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Filipa M.B Lã holds a Ph.D. and Master’s Degree in Music (Singing) and a Licentiate in Biology (Education). The interdisciplinary nature of her background encouraged her to pursue interdisciplinary research in Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities. Her main research interests are voice-related gender studies and health education, focussing on professional voice users and musicians. Currently, she is a senior researcher at the Faculty of Education of the National Distance Education University (UNED), in Madrid, Spain. She is the PI of a research project on the Effects of Menopause on the Voice of Professional Voice Users and the director of an distance learning continuing education course on Pedagogy and Technology of Voice and Singing, delivered in English, Spanish and Portuguese. She is Associate Editor of Logopedics Phoniatrics Vocology, and a permanent member of scientific committees of PEVOC and CoMeT. She has been awarded several national and international awards, including The Hamdan International Award (2020), by the Voice Foundation, USA, and The Van Lawrence Award (2015), by National Association of Teachers of Singing, USA.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Filipa Martins Baptista Lã

Citation names

  • Lã, F.M.B.
  • Lã, F.

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
2918-04A1-5F33
ORCID iD
0000-0001-5560-7406
Researcher Id
M-7767-2013
Scopus Author Id
22955877300

Email addresses

  • filipa.la@edu.uned.es (Professional)

Addresses

  • UNED, Facultad de Educación, Dept. Didáctica, Organización Escolar y Didácticas Especiales, 28040, Madrid, Madrid, Spain (Professional)

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Humanities - Arts
  • Social Sciences - Educational Sciences
  • Social Sciences - Psychology
  • Medical and Health Sciences - Health Sciences

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
English Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
Spanish; Castilian Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
French Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1)
Italian Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1)
Education
Degree Classification
2002 - 2006
Concluded
 Performance Studies ­ Singing (Doutoramento)
The University of Sheffield, United Kingdom
"Investigating the Female Western Classical Singer’s Vocal Experience over the Menstrual Cycle during the use of a Third Generation Oral Contraceptive Pill: a double blind randomised placebo controlled trial" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 N/A
2001 - 2002
Concluded
 Master in Performance Studies (MMus) (Mestrado)
The University of Sheffield, United Kingdom
"The influence of sexual hormones produced during the menstrual cycle on the operatic singing voice: a pilot investigation" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 N/A
1994 - 1999
Concluded
 Biologia (ensino) (Licenciatura)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
"Professional Graduate Certificate in Education - Secondary School of Mealhada, Portugal" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 15/20
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2019/04/01 - 2022/10/31 Invited Principal Investigator (Research) Universidade Nacional de Educação a Distância (UNED), Spain
Universidade Nacional de Educação a Distância (UNED), Spain
2017/02 - 2017/08 Invited Auxiliary Researcher (Research) Medizinische Fakultät Carl Gustav Carus, Germany
Medizinische Fakultät Carl Gustav Carus, Germany
2007/09 - 2009/08 Postdoc (Research) Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2006/01 - 2006/09 Auxiliary Researcher (Research) The University of Sheffield, United Kingdom

Teaching in Higher Education

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2024/03/08 - Current Associate Professor (University Teacher) Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia Facultad de Educación, Spain
2022/11/01 - 2023/03/08 Assistant Professor (University Teacher) Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia Facultad de Educación, Spain
2018/09 - 2019/03 Invited Assistant Professor (University Teacher) Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2008/09 - 2015/08 Invited Assistant Professor (University Teacher) Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2001/01 - 2004/08 Lecturer (University Teacher) The University of Sheffield, United Kingdom

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2007/09 - 2009/08 Outra Situação (Docente-Ens. Sup. Politécnico) Instituto Politécnico do Porto, Portugal
2007/09 - 2009/08 Outra Situação (Docente-Ens. Sup. Politécnico) Instituto Politécnico de Viseu, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2001/08 - 2025/12 Investigating the Female Western Classical Singer’s Vocal Experience over the Menstrual Cycle during the use of a Third Generation Oral Contraceptive Pill: a double blind randomised placebo controlled trial
SFRH/BD/4681/2001
PhD Student Fellow
2006/09 - 2010/08 The effects of menopause on the professional voice
SFRH/BPD/20856/2004/IN94
Post-doc Fellow

