NATS Presentation

Most singers are so focused on preparing for a performing career that they miss out on the opportunity to simultaneously prepare themselves for the reality that they may need to teach voice for income or want to teach and share their knowledge with others at some point in their career.  At the same time you are preparing to market yourself as a performing artist there are some excellent opportunities for you to prepare yourself to also be a competent voice teacher.  Versatile performer, arts administrator, and teacher Allen Henderson who also serves as executive director of NATS will share with you tips to make sure you are prepared when the time comes and you are asked – "Do you teach voice lessons?" He will be joined by a few colleagues to take your questions.  

 

Allen Henderson holds degrees from Carson Newman College (BM), The University of Tennessee (MM) and the College-Conservatory of Music at the University of Cincinnati (DMA), where his minor was in Arts Administration and he was winner of the prestigious Corbett-Treigle Opera Competition. Prior to his appointment as executive director in 2008, he served NATS as district and regional governor and was elected national secretary/treasurer from 2006-2008. He also served as interim executive director from 2007-2008. Henderson was a participant in the 1993 NATS Intern Program and later hosted the program in 1998. He was chair of the coordinating committee for the 2008 NATS 50th National Conference in Nashville, Tenn. Henderson has held teaching positions at Oklahoma Baptist University, Austin Peay State University and Georgia Southern University. In these positions he has taught voice, foreign language diction, opera, choral techniques, choral literature, song literature and directed choirs. He also served as music department chair at Austin Peay and Georgia Southern.