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.

Estill Voice Training Course  Level I & II
Figures for Voice Control & Figure Combinations for Six Voice Qualities

In Level I,  Figures for Voice Control,  you learn the 13 anatomical elements that Jo Estill observed, and their relationship to the sound and power of your voice. You learn to voluntarily and independently control these elements and their practical application for such things as:

•  Four ways to make your voice more powerful without strain
•  How to sing higher more easily
•  How the cricoid cartilage helps you belt with no strain and greater range
•  Three ways to start your sound and how they influence your tone.
•  How the false folds help protect your voice from hoarseness
•  How the adam's apple (thyroid cartilage) can help you make a clearer tone
•  Three things that will make your voice sound deeper and richer
•  How to smooth out your break or “passagio”

Level II , Figure Combinations for Six Voice Qualities, teaches you to combine the above anatomical elements to create six voice qualities and explores their use in Folk Music, Jazz, Pop, Early Music,  Musical Theater Opera, country music, gospel, Rhythm & Blues , Ethnic and Choral singing.  Understanding how the figures effect your sound  and power also allows you greater breadth of dynamic expression, and character development.

The workshop involves Powerpoint presentations, endoscopic videos, anatomical models and slides. There are application activities and small group practices. There is a chance for individual attention in a master class format at the end of the instruction day.   The workbooks provide a complete summary of the Estill Vocal Training model. You will also learn how to read a spectragram and how it can be used to provide you with continuing feedback on how well you are executing the Voice Qualities.

This course concentrates on the singing voice, valuable to singers, voice teachers and choir directors, but is applicable for actors, speech pathologists, and anyone interested in minimizing vocal strain and maximizing projection.

The venue, La Perla del Mar, is located one block from the beach on the California Central Coast. Come early or stay late to enjoy the beaches, wineries and Mission San Luis Obispo.

You may register and pay online at "www.StudioSingSingSing.com" Click on Estill Voice Training.


 

Overview: This is the eighth 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 make up the professional performers’ artistic demands 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 through www.thevoiceexplained.com.

This course provides an introduction to the Estill Voice Model and its philosophy. In Level One, students learn about vocal physiology and use Figure exercises to produce different vocal sound effects. In Level Two, these sound effect "ingredients" are mixed into "recipes" to produce voice qualities such as opera, belting, sob (a "crooning" quality), falsetto (as in the vibrato-less sound of some early music), twang (as in a role like Oklahoma's Ado Annie), and speech. Course days provide a variety of learning environments: classroom presentations, practice sessions, and open coaching sessions, during which students may present pieces of their own choosing--ideally with problems to be solved. The principles of Estill Voice Training apply to beginning and advanced singers, voice teachers, voice therapists, choral conductors, and actors. Estill Voice Training promotes both vocal versatility and vocal health.

Registration will be processed on-line at New England Conservatory's website.  The link to the Estill Institutes page will appear here shortly.  The on-line registration links are posted below the course description.

Tuition & Fees:
1CE credit, $ ? per level;   Non-credit,  $ ? per level
Discounted tuition for Levels One and Two together: 2 CE credits: $ ?; Non-credit: $ ?
Materials fees (to be paid with tuition): Session One: $35; Session Two: $25
All plus $ ? NEC registration fee

Auditors: $ ?per level (must have instructor permission; recieve no individual coaching)
Returning Student Discount (Available to those who have completed Level I at NEC in previous Summers): $ ?

Housing: available at a nearby campus. Call 617-585-1125 for information.
  

The Full Estill Course
July 2 - 9, 2012, Blackburn North, Victoria

Presented by Jenny Caire and Naomi Eyers

Would you like to:

• Understand what is happening in your vocal tract when you make a particular sound?
• Control breathy tone?
• Increase your projection and resonance?
• Sing loudly and safely?
• Know how to prevent vocal damage?
• Manage the break in your voice?
• Sing with different qualities for different vocal styles?

THIS COURSE IS FOR YOU!!!

The Estill Voice Training System is the only comprehensive program for studying and teaching voice that applies to all styles of speaking and singing.

What will I learn?

• Basic anatomy of your vocal instrument
• How to monitor and control the different structures that create and change vocal quality
• Many different ways to improve your vocal technique and ‘support’ the tone
• What is safe, healthy singing and how to avoid vocal trauma
• How to increase your range, strength and stamina when singing
• How to change your technique to sing appropriately for different styles including opera, pop, music theatre and jazz

Level 1 
Compulsory Figures for Voice – 13 structures which can be independently controlled to influence vocal tone.

Level 2 
Voice Qualities - Speech, Twang (nasal and clear), Falsetto, Sob, Opera and Belting. 

Each participant will receive individual feedback and monitoring to ensure that all concepts are understood and applied correctly.