Contract

Designation Funders
2010 - Current Music and shared imaginaries: nationalisms, communities, and choral singing
PTDC/EAT-MMU/117788/2010
Researcher
Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal
Concluded
2022/10/01 - 2025/09/30 Gender stereotypes in female voices and speech
PID2021-122607OA-I00
Researcher
Universidad Nacional de Educacion a Distancia Facultad de Filologia, Spain
 Ministerio de Innovación y Ciencia de España
Ongoing
2023/03/01 - 2024/09/01 Women's health, wellbeing in pregnancy and perinatal bonding: contributions of maternal singing (SingingWomb)
2022.01750.PTDC
Co-Principal Investigator (Co-PI)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Centro de Estudos de Sociologia e Estética Musical, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2019/04 - 2022/10/31 Programa de Atracción de Talento Investigador de la Comunidad de Madrid
2018-T1/HUN-12172
Universidade Nacional de Educação a Distância (UNED), Spain
 Comunidad de Madrid
Ongoing
2018/01 - 2018/12 Quantification of Flow Phonation
QFP/VF/2017
Researcher
Concluded
2006/01 - 2007/01 The effects of the oral contraceptive pill on the professional voice
White-Rose Building Grant, UK
Principal investigator
The University of Sheffield, United Kingdom
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Book chapter
  1. Lã, F.M.B.; Gill, B.P.; Lã, Filipa. "Physiology and its impact on the performance of singing". In The Oxford Handbook of Singing, edited by Graham F. Welch; David Howard; John Nix, 0-0. Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press, 2015.
    Published
  2. Lã, F.M.B.. "Learning to be a professional singer". In Advanced Musical Performance: Investigations in Higher Education Learning, 265-286. Aldershot, Reino Unido, United Kingdom: SEMPRE Studies in the Psychology of Music. Aldershot: Ashgate Press, 2014.
    Published
  3. Lã, F.M.B.. "Teaching Singing and Technology". In Die Fachzeitschrift zu Paedagogik, Kunst und Physiologie von Stimme, Sprache und Gesang gemeinsam heraus egeben von Bundesverband Deutscher Gesangspaedagogen BDG und evta-austria bund oesterreichischer gesangspaedagogen, 88-109. Nuernberg, Germany: Vox Humana, 2012.
    Published
  4. Lã, F.M.B.. "Biodental Engineering". In Biodental Engineering, 169-175. Reino Unido, United Kingdom: Taylor & Francis Group, CRC Press, 2009.
    Published
Conference abstract
  1. Costa Filho, M.; Lã, F.M.B.; Sundberg, J.; Costa, R.; Salgado, A.; Peduzzi, M.; Borgonovo, M.. "Vocal Pedagogy Using Body Movements: The Use of Swiss balls and elastic bands in Classical Singing Training". Paper presented in XXII Congresso da Associação Nacional de Pesquisa e Pós-Graduação em Música, João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil, 2012.
    Published
  2. Teixeira ZL; Lã, F.M.B.; Silva, A. G.; Loureiro, N. "Alterações funcionais e dor na região cervical e cintura escapular dos instrumentistas de Flauta Transversal.". Paper presented in Encontro Nacional de Investigação em Música, Porto, 2011.
    Published
  3. André Araújo; Lã, F.M.B.; Johan Sundberg. "Portuguese North Folk Singing: preliminary results from a case study". Paper presented in 9th Pan European Voice Conference, Marseille, 2011.
    Published
Conference paper
  1. Dalagna, G.; Lã, F.M.B.; Welch, G.. "Negotiating artistic desired outcomes in music performance: preliminary results". Paper presented in Performance Studies Network International Conference – 2014, Cambridge, U.K., 2014.
    Published
  2. Lã, F.M.B.. "Hormones and the artistic singing voice". Paper presented in IX Congress La Voce Artistica, Ravenna, Italy, 2013.
    Published
  3. Lã, Filipa; Facchini, F.; Harper, N. L.; Lã, F.M.B.; Ricca, C.. "Beating together: A case study of heart rate in partner change in violin & piano duo.". Paper presented in International Symposium on Performance Science, 2013, Viena, (MDW), Austria, 2013.
    Published
  4. Lã, F.M.B.. "The singing voice: rediscovering a diamond with many facets". Paper presented in VIII Latin-American Acoustics Conference, Évora, Portugal, 2012.
    Published
  5. Teixeira, Z.; Lã, F.M.B.; Silva, A.. "Alterações posturais e dor na cervical e ombro em instrumentistas de flauta transversal". Paper presented in XXII Congresso da Associação Nacional de Pesquisa e Pós-Graduação em Música – João Pessoa, João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil, 2012.
    Published
  6. Araújo, A.; Lã, F.M.B.; Sundberg, J.. "O Canto Folclórico Minhoto: dados preliminares de um Estudo de Caso". Paper presented in Guimaramus2012, Congresso Musical de Guimarães, Guimarães, Portugal, 2012.
    Published
  7. Costa Filho, Moacyr Silva; Lã, Filipa; Sundberg, Johan; Salgado, António; Castro, Marcelo Peduzzi de; Fonseca, Pedro; Costa, Rui. "O treino vocal com o uso da faixa elástica e da bola suíça na otimização do ensino-aprendizagem do canto lírico". 2012.
  8. Teixeira, Z. L. O.; Lã, F.M.B.; Silva, A. G.; Lã, Filipa. "Head and scapular posture in flutists: A pilot controlled study". Paper presented in International Symposium on Performance Science 2011, Utrecht, Canada, 2011.
    Published
  9. Dalagna, G.; Lã, F.M.B.; Welch, G. F.. "Mental representation of music perforamce: A theoretical model". Paper presented in International Symposium on Performance Science, 2013, Wien, Austria, 2011.
    Published
  10. Marinho, H.; Lã, F.M.B.; Pereira, A.; Santos, I.. "Electrophysiological markers and pianists’ anxiety: A preliminary study". Paper presented in International Symposium on Performance Science 2011, Utrecht, Canada, 2011.
    Published
  11. Lã, F.M.B.; Sundberg, J.; Howard, D.; Sá Couto, P.; Freitas, A.. "The Effects of Sex Steroid Hormones on Singer’s Pitch Control". Paper presented in Performa ’09, Aveiro, Portugal, 2011.
    Published
  12. Lã, Filipa. "Towards the Development of Anxiety Coping Strategies for Music Students. (Promoção da Gestão de Ansiedade de Desempenho de Alunos de Música)". 2011.
  13. Lã, F.M.B.; Lã, Filipa. "Menopausal effects: a pilot investigation on professional voice users’ perceptions". Paper presented in 6th International Conference of the Greek Society for Music Education, “Music: Trains, Educates, Heals”, Athens, Greece, 2009.
    Published
  14. Lã, F.M.; Sundberg, J.; Lã, F.M.B.. "Singing voice and pregnancy preliminary results from a case study". Paper presented in 6th International Workshop on Models and Analysis of Vocal Emissions for Biomedical Applications (MAVEBA), Firenze University, Italy, Firenze, Italy, 2009.
    Published
Conference poster
  1. Lã, F.M.B.. "Teaching Singing and Technology: a historical overview of feedback tools". Paper presented in Inovação Pedagógica na Universidade de Aveiro. Teaching Day - 2nd Edition, 2013.
  2. Lã, F.M.B.; Sundberg, J.. "Phonatory Characteristics of Male Fado Singers: An exploratory study with Fado from Coimbra". Paper presented in 10th Pan European Voice Conference (PEVOC), 2013.
  3. Araújo, A.; Lã, F.M.B.. "Práticas vocais de cantadeiras do Alto Minho: Contributos para a adopção de condutas de saúde vocal". Paper presented in VI Congresso de Terapeutas da Fala, 2013.
  4. Sundberg, J.; Lã, F.M.B.; Himonides, E.. "Is intonation expressive?". Paper presented in 40th Symposium on the Care of the Professional Voice, 2011.
  5. Lã, F.M.B.; Carvalho, J. L. S.; Harper, N. L.. "The effects of the menopause and Hormone Related Medication on the Professional Voice: a bibliographic review". Paper presented in 7th Pan European Voice Conference, 2007.
  6. Lã, F.M.B.; Davidson, J. W.; Ledger, W.; Howard, D. M.; Jones, G.. "Sexual Hormones and and Operatic Singing Voice: is there a relationship?". Paper presented in Conference Day of the Medical School of the University of Sheffield, 2002.
Journal article
  1. Johan Sundberg; Filipa Lã; Svante Granqvist. "Fundamental frequency disturbances in female and male singers' pitch glides through long tube with varied resistances". The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America (2023): https://doi.org/10.1121/10.0020569.
    10.1121/10.0020569
  2. Filipa MB Lã; Mauro B Fiuza; Ana M Ramírez; Diego Ardura. "Development and validation of the Singing Voice Function Self-Efficacy Scale (Singing-VoSES)". Psychology of Music (2023): https://doi.org/10.1177/03057356231152286.
    10.1177/03057356231152286
  3. Filipa M.B. Lã; Ana M. Ramírez; Diego Ardura; Mauro B. Fiuza; Nuria Polo. "Menopausal Voice-Related Work Limitation Scale (MenoVWL): Development and Validation". Journal of Voice (2022): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvoice.2022.11.019.
    10.1016/j.jvoice.2022.11.019
  4. Filipa M. B. Lã; Mauro B. Fiuza. "Real-Time Visual Feedback in Singing Pedagogy: Current Trends and Future Directions". Applied Sciences (2022): https://doi.org/10.3390/app122110781.
    10.3390/app122110781
  5. Susanne Rosenberg; Johan Sundberg; Filipa M.B. Lã. "Kulning: Acoustic and Perceptual Characteristics of a Calling Style Used Within the Scandinavian Herding Tradition". Journal of Voice (2022): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvoice.2021.11.016.
    10.1016/j.jvoice.2021.11.016
  6. Mauro B. Fiuza; Maria Luisa Sevillano; M.B. Lã Filipa. "Singing at Menopause: A Systematic Review with Pedagogical Implications". Musicae Scientiae (2021): https://doi.org/10.1177/10298649211047884.
    10.1177/10298649211047884
  7. Lã, Filipa; Luciano S. Silva; Svante Granqvist. Corresponding author: Lã, Filipa. "Long-Term Average Spectrum Characteristics of Portuguese Fado-Canção from Coimbra". Journal of Voice (2021): http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jvoice.2021.03.005.
    10.1016/j.jvoice.2021.03.005
  8. Nuria Polo; Filipa M.B. Lã. "Self-Perceived Voice Handicap During COVID19 Compulsory Facemask Use: A Comparative Study Between Portuguese and Spanish Speakers". Journal of Voice (2021): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvoice.2021.08.003.
    10.1016/j.jvoice.2021.08.003
  9. Filipa Martins Batista Lã; Johan Sundberg; Svante Granqvist. "Augmented visual-feedback of airflow: Immediate effects on voice-source characteristics of students of singing". Psychology of Music (2021): https://doi.org/10.1177/03057356211026735.
    10.1177/03057356211026735
  10. Alberto Canelas Pais; Lã, Filipa; Tania Cova; Nuria Polo Cano; Svante Granvist. Corresponding author: Lã, Filipa. "Female Voice-Related Sexual Attractiveness to Males: Does it Vary With Different Degrees of Conception Likelihood?". Journal of Voice (2021): http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jvoice.2021.02.006.
    In press • 10.1016/j.jvoice.2021.02.006
  11. Filipa M.B. Lã; Sten Ternström. "Flow ball-assisted voice training: Immediate effects on vocal fold contacting". Biomedical Signal Processing and Control 62 (2020): 102064-102064. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bspc.2020.102064.
    Published • 10.1016/j.bspc.2020.102064
  12. Lã, F.M.B.. "Glottal Airflow and Glottal Area Waveform Characteristics of Flow Phonation in Untrained Vocally Healthy Adults". Journal of Voice (2020):
    Published
  13. Lã, F.M.B.. "What Voice-Related Metrics Change With Menopause? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Study". Journal of Voice (2020):
    Published
  14. Gill, Brian P.; Lee, Jessica; Lã, Filipa M.B.; Sundberg, Johan. "Spectrum Effects of a Velopharyngeal Opening in Singing". Journal of Voice 34 3 (2020): 346-351. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jvoice.2018.11.014.
    Published • 10.1016/j.jvoice.2018.11.014
  15. Lã, Filipa M. B.; Polo, Nuria. "Fundamental Frequency Variations Across the Menstrual Cycle and the Use of an Oral Contraceptive Pill". Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research 63 4 (2020): 1033-1043. http://dx.doi.org/10.1044/2020_jslhr-19-00277.
    Published • 10.1044/2020_jslhr-19-00277
  16. MARTINS BAPTISTA LÃ, Filipa. "La voz: potenciando el aprendizaje musical con retorno visual en tiempo real". Enseñanza & Teaching: Revista Interuniversitaria de Didáctica 37 1 (2019): 41. http://dx.doi.org/10.14201/et20193714159.
    Published • 10.14201/et20193714159
  17. Lã, Filipa M.B.. "Towards evidence-based practices in voice pedagogy". Revista de Logopedia, Foniatría y Audiología 37 4 (2017): 180-187. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rlfa.2017.07.002.
    Published • 10.1016/j.rlfa.2017.07.002
  18. Lã, F.M.B.; Wistbacka, G.; Andrade, P.A.; Granqvist, S.. "Real-Time Visual Feedback of Airflow in Voice Training: Aerodynamic Properties of Two Flow Ball Devices". Journal of Voice 31 3 (2017): 390.e1-390.e8. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85005807541&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    Published • 10.1016/j.jvoice.2016.09.024
  19. Hallqvist, H.; Lã, F.M.B.; Sundberg, J.. "Soul and Musical Theater: A Comparison of Two Vocal Styles". Journal of Voice 31 2 (2017): 229-235. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85002553289&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    Published • 10.1016/j.jvoice.2016.05.020
  20. Sundberg, J.; Lã, F.M.B.; Gill, B.P.. "Voice Source Variation Between Vowels in Male Opera Singers". Journal of Voice 30 5 (2016): 509-517. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84940826653&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    Published • 10.1016/j.jvoice.2015.07.010
  21. Aparicio, L.; Lã, F.M.B.; Silva, A.G.. "Pain and posture of children and adolescents who learn the accordion as compared with non-musician students". Medical Problems of Performing Artists 31 4 (2016): 187-192. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85002732050&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    Published • 10.21091/mppa.2016.4034
  22. Lã, F.M.B.. "Pain prevalence in instrumental musicians: a systematic review". Medical Problems of Performing Artists, 30 1 (2015): 8-19. https://www.sciandmed.com/mppa/journalviewer.aspx?issue=1215&article=2163.
    Published
  23. Lã, F.M.B.; Sundberg, J.. "Contact quotient versus closed quotient: A comparative study on professional male singers". Journal of Voice 29 2 (2015): 148-154. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84924869424&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    Published • 10.1016/j.jvoice.2014.07.005
  24. Sundberg, J.; Lã, F.M.B.; Himonides, E.. "Intonation and expressivity: A single case study of classical western singing". Journal of Voice 27 3 (2013): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84877003771&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    Published • 10.1016/j.jvoice.2012.11.009
  25. Sundberg, J.; Lã, F.M.B.; Gill, B.P.. "Formant tuning strategies in professional male opera singers". Journal of Voice 27 3 (2013): 278-288. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84877006949&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    Published • 10.1016/j.jvoice.2012.12.002
  26. De Oliveira Teixeira, Z.L.; Lã, F.M.B.; Da Silva, A.G.. "Head and shoulder functional changes in flutists". Medical Problems of Performing Artists 28 3 (2013): 145-151. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84892404567&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    Published
  27. Lã, F.M.B.; Sundberg, J.; Howard, D.M.; Sa-Couto, P.; Freitas, A.; Lã, Filipa M. B.; Sundberg, Johan; et al. "Effects of the menstrual cycle and oral contraception on singers' pitch control". Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research 55 1 (2012): 247-261. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84857381749&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    Published • 10.10441092-4388(201110-0348)
  28. Lã, F.M.B.; Sundberg, J.. "Pregnancy and the singing voice: Reports from a case study". Journal of Voice 26 4 (2012): 431-439. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84863224203&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    Published • 10.1016/j.jvoice.2010.10.010
  29. Sundberg, J.; Lã, F.M.B.; Gill, B.P.. "Professional male singers' formant tuning strategies for the vowel /a/". Logopedics Phoniatrics Vocology 36 4 (2011): 156-167. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-82255192980&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    Published • 10.3109/14015439.2011.587448
  30. Lã, F.M.B.. "Infant Musicality: New Research for Educators and Parents". Psychology of Music 38 3 (2010): 387-389.
    Published
  31. Lã, F.M.B.; Howard, D.M.; Ledger, W.; Davidson, J.W.; Jones, G.. "Oral contraceptive pill containing drospirenone and the professional voice: An electrolaryngographic analysis". Logopedics Phoniatrics Vocology 34 1 (2009): 11-19. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-66549098791&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    Published • 10.1080/14015430802538879
  32. Lã, Filipa; Davidson, Jane W.; Ledger, William; Howard, David; Jones, Georgina. "A Case-Study on the Effects of the Menstrual Cycle and the Use of a Combined Oral Contraceptive Pill on the Performance of a Western Classical Singer: An Objective and Subjective Overview". Musicae Scientiae 11 2_suppl (2007): 85-107. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/10298649070110s205.
    Published • 10.1177/10298649070110s205
  33. Lã, F.M.B.; Ledger, W.L.; Davidson, J.W.; Howard, D.M.; Jones, G.L.. "The Effects of a Third Generation Combined Oral Contraceptive Pill on the Classical Singing Voice". Journal of Voice 21 6 (2007): 754-761. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-35848948613&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    Published • 10.1016/j.jvoice.2006.05.009
  34. Lã, Filipa; Davidson, Jane W.. "Investigating The Relationship Between Sexual Hormones And Female Western Classical Singing". Research Studies in Music Education 24 1 (2005): 75-87. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1321103x050240010601.
    Published • 10.1177/1321103x050240010601
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. Lã, F.M.B.. "Investigating the Female Western Classical Singer’s Vocal Experience over the Menstrual Cycle during the use of a Third Generation Oral Contraceptive Pill: a double blind randomised placebo controlled trial". PhD, The University of Sheffield, 2006.
  2. Lã, F.M.B.. "The influence of sexual hormones produced during the menstrual cycle on the operatic singing voice: a pilot investigation. Masters Dissertation. The University of Sheffield". Master, The University of Sheffield, 2001.

