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Jo Sear

Jo Sear

Postgraduate Researcher

 https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1619-4703
20242026

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A professional singer of Popular Music (PM) genres for 30 years, and a teacher of them for 20 years, Jo’s research is driven by a desire to promote the value of PM voice training and elevate its educational status in the UK. Her PhD, supervised by RNCM Music Education specialists John Habron-James and Robbie Gardiner, aims to determine what is being asked of professional singers in this field, and how we should train singing teachers to pass this onto their students. Ultimately, her goal is to research and design an accredited programme for training teachers from a variety of backgrounds to teach PM styles safely, effectively and with respect for their origins.

This work aims to build on the research that Jo completed during her voice pedagogy MA (Voice Study Centre and the University of Wales, Trinity St. David), for which she achieved a Distinction in 2021 and which has been published as a peer reviewed paper in the Journal of Popular Music Education in 2024.

Education/Academic qualification

Master, Professional practice: Voice Pedagogy - Distinction, University of Wales Trinity Saint David

Mar 2019 → Oct 2021

Award Date: 23 Mar 2022

Bachelor, English Literature 2:1, University of Wales Aberystwyth

Award Date: 12 Jul 1994

External positions

Lecturer/voice teacher, ICMP

Apr 2023 → Aug 2025

Lecturer/voice teacher, Academy of Contemporary Music

Oct 2022 → Dec 2023

Voice teacher, Hertfordshire Music Service

Sept 2006 → Jul 2020

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