David’s article “Ghosted: When a Student Leaves the Studio” was released in the Fall 2025 InterNos publication and can be found here.

David has been invited to present “Adapting Student-Centered Pedagogy Across Three Distinct Musical Genres” with his wonderful colleagues Dr. Marisa Lee Naismith and Dr. Travis Sherwood at the EuroVox 2026 Conference in Lucerne, Switzerland in August. You can find out more about the conference by clicking here.

David is thrilled to have his piece “Bird Song” from Six Dennis Rhodes Poems performed by Dr. Scott Murphree on a concert produced by Mirror Visions Ensemble. The recital will take place at Merkin Hall on Sunday, October 5 at 4 PM. Tickets can be purchased here.

David had a wonderful time speaking to Nick Perna, Sarah Pigott, and Benjamin South of VocalFri Podcast on Friday, September 5, 2025. Sisco talked about his new book, Wholehearted Voice Pedagogy, and the challenges and opportunities all voice teachers face as we enter into a new academic year. Listen to it here.

David will be presenting a session entitled “Uplifting Student Voice & Choice in the Singing Studio” at the ICVT Conference in Toronto with his wonderful colleagues, Dr. Marisa Lee Naismith and Dr. Travis Sherwood. The workshop, held on August 1, will explore how student-centered learning can be adapted to any voice studio, from Western classical, musical theatre, and CCM.

David’s newest book, Wholehearted Voice Pedagogy, is available for pre-sale on June 1. This book focuses on the art and practice of teaching singers by investigating the student-teacher relationship through the lens of music education, neurobiology, psychology, and more. You can find more information on the book and purchase it here.

David was invited to write an article for NYSTA’s publication VoicePrints, which is out today. In it, he talks about engaging with science-informed voice research through the lens of our humanity—a key theme in his forthcoming book, Wholehearted Voice Pedaggogy. You can read the article here.

David has been invited to take part in a panel discussion on student-centered learning in the voice studio at the 2025 Australia National Association of Teachers of Singing (ANATS) Conference, held in Melbourne, Australia this July. He will be attending virtually and presenting with dear colleagues Dr. Marisa Lee Naismith and Dr. Travis Sherwood, along with other special guests.

David is excited to return to Taipei May 30 – June 21 for a series of workshops and lectures on musical theatre performance and professional auditions. With colleague Chia-yo Wu, he will produce an advanced workshop for last year’s workshop participants along with a handful of workshops for local arts organizations.