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W. Nathan Waller, M.M. (voice), M.A., CFY-CLP
 Nathan
Waller is a Speech-Language (voice) Pathologist and Singing
Voice Specialist. His work is facilitated by his background
as a highly-trained, experienced singer. Mr. Waller, a bass-baritone,
is a native of Burlington, N.C. He has a Bachelor’s
of Music Education from the University of North Carolina at
Charlotte, cum laude, and an M.M. in Vocal Performance from
Appalachian State University. Professional experience includes
teaching choral music in the public school setting in which
his choirs consistently earned superior ratings. He has taught
privately and has performed in both opera and professional
choral organizations, including the Long Leaf Opera Company
of Durham, N.C. and the Bel Canto Company of Greensboro, N.C.
Opera credits include King Alonzo in Hoiby’s The Tempest,
Papageno in Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte, Guglielmo
in Mozart’s Cosi fan tutte, and David in Barber’s
A Hand of Bridge.
His M.A. in speech-language pathology was earned at the University
of North Carolina at Greensboro. During his program of study,
he completed internships in voice centers at Wake Forest University
and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
As a speech pathologist/voice specialist, Mr. Waller works
exclusively in the evaluation and treatment of voice disorders,
including not only singers and other voice professionals,
but also a large caseload of neurological, degenerative, and
non-organic voice disorders.
Mr. Waller has completed research on vocal parameters of
the adolescent speaking voice as well as muscular tension
in various styles of singing. In graduate school, he completed
a thesis titled, “A Voice Profile of the Adolescent
Speaking and Singing Voice.”
Mr. Waller is a member of the American Speech and Hearing
Association (ASHA). He is also a member of the National Association
of Teachers of Singing (NATS).
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