PopVoxCon – The Popular Voice Conference

Conference Focus

This gathering is practical, creative, and community-driven. The program features hands-on sessions, real-world teaching tools, and a variety of exchange formats:

• Workshops
• Presentation
• Posters
• Artist interviews
• Community sessions
• Breakout groups
• Integrated performances

PopVoxCon welcomes both scholarly and non-scholarly perspectives, encouraging dialogue and sharing across disciplines and experience levels.

Who Should Attend?

Voice professionals, music educators, students, researchers, artists, and anyone interested in the development of contemporary vocal practice. PopVoxCon is open to contributions and participation from a wide range of backgrounds.

Contact

For updates, registration info, or general inquiries, please visit ipop.at or contact rule-bernroider@mdw.ac.at.

PopVoxCon is committed to accessibility, inclusion, and the generous exchange of ideas in the popular voice community. Join us in Vienna for an inspiring and collaborative experience!

Call for Papers: PopVoxCon (The Popular Voice Conference) 2026

A meeting point for research, teaching, and the art of the popular voice

Vienna, mdw/ipop

PopVoxCon is a 3-day gathering for voice teachers, singers, artists, educators, and researchers who care about the evolving field of popular voice training. Designed to be practical, creative, and community-driven, PopVoxCon prioritizes hands-on sessions, real-world teaching tools, and formats that support exchange—including workshops, presentations, posters, artist interviews, community sessions, breakout groups, and performances. We welcome contributions from both scholars and non-scholars.

If you have an approach, a question, a practice, a study, or a teaching idea that helps singers learn and thrive in contemporary styles, PopVoxCon is a space to share it generously, accessibly, and with curiosity.

Program Pillars (for inspiration, not limitation):

• Practical Tools for Teaching Popular Voice
• Body, Breath & Embodiment in Popular Voice
• How Singers Learn
• Creativity, Improvisation & Performance Teaching

Artistic and Research Contributions Welcome

We encourage submissions that bridge research and practice, highlight new pedagogical approaches, explore cross-cultural perspectives, or share innovative community and performance practices. Artistic research, collaborative projects, and interdisciplinary work are especially encouraged.

Submission Guidelines

Proposals may be for workshops, presentations, posters, artist interviews, community sessions, breakout groups, or performances.

• • Research Presentation 20-minute presentation of research findings or scholarly work, with 5 minutes for discussion.
  • Panel Discussion 45-minute session with multiple presenters offering diverse perspectives on a single topic, followed by 10 minutes of audience Q&A.
  • Workshop 45-minute interactive session focused on practical skills, creative processes, or embodied experience. High audience participation required—please include a session outline describing interactive elements. Followed by 10 minutes for discussion.
  • Poster Session Presenters display and discuss research, teaching innovations, or creative projects in a visual format, encouraging direct conversation and idea exchange.
  • Community Session Flexible-format gathering for collaborative exploration, networking, or co-creation around a shared interest or challenge.
  • Performance/Artist Interview Live performance or in-depth interview session, highlighting artistic practice and creative process.

Please include: title, format, abstract (max 300 words), short bio, and which program pillar(s) your proposal addresses. Both English and German submissions are welcome!

Deadline: [Insert deadline here]

Notifications: [Insert notification date here]

Submit via: [Insert submission link or email here]

For any questions or to discuss your idea before submitting, contact us at rule-bernroider@mdw.ac.at.

We look forward to your contributions and to a vibrant exchange at PopVoxCon!