I love working with Ryan Luchuck.  I love working with anyone whose #voicegeek comes out as much as his does when we get together.  I also love how much he wants to share his passion for voice with everyone.  So the two of us cooked up a workshop for artists who are dying to tap into resources to take their voices …

On May 17, I was the guest on the fabulous live Facebook tv show “Hype Night with Mel and Dale“, where we talked about voice, Disney, Canada’s Wonderland, Legally Blonde, tequila, Vibrant Voice, Karma Chameleon, my laugh, and a heap of other interesting things.  It was a blast! If you haven’t checked out Hype Night yet, you really ought to. …

I’m thrilled to announce that I’ve joined forces with the inimitable team of Marshall Chasin and Dr John Chong at the downtown Toronto office of the Musicians’ Clinics of Canada!  I currently see voice clients, including singers, actors, voice-over actors, and other voice professionals as well as wind instrument players with velopharyngeal insufficiency (leaking air through the nose while playing) and instrumentalists with embouchure, posture, or breathing …

So another association I love is the Performing Arts Medicine Association.  Imagine: a room full of artists and scientists, performers and health care professionals, all speaking the same language.  It’s so crazy – and it works!  If you’d like to rub elbows with the health care professionals who are caring for you as an artist, or if you’re someone who would …

I am thrilled to be a member of Vocology in Practice, a “global network of elite voice professionals at the forefront of vocal training for today’s contemporary singer”.  As you know, there’s nothing I love as much as a good voice geek-out with other like-minded #voicegeeks, so I’m just delighted to be in their company as one of the resident speech pathologists (and …

We are excited to announce that on Sunday November 13th, Vox Cura’s Melanie Tapson will be sharing the stage with well-known Toronto voice teacher Ryan Luchuck at The Ultimate Day of Voice — a day of voice education. The event, which will be held at the Winchester Theatre here in Toronto, will also feature 2.5 hour sessions with esteemed voice …