Artistic / Performance

Musical performance
  1. Lã, F.M.B.. Singing Recital, Music from the XX Century, Biblioteca Joanina Universidade de Coimbra. 2015.
  2. Lã, F.M.B.. Miserere Mei, by Branco, Stark. 2014.
  3. Lã, F.M.B.. "La voix humaine", F. Poulenc. 2014.
  4. Lã, F.M.B.. Portuguese and Brazilian Music from the 20th Century. 2014.
  5. Lã, F.M.B.. Lundus and Modinhas Luso-Brasileiras. 2014.
  6. Lã, F.M.B.. Lundus and Modinhas Luso-Brasileiras. 2014.
  7. Lã, F.M.B.. Lundus and Modinhas Luso-Brasileiras. 2011.
  8. Lã, F.M.B.. Repertoire of Modest Mussorgsky, Eurico Carrapatoso, António Pinho Vargas e Manuel de Falla. 2011.
  9. Lã, F.M.B.. Repertoire of Modest Mussorgsky, Eurico Carrapatoso, António Pinho Vargas e Manuel de Falla. 2011.
  10. Lã, F.M.B.. Repertoire of Modest Mussorgsky, Eurico Carrapatoso, António Pinho Vargas e Manuel de Falla. 2011.
  11. Lã, F.M.B.. Repertoire of Modest Mussorgsky, Eurico Carrapatoso, António Pinho Vargas e Manuel de Falla. 2011.
  12. Lã, F.M.B.. Cantate Domino” by Monteverdi e “Es steh’ Gott auf, das seine Feinde zerstreuet werden SWV 356” by Schütz. 2010.
  13. Lã, F.M.B.. Recital with Pianoforte: Repertoire from Mozart, Haydn, Schubert. 2009.
  14. Lã, F.M.B.. Singing and Piano Recital. 2009.
  15. Lã, F.M.B.. Opera Producer - “Amor de Perdição” by João Arroyo. 2009.
  16. Lã, F.M.B.; Peixinho, R.. Opera: Leading role “Isabel” in the Opera “A Floresta” by the Portuguese composer Eurico Carrapatoso, with the Orchestra of EPABI. 2007.
    Soprano
  17. Lã, F.M.B.; PEIXINHO, R. Opera: Leading role “Isabel” in the Opera “A Floresta” by the Portuguese composer Eurico Carrapatoso, with the Orchestra of EPABI. 2007.
    Soprano
  18. Lã, F.M.B.; Peixinho, R.. Opera: Leading role “Isabel” in the Opera “A Floresta” by the Portuguese composer Eurico Carrapatoso, with the Orchestra of EPABI. 2007.
    Soprano
  19. Lã, F.M.B.. “Bachianas Brasileiras” by Villa Lobos, with Symphonic Band, in the first Estágio de Bandas Sinfónicas da Covilhã. 2006.
  20. Lã, F.M.B.. “Cantate Domino” by Monteverdi and “Es steh’ Gott auf, das seine Feinde zerstreuet werden SWV 356” by Schütz, with the Baroque Orchestra of the Music Department of the University of Western Australia (UWA). 2006.
  21. Lã, F.M.B.. Singing Recital. 2005.
  22. Lã, F.M.B.. Singing Recital of Russian repertoire. 2005.
  23. Lã, F.M.B.. Singing Recital. 2005.
  24. Lã, F.M.B.. “Cantate Domino” by Monteverdi and “Es steh’ Gott auf, das seine Feinde zerstreuet werden SWV 356” by Schütz, with the Baroque Orchestra from the Music Department of the University of Sheffield, directed by Andrew Laurence-King,. 2005.
  25. Lã, F.M.B.. Concert with the Philharmonic Orchestra of Beiras. 2004.
  26. Lã, F.M.B.. Concert with the Philharmonic Orchestra of Beiras. 2004.
  27. Lã, F.M.B.. Leading role in the Opera: “La Púrpura de la Rosa” by Torrejón y Velasco. Directed by Andrew Laurence-King. 2004.
  28. Lã, F.M.B.. Singing Recital. 2004.
  29. Lã, F.M.B.. Leading role in the Opera: “La Púrpura de la Rosa” by Torrejón y Velasco. Directed by Andrew-Laurence King. 2003.
  30. Lã, F.M.B.. Leading role in the Opera: “La Púrpura de la Rosa” by Torrejón y Velasco. Directed by Andrew-Laurence King. 2003.
  31. Lã, F.M.B.. Leading role in the Opera: “La Púrpura de la Rosa” by Torrejón y Velasco. Directed by Andrew-Laurence King. 2003.
  32. Lã, F.M.B.. Leading role in the Opera: “La Púrpura de la Rosa” by Torrejón y Velasco. Directed by Andrew-Laurence King. 2003.
  33. Lã, F.M.B.. “Stabat Mater” by Pergolesi. Orchestra of Sheffield University. 2003.
  34. Lã, F.M.B.. “Stabat mater” by António Caldara. Orchestra of Sheffield University. 2003.
  35. Lã, F.M.B.. “Magnificat” by António Caldara. Orchestra of Sheffield University. 2003.
  36. Lã, F.M.B.. Leading role in the Opera “Violin and Pear in Line” by Mark Slater. 2002.
  37. Lã, F.M.B.. Singing Recital. 2001.
  38. Lã, F.M.B.. Singing Recital. 2001.
  39. Lã, F.M.B.. “Magnificat” de Bach. Philharmonic Orchestra of Beiras. 2001.
  40. Lã, F.M.B.. Singing Recital. 1999.
  41. Lã, F.M.B.. Singing Recital. 1999.

