Companion Website

Welcome to Plural Publishing's companion website, intended to enhance your use of the text The Vocal Athlete, Second Edition by Wendy D. LeBorgne and Marci Rosenberg.


The Vocal Athlete, Second Edition and the companion book The Vocal Athlete: Application and Technique for the Hybrid Singer, Second Edition are written and designed to bridge the gap between the art of contemporary commercial music (CCM) singing and the science behind voice production in this ever-growing popular vocal style. This textbook is a “must have” for vocal pedagogy courses and speech-language pathologists, singing voice specialists, and voice teachers. Heavily referenced, this text is ripe with current research on singing science as it relates to the CCM voice. In addition to general singing science, The Vocal Athlete ithe first book of its kind to address the unique vocal and physiologic demands of commercial singing from a sound scientific and pedagogical standpoint. Historical review of classical vocal pedagogy is interwoven and transitioned to current pedagogy of CCM. Anyone who trains singers will gain insight into the current research and trends regarding the commercial music artist.


We invite your reactions to both The Vocal Athlete, Second Edition and this site. Please feel free to call Plural Publishing, Inc. at 858-492-1555 with your questions and your suggestions for improving the book and the companion website. Additionally, do not hesitate to email us at if you need help or have comments to pass along. Please include the phrase "The Vocal Athlete, Second Edition" in the subject line of your e-mail message(s). We look forward to hearing from you!