Chadley Ballantyne
Associate Professor of Music, Voice
The voice is a fundamental part of our personal identity. Each voice has its own beauty. I often say to my students, "Our voice is enough." Examination of this idea brings peace and empowerment. Combined with the broad knowledge of a liberal arts education, it becomes a powerful instrument for informed and engaged citizens in their speech and song.
- BM, Vocal Performance, Drake University
- MM, DMA, Vocal Performance and Literature, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Biography
Chadley Ballantyne is an accomplished voice pedagogue, performer, and researcher whose work bridges evidence-based pedagogy with artistic expression. He serves as Associate Professor of Music, Voice at Stetson University, where he teaches applied voice, voice pedagogy, and related coursework. His scholarship focuses on acoustic and perceptual voice pedagogy, adolescent voice development, and vibrotactile awareness in singing. He has delivered more than sixty presentations, workshops, and masterclasses at national and international conferences, including the International Congress of Voice Teachers, Pan-European Voice Conference, Pan American Vocology Association, National Association of Teachers of Singing National Conference, and The Voice Foundation Symposium. His publications appear in the Journal of Singing, VOICEPrints, and in volumes such as The Evolving Singing Voice, The Vocal Athlete, and the forthcoming Oxford Handbook of Voice Pedagogy.
A sought-after clinician, Ballantyne has been a guest lecturer at institutions including Northwestern University, the University of Michigan, Louisiana State University, and Shenandoah University. He is committed to connecting voice science with practical, style-diverse instruction, fostering healthy and expressive singing across genres.
As a performer, Ballantyne has cultivated a substantial operatic and concert repertoire, appearing as a soloist in opera, oratorio, chamber works, and recital. Performance highlights include the world premiere of Shining a Light Within, a song cycle for baritone and cello by Lonnie Hevia, presented as part of Stetson University’s Faculty Chamber Music Recital Series. His artistry is grounded in the same principles he teaches—integrating technical mastery, stylistic versatility, and deep interpretive insight.
A dedicated mentor, Ballantyne guides students toward professional readiness, musical curiosity, and pedagogical fluency. His career reflects a commitment to advancing the art and science of singing through performance, research, and education.
More About Chadley Ballantyne
Areas of Expertise
- Voice acoustics
- Voice pedagogy in Western classical and CCM styles
- Somatosensory awareness of the voice
- Opera and song literature
- Lyric diction
- Adolescent voice
Course Sampling
- Applied Voice Instruction
- Diction for Singers
- Voice Pedagogy
- Voice pedagogy
- Voice acoustics
- Neuroscience and somatosensory awareness as they relate to the voice
- Contributing author. 2024. The Vocal Athlete: Application and Technique for the Hybrid Singer, Third Edition. San Diego, CA: Plural Publishing.
- Ballantyne, Chadley. 2024. Pure Sound vs. Rough Sensation: Sorting the Sensations of the Sung Tone. Poster paper presented at the National Association of Teachers of Singing 58th National Conference, Knoxville, TN.
- Ballantyne, Chadley, and Culbertson, Alyson. 2024. Antagonism in the Voice Studio: Discovery Through Range of Motion and Contrasting Sounds. Poster paper presented at the National Association of Teachers of Singing 58th National Conference, Knoxville, TN.
- Ballantyne, Chadley. 2024. Pure Sound vs. Rough Sensation: Sorting the Sensations of the Sung Tone. Workshop presentation at The Voice Foundation 2024 Symposium, Philadelphia, PA.
- Ballantyne, Chadley, Bozeman, Kenneth, and Howell, Ian. Co-instructors. Acoustic Vocal Pedagogy Summer Workshop. University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.
- Ballantyne, Chadley, Glasner, Joshua, and Culbertson, Alyson. 2023. High Frequency Energy in Commercial Recordings: An Exploratory Study. Podium presentation at The Voice Foundation 2023 Symposium, Philadelphia, PA.
- Ballantyne, Chadley, and Culbertson, Alyson. 2023. Antagonism in the Voice Studio: Discovery Through Range of Motion and Contrasting Sounds. Poster presentation at The Voice Foundation 2023 Symposium, Philadelphia, PA.
- Ballantyne, Chadley, and Nystrum Braden, Maia. 2023. Adolescent Voice Perspectives. Presented at the Voice Foundation, Alabama Chapter.
- Chadley Ballantyne, Featured Masterclass Teacher, Maine National Association of Teachers of Singing 2022 Musical Theater Festival, Bates College, Lewiston, Maine, November 5, 2022.
- Ballantyne, Chadley. 2022. A Modular Framework for Singing Instruction. Poster paper presented at the National Association of Teachers of Singing 57th National Conference, Chicago, Illinois, July 4, 2022.
- Contributing author (2018). The Evolving Singing Voice: Changes Across the Lifespan. San Diego, CA: Plural Publishing.
- Author (2018). "Book Review: Kinesthetic Voice Pedagogy: Motivating Acoustic Efficiency." VOICEPrints, Journal of the New York Singing Teachers' Association 16(1), 19-22.
- Ballantyne, Chadley, Bozeman, Kenneth, and Howell, Ian. "Acoustic and Perceptual Voice Pedagogy: From Impulse and Affect to Pedagogy and Performance." Pre-conference workshop presented at the National Association of Teachers of Singing 56th National Virtual Conference, June 24, 2020.
- Ballantyne, Chadley. "Sound Guidance: Using Auditory and Language Targets in the Studio." Presentation at the National Opera Association Southeastern Conference, Schwob School of Music at Columbus State University, Columbus, Georgia, February 15, 2020.
- Chadley Ballantyne, Actor 6 (Walter), "All is Calm," by Peter Rothstein, Erick Lichte, and Timothy Takach, Opera Orlando, Dr. Philips Center for the Performing Arts, Orlando, Florida, November 1-5, 2019.
- Chadley Ballantyne, Antonio, "Le Nozze di Figaro," by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Opera Orlando, Dr. Philips Center for the Performing Arts, Orlando, Florida, November 1-5, 2019.
- Ballantyne, Chadley and Brunssen, Karen. "The Evolving Singing Voice: Adolescence." Presentation at the American Choral Directors Association (ACDA) National Conference, Kansas City, Missouri, February 27, 2019.
- Ballantyne, Chadley and Obert, Kerrie. "Getting the Twang of it: Updates on the Physiologic, Acoustic, and Perceptual Characteristics." NATS Chat, January 13, 2019.
- Ballantyne, Chadley. "Fun with Vocal Tract Resonances." Micro-workshop presented at the Joint Conference of the Voice and Speech Trainers Association and the Pan American Vocology Association, Seattle, Washington, August, 2018.
- Ballantyne, Chadley. "The Second Vocal Tract resonance: fR2 Strategies in Performance and in the Studio." Poster paper presented at the National Association of Teachers of Singing 55th National Conference, Las Vegas, Nevada, June, 2018.
- Ballantyne, Chadley, Bozeman, Kenneth, and Howell, Ian. "Acoustic Vocal Pedagogy Workshop" Summer workshop held annually by the New England Conservatory, Boston, Massachusetts, 2018-2021.