Other

Other output
  1. Scientific Book Revision: Portuguese version of Principles of Voice Production - Princípios da Produção Vocal, by Titze, I. R. (2013). 2013. Lã, F.M.B..
  2. Book Review: Infant Musicality: new research for educators and parents, by Johannella Tafuri (2009). 2010. Lã, F.M.B.. http://pom.sagepub.com/content/38/3.toc.
    10.1177/03057356100380030804
  3. Book Review: The Performer's Voice: Realizing Your Vocal Potential by Dayme Meribeth Bunch (2006). 2007. Lã, F.M.B.. http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayIssue?jid=BME&volumeId=24&seriesId=0&issueId=02.
    10.1017/S0265051707007449
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2014 Negotiating Artistic Desired Outcomes in Music Performance: Preliminary Results Performance Studies Network International Conference
Faculty of Muisic, University of Cambridge (Cambridge, England, United Kingdom, United Kingdom)
2014 Semi-Occluded Vocal Tract Gestures with Real-Time Feedback of Airflow: Impacts on Voice Source During Vocal Training 43rd Annual Symposium: Care of The Professional Voice
The Voice Foundation (Philadelphia, USA, United States)
2014 Voice Source Properties at the Beginning and After Higher Singers’ Education: Comparing Students with Professionals 43st Annual Symposium: Care of The Professional Voice
The Voice Foundation (Philadelphia, USA, United States)
2014 Singer’s Voice Source in Different Vowels 43st Annual Symposium: Care of The Professional Voice
The Voice Foundation (Philadelphia, USA, United States)
2014 The menstrual cycle and electrolaryngographic differences in singing 2nd International Voice Symposium
Steinhardt School of Culture, Education and Human Development (New York, USA, United States)
2014 Does voice source differ between vowels? 2nd International Voice Symposium
Steinhardt School of Culture, Education and Human Development, New York University (New York, USA, United States)
2014 Voice Source Characteristics: Methods and Discoveries 2nd International Symposium
New York University (New York, USA, United States)
2014 Práticas Vocais de cantadeiras do Alto Minho: contributos para a adopção de condutas de saúde vocal VI Congresso Nacional APTF – Associação Portuguesa de Terapeutas da Fala
Associação Portuguesa de Terapeutas da Fala (APTF) (Lisboa, Portugal, Portugal)
2014 The Singing Voice – a diamond with many facets Voice Research Laboratory
University of Music Carl Maria von Weber (Dresden, Germany, Germany)
2014 Music Medicine: optimising musical performance through healthy and informed practices Music Medicine: optimising musical performance through healthy and informed practices
Palacky University (Olomouc, Czech Republic, Croatia)
2014 Semi-occluded vocal tract gestures in voice therapy Semi-occluded vocal tract gestures in voice therapy
Voice Research Laboratory, University of Music Carl Maria von Weber (Dresden, Germany, Germany)
2014 The Flow Ball: Visual Feedback While Using a Semi-occluded Vocal Tract Gesture 43rd Annual Symposium: Care of the Professional Voice
The Voice Foundation. Vocal Academy of Arts, Philadelphia (Philadelphia, USA, United States)
2014 Documenting the voice: measurements of Phonation and Collision Threshold Pressures 1st Continuing Education Course: The Voice: Art and Science
Steinhardt School of Culture Education and Human Development. New York University (New York, USA, United States)
2014 The use of Electrolaryngography in the voice studio 2nd International Voice Symposium
Steinhardt School of Culture Education and Human Development. New York University (New York, USA, United States)
2014 The effects of warm-up exercises on choir singing ARS Choralis
ARS Choralis (Zagreb, Croatia, Croatia)
2014 Phonatory Characteristics of Fado Singing ARS Choralis
ARS Choralis (Zagreb, Croatia, Croatia)
2014 The Science and art of singing together: contextualizing singing perceptions and practices Music and shared imaginaries: nationalisms, communities, and choral singing
Department of Communication and Arts, University of Aveiro (Aveiro, Portugal, Portugal)
2014 Psychoacoustic Characteristics of Choral Performance and its Relationship with Performance Practices in Amateur Choirs Music and shared imaginaries: nationalisms, communities, and choral singing
Department of Communication and Arts, University of Aveiro (Aveiro, Portugal, Portugal)
2014 Posture, Pain and Percetion of Effort in learning the accordeon National Symposium in Research in Music - Encontro Nacional de Investigação em Música (ENIM)
Encontro Nacional de Investigação em Música (ENIM) (Lisbon, Portugal, Portugal)
2013 Singing pedagogy in the 21st century: an overview of past, present and future approaches III Symposium on the Paradigms of Teaching Musical Instruments in the 21st Century
Music Department, University of Évora (Évora, Portugal, Portugal)
2013 New Approaches to the Teaching and Practice of Singing 3rd International Conference on Voice Science of the University of Aveiro
University of Aveiro (Aveiro, Portugal, Portugal)
2013 Teaching and Learning Optimizations Strategies Teaching and Learning Optimizations Strategies
Department of Communication and Arts, INET-MD, Aveiro University (Aveiro, Portugal, Portugal)
2013 The singing voice – an acoustical instrument The singing voice – an acoustical instrument
Escola Nacional do Conservatório de Música de Lisboa (Lisboa, Portugal, Portugal)
2013 Effects of hormonal variations on the singing voice Doctoral Programme in Voice, Language and Communication (Doutoramento em Voz, Linguagem e Comunicação)
Faculty of Medicine (in collaboration with the Faculty of Humanities) at the University of Lisbon (Lisbon, Portugal, Portugal)
2013 Technology in the Singing Studio Dresden Singing Voice Symposium – Wagner Sopranos
Hochschule für Musik Carl Maria von Weber (Dresden, Germany, Germany)
2013 Preparing the voice for radio (Preparação da Voz para a Rádio) 2nd Meeting of School Radios and TVs on the Net (II Encontro de Rádios e Televisões Escolares na Net, RTEN2013)
Escola Secundária Ferreira de Castro, Oliveira de Azeméis (Oliveira de Azeméis, Portugal, Portugal)
2013 The effects of oral contraception on the classical singer’s performance La VoceAartistica X Editione
La VoceAartistica (Ravenna, Italy, Italy)
2013 Electroglottography: clinical applications 2nd International Symposium of Voice
2nd International Symposium of Voice (Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal, Portugal)
2012 Alterações posturais e dor na cervical e ombro em instrumentistas de flauta transversal XXII Congresso da Associação Nacional de Pesquisa e Pós-Graduação em Música – João Pessoa
(João Pessoa, Brazil, Brazil)
2012 Vocal Pedagogy Using Body Movements: The Use of Swiss balls and elastic bands in Classical Singing Training XXII Congresso da Associação Nacional de Pesquisa e Pós-Graduação em Música – João Pessoa
(Brazil, Brazil)
2012 The Electrolaryngograph & Glottal Enterprises Hybrid System: applications on measuring phonation and collision threshold pressures International Voice Symposium: Subglottal Pressure Measurement and Source-Filter Interaction – two current issues in voice research
New York University (New York. USA, United States)
2012 Out-of-tune formants International Voice Symposium: Subglottal Pressure Measurement and Source-Filter Interaction – two current issues in voice research
New York University (New York, USA, United States)
2012 Criação de um Sistema de Subclassificação Vocal Objetivo: estudo piloto II Encontro Nacional De Investigação Em Música
II Encontro Nacional De Investigação Em Música (Castelo Branco, Portugal, Portugal)
2012 Afinação: um recurso técnico ou expressivo na performance vocal lírica? Guimaramus2012, Congresso Musical de Guimarães
Guimaramus2012, Congresso Musical de Guimarães (Guimarães, Portugal, Portugal)
2012 O Treino Respiratório com o uso da Banda Elástica e da Bola Suiça na Optimização do Ensino do Canto Clássico Guimaramus2012, Congresso Musical de Guimarães
Guimaramus2012, Congresso Musical de Guimarães (Guimarães, Portugal, Portugal)
2012 O Canto Folclórico Minhoto: dados preliminares de um Estudo de Caso Guimaramus2012, Congresso Musical de Guimarães
Guimaramus2012, Congresso Musical de Guimarães (Guimarães, Portugal, Portugal)
2012 Objective Measures of Voice - Subglottal pressures and Source-filter interaction 1st International Symposium on Voice
New York University (New York, USA, United States)
2012 Colours of (young) European Voices EUROPA CANTAT MEETING
EUROPA CANTAT MEETING, Toulouse (Toulouse, France, France)
2012 Hormones and the singing voice Hormones and the singing voice
Royal Conservatoire of Scotland (Glasgow, UK, United Kingdom)
2012 Musician’s Medicine Musician’s Medicine
Royal Conservatoire of Scotland (Glasgow, UK, United Kingdom)
2012 Closed Quotient and Contact Quotient: a multi-comparison study Closed Quotient and Contact Quotient: a multi-comparison study
Department of Music, Speech and Hearing KTH (Stockholm, Sweden, Sweden)
2012 New approaches to Teaching Singing New approaches to Teaching Singing
University of Music Carl Maria von Weber, Dresden (Dresden, Germany, Germany)
2012 Semi-Occluded Vocal Tract Gestures Semi-Occluded Vocal Tract Gestures
University of Music Carl Maria von Weber, Dresden (Dresden, Germany, Germany)
2012 Electrolaryngography Electrolaryngography
University of Music Carl Maria von Weber (Dresden, Germany, Germany)
2012 Teaching Singing and Technology Teaching Singing and Technology
Voice Research Laboratory, University of Music Carl Maria von Weber (Dresden, Germany, Germany)
2012 The electrolaryngograph & glottal enterprises hybrid system International Voice Symposium: Subglottal Pressure Measurement and Source-Filter Interaction: Two Current Issues in Voice Research
New York University (New York, USA, United States)
2012 Teaching singing and Technology XXIV Jahreskongresses des BDG und des EUROVOX Kongresses
XXIV Jahreskongresses des BDG und des EUROVOX Kongresses (Munich, Germany, Germany)
2012 The electrolaryngograph & glottal enterprises hybrid system: applications on measuring phonation and collision threshold pressures International Voice Symposium: Subglottal Pressure Measurement and Source-Filter Interaction: Two Current Issues in Voice Research
New York University (New York, USA, United States)
2012 Out-of-tune formants INTERNATIONAL VOICE SYMPOSIUM: Subglottal Pressure Measurement and Source-Filter Interaction - two current issues in voice research
New York University (New York, Portugal, United States)
2012 The singing voice: rediscovering a diamond with many facets VIII Latin-American Acoustics Conference
VIII Latin-American Acoustics Conference (Évora, Portugal, Portugal)
2011 Closed-Quocient versus Contact Quocient: a multicomparitive approach 9th Pan European Voice Conference
9th Pan European Voice Conference (Marseille, France, France)
2011 Portuguese North Folk Singing: preliminar results from a case study 9th Pan European Voice Conference
9th Pan European Voice Conference (Marseille, France, France)
2011 A pilot study on the effects of body training with elastic band and Swiss ball on classical singing 9th Pan European Voice Conference
9th Pan European Voice Conference (Marseille, France, France)
2011 Head and scapular posture in flutists: A pilot controlled study International Symposium on Performance Science
International Symposium on Performance Science (Toronto, Canada, Canada)
2011 Electrophysiological markers and pianists’ anxiety: A preliminary study International Symposium on Performance Science
International Symposium on Performance Science (Toronto, Canada, Canada)
2011 Two different formant strategies in professional male singers 40th Annual Symposium on The Care of the Professional Voice
40th Annual Symposium on The Care of the Professional Voice (Philadelphia, USA, United States)
2011 Formant strategies in professional opera singers 161st Meeting of the Acoustical Society of America
Acoustical Society of America (Seattle, USA, United States)
2011 The Effects of Sex Steroid Hormones on Singer’s Pitch Control Performa ’09
Aveiro University (Aveiro, Portugal, Portugal)
2011 New Technologies applied to teaching singing New Technologies applied to teaching singing
Ohio State University (Columbus, Ohio. USA, United States)
2011 The effects of hormones on singer’s performance The effects of hormones on singer’s performance
Ohio State University (Columbus, Ohio. USA, United States)
2011 Voice and Gender What voice unveils: Human voice beyond phonetics
Universidad Internacional Menêndez Pelayo (Santander, Spain, Spain)
2010 Sex steroid hormones and intonation accuracy in singing 5th Physiology and Acoustics of Singing Conference (PAS5)
5th Physiology and Acoustics of Singing Conference (PAS5) (Stockholm, Sweden, Sweden)
2010 Two formant strategies on professional male singers 5th Physiology and Acoustics of Singing Conference (PAS5)
5th Physiology and Acoustics of Singing Conference (PAS5) (Stockholm, Sweden, Sweden)
2010 Singing Voice During and after Pregnancy: a longitudinal case study The Voice Foundation’s 39th Annual Symposium on the Care of the Professional Voice
The Voice Foundation’s (Philadelphia, USA, United States)
2010 Sex Steroid Hormones and Intonation Accuracy in Singing International Artistic and Scientific Symposium on Choral Music
ARS Choralis (Zagreb, Croatia, Croatia)
2010 Different perspective of the singing voice 2nd International Conference of Voice Science of the University of Aveiro
Aveiro University (Aveiro, Portugal, Portugal)
2010 Perceptual Evaluations of Voices Perceptual Evaluations of Voices
Steinhardt School of Culture, Education and Human Development, New York University (New York, USA, United States)
2010 Effects of Sex steroid Hormones on the singing performance Effects of Sex steroid Hormones on the singing performance
Steinhardt School of Culture, Education and Human Development, New York University (New York, USA, United States)
2010 Audio signal and its relation with voice analysis 30th Meeting of the Portuguese Association of Acoustics
Portuguese Association of Acoustics (Porto, Portugal, Portugal)
2010 Real time feedback display in teaching classical singing: applicability 12º Encontro de Engenharia Audio da AES – Portugal
Engenharia Audio da AES – Portugal (Aveiro, Portugal., Portugal)
2009 Case study of a temperomandibular joint hypermobility in classical singing Biodental Engineering
Biodental Engineering (Porto, Portugal, Portugal)
2009 Singing Voice and Pregnancy: preliminary results from a case study 6th International Workshop on Models and Analysis of Vocal Emissions for Biomedical Applications
6th International Workshop on Models and Analysis of Vocal Emissions for Biomedical Applications (Florence, Italy, Italy)
2009 Observation of the Singing Voice during pregnancy: a case study 158th Meeting of the Acoustical Society of America
Acoustical Society of America (San Antonio, Texas, USA, United States)
2009 The effects of hormonal variations in singer’s performance The effects of hormonal variations in singer’s performance
Music Department, University of Texas (San Antonio, Texas, USA, United States)
2008 The Musical Mind VI Internacional Fórum of Portuguese Researchers (FIIP) – Brain, Life and Culture
Institute of Molecular Medicine, Lisbon (Lisbon, Portugal, Portugal)
2008 Aging Voice: implications for Professional voice users 2nd Symposium of the Portuguese Performing Arts Medicine
Department of Communication and Arts, University of Aveiro (Aveiro, Portugal, Portugal)
2008 The effects of the oral contraceptive pill: advise on singers 1st Symposium of the Portuguese Performing Arts Medicine
1st Symposium of the Portuguese Performing Arts Medicine. City Hall, Matosinhos (Matosinhos, Portugal, Portugal)
2008 Endocrinology of the voice Endocrinology of the voice
Faculty of Nursing of the Polytechnic University, Viana do Castelo (Viana do Castelo, Portugal, Portugal)
2007 The effects of a combined oral contraceptive pill with anti-androgenic and anti-mineralocorticoid properties on the pattern of vibration of the vocal folds of professional female voice users 7th Pan European Voice Conference
7th Pan European Voice Conference (Groningen, The Netherlands, Netherlands)
2007 Investigating the effects of a combined oral contraceptive pill on the Western Classical Singing Performance 3rd Conference on Interdisciplinary Musicology-Singing
3rd Conference on Interdisciplinary Musicology-Singing (Tallinn, Estonia, Estonia)
2007 The endocrinology of the performance of classically trained singers Performa – International Conference on Performance Studies
DeCA, Universidade de Aveiro (Aveiro, Portugal, Portugal)
2007 The effects of the menopause and the use of hormonal replacement therapy on female Professional voice users’ perceptions International Symposium on Performance Science,
International Symposium on Performance Science (Porto, Portugal, Portugal)
2007 Vocal technique for choir members: optimising your singing abilities Vocal technique for choir members: optimising your singing abilities
Music Conservatoire, Covilhã (Covilhã, Portugal, Portugal)
2006 The Effects of a Third Generation Oral Contraceptive Pill on the Female Operatic Voice: a double blind randomised placebo controlled trial The Voice Foundation 38th Annual Symposium Care of the Professional Voice
The Voice Foundation (Philadelphia, USA, United States)
2006 Investigating the Female Western Classical Singer’s Vocal Experience over the Menstrual Cycle and during the use of a Third Generation Oral Contraceptive Pill 1st Music Mind and Medicine
Music Department, University of Western Australia (Perth, Australia, Australia)
2006 The Psycho-Physiological View of the Music Performer Performed II
Aveiro University (Aveiro, Portugal, Portugal)
2006 Investigating the effects of a combined oral contraceptive pill on the professional singing voice Investigating the effects of a combined oral contraceptive pill on the professional singing voice
Human Communication Sciences Department, University of Sheffield (Sheffield, U.K., United Kingdom)
2005 The influence of the menstrual cycle and the oral contraceptive pill on the female singing performance Performance Matters Conference
Performance Matters Conference (Porto, Portugal, Portugal)
2005 The Effects of a third generation oral contraceptive pill on the classical trained voice 6th Pan European Voice Conference
6th Pan European Voice Conference (London, UK, United Kingdom)
2005 The Effects of a third generation oral contraceptive pill on the operatic female singing voice AOTOS-Sempre Conference
AOTOS-Sempre Conference (Birmingham, UK, United Kingdom)
2005 The Effects of a Third Generation Oral Contraceptive Pill on the Female Operatic Voice: a double blind randomised placebo controlled trial A Stint on Voice Research
Centre for Early Music, York (York, UK, United Kingdom)
2005 The Effects of the Menstrual Cycle and the Oral Contraceptive Pill on Female Operatic Voices The Effects of the Menstrual Cycle and the Oral Contraceptive Pill on Female Operatic Voices
London Institute of Education (London, U.K. , United Kingdom)
2005 Sexual Hormones: do they influence vocal performance of western classical singers? Sexual Hormones: do they influence vocal performance of western classical singers?
Music Conservatoire of Coimbra (Coimbra, Portugal, Portugal)
2004 The Influence of the Menstrual Cycle and the Oral Contraceptive Pill on the Female Operatic Singing Voice Second International Physiology and Acoustics of Singing Conference
Second International Physiology and Acoustics of Singing Conference (Denver, USA, United States)
2004 The Influence of Sexual Hormones on the Western Classical Singing Voice
Royal Northern College of Music (Manchester, UK, United Kingdom)
2004 The Influence of Sexual Hormones on the Western Classical Singing Voice
Guildhall School of Music and Drama (London, U.K., United Kingdom)
2004 Vocal Science Vocal Science
Music Conservatoire Calouste Gulbenkian of Aveiro (Aveiro, Portugal, Portugal)
2004 The Effects of Steroid Hormones on Voice Quality The Effects of Steroid Hormones on Voice Quality
S. João Hospital, Obstetrics and Gynaecology Department, Porto (Porto, Portugal, Portugal)
2003 The Influence of the Menstrual Cycle and the Oral Contraceptive Pill on the Female Operatic Singing Voice 5th Pan European Voice Conference (PEVOC5)
5th Pan European Voice Conference (PEVOC5) (Graz, Austria, Austria)

