Melissa Treinkman Vocal Studio
Where Technique Meets Transformation
Selected Publications
Zhaoyan Zhang, Anna Wisniowiecki, Melissa Treinkman, Bette Wo, Emma Glenane, Diego Razura , M. Eugenia Castro, Brian E. Applegate, Michael Johns, “Imaging vocal fold medial surface vibration in chest, head, whistle, and creaky voices using optical coherence tomography: a single subject study," JASA Express Letters 6, no. 6 (2026): 065202.
Melissa Treinkman, "Don't Follow Your Instincts: Ten Ways Musical Theatre Singing Training Can Be Counterintuitive," Musical Theatre Educators' Alliance Journal (2024).
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 2022): 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 38, no. 3 (2024): 688-696.
Melissa Treinkman, “A Conversation with Lindsay Mendez,” Journal of Singing 82, no. 1 (Sept/Oct 2025): 109-112.
Melissa Treinkman, “A Conversation with Jessie Mueller,” Journal of Singing 81, no. 5 (May/ June 2025): 607-609.
Melissa Treinkman, “A Conversation with Lucas Meachem,” Journal of Singing 81, no. 4 (March/Apr 2025): 467-469.
Melissa Treinkman, “A Conversation with Kelli O’Hara,” Journal of Singing 81, no. 3 (Jan/Feb 2025): 353-355.
Amelia Rollings Bigler, Katherine Osborne, Chadley Ballantyne, Brian Horne, Kimberly James, Brian Manternach, Yvonne Redman, Melissa Treinkman, “Voice Pedagogy for the 21st Century,” Journal of Singing 78, no. 1 (September/October 2021): 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
Selected Presentations
Press Record: Using Self-Recording to Build Confidence, Reduce Anxiety, and Strengthen Self-Assessment, NATS National Conference, San Antonio, TX, July 5, 2026
Self-Recording and Self-Assessment of Audition Performances in Opera Singers: A Collective Case Study, Voice Foundation Symposium, Philadelphia, PA, May 29, 2025
A Preliminary Study Investigating the Effects of Amplification on Singers; Jeanie LoVetri, Doug Peck, Melissa Treinkman, Voice Foundation Sympositum, Philadelphia, PA, May 29, 2025
Exploring the Manifestation of Vocal Fatigue in Singers, Voice Study Centre, United Kingdom, June 13, 2024
Don’t Think of a Pink Elephant: Optimizing Voice Training, PAVA Conference, Mexico City, Friday, October 10, 2025
Pulling Apart the Predictable Pairs: Training Independence of Jaw, Tongue, Larynx, Soft Palate, and Vocal Folds, Voice Foundation Symposium, Philadelphia, PA, Friday, May 30, 2025
Self-Recording and Self-Assessment of Audition Performances in Musical Theatre Singers, Musical Theatre Educators’ Alliance National Conference, New York City, NY, January 2, 2025
HINTS for Healthy Belting, Cal-Western NATS Conference, Phoenix, AZ, January 18, 2025
Moderation is Overrated: Using Extremes to Find the In-Betweens in the Voice Studio, Association for Popular Music Education Conference, Los Angeles, June 7, 2024
Push, Squeeze, or Stretch? Training Optimal Pitch Changing Methods in the Voice Studio, Northwest Voice Conference, Seattle, WA, May 3. 2024
Demystifying and Utilizing Nasal Resonance,
Pan American Vocology Conference, Miami, FL, September 25, 2023
Step by Step: A Framework for Helping Students Achieve Their Dreams, College Music Society National Conference, Miami, FL, October, 2023
Building Accountability and Motivation in Higher Education Music Studios, Association for Popular Music Education Conference, New Orleans, LA June 3, 2023.
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 Musical Theatre Singing Can Be Counterintuitive, National Association of Teachers of Singing Cal-Western Regional Conference, Virtual Conference, January 15, 2022
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 National Conference, Virtual Conference, June 2020
Focus of Attention in Voice Training. Voice Foundation Annual Voice Symposium (virtual), Philadelphia, PA, May 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