- Discover how the
development of the skeleton and muscles alters the way we speak
and sing
- Understand the
massive physical changes that happen in adolescence
- Identify the five
stages of change for boys’ voices
- Dealing with girl’s
voices – why they get breathy
- Learn the
three-minute voice test
- Healthy practices
for young voices
- How to encourage and
inform those with changing voices to continue
- What to expect in
terms of range and voice quality
- Appropriate pitch
ranges – when to change key!
- Advice on suitable exercises
- Live masterclass
with young singers
The course includes sound
file examples of different stages of change in boys and girls –
witness a single voice moving through the five stages of change in
minutes. Participants also receive a substantial booklet of
information written by Jenevora.
Here's what people think of the
course
"The presentation
was authoritative and clearly based on huge knowledge and
experience. I particularly found the speaking pitches for the
changing male voice and the factual information re assessing the
range of a child's voice valuable, I am now using this knowledge all
the time."
"Jenevora was an excellent speaker - very
relaxed and encouraging. It's highlighted lots of things I'm already
doing and taught me lots of things I didn't know and now feel happy
to teach."
"It
is so useful to have a discussion forum for us singing teachers, who
often work in isolation, to share views, tips, latest research, and
in particular ideas on repertoire for changing voices - as came up
yesterday."
"A
great day, I loved every minute of it. 10/10 Excellent!"
About the trainer
Jenevora
Williams is Vocal Advisor and teacher-in-residence for the National
Youth Choir and has taught singing at The
Royal College of Music Junior Department, Guildford School of Acting
Conservatoire and Surrey University. She has been the singing
teacher for the choristers at St Paul's Cathedral and Westminster
Abbey, as well as a consultant teacher for many other British
cathedral foundations.
She is
a tutor on the Music teaching in professional practice course at Reading University,
the MA/PGDip in Choral Education at
Roehampton University, the MMus at
Surrey University and on the Integrated
Voice programme for
Vocal Process.
Click here to read Jenevora's interview with Jeremy Fisher on
the Developing Voice.
Jenevora specializes in working with the
developing voice, and has given presentations for the Pan European
Voice Conference and RSCM Voice for Life programme, and written
articles for the Church Music Quarterly and The Singer magazine.
She is currently pursuing
PhD research at the
Institute of Education, London University, into the vocal health
and development of boy choristers
About Vocal Process
Vocal Process has a solid voice science
foundation for all its courses and products. The company has been
featured on the BBC's Leading Edge and Science in Action science
programmes and at the Science Museum in London.
"If
you really want to know about the inner workings of the human voice,
you need to turn to the work of Gillyanne Kayes and Jeremy Fisher
and their very thorough and comprehensive Vocal Process programme."
Opera Now
magazine
"Vocal Process
incorporates the latest thoughts in the voice science world
into their training, presented in a clear and digestible
way" Zone magazine
