Voice Specialists

• • Professor Janice Chapman – Director of CVT, course leader and author of SATS Book
  • James Platt – Director of CVT, Professional Singer and Pedagogue
  • Andrew Follin – Director of CVT, Estill Master Trainer
  • And other visiting staff TBC

   

  This course is designed specifically for

  • Singers preparing for auditions at either university or music college
  • Singers who want to work on their technique
  • Singers who want to develop their artistry through technique
  • Singers who would like professional feedback on their audition material
  • Singers who would like vocal coaching that’s linked to their technical development

   

  Demonstrations & Presentations will include

  • Accent Method Breathing Workshops
  • Breathing & Support
  • Postural Alignment
  • Practical Vocal Anatomy & Physiology
  • Phonation
  • Resonance
  • Articulation
  • Primal Sound in Classical Voice Training
  • Artistry and Performance
  • Audition Preparation

   

  The week will include

  • Movement, Physical and Body Conditioning – Strengthening, Stretching and Releasing Key Muscle Groups
  • Practical strategies for achieving optimal performance alignment
  • Accent Method Breathing Training
  • How to transition from Accent Method Breathing into Breathing and Support for Singers
  • Primal Sound Training: Using Triggers to co-ordinate airflow, larynx and the vocal tract
  • Vocal Warm Up and conditioning with Specialist Practitioners
  • Small Practice Groups: Putting vocalise into context
  • Songs, Oratorio and Opera Classes
  • Palpation and handling skills for singers
  • Singers Vocal Diagnostics: Problems and Solutions

  Coaches from

  • Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
  • Royal Birmingham Conservatoire
  • Guildhall School of Music and Drama