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Musical Theater Voice Teacher

Educator

Author

Mary Saunders Barton is a Penn State University Professor Emeritus, currently residing in New York, where she maintains a musical theatre voice studio for professional performers. Explore this site to learn about upcoming workshops, masterclasses, recent publications, and educational material for sale.

Photo by Mollie Vogt-Welch

Cross-Training in the Voice Studio:
A Balancing Act

“Spivey and Saunders Barton . . . present a clear and nonthreatening pathway to teachers to widen their pedagogic philosophy. This book is highly recommended”

Debra GreschnerNATS Journal of Singing

“. . . proof that when voice teachers reach across the proverbial aisle, it benefits all parties . . . an inspirational model for modern voice instruction”

Brian ManternachClassical Singer Magazine

“. . . two master teachers who learned to meet students’ diverse interests and needs by providing a framework for keeping up with the demands of a changing market”

Lauren M. WeberNYSTA VoicePrints

“This is an important book which draws attention to not only the importance of training in more than one style, but also the rewards.”

Joan LaderVoice Therapist, Teacher
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Mary Saunders gives women a technique for singing that readies them to live and work in today's musical theatre. She gets results and does so with grace and clarity. This is a great teacher.

Craig CarneliaBroadway Composer/Lyricist; Acting Teacher
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Mary Saunders is without doubt one of the most articulate and effective voices in this rapidly emerging and still evolving field.

Gregory BergNATS Journal of Singing
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If I could recommend only one teacher to a young music theatre performer, Mary Saunders-Barton would be my immediate choice.

Joan MeltonTeacher & Author
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Wow! What an exciting couple of days! I felt like you invested in your workshop for our students with as much energy and enthusiasm and focus as if you had given it at the national convention in front of people from all over the world.

Marilyn GovichProfessor of Applied Voice, Univ. of Central Oklahoma

UPCOMING

Ontario Music Festivals Association, Oakville, ON — In-person MT Adjudication
06/10 – 06/15/24
58th NATS National Conference, Knoxville — "Pedagogy-Informed Voice Science"
07/01/24
9:00 AM

RECENT

Voice Pedagogy Institute — Rider University
07/31 – 08/04/23
NATS South Korea Chapter Conference
06/03/23
9:00–10:30pm ET
NJ NATS Festival of Singing for Collegiate and Adult Singers
02/26/23
4:30pm
2023 Spring Sing at Oklahoma Baptist University – College Masterclass
03/07/23
1:30pm
2023 Spring Sing at Oklahoma Baptist University – HS Masterclass
03/08/23
9:15am
Christopher Newport University Musical Theatre Masterclass
03/09/23
4:00pm

Past Workshops and Recent News