Dr. Carrie Shaw

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Carrie Henneman Shaw joined the Voice Program artist residence in Autumn 2020. A singer, she engages in a wide variety of musical projects, focusing on early contemporary music. In 2023, she was awarded the Royalty Research Fund grant for research on vocal timbre, collaborating with composer Mauricio Pauly and pianist Mabel Kwan. In 2024, she received the Donald E. Petersen Endowed Faculty Fellowship for Excellence. Her notable works include an upcoming solo recording with Naxos Records featuring early 18th-century French songs and creating a live-music-for-dance project with James Sewell Ballet. She also collaborates with the recording band Deerhoof. Carrie is a two-time winner of the McKnight Fellowship for Performing Musicians and is a member of groups focused on music by living composers, including Ensemble Dal Niente, a mixed chamber collective, and the treble voice quartet Quince Ensemble. She appears on numerous recordings ranging from medieval sacred music to video-game soundtracks, and she maintains a full university studio while participating in educational residencies with composers and performers across the country, including UC-Berkeley, Stanford, New York University, and the University of Chicago.

Research Interests

Courses

MUSIC 307 Diction for Singers MUSIC 436 Pedagogy MUSIC 435 B: Pedagogy

Requirements for University of Washington

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
TOEFL
Total
Required:80
IELTS
Overall
Required:6.5
Duolingo
Overall Score
Required:105
Overall
Required:105
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited college or university
Application Checklist
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Specialization Notes

Standard Graduate School requirements for University of Washington apply to most departments listed unless specified otherwise by the program.