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role 		Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2012 - Current Developing an algorithm for learning to enhance synchronization and intonation in jazz performance ensemble
Supervisor
 Música (PhD)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2012 - Current The impacts of flow-ball phonation on vocal efficiency in high education students
Supervisor
 Música (Master)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2012 - Current Building an academic curricula to teach non-classical singing styles in high level education
Supervisor
 Música (Master)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2012 - Current Effects of Vocal Technique on choir singing
Supervisor
 Música (Master)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2012 - Current Systematic respiratory training and impacts on different styles of repertoire
Co-supervisor
 Música (Master)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2012 - Current Healthy practices and performance optimization strategies for violin young students
Co-supervisor
 Música (Master)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2011 - Current Mental Representation as the Desired Artistic Outcome: developing an artistic incubator
Co-supervisor
 Música (PhD)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2011 - Current Impacts of using technology in teaching young singing students
Supervisor
 Música (Master)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2011 - Current The use of Ipad applications in teaching instrumental students
Supervisor
 Música (Master)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2010 - Current North Minho Traditional Singing: aerodynamic, physiological and acoustical study
Co-supervisor
 Música (PhD)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2011/07 - 2015/04 Describing Voice Performance of Alto Minho Folk Singers: a multidimensional study
Supervisor
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2011 - 2015 Describing vocal performance of Portuguese cantadeiras of Alto Minho
Supervisor
 Música (PhD)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2014 - 2014 PSYCHO-PHYSIO DYNAMICS IN VIOLIN-PIANO DUO: A PIANIST’S PERSPECTIVE
Co-supervisor
 Música (PhD)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2014 - 2014 Physiology of phonation as a guideline for an informed practice
Supervisor
 Música (Master)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2014 - 2014 Musculoskeletal problems in guitarist: didactics of prevention
Supervisor
 Música (Master)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2014 - 2014 Understanding the impacts of performance related pain in career choice of piano music students
Supervisor
 Música (Master)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2014 - 2014 Postural characteristics of accordion students
Co-supervisor
 Música (Master)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2013 - 2013 Orofacial problems in singers: preventive teaching and practice strategies (Disfunção temporomandibular em cantores líricos: práticas pedagógias saudáveis)
Supervisor
 Música (Master)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2013 - 2013 Investigating strategies used to select singing repertoire: reflexions on the Portuguese teaching system at public Conservatoires (Aferição de Repertório de Canto: Reflexões para o ensino em Portugal)
Supervisor
 Música (Master)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2012 - 2012 Tridimentional model for soprano voice sub-classification (Modelo tripartido para a subclassificação vocal de sopranos)
Supervisor
 Música (Master)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2012 - 2012 Developing an audio tool to promote auto regulation and motivation in learning the Oboe (Implementação de uma ferramenta pedagógica na iniciação ao oboe)
Supervisor
 Música (Master)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2012 - 2012 Temporomandibular disfunction in string instrumentalist students: disclosing the risk factors in secondary education (Disfunção Temporomandibular em estudantes de violin e de viola d’arco)
Co-supervisor
 Música (Master)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2012 - 2012 The impacts of an ergonomic chair in cello playing (A Cadeira Ergonómica na Prática e Ensino do Violoncelo)
Co-supervisor
 Música (Master)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2011 - 2011 Functional and Postural modifications in the back and shoulder of flutists” (Alteração Funcional/ Dor na Cervical e Cintura Escapular de Flautistas)
Co-supervisor
 Música (Master)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2011 - 2011 Organizing studying sessions: implications on motivation (Estudo auto-regulado: efeitos na motivação e aprendizagem dos alunos)
Supervisor
 Música (Master)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2011 - 2011 Effects of warming-up on Choir Singing (Prática de Exercícios de Aquecimento: Efeitos no desempenho vocal)
Supervisor
 Música (Master)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2010 - 2010 Investigating Muscular-Skeletal Problems amongst University Music Students (Lesões por esforço repetitive em instrumentistas de cordas friccionadas)
Co-supervisor
 Música (Master)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2014 - 2014 “Celebrating the Languages of the Voice”
Concert (Other)
2014 - 2014 Singing and piano lecture-recital: “Agenda 7 de Coimbra - Around Goethe”
Concert (Other)
2014 - 2014 2nd International Symposium: Voice Source Characteristics: Methods and Discoveries
Symposium (Other)
 New York University, NYU, United States
2014 - 2014 Celebrating the voice in different languages - “World-Voice Day”
Concert (Other)
 Aveiro University, Portugal
2013 - 2013 Singing and Piano Lecture-recital “Coimbra: Un Tour de Babel en chansons”
Concert (Other)
2013 - 2013 3rd International Conference on Voice Science of the University of Aveiro”: New Approaches to the Teaching and Practice of Singing
Conference (Other)
 Aveiro University, Portugal
2013 - 2013 Celebrating the true interdisciplinary nature of the voice - "World-Voice Day"
Other (Other)
 Aveiro University, Portugal
2012 - 2012 Singing and Piano lecture-recital: “Afternoons at the Museum”
Concert (Other)
2012 - 2012 Singing and Piano lecture-recital: “Afternoons at the Museum”
Concert (Other)
2012 - 2012 1st International Symposium on Voice: Objective Measures of Voice - Subglottal pressures and Source-filter interaction
Symposium (Other)
 New York University, United States
2012 - 2012 The Choral Voice - "World-Voice Day"
Other (Other)
 Aveiro University, Portugal
2011 - 2011 Non-Classical Singing: How to sing non-classical styles
Workshop (Other)
 Aveiro University, Portugal
2011 - 2011 Singing Master-Class and Singer’s Studio: The singer's studio
Workshop (Other)
 Aveiro University, Portugal
2011 - 2011 Celebrating the voice whith creativity - "World-Voice Day"
Other (Other)
2010 - 2010 “Don Giovanni”, by W. A. Mozart, a production by OperaNorth-Portugal
Concert (Other)
 OperaNorth, Portugal, Portugal
2010 - 2010 2nd International Conference of Voice Science of the University of Aveiro: Different perspective of the singing voice
Conference (Other)
 Aveiro University, Portugal
2010 - 2010 4th Symposium of the Portuguese Performing Arts Medicine
Symposium (Other)
 Portuguese Association for Performing Arts Medicine, Portugal
2009 - 2009 “Amor de Perdição” by João Arroyo, a production by OperaNorth
Concert (Other)
 Portuguese Ministry of Culture, Portugal
2009 - 2009 1st International Conference on Voice Science of the University of Aveiro
Conference (Other)
 Aveiro University, Portugal
2008 - 2008 2nd Symposium of the Portuguese Performing Arts Medicine & 1st National Course on Musicians’ Health and Well-Being
Symposium (Other)
 Aveiro University, Portugal
2006 - 2006 Performed II - "The Psycho-Physiological View of the Music Performer"
Conference (Other)
 Aveiro University, Portugal

