treinkman, “The Yelp Effect: Harnessing the Power of Online Reviews to Grow your Voice Studio” Journal of Singing 75, no. 2 (Nov/Dec 2018): 191-196.
Dr. Melissa Treinkman receiving the 2020 Sataloff Award for Young Investigators from Dr. Robert Sataloff
Presentations
Not Lost in Translation: Using Focus of Attention Directives in Voice Training, Voice Foundation Annual Symposium, Philadelphia, PA, June 3, 2022
Don't Follow Your Instincts: Ten Ways Singing Training Can Be Counterintuitive, Northwest Voice Conference, Seattle, WA, May 14. 2022
Don't Follow Your Instincts: Ten Ways Musical Theatre Singing Can Be Counterintuitive, National Association of Teachers of Singing Cal-Western Regional Conference, Virtual Conference, January 15, 2022
Focus of Attention in Voice Training, Pan American Vocology Association Symposium, Virtual Conference, August 14, 2021
The Manifestation of Vocal Fatigue: A Survey of Professional, Female Opera Singers and a Single-Subject Study of One Professional Opera Singer, Melissa Treinkman, DMA and Michael Johns, III, MD, Voice Foundation Annual Symposium, Virtual Conference, June 5, 2021
Lifting the Curse of Knowledge in Voice Pedagogy. National Association of Teachers of Singing Cal-Western Regional Conference, Virtual Conference, January 17, 2021
Lifting the Curse of Knowledge in Voice Pedagogy. National Association of Teachers of Singing National Conference, Virtual Conference, June 2020
Focus of Attention in Voice Training. Voice Foundation Annual Voice Symposium (virtual), Philadelphia, PA, May 2020
Focus of Attention in Voice Training & Performance: An Outcome-Oriented Approach. National Association of Teachers of Singing Cal-Western Regional Conference, Reno, NV, January 19, 2020
The Yelp Effect: Harnessing the Power of Online Reviews to Grow Your Voice Studio. National Association of Teachers of Singing Cal-Western Regional Conference, Hayward, CA, January 20, 2019
2019 National Association of Teachers of Singing Cal-Western Regional Conference, Reno, NV
Presenter: Building a Voice Studio from the Ground Up
SNATS Summit, January 20, 2019
2018 National Association of Teachers of Singing
Presenter: Building a Voice Studio from the Ground Up
SNATS Chat Online, November 18, 2018
