Kayla Gautereaux
Kayla Gautereaux
I teach voice, I teach people how to teach voice, and I research how it all works. I’m on the faculty of Boston Conservatory at Berklee, where I lead the graduate vocal pedagogy area, and I build AI tools that support teaching and learning.
Photo: Simon Simard for Berklee
35 conference presentations by program alumni since 2022
33 graduate studies in the public research archive
Best Microworkshop/
Voice Pedagogy Award National Association of Teachers of Singing, 2023
Singing for health
In this episode of Berklee Office Hours, I talk about what singing does for our health and how to keep a voice healthy over a lifetime of use.
Berklee Office Hours. Starts muted; click for sound.
Research
Since 2022 I have led research in Boston Conservatory’s graduate vocal pedagogy degrees. Our students’ theses are collected in a public archive of 33 studies, searchable by topic, with data you can explore yourself. In one, Brianna Meikle recorded the heart rates of both the singers and the audition panel during mock auditions.
Teaching
I treat a voice lesson as a place to ask a question, change one thing, and see what happens. I lead the MM in Vocal Pedagogy and the MFA in Musical Theater Vocal Pedagogy. I also direct two programs open to the public: a summer workshop for working voice teachers, and Vocal Academy, where adult singers take lessons with our graduate students.
Photo: Simon Simard for Berklee
AI and learning
I use AI as a partner in teaching and learning, not as a replacement for either. My private voice students use the AI Supported Voice Studio Portal, which I built, and it won the Pan American Vocology Association’s 2026 Best Microworkshop/ToolTalk award.
How to Love Your Voice
I spend my days teaching voice and voice teachers, and I’m looking forward to nurturing my own voice again. How to Love Your Voice is a project in process, and I want to try its ideas on myself first. I’ll share more as I learn and explore.
My first voice lesson in years, November 2026
Work with me
Lessons and coaching
I teach voice lessons and coach voice teachers, in person in the Boston area or online.
Talks and workshops
I give conference presentations, workshops, and guest lectures on voice pedagogy, research in conservatory programs, and AI tools for learning.
Consulting
I’m open to consulting and advisory work with companies building learning technology and with schools rethinking how teachers are trained.
As the Mother in Menotti’s Amahl and the Night Visitors