Analía Capponi-Savolainen (M.Mus., L.Mus., D.Mus.) is an Argentinian-Finnish singer and vocal pedagogue, music educator and researcher affiliated with the University of the Arts Helsinki. She successfully defended her dissertation titled “Children’s singing ecologies in culturally diversifying Finnish schools and society” https://taju.uniarts.fi/handle/10024/8492 which investigates the meanings of singing in children’s lives from an interdisciplinary perspective placing children’s voices at the heart of the study.
Analía has taught at all levels of education. In Argentina, she taught Classical Singing, Didactics of Music, Teaching in Practice and Music Perception in higher education institutions, as well as music education in schools and in preschool. As voice teacher, founder, and director of her own private music school in Argentina, she taught singing to young children, youth and adults and produced numerous student concerts and opera productions. In Finland, alongside her studies at Sibelius Academy, Analía founded a vibrant and culturally diverse singing studio in Helsinki, where she currently teaches students of all ages.
Analía is a specialist in children’s singing pedagogy and the Suzuki approach, and delivers Suzuki teacher education courses in Finland and abroad. She has conducted teacher development courses for voice teachers in Argentina, Mexico, Italy, Australia, and Finland. As a classical singer, she focuses on art song, particularly in vocal music from Latin America and Spain. She has conducted masterclasses on Latin American and Spanish art songs both in Finnish music institutes and private settings.