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Inclusion Within the Higher Education System
Voice Study Centre
Thursday 25th July 2024This blog post aims to review policies for achieving inclusion within the higher education system, focusing on three key factors: socio-economic disadvantages, physical disadvantages and neurodivergence support within learning environments. Within this blog, we will explore the extent to which we are successfully reducing those barriers for our student population.
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Congratulations to our 2024 MA Voice Pedagogy graduates!
Voice Study Centre
Wednesday 10th July 2024We captured some wonderful moments from the ceremony! Can you spot yourself or anyone you know?
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5 Reasons to Join our Next Cohort
Voice Study Centre
Wednesday 3rd July 2024If you are still considering enrolling as a VSC student, we've put together a list of 5 reasons why you should let us help you invest in your academic development.
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MA Student Lisa Strong’s Community Choir Journey
Voice Study Centre
Friday 21st June 2024“I totally drew on all my work from the MA on belonging with all my years of pushing this community building through song. It was such a success I could hardly believe I did it.”
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Thinking about starting our new two-year Master's Degree Voice Pedagogy but have no or little academic experience?
Voice Study Centre
Wednesday 12th June 2024At Voice Study Centre, our mission is to empower a diverse voice community by removing barriers to practitioner development, research and pedagogical excellence. The Introduction to Postgraduate Academic Skills course is a key part of our strategy for inclusivity and provides a pathway to the full MA for those professionals who would otherwise be ineligible to apply.
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VSC certificated student Petra Lang invited to speak at the Body, Mind & Music Symposium!
Voice Study Centre
Thursday 4th April 2024Voice Study Centre certificated student Petra Lang has been invited to present her lecture “the view on the health of singers through the lens of the biopsychosocial model” at the Body, Mind, Music Symposium.
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Singing To Keep Going: Individually Inspiring Research
Claire Thomas
Wednesday 27th March 2024In this month’s blog I wanted to reflect upon the experiences of a student who epitomises those who inspire the research into Singing for Health.
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Exploring the Integration of Head-Mounted Displays for Immersive Virtual Reality Experiences in the Voice Studio
Pippa Anderson
Friday 1st March 2024In mid-February, I had the privilege of speaking at the School of Digital Arts (SODA) at Manchester Metropolitan University alongside a panel of researchers interested in exploring audio-visual interfaces and their potential impact on wellbeing...
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‘My Voice Matters’: Empowering children’s voices for Children’s Mental Health Week – and, crucially, beyond
Sophie Scott
Wednesday 31st January 2024February 5th sees the start of Children’s Mental Health Week in the UK. The theme this year is ‘My Voice Matters’, its aim to ‘[empower] children and young people by providing them with the tools they need to express themselves’. Children, however, are born into a world the majority of which holds (consciously and unconsciously) to constructions of childhood rooted in traditional and often negative or, at best, restrictive stereotypes. These stereotypes permeate...
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