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2015 - 2015 MÚSICA E MEDICINA: um requisito na pedagogia preventiva do músico
Conference
 Saúde Ocupacional de Músicos e Interpretes
Escola Superior de Tecnologia e Saúde do Porto (ESTSP-IPP), Portugal
2015 - 2015 Effects of Hormones on the Voice
Conference
 Die Stimme im Chorgesang
University of Music Carl Maria von Weber, Germany
2014 - 2014 Music Medicine: optimising musical performance through healthy and informed practices
Seminar
Department of Music Education, Palacky University, Olomouc, Czech Republic
2014 - 2014 The effects of warm-up exercises on choir singing
Conference
 ARS Choralis
ARS Choralis, Croatia
2014 - 2014 Phonatory Characteristics of Fado Singing
Conference
 ARS Choralis
ARS Choralis, Croatia
2014 - 2014 Pan-European Voice Conference (PEVOC)
Conference
 Pan-European Voice Conference (PEVOC)
2014 - 2014 2nd International Voice Symposium, NYU, 2014
Symposium
 2nd International Voice Symposium, NYU, 2014
NYU Steinhardt, United States
2014 - 2014 The Singing Voice – a diamond with many facets
Seminar
 Voice Research Laboratory
Voice Research Laboratory, University of Music Carl Maria von Weber, Germany
2014 - 2014 Music…a bridge with vocal science (A música em ponte com… a ciência Vocal)
Seminar
Music Conservatoire of Oporto, Portugal
2014 - 2014 Semi-occluded vocal tract gestures in voice therapy
Workshop
Voice Research Laboratory, University of Music Carl Maria von Weber, Germany
2014 - 2014 The Flow Ball: Visual Feedback While Using a Semi-occluded Vocal Tract Gesture
Workshop
 43rd Annual Symposium: Care of the Professional Voice
The Voice Foundation, United States
2014 - 2014 Documenting the voice: measurements of Phonation and Collision Threshold Pressures
Workshop
 1st Continuing Education Course: The Voice: Art and Science
Steinhardt School of Culture Education and Human Development, United States
2014 - 2014 The use of Electrolaryngography in the voice studio
Workshop
 2nd International Voice Symposium
Steinhardt School of Culture Education and Human Development, United States
2014 - 2014 Voice Source Characteristics: Methods and Discoveries
Symposium
 2nd International Symposium
Steinhardt School of Culture, Education and Human Development, New York University (NYU), United States
2014 - 2014 The Science and art of singing together: contextualizing singing perceptions and practices
Conference
 Music and shared imaginaries: nationalisms, communities, and choral singing
Department of Communication and Arts, University of Aveiro, Portugal
2014 - 2014 The Science and art of singing together: contextualizing singing perceptions and practices
Conference
 Music and shared imaginaries: nationalisms, communities, and choral singing
Department of Communication and Arts, University of Aveiro, Portugal
2014 - 2014 Psychoacoustic Characteristics of Choral Performance and its Relationship with Performance Practices in Amateur Choirs
Conference
 Music and shared imaginaries: nationalisms, communities, and choral singing
Department of Communication and Arts, University of Aveiro, Portugal
2014 - 2014 Psychoacoustic Characteristics of Choral Performance and its Relationship with Performance Practices in Amateur Choirs
Conference
 Music and shared imaginaries: nationalisms, communities, and choral singing
Department of Communication and Arts, University of Aveiro, Portugal
2013 - 2013 The singing voice – an acoustical instrument
Seminar
Escola Nacional do Conservatório de Música de Lisboa, Portugal
2013 - 2013 Effects of hormonal variations on the singing voice
Seminar
 Doctoral Programme in Voice, Language and Communication
Faculty of Medicine (in collaboration with the Faculty of Humanities) at the University of Lisbon, Portugal
2013 - 2013 Spectrography applied to teaching singing
Seminar
 European Voice Teachers Association (EVTA) Continuum Education Programme
Prague Music Conservatoire, Czech Republic
2013 - 2013 The effects of oral contraception on the classical singer’s performance
Conference
 La Voce artistica X Editione
La Voce artistica X Editione, Italy
2013 - 2013 Electroglottography: clinical applications
Symposium
 2nd International Symposium of Voice
2nd International Symposium of Voice, Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal
2013 - 2013 15th ICPLA Conference
Conference
 15th ICPLA Conference
International Clinical Phonetics and Linguistics Association (ICPLA), Sweden
2013 - 2013 Teaching and Learning Optimizations Strategies
Round table
 2º Fórum Internacional de Pós-graduação em Estudos de Música e Dança
Department of Communication and Arts, INET-MD, Aveiro, Portugal
2013 - 2013 The singing voice – an acoustical instrument
Seminar
Escola Nacional do Conservatório de Música de Lisboa, Portugal
2013 - 2013 Effects of hormonal variations on the singing voice
Seminar
 Doctoral Programme in Voice, Language and Communication
Faculty of Medicine (in collaboration with the Faculty of Humanities) at the University of Lisbon, Portugal
2013 - 2013 Technology in the Singing Studio
Workshop
 Dresden Singing Voice Symposium – Wagner Sopranos
Hochschule für Musik Carl Maria von Weber, Germany
2013 - 2013 Preparing the voice for radio” (Preparação da Voz para a Rádio)
Workshop
 2nd Meeting of School Radios and TVs on the Net (II Encontro de Rádios e Televisões Escolares na Net, RTEN2013)
2nd Meeting of School Radios and TVs on the Net (II Encontro de Rádios e Televisões Escolares na Net, RTEN2013), Portugal
2013 - 2013 New Approaches to the Teaching and Practice of Singing
Conference
 3rd International Conference on Voice Science of the University of Aveiro
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2013 - 2013 Celebrating the true interdisciplinary nature of the voice - World-Voice Day
Conference
 Word-Voice Day
Aveiro University, Portugal
2013 - 2013 3rd International Conference on Voice Science of the University of Aveiro
Conference
 3rd International Conference on Voice Science of the University of Aveiro
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2013 - 2013 Celebrating the true interdisciplinary nature of the voice - World-Voice Day
Conference
 Celebrating the true interdisciplinary nature of the voice
Aveiro University, Portugal
2012 - 2012 Closed Quotient and Contact Quotient: a multi-comparison study
Seminar
Department of Music, Speech and Hearing KTH, Stockholm, Sweden
2012 - 2012 Musician’s Medicine
Seminar
Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, Glasgow, United Kingdom
2012 - 2012 Hormones and the singing voice
Seminar
Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, Glasgow, United Kingdom
2012 - 2012 The complexity of teaching singing: a multimodal approach in voice science and pedagogy
Seminar
Karlovac Music School, Karlovac, Croatia
2012 - 2012 Colours of (young) European Voices
Round table
 EUROPA CANTAT MEETING
EUROPA CANTAT MEETING, Toulouse, France
2012 - 2012 Teaching singing and Technology
Congress
 XXIV Jahreskongresses des BDG und des EUROVOX Kongresses
XXIV Jahreskongresses des BDG und des EUROVOX Kongresses, Germany
2012 - 2012 The electrolaryngograph & glottal enterprises hybrid system: applications on measuring phonation and collision threshold pressures
Symposium
 International Voice Symposium: Subglottal Pressure Measurement and Source-Filter Interaction: Two Current Issues in Voice Research
International Voice Symposium, United States
2012 - 2012 Out-of-tune formants
Symposium
 INTERNATIONAL VOICE SYMPOSIUM: Subglottal Pressure Measurement and Source-Filter Interaction - two current issues in voice research
INTERNATIONAL VOICE SYMPOSIUM: New York University, United States
2012 - 2012 The singing voice: rediscovering a diamond with many facets
Conference
 Plenary Session. VIII Latin-American Acoustics Conference
VIII Latin-American Acoustics Conference, Portugal
2012 - 2012 1st International Voice Symposium, NYU, 2012
Symposium
 1st International Voice Symposium, NYU, 2012
NYU Steinhardt - New York University, United States
2012 - 2012 New approaches to Teaching Singing
Workshop
University of Music Carl Maria von Weber, Germany
2012 - 2012 Semi-Occluded Vocal Tract Gestures
Workshop
University of Music Carl Maria von Weber, Germany
2012 - 2012 Electrolaryngography
Workshop
University of Music Carl Maria von Weber, Germany
2012 - 2012 Teaching Singing and Technology
Workshop
Voice Research Laboratory, Germany
2012 - 2012 The electrolaryngograph & glottal enterprises hybrid system: applications on measuring phonation and collision threshold pressures
Workshop
 International Voice Symposium: Subglottal Pressure Measurement and Source-Filter Interaction: Two Current Issues in Voice Research
New York University, United States
2012 - 2012 Objective Measures of Voice - Subglottal pressures and Source-filter interaction
Symposium
 1st International Symposium on Voice
New York University, United States
2012 - 2012 The Choral Voice - World-Voice Day
Round table
 The Choral Voice - "World-Voice Day"
Aveiro University, Portugal
2012 - 2012 The Choral Voice - World-Voice Day
Round table
 The Choral Voice - "World-Voice Day"
Aveiro University, Portugal
2011 - 2011 The effects of hormones on singer’s performance
Seminar
Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, United States
2011 - 2011 New Technologies applied to teaching singing
Seminar
Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, United States
2011 - 2011 Voice and Gender
Conference
 What voice unveils: Human voice beyond phonetics
Universidad Internacional Menêndez Pelayo, Santander, Spain
2011 - 2011 How to sing non-classical styles - Non-Classical Singing
Workshop
 Non-Classical Singing
Aveiro University, Portugal
2011 - 2011 The singer’s studio - “Singing Master-Class and Singer’s Studio”
Conference
 Singing Master-Class and Singer’s Studio
Aveiro University, Portugal
2011 - 2011 How to sing non-classical styles - Non-Classical Singing
Workshop
 How to sing non-classical styles - "Non-Classical Singing"
Aveiro University, Portugal
2011 - 2011 The singer’s studio - “Singing Master-Class and Singer’s Studio”
Conference
 The singer’s studio - “Singing Master-Class and Singer’s Studio”
Aveiro University, Portugal
2010 - 2010 Effects of Sex steroid Hormones on the singing performance
Seminar
Steinhardt School of Culture, Education and Human Development, New York University, United States
2010 - 2010 Perceptual Evaluations of Voices
Seminar
Steinhardt School of Culture, Education and Human Development, New York University, United States
2010 - 2010 Audio signal and its relation with voice analysis
Conference
 30th Meeting of the Portuguese Association of Acoustics
Portuguese Association of Acoustics, ESMAE-IPP, Portugal
2010 - 2010 Real time feedback display in teaching classical singing: applicability
Meeting
 12º Encontro de Engenharia Audio da AES – Portugal
AES – Portugal, Portugal
2010 - 2010 2nd International Conference of Voice Science of the University of Aveiro
Conference
 2nd International Conference of Voice Science of the University of Aveiro
Department of Communication and Arts & IEETA, Aveiro University, Portugal
2010 - 2010 Different perspective of the singing voice
Conference
 2nd International Conference of Voice Science of the University of Aveiro
Aveiro University, Portugal
2010 - 2010 4th Symposium of the Portuguese Performing Arts Medicine
Symposium
 4th Symposium of the Portuguese Performing Arts Medicine
Portuguese Association for Performing Arts Medicine (APMAE), Portugal
2010 - 2010 4th Symposium of the Portuguese Performing Arts Medicine
Symposium
 4th Symposium of the Portuguese Performing Arts Medicine
Portuguese Association for Performing Arts Medicine (APMAE), Portugal
2009 - 2009 The effects of hormonal variations in singer’s performance
Seminar
Music Department, University of Texas. San Antonio, Texas, United States
2009 - 2009 1st International Conference on Voice Science of the University of Aveiro
Conference
 1st International Conference on Voice Science of the University of Aveiro
Department of Communication and Arts & IEETA, Aveiro University, Portugal
2009 - 2009 Voice Science in Retrospective
Conference
 1st International Conference on Voice Science of the University of Aveiro
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2008 - 2008 The Musical Mind
Congress
 VI Internacional Fórum of Portuguese Researchers (FIIP) – Brain, Life and Culture
VI Internacional Fórum of Portuguese Researchers (FIIP) – Brain, Life and Culture, Institute of Molecular Medicine, Portugal
2008 - 2008 Endocrinology of the voice
Seminar
Faculty of Nursing of the Polytechnic University, Viana do Castelo, Portugal
2008 - 2008 2nd Symposium of the Portuguese Performing Arts Medicine & 1st National Course on Musicians’ Health and Well-Being
Symposium
 2nd Symposium of the Portuguese Performing Arts Medicine & 1st National Course on Musicians’ Health and Well-Being
Department of Communication and Arts, Aveiro University, Portugal
2008 - 2008 2nd Symposium of the Portuguese Performing Arts Medicine & 1st National Course on Musicians’ Health and Well-Being
Symposium
 2nd Symposium of the Portuguese Performing Arts Medicine & 1st National Course on Musicians’ Health and Well-Being
Aveiro University, Portugal
2007 - 2007 Vocal technique for choir members: optimising your singing abilities
Seminar
Music Conservatoire, Covilhã, Portugal
2006 - 2006 Investigating the effects of a combined oral contraceptive pill on the professional singing voice
Seminar
Human Communication Sciences Department, University of Sheffield, United Kingdom
2006 - 2006 Performed II
Conference
 Performed II
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2006 - 2006 The Psycho-Physiological View of the Music Performer
Conference
 Performed II
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2005 - 2005 Sexual Hormones: do they influence vocal performance of western classical singers?
Seminar
Music Conservatoire of Coimbra, Portugal
2005 - 2005 The Effects of the Menstrual Cycle and the Oral Contraceptive Pill on Female Operatic Voices
Seminar
London Institute of Education, London, United Kingdom
2004 - 2004 The Effects of Steroid Hormones on Voice Quality
Seminar
S. João Hospital, Obstetrics and Gynaecology Department, Porto, Portugal
2004 - 2004 Vocal Science
Seminar
Music Conservatoire Calouste Gulbenkian of Aveiro, Portugal
2004 - 2004 The Influence of Sexual Hormones on the Western Classical Singing Voice
Seminar
Guildhall School of Music and Drama, London, United Kingdom
2004 - 2004 The Influence of Sexual Hormones on the Western Classical Singing Voice
Seminar
Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester, United Kingdom

