Short Courses & Events / Archive

Dealing With Jaw Tension: Options For Singers

Thursday 13th October 2022, 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM (London Time)

In this workshop, we will discuss the concept of jaw tension from multiple perspectives.

Why complicate a simple problem?

There are no simple problems, as everyone’s issues come from various factors.

We will unpack some possible underlying problems contributing to jaw tension and work the participant through self-interventions to remediate these concerns.

Walt Fritz

Walt Fritz, PT, has evolved traditionally taught tissue-based approaches into a unique interpretation of manual therapy. This approach advances views of causation and impact from historical tissue-specific models into a multifactorial narrative, leaning heavily on biopsychosocial influences.

Sorry, this is an archived short course...

We have plenty of upcoming short courses coming soon. See details of some of them below or look at the full list of short courses.

Performing Pain: Vocal Health in Emotional Roles!
Thursday 19th February 2026
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Thursday 26th February 2026
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
(London Time)

Performing Pain: Vocal Health in Emotional Roles!

Louisa Morgan

How connected are acted emotions to our real-life emotions? Are they expressed differently? Do they feel different in the body? This 2-part course with Louisa Morgan looks at the potential impact of acted emotion on vocal health, why we should consider it as voice practitioners, and how to care for our performers needing to work with it.

Incorporating CBT principles within vocal health and voice care
Tuesday 24th February 2026
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
(London Time)

Incorporating CBT principles within vocal health and voice care

Dr Luke Aldridge-Waddon

Join Dr Luke Waddon as he introduces the principles and techniques within cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT) in relation to the voice and voice care. He will discuss psychological factors relevant to the development and maintenance of voice disorders and how these might be approached from a cognitive-behavioural perspective. He will describe theoretical concepts and therapeutic components often used within CBT and consider how these might be applied when working with voice users.

Sex differences in VOICE!
Tuesday 3rd March 2026
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
(London Time)

Sex differences in VOICE!

Dr Richard Lissemore

This two-hour workshop, led by performer, articulatory phoneticist, and voice physiologist, Dr. Richard Lissemore, will examine in detail the role that biological sex plays in the perception and pedagogy of singing voices. We'll consider how parameters such as anatomy, physiology, articulation, resonance, and radiated acoustics influence the perceptions and pedagogical decision-making of singing teachers.