Melanie Stapleton, M.M.Ed

Melanie Stapleton, M.M.Ed
Melanie Stapleton (she/her) is a music educator, researcher, author, and choral director located in Chicago. She is currently a PhD student at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, pursuing a PhD in Music Studies with a specialization in Music Education and an interdisciplinary certificate in Gender and Sexuality Studies. She is the founder of Blurring the Binary, and holds a Masters of Music Education from the University of North Texas as well as a Bachelors of Music Education from Louisiana State University. She is a strong believer that the choral ensemble should be a musical family and a safe place offering unconditional love for all. When not teaching, she can be found hanging with her Golden Retriever, Queso, playing video games, or jamming to the latest choral hits.
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Recent Posts

Carving Out Creative Time for Yourself

Putting your creativity on the back burner? From embracing imperfection to exploring new mediums, here are seven tips to help reignite your creative spark.

10 Considerations for Programming Your Next Concerts

Already thinking about your next concert season? From themes to vocal ranges, here are ten things to consider before programming your next concert.

Grad School: Is It Right for You?

Considering grad school? Music educator and PhD student Melanie Stapleton shares key insights and questions from her personal grad school journey.

Charting the Course: Tips & Tricks for Planning the Next Choral Season

Feeling behind with planning next season? Here are some tips and tricks for charting the course of your choir's concert season.

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How Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) Affects Transgender Singers

In our last post of 2022, and final in this series by Melanie Stapleton, learn how hormone replacement therapy (HRT) affects transgender singers.

8 Ways to Navigate Imposter Syndrome as a Choir Director

Everyone experiences imposter syndrome. Here are 8 tips and tricks to help navigate imposter syndrome as a choir director.

6 Planning Tips for Transgender Chorus Members

Planning a choir tour? Here are 6 tips to help make traveling more comfortable for your transgender, non-binary, and gender-expansive choir members.

Singing Strategies for Your Trans and Non-Binary Singers

Check out these strategies for helping your trans and non-binary singers develop healthy vocal technique!

Understanding How Variations in Gender Expression Can Affect Vocal Pedagogy

Learn how alterations in gender expression can affect your transgender, non-binary, and gender-expansive members singers, and empathetic teaching practices to support them.

How to Assign Voice Sections to Your Transgender Choral Members

Discover five compassionate approaches to placing your transgender, nonbinary, and gender-expansive choir members into voice sections.

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