IHS&VR Fellows
Emily S. Fish MME
Fellow, Institute for Healthy Singing
Olathe, Kansas
Emily Fish graduated from Kansas State University in 2016 with a Bachelor of Music Education and a minor in English literature, summa cum laude. In 2024 she completed the Master of Music Education with Vocal Emphasis at the University of Kansas. At KU she served as a graduate teaching assistant, leading a class for prospective elementary teachers on incorporating music into their classrooms, and has since adapted the course for professional-development presentations. In June 2024 she passed her thesis defense with honors. Her research explores non-technical feedback devices with singers and the acoustic and perceived effects on singing tone.
She joined the William Baker Festival Singers in 2017 after singing with the summer community chorus, and served as student intern for two concert seasons from 2021–2023, directing a cappella works and pieces with cello, harp, and organ. She teaches general music at Leawood Elementary School in the Blue Valley School District. She has training in the Orff process and was appointed a Fellow of the Institute for Healthy Singing & Voice Research in July 2024. She makes her home in Olathe, Kansas.