EVTA echo


EVTA echo is a collection of excellent articles selected from some of our member associations’ magazines, translated into English so that they can be more widely read. It is being issued annually around the World Voice Day (16th April).

The member associations are welcome to submit their articles for review by the EVTA board until 1st February by writing to echo [at] evta-online.eu

Due to copyright reasons, the issues of EVTA echo are available only to members of EVTA associations and Friends of EVTA. No part of it may be reproduced and/or made public by means of print, photocopy, tape, electronic or any other means without written permission from the publisher.

You can access the archive of the previous EVTA echo issues by logging in to the Members area of the website. The password is sent to our members and friends together with the latest issue of EVTA echo.


The publications featured in the EVTA echo are:

  • Speaking Of The Breath… by Ronald Klekamp
  • Breathing And Singing: Some Recent Scientific Insights by Nathalie Henrich Bernardoni
  • Touch Contact In The Pedagogical Relationship by Jean‐Charles Ramelli
  • Forms Of Silence In Music: Recover Its Value by Stefani Greco
  • Is This All Just Political Correctness Gone Mad? Exploring Equity, Equality, Diversity And Inclusion by Jenna Brown
  • Legit Singing – The difficult ‘Middle – Distance’ by Kaia Rullestad Teigen and Tori Teigen
  • Expression in popular music singing as embodied and interpersonal by Katri Liira and Elina P. Arlin with Prof. Marja-Leena Juntunen
  • GPkidZ Certificate in Vocal Pedagogy of Children’s Voices by BDG
  • Future-oriented and rich in opportunities: BDG Durchatmen® by Genja Gerber, Bettina Kerth, Christine Leyser, Corinna Reynolds, Marilyn Schmiege
  • Looking back – EVTA 2004 – 2012 by Norma Enns
  • Evidence-Based Voice Pedagogy: Evidence-Based Practice in Singing Practice Part 2 by Willemijn van Gent
  • Interview with Kari Ragan by Louisa Morgan
  • Quantitative examination of vocal folds, perspectives for image analysis and OCT with ultra-high resolution by Mette Pedersen
  • The vocal teacher at a loss, an article about ILO, EILO and teaching singing by Tori Teigen
  • Interview with Karen Brunssen by Edwin Pitt Mansfield
  • Warming up at 9, a singing project from Switzerland born from the pandemic by Barbara Böhi and Julia Schiwowa
  • A questioning pedagogy in the singing lesson by Antje de Wit and Sadhu Bolland
  • Zarzuela, a vast and exciting repertoire to be discovered by Jean-Yves Bosse-Vidal
  • APPsolutely Helpful, A Guide to Mobile App Technology in Vocal Pedagogy by Lesia Mackowycz
  • Breathing Technique for Jazz/Pop singers by Ineke van Doorn