M.Mus. Analía Capponi-Savolainen (Argentina -Finland) is a classical singer, vocal pedagogue, and doctoral researcher affiliated with the University of the Arts Helsinki, Sibelius Academy. Her research interests include children's and youth's singing, cultural diversity in music education, vocal pedagogy, singing across the life span, young children's agency, identity work, and embodiment.
In recent years, she has presented preliminary findings of her doctoral research in national and international conferences as well as in important cultural and educational policy events, receiving big interest from the teacher and student audience. Her work on children's singing in the Finnish culturally diverse schools was part of the ArtsEqual research initiative (2015 – 2021), coordinated by the University of the Arts Helsinki and funded by the Academy of Finland.
Analía Capponi-Savolainen has extensively taught at all levels of education, both in her native Argentina and Finland. For example, she taught classical singing, didactics of music and teaching-in-practice in higher education institutions for many years.
She is a specialist in children’s singing pedagogy and the Suzuki approach, and currently delivers teacher education courses both in Finland and abroad. As a classical singer, she focuses on art song, particularly in vocal music from Latin America and Spain.