Learning from the Best

Learning from the Best

Internationally-acclaimed opera singer Indra Thomas works with music student Payton Tanner on vocal techniques, character and expression, as well as sharing insights about the professional singing world.
Photo by Jarvis Mace

January 17, 2020

Internationally acclaimed opera singer Indra Thomas shares tips on vocal technique with Payton Tanner, a senior music major from Alabaster, Alabama, Friday [Jan. 17] during the Mississippi Voice Symposium and Institute. Thomas is among guests visiting the Starkville campus this week for the MVSI, a two-day program sponsored by the Â̾ÞÈËÊÓƵDepartment of Music that connects youth and adult musicians with respected instructors in vocal science, pedagogy, literature and performance from the U.S. and abroad.