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Course Review: Acoustics in the Voice Studio with Gökçe Kutsal
Voice Study Centre
Wednesday 1st November 2023Gökçe Kutsal’s ‘Acoustics in the Voice Studio’ course aimed to make acoustics “fascinating not intimidating” by eliminating jargon and offering accessible content to a wide range of voice practitioners.
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Course Review: Introduction to Voice Coaching for Trans and Gender Diverse People with Gillie Stoneham
Voice Study Centre
Friday 20th October 2023Trans and non-binary voice and communication specialist Gillie Stoneham delivered an introductory course offering tips and insights into voice coaching in the realm of trans and gender diverse people.
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Course Review: A Voice for the Voiceless with William Leigh Knight
Voice Study Centre
Friday 6th October 2023William Leigh Knight’s two-hour short course explored the concepts of ‘tone-deafness’ and the ‘voiceless’. It was infused with personal anecdotes throughout, including William’s first-ever experience of working with (and experimenting with) tone-deafness in a student.
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Course Review: Vocal Health in Children and Young People with Olivia Sparkhall
Voice Study Centre
Monday 25th September 2023Olivia Sparkhall’s two-hour course drew considerably on her book – 'A Young Person’s Guide to Vocal Health' – which was published in 2022. She started off by pondering questions around young voices, sharing examples of some she has been asked in the past such as “is it OK to drink coffee?” and “why is it hard to sing after swallowing?”
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Course Review: Reconsidering Traditional Tactics: Respiration, Placement, SOVTEs, and the Master-Apprentice Model with Brian Manternach
Voice Study Centre
Wednesday 20th September 2023Associate professor, research associate and private voice teacher Brian Manternach split his two-hour course into four different areas of focus and aimed to offer new perspectives on some traditional techniques.
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Course Review: Vocal Fry and its Application to Singing Voice Training with John Nix
Voice Study Centre
Friday 15th September 2023What is 'vocal fry'? University of Texas Professor of Voice and Voice Pedagogy John Nix began his two-hour short course by answering this very question. It is perceptually defined as the lowest vocal register for males and females, with a frequency of below 70 Hz (Keidar, 1983).
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Course Review: An Exploration of Belting with Amanda Flynn
Voice Study Centre
Friday 1st September 2023Amanda Flynn’s ‘Exploration of Belting’ began by exploring the history of belting, how no one single person created the sound, and how the origin of the word is hard to track down. Broadway performer Ethel Merman was possibly the first to be termed a ‘belter’, however...
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Course Review: Gesture and Movement in the Voice Lesson and Beyond with Dr Julia Nafisi
Voice Study Centre
Thursday 31st August 2023Dr Julia Nafisi began her presentation on Gesture and Movement (GM) by breaking down singing into three components: voice (instrument), ear (control) and music (purpose). She talked through the notions of teaching and learning and how they relate to knowledge and skill...
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Course Review: Progressive Vocal Development in the Voice Studio: An Evidence-Based Framework with Josh Glasner
Voice Study Centre
Wednesday 30th August 2023Baritone singer, researcher and Assistant Professor of Music at Clarke University Josh Glasner led a discussion around building an evidence-based framework for progressive vocal development, starting with encouraging participants to engage with the format and share their goals for the session.
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