Dr. Lydia Bechtel

Lydia Bechtel is a new Associate Professor of Voice. Dr. Bechtel has received a Bachelor of Music (Vocal Performance) at Oklahoma State University in Stillwater, OK; a Master of Music (Vocal Performance) at Colorado State University in Fort Collins, CO; a Master of Music (Musicology) and a Doctor of Musical Arts (Vocal Performance) at the University of Missouri-Kansas City Conservatory in Kansas City, MO. She has teaching experience as an Assistant Professor of Voice and Music History at Pittsburg State University in Pittsburg, KS; an Adjunct Professor of Applied Voice at Northwest Missouri State University in Maryville, MO; an Adjunct Professor of Applied Voice at Rockhurst University in Kansas City, MO; a Graduate Teaching Assistant at the University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, MO; a Graduate Teaching Assistant at Colorado State University in Fort Collins, CO; and served as a Private Voice Instructor for twelve years. Dr. Bechtel has professional performances in 20 locations, attended 11 conferences and research presentations, published in four journals, and has professional affiliations in the National Association of Teachers of Singing, the National Opera Association, the College Music Society, the National Association of Music Education, and the American Musicological Society.