A Voice Teacher's Chrestomathy

A Voice Teacher's Chrestomathy

Monday Musings

The Voice Studio As Haunted House

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Justin Jørgen Petersen
Oct 27, 2025
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Psychological abuse in the voice studio is rampant. It’s not always the dramatic stuff either. Yes, I’ve heard stories about teachers throwing things, screaming, telling students they’ll never make it (always the most imaginative and gifted ones, by the way). But often it’s more insidious than that. It’s a slow erosion of …

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