Seeing Sound: An Acoustic Approach to Voice for Actors!
Tuesday 18th November 2025, 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM (London Time)
In this short course, Professors Kathryn Cunningham and Srihimaja Nandamudi (CCC-SLP) will introduce accessible ways to integrate acoustic voice analysis into actor voice training. Expanding on their article for Voice and Speech Review, Cunningham and Nandamudi will demonstrate interactive strategies that crossover from the clinical realm to the acting studio.
Both presenters are Recognized Vocologists through the Pan-American Vocology Association and share a deep commitment to interprofessional collaboration between their respective fields of actor voice training and speech-language pathology.
Participants will learn to use free Praat software to extract key voice markers and see how these measurements can bring complex voice concepts to life in a practical, visual way. After participating in this course, participants will be able to use Praat to conduct a simple acoustic voice screening and learn techniques to translate core principles of vocal fold function in healthy and disordered voices into visual feedback. This course will appeal to acting voice trainers and actors interested in expanding their understanding of vocal technique through evidence-based tools and interprofessional insights.
🏷️ Price £30 (UK VAT inclusive)
🎥 Recording automatically sent to all who book (even if you cannot attend live)
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📜 Certificate of attendance available
Professor Kathryn Cunningham
Kathryn Cunningham is an Assistant Professor of Theatre at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. She is a certified teacher of Knight-Thompson Speechwork and a PAVA Recognized Vocologist (PAVA-RV). As an actor, she has appeared on a host of stages in New York and across the country as well as in film and television.
Dr Sri Nandamudi
Dr. Sri Nandamudi is an Associate Professor in Speech-Language Pathology in the College of Health Professions, Grand Valley State University. Her areas of clinical and pedagogical research interests include interprofessional collaborative care and clinical simulation in voice and dysphagia intervention.
Attend this course for as little as £22 as part of the Voice Professional Training CPD Award Scheme.
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