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Scientific research of the Soul Voice® Method
The Soul Voice® Research team has made significant progress in disseminating the results of its work. In September 2024, the team published the paper titled “The Soul Voice® Method as a Vocal Tool to Reduce Music Performance Anxiety in Adolescent Music Students: A Pilot Study” at PEVOC2024, the Pan-European Voice Conference “Voice Moves the World presented by Sofia Serra.
The aim of this pilot study was to explore the use of the meditative vocal method Soul Voice® to reduce Music Performance Anxiety (MPA) and evaluate its effectiveness among students aged 12 to 14. The sessions focused on employing voice through meditation, breathing techniques, body awareness, peer support, sound projection, vocal expansion, and other vocal exercises from the method. The development of self-awareness among young musicians using the Soul Voice® method presents a potentially innovative and effective approach to addressing MPA.
Also at PEVOC2024, held in Santander, Spain, Karina Schelde conducted the workshop “Exploring Soul Voice®: A Journey of Self-Expression and Vocal Expansion through Embodiment”, which was met with enthusiastic participation from a full room of attendees.
The conference gathered a diverse group of participants, including singers, actors, medical doctors, vocal therapists, and other voice-related professionals. It was a dynamic event, with Soul Voice® making its mark among other vocal methods.
Currently, the Soul Voice® Research team is implementing a pilot study protocol with teenagers in Portugal through weekly workshops led by Sofia Serra, with the structured support of the rest of the research team.
Sofia Serra will present the Soul Voice® Protocol of Intervention on Music Performance Anxiety at the 37th ISME World Conference, scheduled to take place from 26–31 July 2026 in Montreal, Canada.
The session is expected to draw a diverse international audience of music educators, performers, researchers, and health professionals, reflecting ISME’s global and interdisciplinary scope. The presentation will introduce the theoretical foundations and practical applications of the Soul Voice® approach in addressing Music Performance Anxiety (MPA). Through embodied vocal practices and structured intervention strategies, participants will explore how the protocol supports self-regulation, expressive freedom, and artistic resilience in performance contexts.
As one of the featured contributions within the conference program, the Soul Voice® Method will stand alongside a wide range of pedagogical, artistic, and research-based initiatives, contributing on a voice-centered perspective to contemporary discourse on performer wellbeing and sustainable music practice.
The board of the science group consists of :
Viria Romagnoli
Accredited Teacher and Certified Practitioner
Anke de Jong
Accredited Teacher and Certified Practitioner
Sofia Serra
Soul Voice® Practitioner and scientific researcher
Karina Schelde
of the
Soul Voice® Method
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