Vocal Agility: Six Pedagogues’ Recommendations for the Pratice of an Essential Skill

Abstract: The author contends that vocal agility is frequently neglected in the modern voice studio and considers two possible reasons: the first is the belief that vocal agility is a natural talent, a skill that cannot be developed; the second reason is that insufficient research about agility exists in current pedagogical literature. This article aims to reconnect singers with the practice of vocal agility. The author conducted a literature review on techniques to develop vocal agility, examining six pedagogues of the nineteenth and twenty-first centuries. Three of these chosen pedagogues have been interviewed to offer their insights.