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V O I C E W O R K
"Jane's understanding of the voice is unrivaled."
- Charles Denler, Emmy Award Winning Composer
"Her voice work, I've never seen anything like it."
- Kevin Nixon, Producer, Owner, Detroit Institute of Music Education (DIME), British & Irish Institute of Modern Music (BIMM)
A B O U T
Jane Soucek is a voice and communications expert, diagnostic strategist, and specialist in applied vocal neurophysiology. Operating at the intersection of acoustic analysis, biomechanics, and human behavior, she works with high-stakes litigation teams, elite performers, and individuals navigating complex vocal pathologies.
Her work has led her well beyond the boundaries of traditional vocal pedagogy into biomechanics, neuroscience, trauma research, rehabilitation, and the complex relationship between physiology, communication, and human behavior. Rather than viewing the voice as an instrument to be controlled, she approaches it as a living biological system—one that continually negotiates the competing demands of expression, adaptation, and survival.
Following appointments as Professor and Chair of the International Voice Studies Department at the California College of Music in Los Angeles, Professor and Chair of the Commercial Music Department at DIME @ MSU Denver, and Professor in the Speech and Communications Department at North Park University in Chicago, her work has increasingly expanded beyond pedagogy into interdisciplinary research and forensic voice analysis. She is also a contributing author to Dr. Ingo Titze's latest publication, Sing and Shout for Health, reflecting her continued commitment to advancing the scientific understanding of the human voice.
Today, her work bridges two complementary worlds. As a forensic voice analyst, she partners with legal teams to examine recorded communication through the lens of vocal physiology and behavioral observation, identifying meaningful patterns and generating evidence-informed investigative hypotheses while carefully distinguishing objective vocal observations from the interpretations they may support. As a voice scientist and educator, she works with a limited number of performers and complex clinical voice cases, helping clients understand not simply how the voice functions, but why it behaves the way it does.
Across every application of her work, Jane returns to the same principle: the voice becomes more understandable when the systems behind it are understood. Whether working with performers, clinical cases, or legal teams navigating complex communication, she brings clarity to patterns that are often overlooked—connecting vocal behavior, biological function, and human interaction in ways that reveal new possibilities for understanding and change.