About
Dr. Candice Aipperspach, Associate Professor of Music, has taught at OBU since Fall 2022 where she teaches
Studio Voice, Opera Workshop, and Vocal Diction. She has performed throughout the
United States and places such as Austria, Germany, England, China, and South Korea.
Dr. Aipperspach is a member of the National Association of Teachers of Singing, where
she has had several students place in competitions and served as Panhandle Chapter
Vice President and President. Previously, Dr. Aipperspach taught at East Texas Baptist
University from 2018-2022 where she served as the Vocal Area Coordinator. Courses
frequently taught included Studio Voice, Vocal Pedagogy, Vocal Diction, Musical Theatre,
Music History, and Survey of Western Music. Before that, she taught Studio Voice as
Assistant Professor of Music at South Plains College in Levelland, TX. She, also,
completed Levels I and II of Jeannette LoVetri’s Institute for Somatic Voicework in
2022.
An active performer, Dr. Aipperspach was a Fellow in England with the Cornish American
Song Institute in 2018 where she performed in a Masterclass with Roger Vignoles. In
2017, she attended the Taos Opera Institute in Taos, New Mexico. Favorite past roles
include Carousel (Nettie), South Pacific (Nellie), Les Misérables (Fantine), Titanic
(Alice), She Loves Me (Ilona), A Little Night Music (Desiree), Carousel (Nettie),
Le nozze di Figaro (Susanna), Susannah (Susannah) and Hänsel und Gretel (Witch). Direction
credits include stage directing White Christmas, assistant stage directing Iolanthe,
music directing A Christmas Carol, The Addams Family, Shrek, and Footloose, and stage
directing/music directing/costuming You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown at ETBU. As a
stage director, Dr. Aipperspach spent July 2019 stage directing opera scenes in Mondavio,
Italy.
Full CV
Fun Facts
What do you like most about your field?
Helping students find their unique and powerful voice!
Why did you enter the teaching profession?
I love performing, but there is something special about watching others develop their
own God-given talents!
Areas of Expertise
- Opera studies
- Musical theatre studies
- Music and war
- Contemporary singing techniques
- Classical singing techniques
Involvement
- National Association of Teachers of Singing
- Musical Theatre Educators’ Alliance
- College Music Society
- American Musicological Society
- Texas Theatre Education Association
- The National Opera Association