Jury of academic degree

Topic
Role 		Candidate name (Type of degree)
Institution / Organization
2014 The Portuguese Language in Classical Singing: a study of the relationship between technique and phonetics (A Língua Portuguesa no Canto Lírico: um estudo de relações entre técnica vocal e fonética articulatória) Tânia Sofia Gomes Valente (PhD)
Universidade de Évora, Portugal
2013 How does genre shape the vocal behaviour of female singers? Empirical studies of professional female singing in Western Lyric and Contemporary Commercial Music Genres Gillyanne Kayes (PhD)
University of London, United Kingdom
2013 Ergonomic Tools for the Guitar Heder Dias (Master)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2013 Teaching Guitar to Blind Students Alberto Costa (Master)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2012 Vocal development in infancy: acoustic analysis of infant vocalisations (Desenvolvimento vocal na infância: análise acústica de vocalizações de bebés face a estímulos musicais e linguísticos durante o segundo ano de vida) João Pedro Lopes Reigado (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal
2012 From Creation to Performance: Teaching Children’s Choir in Esposende Osvaldo Samuel da Silva Fernandes (Master)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2012 Teaching the Guitar through video call António Gil Alves Ferreira (Master)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2011 Breathing techniques in teaching of singing Joana Valente (Master)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2011 Contemporary Music for teaching the Saxofone at Secondary Schools Tiago António Nunes da Costa (Master)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2011 The Sonatas Ops. 1 by Mercy and the Second Set of Sonatas by Pepusch Inês Moz Caldas (Master)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2010 The artistic use of the voice in THEMA (OMAGGIO A JOYCE by L. Berio) Sara Serra Alves Carneiro (Master)
Universidade Católica Portuguesa Centro Regional do Porto, Portugal
2010 Fingering Patterns: Teaching the Violin Technique in Higher Education Clarissa Gomes Foleto (Master)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2010 Colours applied to the teaching of trumpet to 1st year students Agostinho Silva Gomes (Master)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2009 Cross-Over Techniques between classical and music theatre singing (Técnica de Canto Lírico e de Teatro Musical – Práticas de Crossover) Ana Cristina Pereira Sacramento (PhD)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal

