The Institute For Vocal Advancement (IVA) is an organization that offers both exceptional vocal education and a certification program for professional singing instructors worldwide. At IVA, we seek to train singers and teachers of singing how to use their voices to their full potential in the healthiest and most efficient way. We also seek to educate and produce the finest voice instructors in the world, by developing, promoting and maintaining the highest standards for the teaching of singing. We strive to continually develop our program with the latest research in vocal science. We also offer education in other essential aspects of singing and performance in order to meet the needs and interests of singers and voice instructors worldwide. We view ourselves as partners and mentors of—and a continuing support team for—the students and teachers who are involved in our organization. A sense of community, trust, and transparency is essential to us. Rather than revolving around a single person, our method of vocal technique is developed and refined as an outgrowth of our uncompromising search for truth and knowledge regarding the workings of the human voice. We seek to inspire a passion for excellence in teaching and to connect vocal instructors of the world together in order to share, learn, and grow.