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Voice Study Centre Director Of Studies To Present At BVA Forum

Tuesday 12th July 2022

We would like to wish congratulations to our Director of Studies, Debbie Winter, who has been accepted to present at the British Voice Association‘s upcoming online forum.
 
‘BREAKTHROUGHS AND BOUNDARIES: Exploring multi-disciplinary voice work’ takes place via Zoom on Sunday 17th July 2022.
Debbie will be presenting ‘Please Mind the Gap: Bridging the rigour/relevance divide by ‘tooling up’ the researcher-practitioner’.
To book your place, please visit the British Voice Association’s website 👇
https://www.britishvoiceassociation.org.uk/2022-07-Event-Breakthroughs_and_Boundaries.html

Debbie Winter

Debbie Winter (LLB Hons, MA) lectured in Law and sang professionally on the jazz scene before deciding to change careers and become a vocal coach. She noticed a...


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