I think, therefore I sing or The Praise of Cognitive Belcanto
Kirk Publishing, 2018. Second, revised edition Le Lys Bleu Éditions, 2023
Part memoir, part vocal‑technique manual, I think, therefore I sing tells how Mariam Sarkissian rebuilt her voice after a serious car accident and gradually developed the Sarkissian Method®, the first explicitly cognitive bel canto approach. Mixing personal story, historical references and practical exercises, the book introduces the concept of the Balance Triangle®, the method’s main pedagogical tool, and offers singers and speakers a clear mental map to organise breath, tone, articulation and imagination.
In Search of B Flat. Synesthetic Notebooks of a Singing Teacher
Le Lys Bleu Éditions, 2025 (print), 2026 (digital edition)
In Search of B Flat is a collection of synaesthetic notebooks in which childhood memories, colours, sounds and the mysterious B flat weave together into a poetic self‑portrait. Between Armenia, Moscow and Paris, Mariam Sarkissian explores how to rediscover our true inner motivation by acquiring a mental compass that enables us to step away from our usual, unsatisfying patterns — without having to work on them — and to nurture creativity by consciously applying a simple algorithm of the Balance Triangle® to its realisation, enhanced by vocal exercises.
The Singers
Le Lys Bleu Éditions, 2023
The Singers is a one‑act comedy set in the eccentric Paris studio of Madame Suzanne, a once‑famous diva turned voice teacher, where young opera singers gather for a collective lesson. Through absurd situations, confessions and chaotic visits, the soprano, tenor and baritone sing very little but reveal a great deal: the play gently satirises the world of opera training while showing how technique, ego, dreams and vulnerability collide every day in the studio.
Mariam SARKISSIAN 