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Bonnie Pomfret has taught voice since 1974 as a private instructor, and since 1980 at various colleges including Emory University, Illinois State University, Indiana University, Salve Regina University, Shorter College, and the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Bonnie's voice technique is anatomically based and rooted in the McClosky method.

Because of Bonnie’s McClosky training and affiliation with the McClosky Institute of Voice, her teaching has crossed traditional boundaries into vocal rehabilitation and clinical work at Peoria ENT Group and Emory Voice Center. She has also designed the McClosky Institute’s certification curriculum to train others to do this work.

Bonnie believes that good voice production is independent of style and usage: the same principles apply to speech and singing, whether in the classical or popular idiom. Bonnie believes also that “vocal image” can be as important in non-singing professions as in singing or acting, and that it is virtually ignored. She offers workshops that help to train individuals' voices to perform well in all capacities relating to speech.

As a teacher, Bonnie shows students how to find their most natural and efficient voice, and how to solve challenges and problems that they may encounter in their performance and vocal activities. She offers lessons in her private studio as well as webcam consultations. Bonnie offers additional expertise and services in vocal health training, and possesses a CMVT Designation.