Melissa Malde

D.M.A. (Vocal Performance, Opera Stage Directing) College Conservatory of Music, University of Cincinnati
Meisterklasse Diplom, Hochschule für Musik, Munich
Performance Certificate, Northwestern University
M.M. (Vocal Performance) Northwestern University
B.A. Oberlin College (German Studies)
B.M. Oberlin Conservatory (Vocal Performance)

Licensed Body Mapping Educator (ABME: Association for Body Mapping Education)

• ABME President 2022-25
• ABME Sponsoring Teacher 2021 – Present

Certified Mindfulness Meditation Instructor (Mindfulness Institute for Emerging Adults)

• Book Chapter: Application of Kinesthesia to Body Mapping and Vibrotactile Feedback, with Chadley Ballantyne, Oxford Handbook of Voice Pedagogy, 2026
• Mapping the Movements of Singing, Workshop for the National Association of Teachers of Singing Winter Workshop, New York City, January 2026
• “What Every Musician Needs to Know About the Body,” Association for Body Mapping Education Biennial Conference, June 2025
• Guest Artist: Role of La Principessa in Suor Angelica, UNC Opera Theatre Guest Artist, 2023
• Hebrew Children’s Songs NATS National Conference, Chicago, July 2022
  “Vocal Acoustics,” Association for Body Mapping Education Biennial Conference, June 2021
• “Mapping Presence,” Association for Body Mapping Education Biennial Conference, June 2021
• “What Every Musician Needs to Know about Breathing,” Association for Body Mapping Education Biennial Conference, June 2021
• What Every Singer Needs to Know About the Body, Co-Author, 4^th Edition, Plural Publishing, July, 2020
• Vocal Master Class, West Central Region NATS Conference, Online, December 2020
• Alto Soloist, Beethoven: 9^th Symphony, Greeley Chamber Orchestra, February 2020
• Guest Artist: Role of Florence in Albert Herring, UNC Opera Theatre, April 2019
• “Six Tricks to Improve Vocal Resonance of your Choir,” Colorado Association of Choral Directors of America, Denver, July 2019
• Voice Master Class, University of Missouri Kansas City, October 2018
• Amneris in Verdi’s Aida, Act II, Colorado Youth Orchestra, October 2018
• Guest Artist: Aunt March in Little Women, UNC Opera Theatre, November 2017

I@UNC Honoree, 2016
“Scholar of the Year for the College of Performing and Visual Arts,” UNC, 2012- 13
“Most Inspiring Woman Faculty Member at UNC” Stryker Institute, 2011