Typhanie Monique's fans know how versatile she is. The jazz vocalist's recordings have included forays into funk, soul and even house music. What they might not know is that she also loves to teach. She just completed her master's degree at Northeastern Illinois University, whose vocal pedagogy program has had a marked effect on her singing.
"It enhanced me as an artist, vocally, because I was using my voice in a different way," says Monique, who performs at the Isthmus Jazz Fest on Friday, June 21, at 8 p.m. "Just as cross-training is important for athletes in terms of muscular development and growth, it's essential as a singer to take yourself out of your normal repertoire and enhance your register and range."
The degree focused heavily on classical compositions, but Monique isn't ditching jazz for another genre.
"I promise all my fans that I will not sound like an opera singer," Monique says, laughing.
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