This course is for anyone who would like to improve their singing or speaking voice — singers, actors, vocal coaches, drama instructors, Speech-Language Pathologists and other vocal health professionals.

Level One: Figures for Voice™ teaches the tools of the craft to add strength, clarity and stamina to your voice! Participants will use EVT’s innovative Figures for Voice™ to learn control of the vocal structures that influence voice quality. Each Figure employs exercises that will give you new vocal options for all styles speaking and singing. Level Two combines the Figures from Level One to produce six voice qualities: Speech, Falsetto, Sob, Twang, Opera, and Belting. Figure Combinations for Six Voice Qualities™ offers a clear understanding of the voice’s limitless possibilities, along with how to keep it vibrant and healthy. Throughout the day, the new voice skills are practiced in small group sessions. There will also be ample time for questions, discussion, and work on individual repertoire or case studies.

Dormitory Housing and Meals on the beautiful campus of California University of Pennsylvania will be available at reasonable rates.

California University of PA rates are also available at the nearby Hampton Inn, Belle Vernon, for $89.00 per night. Phone 724-929-8100 & mention the California University of PA rate when booking a room.

This course is the foundation of Estill Voice Training. In a systematic and innovative way, you will learn to differentiate and control the various vocal structures associated with pitch, range, color, intensity and, most importantly, those that contribute to sustained vocal health.  This theoretical and practical knowledge will start you on your journey toward personal vocal mastery. EVT is applicable to ALL styles of speaking and singing and this course is open to anyone interested in the wonders of the human voice including singers, actors, speech language pathologists and voice teachers.  Participants will apply their new skills in small group practice sessions as well as in individual coaching sessions (Be sure to bring music and/or text!) There will also be ample opportunity for questions and discussion.

This course is for anyone who would like to improve their singing or speaking voice — singers, actors, vocal coaches, drama instructors, Speech-Language Pathologists and other vocal health professionals. ASHA CEUs will be provided.

Level One: Figures for Voice™ teaches the tools of the craft to add strength, clarity and stamina to your voice! Participants will use EVT’s innovative Figures for Voice™ to learn control of the vocal structures that influence voice quality. Each Figure employs exercises that will give you new vocal options for all styles speaking and singing.

Level Two combines the Figures from Level One to produce six voice qualities: Speech, Falsetto, Sob, Twang, Opera, and Belting. Figure Combinations for Six Voice Qualities™ offers a clear understanding of the voice’s limitless possibilities, along with how to keep it vibrant and healthy. Throughout the day, the new voice skills are practiced in small group sessions. There will also be ample time for questions, discussion, and work on individual repertoire or case studies.

Act 48 Credits and ASHA CEUs

This course begins with a review of the Level One Compulsory Figures for skill refinement, and then moves through discussion, training, and applications for each of the six voice qualities described above. With the structural control gained through Figures for Voice Control, students learn to "mix" each of the arbitrary voice quality "recipes." The advantages, limitations, and risks of each quality will be discussed, as well as appropriate application to repertoire. Once again, there will be a focus on production in the context of vocal health. During open coaching sessions, singers may present pieces of their own choosing, focusing on mastering the elements of a new quality or exploring the expressive boundaries of using multiple qualities in a single selection.  Prerequisite: Certificate of Attendance from a Level One Course in Estill Voice Training.

Fees:

• 1CE credit: $525 per session
• ASHA CEUs: $75 per session
• Non-credit: $375 per session
• Auditors: $145 per session
• Discounted tuition for Levels One and Two together: 2 CE credits: $890; Non-credit: $645
• Materials fees (to be paid with tuition): Session One: $35; Session Two: $25
• All plus $35 NEC registration fee

There will likely be an additional fee for ASHA CEUs.

Visit the course link at www.NECmusic.edu to learn more and to register.

What is Estill Voice Training?

• Can I do “figures” with my voice like skaters do at the Olympics?
• What is the relationship between Anchoring and Support?
• Is “healthy belting” close to “healthy opera?”>
• How can I cross-over to produce different speaking & singing styles?
• How can I increase my pitch range safely?

Bring a working song or monologue to experiment with the power of vocal color.

Learn what to do when the director shouts…

“Higher, Jean Valjean!” “Louder, Mame!” “Sweeter, Fiona!” “Shyer, Horton!” “Nastier, Witch!” & “Beastier, Beast!”

Bring your Cast & Staff to experience a wide range of healthy solutions for building a character voice in speech and song. Learn the system that professionals from Broadway to the Met to Nashville to London’s West End & Covent Garden are using in their vibrant performances.

Bring a working song or monologue to experiment with the power of vocal color.

By learning three of the Estill Voice Training figures or exercises, you can sing more powerfully without strain on your vocal folds. You will apply the information that you learned through the diagrams , videos & exercises to your song or reading at the end of the session. Class size is limited to ensure individual attention. Please register early.

You may register online at www.StudioSingSingSing.com

In this intensive workshop you will receive an introduction to the Figures and Qualities provided in Estill Voice Training and learn how to apply this model from audition process to role preparation to mangaing fatigue over an 8 show week. Must-have information for aspiring and active Broadway performers.

Beyond images, learn specific vocal techniques for the choral rehearsal using simple, unambiguous anatomical terms

• Vocal “Figures” that work for training voice like compulsory figures do for skaters
• “Anchoring” for focusing the right amount of energy without constriction (a little air can go a long way!)
• Strategies for balancing different register qualities between vocal parts
• Vocal recipes for broadening your range of vocal color for different musical genres
• Healthy exercises for choral students who also sing musical theater, pop, opera or other musical styles

Discover new tools to add to your teaching toolbox and earn Act 48 Credits!

Beyond images, learn specific vocal techniques for the choral rehearsal using simple, unambiguous anatomical terms.

Conductors and singers alike will experience a wide range of healthful voice qualities and apply them to a variety of musical styles.

Participants are invited to sing witht he workshop "lab" choir, the Bucks County Choral Society.

Register  here!

Level One: Compulsory Figures for Voice™ teaches the tools of the craft. Add strength, clarity, range, and stamina to your voice! Participants will use EVT’s innovative training Figures™ to control vocal structures that maximize versatility in speech and song. Level Two combines the Figures from Level One to produce six voice qualities: Speech, Falsetto, Sob, Twang, Opera, and Belting. Figure Combinations for Six Voice Qualities™ offers a clear understanding of the voice’s limitless possibilities, along with how to keep it vibrant and healthy. Participants will apply their new skills in small group practice sessions. There will also be ample opportunity for questions, discussion, and open coaching sessions.

This workshop is offered over two weekends to accommodate those working on a week day schedule. The first weekend is the three day weekend, honoring Martin Luther King. That will allows sufficient time to complete Level I.. Having the week in between Levels also allows you to become a little more proficient at your Figures, before we apply them to the Voice Quality Recipes.

Registration: You may register online at "www.studiosingsingsing.com".
                     You may pay with a credit card online, or send your check to:
                                   Judith Dunlore
                                   P.O. Box 7322
                                   Halcyon, CA 93421.
Make check payable to Studio Sing, Sing, Sing.
There is a late registration fee after Dec. 17, of $50.