Pamela Stein Lynde has been teaching music and voice for close to 20 years. Currently, she is conductor of The Pennswood Chorale in Newtown, PA, and specializes in teaching private voice students seeking admissions to competitive college and conservatory music programs. Her past work in higher education includes having taught voice, music history, music theory, and vocal pedagogy at Saint Elizabeth University in Morristown, NJ. There, she also directed the student choir, the Elizabeth Singers, and oversaw the graduate school admissions process for all music majors. She served on the faculty of the Rutgers University Mason Gross School of the Arts Extension Division and Young Artist Program, where she taught voice, music theory, chamber music, and directed a composer-geared new music ensemble. She also gave master classes to the Extension Division’s famed musical theater program. She was an adjunct lecturer at City College of New York, CUNY, where she taught music theory, musicianship, and composition. In a partnership with award-winning composers Lisa Bielawa and Aaron Jay Kernis, Pamela formed Your Music Bus, an organization providing services to university, college, and conservatory composition students and departments to help develop the careers of young composers. Your Music Bus offered master classes, recording sessions, composition readings, concerts, and much more, to students across the country, and gave composition readings at Drew University and The San Francisco Conservatory of Music.

Pamela maintains a private voice studio in Newtown, Pennsylvania, specializing in teaching goal-oriented and career-minded students. She has successfully guided many students through the process of auditioning for top American music conservatories and competitive university music programs, often receiving substantial scholarship offers. Pamela’s current and former students are active classical artists performing throughout the United States and abroad. If you are interested in lessons or would like to book Pamela fora guest lecture or master class, please contact her today.

In addition to her music-related academic work, Pamela was a Teacher’s Assistant in Columbia University’s Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics, for the class Theories of the Universe: From Babylon to the Big Bang.

PUBLICATIONS

Pamela’s recent writing, On the Versatile Application of the Study of Voice and Composition, was published in Dr. Deborah Bedor’s book, The Exceptional Applicant. The book provides students with a blueprint for achieving admission to competitive universities, and shares information on how specific disciplines make students more desirable candidates for the Ivy League. Pamela’s chapter shares insight into how the study of classical voice and composition provides students with the ability to think outside the box, become experts in self-management, and learn to look inward in invaluable ways. The Exceptional Applicant is available for purchase on Amazon.com

• Stein Lynde, Pamela. “On the Versatile Application of the Study of Voice and Composition.” The Exceptional Applicant, by Dr. Deborah Bedor, Advantage Media Group Publishing, 2022. Pp 283-294.

BLOGS

Pamela writes blogs about vocal pedagogy and vocal music education for Takelessons.com. Here are some of her recent blogs:

How to Seek Admission at a College or Conservatory Vocal Program

Breathing Exercises for Singers: How to Maintain a Healthy Voice 

Easy and Fun Vocal Warmups for Kids

Smart Singing Tips for Healthy Vocalization

What Does Mixed Voice Singing Mean?

The  Controversy of Creating a Vocal Range Chart

What Are Vocal Nodules and How to Avoid Them

How to Get Better at Singing and Find Your Vocal Style

WEBINARS AND PODCASTS

Pamela was a guest on Megan Ihnen’s Studio Class podcast, where she discussed her work in composing, choral conducting, voice teaching, guiding students through the conservatory audition process, and helping singers find their path to a fulfilling career.