THE 2009 NATS INTERN PROGRAM
June 9-19, 2009

Shorter University is proud to have been selected as the host institution of the 2009 NATS Intern Program. The NATS Intern Program is one of the most important annual events sponsored by the National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS). For ten days in June, 24 voice students from the Shorter University community will work with twelve talented voice teachers from across the United States. Each of these talented young pedagogues will be mentored by four nationally-renowned Master Teachers. The program will consist of daily voice lessons, master classes, presentations by visiting artists on a variety of voice related topics, and performances. All afternoon and evening events will be open to the public.

The Director of the NATS Intern Program is Martha Randall, Past President of NATS and Lecturer in Voice and Vocal Pedagogy at the University of Maryland. Dr. Matthew Hoch, Assistant Professor of Music at Shorter College will host the program, assisted by Dr. Linda Lister, Associate Professor of Music. Dr. Hoch is a 2006 alumnus of the NATS Intern Program at the University of Missouri at Kansas City, and Dr. Lister is a 1996 alumna of the NATS Intern Program at Ohio State University. Dr. John Ramsaur, Professor Emeritus of Music at Shorter College, was selected as a Master Teacher for the 2001 NATS Intern Program at the University of Dayton.

NATS Interns 2009

The NATS Intern Program is an exciting and innovative venture that seeks to pair experienced and recognized master teachers of voice with talented young members of NATS. Within a format designed to promote the dynamic exchange of ideas and techniques, the goal is to improve substantially the studio teaching skills of these promising young teachers. Each intern will teach four lessons to two students (preferably one male and one female) and perform in a master class under the supervision of a master teacher. The Interns’ tuition expenses for this program are completely covered by NATS, Inc., and the NATS Foundation.

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Martha Randall, Director of the NATS Intern Program
Dr. Matthew Hoch, On-Site Coordinator
Dr. Linda Lister, Assistant to On-Site Coordinator
Cynthia Vaughn, Vocal Literature Coordinator/Publisher's Liaison

MASTER TEACHERS

	CARMEN BALTHROP Carmen Balthrop has an astonishing range of repertoire from Baroque opera to contemporary song literature. She has appeared with most of the major opera companies in North America including The Metropolitan, San Francisco and Houston, as well as European opera houses including Venice (Teatro La Fenice) and Berlin (Teatro des Westens). Read more>
	JEANNETTE LoVETRI Jeannette LoVetri is in demand as one of the world's top specialists in training singers for contemporary commercial music (CCM) of all styles. Her expertise has been recognized worldwide through invitations for lectures at national and international symposia, seminars, and professional congresses, and for master classes at universities and conservatories. Read more>
	DR. GEORGE GIBSON Having moved to Tucson with his wife Mary Jane in 1998 from Cincinnati, OH, this native Texan has continued his teaching and singing career, while enjoying "retirement" in southeast Arizona.  At present, and for the past eleven years, Dr. Gibson has successfully established a large and active voice studio in Washington, D.C. to which he travels for nine days each month. Read more>
	DR. SCOTT McCOY Scott McCoy is Professor of Voice and Pedagogy, Director of the Presser Music Center Voice Laboratory, and Director of Graduate Studies at Westminster Choir College of Rider University.  His multimedia voice science and pedagogy textbook, Your Voice: An Inside View, was introduced in mid-2004 and has since been adopted by over one hundred colleges and universities throughout the United States and abroad. Read more>

2009 NATS INTERNS

SINGING PARTICIPANTS FROM SHORTER COLLEGE COMMUNITY

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Men

Accompanists

Ben Harris, coordinator
Justin Maxey
Terry Moore
Shelley Tyson