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Course Review: The Diaphragm in Voice: A Touch-Based Approach with Walt Fritz

Jody Sparrow
Friday 7th July 2023Physical therapist and MA Voice Pedagogy student Walt Fritz’s two-hour short course explored the effectiveness of manual therapy in treating diaphragm-related issues as well as strategies for improving awareness and strength.
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Course Review: Singing as Pregnancy and Postpartum Exercise with Hayley Williams

Jody Sparrow
Thursday 6th July 2023Hayley Williams’ pregnancy and postpartum lecture sought to create a singing method to educate and rehabilitate pregnant and postpartum women.
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Course Review: Training the Passaggi of Classical Genre Voices with Ken Bozeman

Jody Sparrow
Friday 30th June 2023Ken Bozeman’s classical passaggi short course began by discussing acoustic and laryngeal vocal registers and the two primary register transition zones (passaggi) – lower and higher – with a focus on the lower passaggio.
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Course Review: New Directions in Singing for Health Research and Practice with Professor Stephen Clift

Jody Sparrow
Friday 23rd June 2023This insightful lunchtime lecture from Professor Stephen Clift discussed the intrinsic wellbeing value of music and singing while delving into recent research trends and randomised controlled trials relating to the subject at hand.
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Course Review: Prosody as a Process of Meaning Making with Rein Ove Sikveland

Jody Sparrow
Friday 16th June 2023So, what is prosody? What are its features and why should they be studies? Who does it affect? Conversation analyst Rein Ove Sikveland’s ‘Prosody as a Process of Meaning Making’ lecture on Thursday 15th June 2023 provided an expert’s answer to all these questions and more.
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