William Vennard

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William Vennard (1909–1971) was a renowned teacher of singing. His most famous student was mezzo-soprano Marilyn Horne, who studied under him at the University of Southern California. He devoted his life to researching the human voice and its use in singing. Vennard was renowned as an excellent teacher whose written works have influenced generations of singers, vocal pedagogues and voice scientists. His encyclopaedic compendium Singing: the Mechanism and the Tecnic, the final edition of which was published in 1967, is a reference to all singers and teachers of singing.