Teacher
A teacher since 1994, Judi created the curriculum for the
Voice Department at McNally Smith College, an institution
designed for contemporary musicians. With a heartfelt
belief that Contemporary Commercial Music deserves its
place in academia, Judi has developed teaching
techniques for healthy singing in any style. She works at
Jazz Festivals as a clinician and has taught improvisation
workshops with Bobby McFerrin in New York and
Europe. Judi holds a bachelors degree in Vocal
Performance from the University of Nebraska and a
Masters in Education – Music Emphasis from the
University of Minnesota.
Currently Judi is the Voice Department Chair at McNally
Smith College, and often travels the country doing
master classes and seminars on:
“Vocal Freedom”
“Vocal Gymnastics”
“Verdi to Van Halen”; healthy singing in any style
“Playing with the Changes” – toolbox for improvisation
She has done workshops with: The Sweet Adelines,
Various church choirs and high school vocal ensembles,
The Omega Institute (Rhinebeck, NY) and the Stimmen
Voice Festival.
A teacher since 1994, Judi created the curriculum for the
Voice Department at McNally Smith College, an institution
designed for contemporary musicians. With a heartfelt
belief that Contemporary Commercial Music deserves its
place in academia, Judi has developed teaching
techniques for healthy singing in any style. She works at
Jazz Festivals as a clinician and has taught improvisation
workshops with Bobby McFerrin in New York and
Europe. Judi holds a bachelors degree in Vocal
Performance from the University of Nebraska and a
Masters in Education – Music Emphasis from the
University of Minnesota.
Currently Judi is the Voice Department Chair at McNally
Smith College, and often travels the country doing
master classes and seminars on:
“Vocal Freedom”
“Vocal Gymnastics”
“Verdi to Van Halen”; healthy singing in any style
“Playing with the Changes” – toolbox for improvisation
She has done workshops with: The Sweet Adelines,
Various church choirs and high school vocal ensembles,
The Omega Institute (Rhinebeck, NY) and the Stimmen
Voice Festival.
Judi Donaghy
...live, love, sing