Rebecca Moseley-Morgan
About Rebecca Moseley-Morgan
Award winning RCM alumna, Rebecca Moseley-Morgan has sung professionally at Glyndebourne, WNO and Opera 80, amongst others. As a soloist, she has performed throughout the UK and Europe. She has recently been awarded her PhD in voice science and vocal pedagogy from University College London. The title of her thesis was ‘A Longitudinal Study of Vocal Functionality and Longevity in the mature Female Singer’.
The focus of this research on the older singer is a historic piece of work in area where extraordinarily little research has previously been undertaken. It answers questions such as why does my voice feel different? What can be done about any age-related changes? Can vocal functionality be improved? This is an extremely timely piece of work, given the burgeoning body of research currently being undertaken concerning the benefits of singing vis a vis health and wellbeing. The research offers hope to older singers that much can be done to maintain vocal functionality in voices from mid-life through to senescence.
As a singer and voice scientist, Rebecca has always placed music at the heart of her research, and her aim throughout the research was to develop science-informed pedagogy, designed to give singers, the technical skills to deliver the requirements of the music. Her work offers singers and choral conductors the knowledge they need to support vocal functionality and ensure the voice works with maximum efficiency and minimum effort.
Rebecca is currently Chair of Research and President-elect for the British Voice Association. She has a busy independent voice studio in Oxford, she gives workshops throughout the UK, is currently authoring a book on vocal pedagogy for voices through midlife-to maturity. Her main aim is to share her legacy of science-informed voice techniques with all singers to enable singing for life.