Academy Publications
The Academy is pleased to make all of these publications available, and is proud of its longstanding service to the profession through these writings. A number of ideas presented in earlier papers may be outdated, nonetheless, they represent a historical overview and highlight the ongoing progression of our thought and understanding.
List of Publications
- 2021 Ethical Behavior within the Voice Teaching Profession (updated from 1924, 1950, 1986, 1992, 1996, 2001, and 2015)
- 2021 In Support of Teaching the Transgender-Nonbinary Singer
- 2020 Mentoring: Take(s) 2 (follow up from 2018)
- 2020 Choosing a Summer Program: Guidelines for Singers
- 2018 Advancing the Culture of Mentoring in our Profession
- 2016 Accessible Publication: Copyright and Integration of 21st Century Means of Publishing for Academic, Personal, and Professional Use of Printed Music
- 2015 Ethical Behavior within the Voice Teaching Profession (updated from 1924, 1950, 1986, 1992, 1996, and 2001)
- 2014 Research and Creative Accomplishment in Promotion and Tenure: A Realistic Look at Expectations for Teachers of Singing in Academia
- 2014 In Support of Fact-Based Voice Pedagogy and Terminology
- 2012 Keeping Music in the Schools: Advocating for the Arts as Core Curriculum
- 2010 Coaching the Classical Singer
- 2008 In Support of Contemporary Commercial Music (nonclassical) Voice Pedagogy
- 2007 Suggested Guidelines for the Composition of Vocal Music
- 2006 The Private Voice Studio
- 2005 Choral Singing: Responsibilities in the Relationship Between the Conductor, Voice Teacher, and Singer (updated from 1964)
- 2005 The Vocal Master Class
- 2004 Promoting Vocal Health in the Production of High School Music Theater
- 2003 Musicianship Training for Singers
- 2003 Teaching Children to Sing
- 2002 Leaving One Teacher for Another
- 2002 Finding the Perfect Teacher
- 2001 Ethics Revisited (updated from 1924, 1950, 1986, 1992, and 1996)
- 1999 The College Student and the Singing of Grand Opera and Recital (updated from 1967)
- 1997 Advice to Students (updated from 1928 and 1955)
- 1998 Auditions for the Singer
- 1997 Musicianship and the Singer (updated from 1974)
- 1997 The Care and Development of the Voice (updated from 1938)
- 1997 Qualifications for Teachers of Singing (updated from 1975)
- 1997 Singing in American English (updated from 1970)
- 1997 Program Building for Young Singers (updated from 1948)
- 1997 Reasons for Studying Singing (updated from 1929)
- 1996 Adjudication
- 1996 Ethics Revisited (updated from 1924, 1950, 1986, and 1992)
- 1994 Healthy Vocal Technique and the Performance of Early Music
- 1992 Ethics Revisited (updated from 1924, 1950, and 1986)
- 1991 The Professional Criticism of Singing
- 1986 The “Pop” Singer and the Voice Teacher **This document reflects the opinion of AATS membership at the time of publication.
- 1986 Code of Ethics (updated from 1924 and 1950)
- 1979 Singing and Commercial Television
- 1975 Qualifications for Teachers of Singing
- 1974 A Recommendation for the Correction of Pitch Involving Performances of Singers in Opera, Oratorio, and Choral Music of the Baroque-Classic Period: 1620-1820
- 1974 Musicianship and the Singer
- 1970 Singing in English
- 1970 The Transition Period Between Student Years and Professional Maturity
- 1969 Terminology in the Field of Singing
- 1964 Choral Singing and the Responsibility of the Choral Director
- 1963 The College Student and the Singing of Grand Opera and Recital
- 1963 The High School Student and the Singing of Grand Opera
- 1961 Qualifications for an Operatic Career
- 1957 Classification of the Singing Voice
- 1955 A Recommendation for the Creation of Music Sections in Public Libraries, Making Available Vocal Scores, Anthologies and Song Collections for the Benefit and Use of Those Engaged in Music and Research
- 1955 Advice to Students (updated from 1928)
- 1950 Ethics in the Field of the Teaching of Singing (updated from 1924)
- 1948 Program Building for Young Singers
- 1944 Problems of Tessitura in Relation to Choral Music
- 1938 Some Principles in the Care and Development of the Human Voice from Childhood through Adolescence to Maturity
- 1929 Reasons for Studying Singing
- 1928 Advice to Students
- 1926 An Outline of Theory
- 1926 Achievement Aspiration
- 1924 Code of Ethics