The emphasis from the start will be on voicing individually and as a group to reinforce technical ideas.

There will be a masterclass on the final day in which participants have opportunity to apply the skills they have learned and receive feedback regarding application to repertoire and style.

Further information & registration forms contact: jcaire@optusnet.com.au

Teachers:
This course is presented by Helga Westmark & Dorte Hyldstrup, who were two of the first Certified Course Instructors in Europe – so-called Vanguards. They were taught and educated by Jo Estill herself during the 90´s and they are educating new people all the way through the EVT system. Read more about them on www.estillvoice.com

Description
This course is open to anyone who wants to know more about voice – singing. The course begins with an introduction to the Estill Voice Model with Compulsory Figures for Voice, and an overview of this course. After three days of Level One, we will introduce and work on the 6 Voice Qualities in Level Two, (Speech, Falsetto, Sob, Twang, Opera and Belting). During each of these 5 days we will practice  the Figures of Level One and the Six Voice Qualities of Level Two together and individually in small groups, integrating new skills into singing and applying them to different genres of music. The days will alternate between classroom presentations, practice sessions in small groups and open sessions.
 

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.. Phone 724-929-8100 & mention the California University of PA rate when booking a room.

*A Student Rate of $255.00 is available for high school or full-time university students. Special Early Bird Rates are also available before April 20, 2012.
 

Teachers:

This course is presented by Helga Westmark & Dorte Hyldstrup, who were two of the first Certified Course Instructors in Europe – so-called Vanguards. They were taught and educated by Jo Estill herself during the 90´s and they are educating new people all the way through the EVT system. Read more about them on www.estillvoice.com

Description

This Advanced 1 course is mostly for people who have attended Level One & Two courses in Finland. The course will focus on repetition and more advanced exercises of Level One & Two and analysis of problems & solutions/Pedagogical issues. We will mostly work practically and integrate figures and qualities into music and also have time to focus on individual coaching/training. Artistry and diction will be a part of individual singing.

Deze dag is bedoeld voor iedereen die al eens een Level 1 en/of Level 2 gevolgd heeft. Het is bedoeld om de al opgedane kennis op te frissen en te verdiepen.

Er wordt ruim aandacht besteed aan individuele vaardigheden en het toepassen van de Figuren en Kwaliteiten in muziek. 

Gedurende de dag zullen oplossingen voor veel voorkomende problemen worden gegeven, en natuurlijk is er ruim de gelegenheid om vragen te stellen en cases uit de eigen ervaring en praktijk voor te leggen aan de Course Instructor. 

 De ochtendsessie is bedoeld voor iedereen die Level 1 gevolgd heeft. In deze sessie zullen alle Figuren nogmaals behandeld worden.

De middagsessie is voor deelnemers die ook een Level 2 cursus gevolgd hebben. Tijdens deze sessie zullen alle Kwaliteiten nogmaals behandeld worden. 

Bij aanmelding moet een Certificate of Attendance overlegd kunnen worden. 

Kosten:

Alleen Ochtendsessie: 65 Euro

Hele Dag: 100 Euro

In deze workshop beschouwen we de 13 Figuren van Level Een en de 6 Kwaliteiten van Level Twee in een vogelvlucht. We maken kennis met de theorie en de praktische mogelijkheden van de bouwstenen van het Estill Voice Training Systeem.

De Verplichte Stem Figuren is een innovatieve methode om stemmen te trainen van alle leeftijden, die gebruikt kunnen worden voor elke willekeurige stijl.
 
 De 13 Figuren, waaronder Toonaanzet, Verhemelte Controle, Strottenhoofdstanden en Stembandmassa geven met hun variatiemogelijkheden 37 verschillende opties.
 
 Deze zijn gemakkelijk aan te leren en maakt dat zelfs kinderen en mensen die nog nooit gezongen hebben gemakkelijk alle verschillende Figuren en Kwaliteiten kunnen produceren. De basis is, weten wat er fysiologisch en anatomisch gedaan moet worden om de diverse klanken te verkrijgen.
  
Tijdens deze Introductie wordt er ook kort aandacht besteed aan akoestiek en perceptie van de stem. Deze onderdelen dragen bij aan het begrijpen van het gebruik van de stem.
  
De cursus is toegankelijk voor iedereen die meer over de stem wil weten, ongeacht achtergrond; voor zangers, zangdocenten, acteurs, coaches, managers, trainers, sprekers, logopedisten, koordirigenten en koorzangers.
 
 De prijs is 75 Euro

Voor iedereen die ersnel bij is en boekt en betaald voor 1/3/2012 geldt een vroegboekkorting van 10 Euro. Je betaalt dan dus 65 Euro.