APPLIED - Estill Voice Print and Vocal Pedagogy Workshop

VOICEPRINT WORKSHOP (Sun. 9am-12pm)

Practise the Estill Figures on a spectrogram (Estill VoiceprintTM) and learn how to use the software as a biofeedback tool. Prepare for the Estill Certificate of Figure Proficiency and create your personal voice training plan.

PEDAGOGY WORKSHOP (Sun. 2pm-5pm)

Advanced problem solving and attractor state analysis. Warm up, cool down and preventive voice training. Analyse advanced voice qualities across all genres.

ATTENTION: A level 1&2 certificate of attendance is required in order to participate in the advanced workshops

Discount is available if registration is combined with the Estill Level 1&2 course in Graz from July 16th-20th 2012!

 Este curso de tres días empieza con una introducción al modelo de la voz de Jo Estill y a su historia y con un taller de anatomía y fisiología. Durante los próximos tres días, se presentarán las figuras obligatorias que componen el sistema. Los asistentes tendrán la posibilidad de practicar en grupos pequeños con ayudantes titulados. Cada día habrá una sesión abierta donde los participantes podrán aplicar el sistema (trabajo) a su propia “performance” sea Po, Jazz, Teatro Musical, Ópera o la voz hablada.

Habrá algún énfasis en el uso de las figuras en logopedia, aprovechando la experiencia del profesorado en patologías vocales. También existe la posibilidad de practicar las figuras del modelo en canto armónico.

Este curso está abierto a cualquier artista, cualquier persona que usa la voz profesionalmente, médicos y logopedas y cualquier persona que quiere conocer más de su voz y disfrutarla.

This 3 day course starts with an introduction to the model and to Jo Estill and with an anatomy and physiology workshop. Over the next three days, Helen will present the Compulsory Figures and students will have the opportunity to practise in small groups with experienced interns. Each day there will be an open session where participants are able to apply the work to their own performance be it Pop, Jazz, Music Theatre, Opera or the spoken voice. There will be some special emphasis on using the figures in speech therapy, drawing on Helen’s recent experience at University College London as a postgraduate student of Vocal Pathology. There will also be a chance to practise the model in group singing using harmonic music and chants.

This course is open to all performers and professional voice users, doctors and speech therapists and anyone who wishes to learn more about and have fun with their voice.

 Figures for voice control

 Level 1 in the Estill Model taught by Anne-Marie Speed (London) with application to both speaking and singing.

Anne-Marie is one of the most experienced teachers and presenters of the Estill Model and one of the few that offers application to both the training of actors and singers. 

Suitable for anyone working with the voice including singers (students & professionals), teachers, actors & voice teachers. Therapists will also find this course of value.

Please visit www.thevoiceexplained.com for more details

 Teachers:

This course is presented by Helga Westmark & Dorte Hyldstrup, who were two of the first Certified Course Instructors in Europe. 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

Open to anyone, who took the Estill Level One course, e.g. singers, voice teachers, actors, clinical voice professionals etc. The course begins with an introduction to the Estill Voice Model and an overview of this course. We will work us through all the voice qualities, speech, falsetto, sob, twang, belting and opera - by practising individually in small groups and integrating them into singing and 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. Dr. Cari Tellis, Estill Certified Master Teacher, will be assisting the course and leading small group sessions dedicated to Speech Language Pathology. 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.

Meals on the beautiful campus of Misericordia University are included.  Housing will be available at reasonable rates.

*A Student Rate of $295.00 is available for high school or full-time university students. The published Special Early Bird Rates are available before July 5, 2012.  After that date, the cost is $715.00.
 

 This one-day Estill Certification workshop will serve as the jumping off point for students interested in persuing the Estill CMT (Certified Master Teacher). The goal of the workshop is to help potential candidates who have taken the ESTILL NYC Courses in May, June and July (or any other official Estill Level I and II Courses in the U.S. or abroad--course certificates will be required as proof of attendance) and feel ready to take the next steps toward certification come to clarity regarding the process ahead. The instructors will explain the expectations and requirements for CMT Certification, as well as provide individual coaching time during which each viable candidate will meet with the instructors to devise a personalized 9 month course of study that will (if all requirements are met) culminate in the passing of the CMT written and VoicePrint exams. The hope is that if and when both of these exams have been passed, the candidate will then assist and be observed teaching during the next ESTILL NYC Courses in Spring/Summer 2013. If you have any questions about wether or not it would appropriate for you to attend this workshop please email Robert.

"Everyone has a beautiful voice. You just have to know how to use it," says singer & scientist Jo Estill. Her system, Estill Voice Training™ (EVT), simplifies the learning process by breaking the voice down into its working parts – the actual structures that make the voice work. Using Estill’s Figures for Voice™, students learn to control each structure independently and then combine the structures to create different voice qualities. This course is available for anyone who would like to improve their singing or speaking voice – vocal instructors, drama instructors, Speech-Language Pathologists and other vocal health professionals. The skills developed in Level One will add strength, clarity and stamina to your voice! Throughout the course, participants will apply their new skills to all styles of speaking and singing in small group practice sessions. Participants will learn the same Estill Voice Training tools that are used daily on stages from the Met to Broadway to Nashville to Madison Square Garden!

Estill Voice Training 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 thirteen 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 spectrogram 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.

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

Level One: Compulsory Figures for Voice™ teaches the tools of the craft. This 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. There will also be ample opportunity for questions, discussion, and open coaching sessions. 

Level Two:  Figure Combinations for Six Voice Qualities guides participants to develop mastery of six archetype voice qualities – Speech, Falsetto, Sob, Twang (oral and nasal), Opera, and Belting.  These qualities can be brought to musical theatre, contemporary, and classical music literature, contemporary, “heightened,” and character speech for actors, and incorporated effectively into any form of oral communication in the workplace (speeches, lectures, interviews, etc.)  In each case, participants will learn to trouble shoot and solve problems.  Participants will receive individual feedback and monitoring to ensure all concepts are understood and applied correctly in order to achieve any aesthetic goal.  Master classes  will be held on the last two days to provide volunteer  participants an opportunity to apply what they've learned to a song, monologue, poem, or speech.

 This course is being taught by Kerrie Obert and Steven Chicurel, both of whom are Estill Certified Course Instructors with Testing Privileges and Service Distinction.  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. Dr. Chicurel is a Professor of Theatre/Musical Theatre Voice Specialist at the University of Central Florida.  Ms. Obert and Dr. Chicurel are the co-authors of Geography of the Voice:  Anatomy of an Adam’s Apple. 

To register and for more information:  send a check or money order to Kerrie Obert, 3866 Wolf Creek Road, Grove City, Ohio 43123.  Registration must be received no later than April 29, 2011. The late registration fee will apply to registrations received from April 30- May 11.  Upon receipt of registration, participants will receive a mailing with directions to the venue, a schedule of topics, and information about local accommodation/restaurants.  To request additional information contact Ms. Obert at 614.738.0209.