‘Working with Transgender Vocalists: An Overview’ – Tuesday 27th October at 5pm (UK time) for 2 hours with Liz Jackson

'Working with Transgender Vocalists: An Overview' - Tuesday 27th October at 5pm (UK time) for 2 hours with Liz Jackson

Course Details

Dates, Times and Fees

Course Details

Sections:

1.The person

LGBTQ+ terminology

Effective communication in lessons and classrooms

Repertoire

The voice

Impacts of social and medical transition for vocalists

Gender perception in pitch, inflection, resonance, articulation, and gesture

The experience

Voice masculinization and feminization tools

All sessions are recorded and will be sent out to all registered participants.

Author/co-author of One Weird Trick: A User’s Guide to Transgender Voice and The Singing Teacher’s Guide to Transgender Voices and co-founder of The Voice Lab, Inc. Liz Jackson Hearns guides voice teachers through an interactive online training to serve transgender and non-binary students. Topics include cultural responsiveness, considerations for voice range and repertoire, hormone therapy for singers, and techniques for gender-perceived voice.

At the conclusion of this session, you will be able to:

Begin supporting gender diverse students with appropriate language and care
Navigate repertoire choices with trans/nonbinary students
Inform and guide students about aspects of voice transition
Demonstrate and teach voice masculinization and feminization techniques

All sessions are recorded and will be sent out to all registered participants.

About Liz

Singers, speakers, and fellow voice teachers from all different backgrounds seek out Liz’s teaching for her ability to illuminate traditional voice pedagogy with evidence-based discoveries and methods in a creative and playful environment. In 2014, Liz began working with transgender/non-binary individuals, helping clients to develop voice and communication patterns that align with and affirm their identity. She also works with trans/non-binary singers, supporting a sustainable, healthy singing voice technique during medical transition (or not) and beyond.

Liz teaches fellow voice teachers who are eager to support their transgender and non-binary students through workshops, public speaking, training sessions, and online courses. Liz is the author of One Weird Trick: A User’s Guide to Transgender Voice and co-author of The Singing Teacher’s Guide to Transgender Voices.

Dates, Times and Fees

Tuesday 27th October at 5pm (UK time) for 2 hours

This course has already taken place and cannot be purchased retrospectively.
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Emily Newton

My name is Emily Newton Mattice. I am an opera singer, currently in the ensemble at Staatstheater Nürnberg. I am enrolled in the Master of Arts Voice Pedagogy program.

My MA research has been varied, covering operetta, acoustic pedagogy, and technology in the voice studio. I’m planning to combine all three for my final research project to track performance practice trends in operetta.

Studying evidence-based pedagogy has improved my diagnostics when working with students and given me practical ideas to take into my work as a voice teacher.

I would encourage international applicants to consider the program, which is extremely cost-competitive for international students.

Not only have I benefited immensely from the short online courses and online video library, but I have learned a lot from fellow students, whose diverse backgrounds and research targets have inspired me and expanded my knowledge of the industry. In particular, I am thankful to Debbie Winter, whose astounding talent for big thinking has helped guide and focus me, when I felt lost in the academic weeds. In addition, I appreciate the program’s focus on sound research methodology, a skill that enables students of the program to ultimately submit their research for publication and prepares a foundation for potential doctoral studies.