Jazz Singing
A Guide to Pedagogy and Performance

Tish Oney merges the worlds of jazz and classical singing in a comprehensive guide for those teaching and singing jazz. Legendary jazz singers’ performance strategies are discussed providing unique insights.

Jazz Singing combines jazz stylization and improvisational techniques with classic voice pedagogy to outline a method that builds the jazz voice upon a strong foundation of proper alignment, efficient breathing, healthy phonation, a clear understanding of vocal anatomy, and the physics of singing. Various strategies to enhance improvisation and artistry are presented, and mindful coordination of all aspects is emphasized to create authentic, healthy jazz singing in this groundbreaking book.

Peggy Lee: A Century of Song

Tish Oney’s 2020 book, Peggy Lee: A Century of Song, earned several critically-acclaimed reviews worldwide including a starred review from Library Journal.

The book is available for purchase at ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD.

Dr. Oney was invited to participate in the Grammy Museum’s panel discussion and toast celebrating Peggy Lee’s centennial birthday. Since then Oney has been a featured guest on the CBC, NPR, Sirius XM, PRI, and Talk Radio Europe, with broadcasts to over 120 countries.

Oney is considered the world’s leading expert on the original music of Peggy Lee and an authoritative voice on the Great American Songbook, Jazz Voice Pedagogy, and Multi-Genre Singing.

Anatomy of a Standard

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