I’m Ian Howell (DMA)—a singer, teacher, and researcher working at the intersection of voice acoustics, perception, and functional training. Through Embodied Music Lab, I build professional development, tools, and coaching that help musicians and teachers make clearer decisions and get better results

What I’m known for

• Turning voice science into usable pedagogy (without flattening nuance)

• Building analytical tools and lab-style learning for musicians

• Helping musicians, music educators, and institutions solve practical problems in teaching, training, and technology

Selected background

I’ve performed internationally as a soloist and with the Grammy Award–winning ensemble Chanticleer.

I served on faculty at New England Conservatory (2013–2022), where I modernized the voice pedagogy curriculum and founded the Voice and Sound Analysis Laboratory.

During the COVID-19 period I led widely adopted work on real-time online music making and consulted for organizations including major conservatories and arts institutions; that work received a $20,000 grant and a special award from the American Association of Teachers of Singing.

My professional service includes PAVA and NATS appointments, and my writing appears in outlets including Journal of Voice and Journal of Singing.

Degrees: Capital University (BM), Yale School of Music / Institute of Sacred Music (MMus), New England Conservatory (DMA).

Ways to work together

• Voice lessons and coaching

• Consulting / mentoring (individuals, studios, programs)

• Courses and workshops