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MA Graduate, Carrie Birmingham, Has Paper Accepted By Choice For Voice 2020

Friday 27th March 2020

Another of our fantastic MA Voice Pedagogy graduates has been invited to present at the BVA Choice For Voice 2020 conference.

Carrie Birmingham will be presenting her paper ‘An investigation into the impact of ear canal occlusion upon pitch accuracy and volume perception within singing’.

The conference will be held at the Leeds College of Music on Friday 4th, Saturday 5th and Sunday 6th September 2020.

Carrie Birmingham

Carrie is a hearing-impaired singer/songwriter and vocal specialist from Preston (Lancashire), who moved to Liverpool in 2005. Whilst growing up in Preston she started to train in performing arts from a very young age.  


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