Cindy Dewey

About

Dr. Cindy Dewey is Professor of Voice and Department Head of the Music Department at Utah State University. She earned her bachelor's and doctoral degrees in voice performance at Louisiana State University where she was a student of master teacher Sandra Kungle and Metropolitan Opera star Martina Arroyo. She earned her master's degree under the tutelage of nationally recognized voice teacher Herald Stark. Dr. Dewey was a long-time student of Oren L. Brown of the Juilliard School with whom she organized two international multi-disciplinary seminars about healthy voice use. She completed coursework for a second bachelor's degree in Speech Language Pathology. Dr. Dewey began her career at USU in 1996 after teaching at West Virginia University where she coordinated all vocal programs. From 1996-2015 she served as Voice and Opera Area Head at USU. She is recognized nationally for her voice teaching, with her students currently performing at the Metropolitan Opera, Los Angeles Opera, Santa Fe Opera and elsewhere. Her primary research interest is in the application of SOTL (the science of teaching and learning) and motor learning theory to applied voice instruction. She was recently elected Cal-Western Regional Governor for the National Association of Teachers of Singing.

Education & Qualifications

Doctor of Music in Voice Performance from Louisiana State University; Master's Degree in Voice (instructor: Herald Stark); studied with Oren L. Brown of Juilliard School; coursework in Speech Language Pathology

Teaching Styles