Cross Training Musical Theatre Singers
Thursday 14th October 2021, 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM (London Time)
The vocal skill required for a successful career in musical theatre today is worlds removed from what was expected 30 years ago.
To be competitive and stay competitive, singers must have resilient flexible voices and the stamina to survive eight shows a week.
Cross-training voices in classical and vernacular techniques ensures a balanced instrument, adaptable to a multitude of styles.
This workshop will focus on playful ways to produce a wide range of vocal sounds, tracking speaking and singing as a single integrated arc.
Mary Saunders Barton
Mary Saunders Barton is a Penn State Professor Emeritus, currently residing in New York where she maintains a private professional voice studio. She is an adjunct...
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Thursday 9th October 2025
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
(London Time)
Navigating Vocal Aging for Singers
Karen Brunssen
As singers approach their senior years, they can benefit greatly from a voice teacher who understands the normal changes involved as they navigate vocal aging. This course will focus on the realities of aging voices for senior singers and what can be done to address vocal production and peripheral issues that can affect the activity of singing.
Friday 10th October 2025
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Monday 13th October 2025
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
(London Time)
Introduction to Vocal Acoustics for Spoken and Sung Voice
Gökçe Kutsal
This course is designed to break down the fundamentals of acoustics for both spoken and sung voice in a beginner-friendly, accessible way — so you can easily understand and apply these concepts to your teaching or research.
Monday 13th October 2025
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
(London Time)
Water Resistance Therapy and Semioccluded Devices for Voice Training
Dr Marco Guzmán
Several voice devices to perform water resistance therapy (WRT) and some oscillatory positive expiratory pressure devices (OPEP) (e.g. Acapella Choice, Shaker Medic Plus, New Shaker) are now commonly used for both voice training and voice therapy. Are these devices truly good for voice training? Are these devices the treatment by themselves? and how much evidence currently supports the use of these devices?