Hearing Singing: FREE World Voice Day Special with Dr. Ian Howell and Dr. Dann Mitton
Wednesday 16th April 2025, 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM (London Time)
FREE Online & International Event
(Zoom link will be received upon registration)
📅 Date: 16th April 2025 (World Voice Day!)
🕒 Time: 6 pm (BST)
Time Zone Translations: EDT: 1 pm | CEST: 7 pm | PDT: 10 am | CDT: 12 pm
This World Voice Day (WVD), we’re excited to bring together voice geeks from around the globe for a special Meet the Author session with Dr. Ian Howell, moderated by Dr. Dann Mitton. Centred around Dr. Ian Howell’s new book, this session offers valuable insights directly from the author. This is our little contribution to celebrating WVD and sharing the wonderful work within the voice world. We’d be thrilled if you could join us!
The Book:
Ian’s new book, Hearing Singing: A Guide to Functional Listening and Voice Perception, explores how we can learn to critically listen to singers, and how we can train our ears to tie those sounds to dependable vocal functions.
Highlights of the Event:
- Exclusive Book Overview: Gain insight into the material covered in the book, and discover how to navigate its contents for deeper understanding.
- Interactive Q&A: Have your questions answered in a dynamic, open discussion.
- Practical Engagement: We will all hear some sound samples together and practice functional listening.
This session is in celebration of World Voice Day, a day we celebrate every year with our fellow voice geeks. This years motto is EMPOWER YOUR VOICE!
Reserve your spot today!
We look forward to seeing you there!
Would you like to make a donation to our Research and Development Fund?
We are raising funds for practitioner research! As an independent research organization (IRO) specializing in practitioner research within the fields of voice, music, and performance, we provide access to an independent ethics committee and facilitate workshops on voice-related topics and research methodology. Hosting a variety of free-to-attend events is our way of raising awareness about our research and development fund.
Learn more about Ian and Dann:
Ian Howell
Ian Howell is the Founder and Chief Educator at the Embodied Music Lab, an organization that offers professional development and consulting for musicians and teachers. He is also the author of two books...
Dr Dann Mitton
Independent voice teacher and researcher Dann Mitton earned his Doctor of Musical Arts in Performance (Voice) degree with a specialization in voice pedagogy...
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