The Developing Voice
Thursday 2nd September 2021, 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM (London Time)
At every age vocal function is dependent on how the body progressively and constantly changes.
This presentation will outline those changes alongside the consequential expectations for the coordinated effort and interplay of respiration, vibration, and resonance when singing.
What changes impact expectations at different times during the life span? Hormones? Breath? Vibration? Resonance?
- Youth
- Young Adult
- Senior Adult
- Best practices across the life span
Karen Brunssen
Karen Brunssen, NATS Immediate-Past President, Professor of Voice and Co-Chair of Music Performance, Bienen School of Music, Northwestern University...
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This course considers the way songs by LGBTQIA+ artists navigate country music aesthetics and definitions of genre, looking at the voice as a medium for articulating and reworking ideas of authenticity and genre identity. The presentation explores particular songs in depth...
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12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
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Mental Health Informed Practitioner Certificate with Dr George Musgrave (4 week course)
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Tuesday 30th April 2024
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
(London Time)
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Jaron M. LeGrair
'The Gospel Choir Sound: A Practical Pedagogical Exploration' is a course that is meant to help all types of singers and voices understand some of the essential methods behind the gospel choir sound in the African-American church and to hopefully have the ability to access and make use of these tactics and techniques in a tangible and efficient way.