Singing with Karen K.

LA transplant | Chicago based Karen, know affectionately by students as Professor K, is an internationally recognized singing voice specialist and professor of Music and Voice. Her Master’s Degree is in Pedagogy from California State University, where she studied in both their classical and commercial music departments, and sought internships in laryngology, speech pathology, and neurology. She is a unique blend of scientist and music industry. Always needing to understand how something works, Karen’s research on the commercial singing voice has been presented at national and international voice symposiums. She has headed up two collegiate commercial voice programs, designing courses and writing curriculum: California College of Music and DIME @ MSU-Denver. Here, she worked with singing styles from classical & Celtic, to country and rock, to Bollywood and Banda, helping students understand their voice and polish their technique. Her primary instrument is voice, but she is also performing pianist of 28 yrs, and a banjo player.