The Neuroscience of Emotion: Individuality, Interpretation, and Anxiety
Thursday 2nd December 2021, 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM (London Time)
This short course will unpack the essence of emotion from a neuroscience perspective to improve all aspects of our vocal lives.
Human emotion is coupled to all we do, including practice and performance.
Emotions can enhance our abilities, but other times they can be detrimental to our process.
Clarity in our interoceptive experiences can help us design mental and physical interventions.
We will discuss solutions for pre-performance anxieties, optimizing practice, emotion as a vocal tool, learning, and the student-teacher dynamic.
Through a deeper understanding of our brain-body continuum we can not only optimize ourselves as singers, but as humans as well.
Heidi Moss
Heidi Moss, is a Bay Area performer, educator, and scientist. Noted for her “rich and radiant soprano” (Edward Oriz, Sacramento Bee) has performed on national and international stages...
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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.
Thursday 28th March 2024
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
(London Time)
Money Notes for Days: Sustainable Singing for Popular Styles
Meredith Colby
In this workshop, you’ll begin to train your ears to what you’ve been missing in popular styles. We’ll identify the 'it' factor, and learn how it can be the magic to sustainable high, rock 'belt'; the sound singers of contemporary music theatre, R&B, indie, rock and jazz, and your singer-songwriters nearly all want to achieve.
Tuesday 2nd April 2024
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
(London Time)
Singing for Lung Health: The Basics
Dr Rachel B. Goldenberg
According to a 2016 study, nearly 1 in 5 people living in the UK have received a diagnosis of lung disease, making it highly likely that clinicians and voice teachers will encounter a singer living with a lung disease. In this presentation, we will explore the current available research and theories about why singing is beneficial to people living with impairments in the respiratory system.
Thursday 4th April 2024
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
(London Time)
SOVT Exercises: What, How, When, and Why?
John Nix
SOVTs (Semi-occluded vocal tract postures or exercises) have become widely used by singing teachers and voice therapists. Professor Nix's presentation will begin by defining and describing the various kinds of SOVTs...