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Enhancing Singing And Choral Sound Through Acoustic Principles

Thursday 30th March 2023, 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM (London Time)

For some choral conductors, “acoustics” may sound inaccessible or too academic to be useful for their ensemble.

But even a cursory knowledge of vocal and choral acoustics can inform many decisions you make in your classroom and in the performance hall. In this session, we will begin with a primer on vocal acoustics.

Then we will explore a series of practical, science-based techniques you can use immediately to help your choristers sing more efficiently and with improved choral sound.

🏷️ Price £30
🎥 Recording automatically sent to all who book (even if you cannot attend live)
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📜 Certificate of attendance available

Dr Jeremy Manternach

Jeremy N. Manternach, Ph.D., is Associate Professor of Vocal/Choral Music Education and currently serves as the area chair of music education at the University of Iowa...

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Attend this course for as little as £22 as part of the Voice Professional Training CPD Award Scheme.

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Compassion Focused Training (CFT) for Singers, Singing Teachers and Other Music Professionals (2-week course)
Monday 4th December 2023
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
(London Time)

Compassion Focused Training (CFT) for Singers, Singing Teachers and Other Music Professionals (2-week course)

Dr David Juncos

In this two-part course, you will learn about the theoretical underpinnings of Gilbert’s CFT model and Neff & Germer’s model of self-compassion. You’ll also learn about the three emotion regulation systems, and specifically how to increase activity in the Soothing & Contentment system, which is known to create feelings of safeness within oneself & with others, when activated. Specifically, you’ll learn compassion-enhancing strategies to help manage common sources of stress for musicians.

Developing Inclusive Praxis & Safe Spaces for Global Majority Vocal Students
Tuesday 5th December 2023
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
(London Time)

Developing Inclusive Praxis & Safe Spaces for Global Majority Vocal Students

Natasha Hendry

This workshop considers what it means to provide a safe learning space for all students; engages in self-reflection and wider reflection; challenges, where necessary, some of the frameworks and systems that dominate vocal theory and praxis; and seeks to make visible some of the many issues Global Majority students and teachers face that remain largely invisible in mainstream vocal rhetoric.

Vocal Warm-ups For Children; why, how, what?
Thursday 7th December 2023
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
(London Time)

Vocal Warm-ups For Children; why, how, what?

Olivia Sparkhall

This talk will cover both the importance of vocal warm-ups for children and the best approaches for different ages. We will look at working one-to-one as well as great ways to engage classrooms of children and choirs.