Association member

Society Organization name Role
2014 - Current Pan-European Voice Conference (PEVOC) advisory board
2012 - Current IberoAmerican Association of Voice Science
2012 - Current National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS)
2012 - Current International Undergraduate Programmes (Programa de Licenciaturas Internationais) in Music - DeCA, UA
2012 - Current ERASMUS Coordinator - DeCA, UA
2009 - Current Company Opera North, Porto, Portugal
2008 - Current Portuguese Association of Performing Arts Medicine
2007/01 - Current Institute of Ethnomusicology, Music and Dance (IMED), New University of Lisbon
2003 - 2005 British Voice Association, UK

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2010/09 - Current Singing (Outros) Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2010/09 - Current Singing Pedagogy (Outros) Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2010/09 - Current Introduction to Music Psychology (Outros) Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2010/09 - Current Psychology of Music Education (Outros) Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2010/09 - Current Music Medicine (Outros) Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2010/09 - Current Healthy Educational Practices for Musicians (Outros) Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2010/09 - Current Research Methodologies in Music Education (Outros) Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2010/09 - Current Specialization Projects (Outros) Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2015 - 2015 Master in Phonetics and Phonology, CSIC Especialização (Curso médio) CSIC, UIMP, Spain
2015 - 2015 Master in Phonetics and Phonology, CSIC Especialização (Curso médio) CSIC, UIMP, Spain
2014 - 2014 The Science of the Voice Aperfeiçoamento (Curso médio) Steinhardt School of Culture, Education and Human Development, New York University, United States
2014 - 2014 The Science of the Voice Aperfeiçoamento (Curso médio) Steinhardt School of Culture, Education and Human Development, New York University, United States
2014 - 2014 Master´s in Phonetics and Phonology, CSIC Especialização (Curso médio) Laboratório de Fonética del Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas de Madrid and International University Menéndez Pelayo (UIMP), Spain
2014 - 2014 Singing Master Classe Aperfeiçoamento (Curso médio)
2014 - 2014 Master Degree in Phonetics and Phonology, CSIC Especialização (Curso médio) Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas de Madrid and International University Menéndez Pelayo (UIMP), Spain
2014 - 2014 Master Degree in Phonetics and Phonology, CSIC Especialização (Curso médio) Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas de Madrid and International University Menéndez Pelayo (UIMP), Spain
2013 - 2013 II Leonardo da Vinci Programme: Digital Resources Technology Aperfeiçoamento (Curso médio) European Voice Teachers Association (EVTA), Czech Republic
2013 - 2013 Function of the Singing Voice Aperfeiçoamento (Curso médio) KTH, Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden
2013 - 2013 Singing Master Classe Aperfeiçoamento (Curso médio)
2012 - 2012 Master´s in Phonetics and Phonology, CSIC Aperfeiçoamento (Curso médio) Laboratório de Fonética del Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas de Madrid and International University Menéndez Pelayo (UIMP), Spain
2012 - 2012 II Leonardo da Vinci Programme: Digital Resources Technology Aperfeiçoamento (Curso médio) European Voice Teachers Association (EVTA), Finland
2012 - 2012 The Science of the Singing Voice Aperfeiçoamento (Curso médio) National Association of Teachers of Croatia, Croatia
2012 - 2012 Function of the Singing Voice Aperfeiçoamento (Curso médio) KTH, Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden
2012 - 2012 Singing Master Classe Aperfeiçoamento (Curso médio)
2012 - 2012 Singing Master Classe Aperfeiçoamento (Curso médio)
2011 - 2011 Master´s in Phonetics and Phonology, CSIC Aperfeiçoamento (Curso médio) Laboratório de Fonética del Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas de Madrid and International University Menéndez Pelayo (UIMP), Spain
2011 - 2011 Promoting Health and Well-Being in Musicians Aperfeiçoamento (Curso médio) Centro de Formação Sá de Miranda, Braga, Portugal
2011 - 2011 Promoting Health and Well-Being in Musicians Aperfeiçoamento (Curso médio) Centro de Formação Sá de Miranda, Braga, Portugal
2011 - 2011 Singing Master Classe Aperfeiçoamento (Curso médio)
2009/09 - 2010/08 Singing (Outros) Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2009/09 - 2010/08 Singing Pedagogy (Outros) Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2009/09 - 2010/08 Introduction to Music Psychology (Outros) Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2009/09 - 2010/08 Psychology of Music Education (Outros) Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2009/09 - 2010/08 Music Medicine (Outros) Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2009/09 - 2010/08 Healthy Educational Practices for Musicians (Outros) Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2009/09 - 2010/08 Research Methodologies in Music Education (Outros) Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2009/09 - 2010/08 Specialization Projects (Outros) Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2010 - 2010 2nd National Course on Health and Singing Aperfeiçoamento (Curso médio) Portuguese Catholic University and Institute of Health Sciences, Portugal
2010 - 2010 The Professional Voice: Strategies for Optimizing Voice Use Aperfeiçoamento (Curso médio) Secondary School of Vilela, Portugal
2010 - 2010 The Professional Voice: Strategies for Optimizing Voice Use Aperfeiçoamento (Curso médio) Secondary School of Vilela, Portugal
2010 - 2010 Function of the Singing Voice Aperfeiçoamento (Curso médio) KTH, Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden
2010 - 2010 Singing Master Classe Aperfeiçoamento (Curso médio)
2010 - 2010 Singing Master Classe Aperfeiçoamento (Curso médio)
2008/09 - 2009/08 Singing Pedagogy Música (Doutoramento) Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2008/09 - 2009/08 Introduction to Singing Pyschology Música (Doutoramento) Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2007/09 - 2009/08 Singing (undergraduate level) Singing Teacher (Mestrado) Instituto Politécnico do Porto, Portugal
2007/09 - 2009/08 Vocal Technique (Master in Music Therapy) Singing Teacher (Mestrado) Instituto Politécnico do Porto, Portugal
2007/09 - 2009/08 Psychology of Music in Music Education Music Psychology (Mestrado) Instituto Politécnico de Viseu, Portugal
2009 - 2009 Master´s in Phonetics and Phonology, CSIC Aperfeiçoamento (Curso médio) Laboratório de Fonética del Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas de Madrid and International University Menéndez Pelayo (UIMP), Spain
2009 - 2009 Post-Graduation in Professional Voice, Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto Especialização (Curso médio) Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, Portugal
2009 - 2009 Function of the Singing Voice Aperfeiçoamento (Curso médio) KTH, Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden
2009 - 2009 Voice Lab: Phonation, Prevention and Communication in Education Aperfeiçoamento (Curso médio) Superior School of Education, Polytechnic Institute of Porto, Portugal
2009 - 2009 Voice Lab: Phonation, Prevention and Communication in Education Aperfeiçoamento (Curso médio) Superior School of Education, Polytechnic Institute of Porto, Portugal
2009 - 2009 Post-Graduation in Professional Voice, Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto Especialização (Curso médio) Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, Portugal
2008 - 2008 Post Diploma (CPD) in Music Aperfeiçoamento (Curso médio) Institute of Education, London University, United Kingdom
2008 - 2008 Post Diploma (CPD) in Music Aperfeiçoamento (Curso médio) Institute of Education, London University, United Kingdom
2008 - 2008 Voice Lab: Phonation, Prevention and Communication in Education Aperfeiçoamento (Curso médio) Superior School of Education, Polytechnic Institute of Porto, Portugal
2008 - 2008 Voice Lab: Phonation, Prevention and Communication in Education Aperfeiçoamento (Curso médio) Superior School of Education, Polytechnic Institute of Porto, Portugal
2007 - 2007 Professional Voice Users: Voice Lab: Phonation, Prevention and Communication in Education Aperfeiçoamento (Curso médio) Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra, Portugal
2007 - 2007 Professional Voice Users: Voice Lab: Phonation, Prevention and Communication in Education Aperfeiçoamento (Curso médio) Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra, Portugal
2001/01 - 2004/08 Conversational Portuguese Portuguese Language – Conversational Level (Licenciatura) The University of Sheffield, United Kingdom

Journal scientific committee

Journal title (ISSN) Publisher
2014/01/01 - Current Logopedics Phoniatrics Vocology Informa Healthcare
2014/01/01 - Current Journal of Voice The Voice Foundation & International Association of Phonosurgery
Current Tension in Performance - The International Society for the Study of Tension in Performance
2012/01/01 - 2012/12/31 Folia Phoniatrica et Locopedica KARGER - Medical and Scientific Publishers
Distinctions

Award

2020 Hamdan Internacional Award, The Voice Foundation, USA
The Voice Foundation, United States
2014 Scientific Research in the field of Chorusology, Croatia
Croatian Choral Directors Association and International Choral Institute, Zagreb, Croatia, Portugal
2013 Prémio de Internacionalização - Categoria Invesitgação
Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal

Banco Santander Portugal, Portugal
2007 Young researchers Award in Interdisciplinary Musicology, Tallin, Estonia
Conference on Interdisciplinary Musicology – Singing (CIM07). Music Conservatoire, Tallinn, Estonia, Portugal
2005 Best Postgraduate Research – SEMPRE, UK
Performance Matters Conference, Polytechnic University of Porto. Institute of Education (ESE) Porto, Portugal

Other distinction

2015 Van Lawrence Award, NATS & The Voice Foundation, USA
The Voice Foundation and National Association of Teachers of Singing, Portugal
2011 Best Poster Award The Voice Foundation, USA
The Voice Foundation, 40th Symposium on the Care of the Professional Voice, Philadelphia, USA, Portugal
2002 The Postgraduate Presentation Award for the Best Poster, Sheffield University, UK
Division of Clinical Sciences South, The University of Sheffield, UK, Portugal