his is a practical course where you experience creating the six voice
qualities associated with Estill Voice Training: speech, falsetto,
sob, twang, opera and belt. Discussion focuses on how to mix these
qualities safely and how to apply them artistically in different
genres. Presentations will be combined with small group practice
sessions and master classes. As well as teachers and students of
performance, this course will also be of interest to speech and
language therapists with voice clients. Level Two is only for those
who have already completed Level One.

While application of the Estill Model to singing and singing teaching is well established, there is still confusion among many voice teachers as to how the Model is relevant to the teaching and training of actors. The Estill Model provides direct solutions to many of the issues that are unique to the speaking voice and the craft of acting, both students and professionals. As many voice teachers find themselves working in different genres and media, including theatre and film, the Estill Model gives immediate, practical solutions to moving from one genre to another. This day will offer practical exercises, explanations and support in working with students and professionals in stage, film and theatre.

Anne-Marie has pioneered the use of the Estill Model in the teaching of speaking here in the UK, especially in the training of actors and has innovated many approaches in adapting the Model to the spoken voice.

The day will include:

• Brief overview of the Estill Model
• Alternative definitions of ‘support’
• Easy projection and theatre voice
• Teaching of accents
• Differences in teaching voice for stage versus film
• Short masterclass

Suitable For: Those new to the Model, anyone who working with the voice; singing teachers,
professional singers, students and amateurs; voice, speech & drama teachers; actors. Suitable for all styles of performance

Standard Rate: £90 (Early Bird fee of £65 applies if paid and booked before 01/01/11)
Student Rate: £40 if nominated by teacher

Book via the web site www.thevoiceexplained.com
 

This workshop provides an introduction to the Estill Model and will cover: 

Basic laryngeal and vocal tract anatomy

Introduction to Estill Voice Qualities and how they are produced

Lunch is included

This workshop is suitable for anyone who is interested in learning more about how the voice works and gives an overview of the vocal tract set-up for different voice qualities as defined by Estill.

This week long course is appropriate for singers, actors, speech language pathologists, and voice teachers. Singers and speakers will learn how to add strength, clarity, range, and stamina to the voice. Teachers and speech pathologists will gain a host of new tools to use in solving common vocal problems and perhaps even a trick or two for the unusual vocal complaint. EVT is applicable to ALL styles of speaking and singing. Participants will use EVT’s innovative training Figures™ to control vocal structures that maximize versatility in speech and song. The Level One course 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. In Level Two, participants will “mix” voice qualities to discover the myriad possibilities that exist for voice qualities. There will also be ample opportunity for questions, discussion, and open coaching sessions. This course is being team-taught by Kerrie Obert and Steven Chicurel.

Ms. Obert is a clinical voice pathologist at The Ohio State University in the Dept of Otolaryngology. She also serves as the Director of Medical Arts at the University and the Co-Director for the Singing Health Specialization. Ms. Obert is a certified course instructor with service distinction and testing privileges and she has been teaching EVT for 20 years. Dr. Steven Chicurel, DMA is a Professor of Theatre at University of Central Florida. Dr. Chicurel recently published a book called “Music Theory for Musical Theatre.” Ms. Obert and Dr. Chicurel co-wrote an anatomy book, “Geography of the Voice.”

To register: send a check or money order to Kerrie Obert, 1693 Harvest Time Place, Galloway Ohio 43119. Registrations must be received no later than June 1st, 2010. To request additional information contact Ms. Obert at 614.738.0209.

This Level One Course, produced with the support of the Ars Nova Singers, will take place over three days, but within the elapsed time frame of a 2 day course.  Participants should be prepared to complete a reading assignment prior to the course's start date to better allow us to cover all of the information in the Level One curriculum. 

There will be breaks with snacks on Saturday and Sunday; participants will be on their own for lunches and dinner.  Each day will be divided between lectures, demonstrations, and group learning activities, with small group break-out sessions for one-on-one coaching in Figures for Voice.  Although choral applications will be featured, opportunities will be created for discussion and exploration in the domains of solo performance, voice teaching, and voice therapy, as participant interests dictate.

It is expected that there will be both newcomers to Estill Voice Training and Reviewers.  Reviewers should deduct the $33 materials fee that is included in the Course Fee if they already own a Level One Workbook. 

Payment should be made directly to Mary McDonald Klimek.  A registration form will appear here shortly.

This Level 2 Course will include a brief Level One Review* (Friday Night) as well as cover The Six Basic Esill Voice Qualities: Speech, Falsetto, Twang, Sob, Opera and Belt. The format will include lecture/presentation, discussion, group practice, open coaching and more.

*The Friday night Level One Review may be attended separately for $50.

Disconts may be available for full-time students with a valid ID

This is the seventh year that we are offering this popular and challenging course. Participants need to have completed two Complete 5 Day Courses in order to sign up for this course. Over three days, we focus on the complex Figure & Voice Quality combinations that are part and parcel of the professional performers’ artillery and which are found across genres; musical theatre, classical, rock and pop. Participants will therefore need a high level of independent control and understanding of both the Figures and Voice Qualities. We will address, among other subjects, the extension of qualities beyond their natural range, common quality combinations in different genres (including musical theatre and opera) as well as a special course dedicated to diction.

Suitable for: Only those who have completed two or more Complete 5 Day Courses

Book via the web site www.thevoiceexplained.com
 

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This is a practical course where you experience creating the six voice qualities associated with Estill Voice Training: speech, falsetto, sob, twang, opera and belt. Discussion focuses on how to mix these qualities safely and how to apply them artistically in different genres. Presentations will be combined with small group practice sessions and master classes. As well as teachers and students of performance, this course will also be of interest to speech and language therapists with voice clients. Level Two is only for those who have already completed Level One.

This highly interactive day is offered in response to the many questions from teachers especially, arising from previous workshops. We will address common problems encountered by teachers, students and performers and offer solutions based in the Estill Model and other physiological based regimens. This day will be interactive with the afternoon given over to a masterclass. Questions may be submitted prior to the course. Participants may also nominate students for the open session. Some of the areas covered will include: problems with range, taking specific voice qualities higher, breathing, loss of support, singing louder without strain and other questions submitted by participants.

This day will address problems in both speaking and singing, both teaching and performance and will include:

• Brief overview of the Estill Voice Model
• Physiological causes of problems
• Visual and aural clues and how to interpret them
• Estill Solutions and their application
• Q&As
• Afternoon masterclass

Suitable For: Those new to the Estill Voice Model, anyone who working with the voice; singing teachers, professional singers, students and amateurs; voice, speech & drama teachers; actors. Suitable for all styles of voice, singing & speaking

Early Bird fee of £65 applies if paid and booked before 01/02/09; Student Rate of £40 if nominated by teacher.

Book via the web site www.thevoiceexplained.com