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Vocal Process index of useful articles...
The following
archive contains a range of useful articles
and downloads separated into categories.
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Vocal techniques
Rock, Soul and
PopIdol
Daniel Zangger Borch with Gillyanne Kayes
Gillyanne interviews
rock singer, trainer and researcher Daniel Zangger Borch on his work
with rock, pop and soul singers.
Read Daniel's interview on
Rock, Soul and PopIdol
Dialects and
Accents
Paul Meier with Jeremy Fisher
Jeremy interviews
expert dialect coach Paul Meier on accents, dialects and coaching
actors.
Read Paul's interview on
dialects and accents
The secrets of
session singing (part I)
Kim Chandler with Jeremy Fisher
Jeremy interviews
renowned session singer Kim Chandler on what makes a good session
singer.
Read Kim's interview on the
secrets of session singing
The secrets of
session singing (part II)
Kim Chandler with Jeremy Fisher
In part two of
Jeremy's interview, Kim Chandler talks about jingles, recording
vocals for software sampling, and behind the scenes on Don't Forget
The Lyrics.
Read Kim's interview on the
secrets of session singing
Discussion on
falsetto from the Vocal Anatomy for Voice Professionals course
Sara Harris, Tom Harris, Jeremy Fisher, Gillyanne Kayes
This article is a
transcript of a discussion on falsetto, and includes a soundfile of
Sara demonstrating falsetto, breathy and modal qualities in the
female speaking voice.
Read the
discussion on falsetto and listen to the soundfile
Interview
on teaching adolescents
Jenevora Williams with
Jeremy Fisher
Jeremy interviews
adolescent voice researcher and trainer Jenevora Williams on
training young voices.
Read
Jenevora's interview on training the adolescent voice
Singing with
Cirque du Soleil
Craig Jennings with Jeremy Fisher
Jeremy interviews
singer extraordinaire Craig Jennings on working with Cirque du
Soleil, auditions, and overtone chanting (includes a soundfile
demonstration)
Read
Craig's interview on singing with Cirque du Soleil
Vocal Warm-ups for Drama Teachers
Jeremy Fisher
Thoughts from three
vocal trainers on monitoring your students' vocal health, written
for the Teaching Drama magazine.
Read Jeremy's article on
vocal warm-ups
How DO you solve a problem like Maria?
Dr Donna Soto-Morettini
An article by the
Head of Musical Theatre at the RSAMD on auditioning, sculpture and
the making of reality television competitions.
Read
Dr Soto-Morettini's article on auditioning
The Developing Voice
Jenevora Williams
[16-page PDF, 110kb]
Part of the
powerpoint presentation created by Jenevora for the Vocal Process
course The Developing Voice. Includes developmental information in
infants, vocal range guides for male adolescents, and
symptoms of change in female adolescents.
Read
Jenevora's presentation on 'The Developing Voice'
The Developing Voice - FAQ
Jenevora Williams
[3-page PDF, 87kb]
A Frequently Asked Questions page from Jenevora Williams aimed at
adolescent boys
that answers their primary concerns about vocal
change.
Read
Jenevora's Frequently Asked Questions page
Learning and
Memorising
Jeremy Fisher
An article written for
Music Teacher magazine on modes and methods of assimilating music.
Includes the Learn a Song in 15 minutes process, and notes on
Auditory, Visual and Kinaesthetic learners.
Read Jeremy's article 'Learning and Memorising'
GCSE Musical Theatre
Jeremy Fisher and Gillyanne Kayes
[7-page PDF, 88kb]
An article written for
Classroom Music magazine on the history and development of Musical
Theatre, with notes, hints and exercises on songs and duets.
Download:
GCSE_musical_theatre.pdf
Style Conscious
Jeremy Fisher
An article written for
Music Teacher magazine on seven ways to change your singing style
without changing your sound.
Read Jeremy's article 'Style Conscious'
Getting help to learn new styles
Jeremy Fisher
One idea behind
learning a new style is: if you can hear it, you can learn it, and
once you have learned it, you can play with it, mould it, modify it,
and use it in your own way.
Read Jeremy's article on 'Getting
help learning new styles'
Pant, Wobble and Cry – getting
emotion into your voice
Jeremy Fisher
I have had a number
of actors arrive in my studio with the question “how do I do that
vibrato thing?”.
Read Jeremy's article on 'vibrato'
techniques
Belting Explained: Range
and Repertoire
Gillyanne Kayes
[2-page PDF, 77kb]
Useful repertoire list for
Belters that accompanies the Vocal Process Belting Explained course.
Download: belting-repertoire.pdf
Belting, Range and
Register:
A Practical Introduction for Singers
Gillyanne Kayes
[4-page PDF, 93 KB]
Handout that accompanied
Gillyanne Kayes’ workshop on Belting delivered at PEVoC 5 in Graz,
August 2003.
Download:
belting-range-and-register.pdf
How do we inspire young singers?
Jenny Morgan writes of her experiences teaching 14 to 16 year olds.
Read How do we inspire young
singers?
Vocal Process and
Barbershoppers
About VP > Barbershop
Vocal Process is
dedicated to sharing straightforward and practical information on
singing and speaking. Gillyanne Kayes has been a regular guest vocal
consultant at the annual Harmony College events for the British
Association of Barbershop Singers (BABS). Gillyanne and Jeremy
Fisher have also presented a training weekend for the Faculty of
Directors from the Ladies Association of British Barbershop Singers
(LABBS).
Read Vocal Process and
Barbershoppers
Vocal Process and
the Singing Voice
About VP > The Singing Voice
Understanding the
physiological basis for good singing in your genre is vital for
confident performing and maintaining your own vocal health. A Vocal
Process course is designed to help you discover diagnostic tools for
problem solving, clarify your own practice and hone existing skills,
develop stylistic flexibility and enhance your performance.
Read Vocal Process and the Singing
Voice
Vocal Process and
the Spoken Voice
About VP > The Spoken Voice
Vocal Process runs
practical courses on vocal development and exploration, problem
solving, improved communication and vocal pedagogy.
Read Vocal Process and the Spoken
Voice
Computer Voice Analysis
Advanced Vocal Training
with Vocal Process:
Computer Voice Analysis
[13-page PDF, 681 KB]
Poster presented by Jeremy
Fisher, Gillyanne Kayes and Matthew Reeve at Fifth Pan European
Voice Conference (PEVoC 5), Graz, August
2003.
Download pevoc5-poster.pdf
Comparison of
Speech,
Breathy Speech and Falsetto
Jeremy Fisher compares
spectrographic readings of Speech, Breathy Speech and Falsetto.
Read: Comparison of Speech,
Breathy Speech and Falsetto
Computer Voice Training
An overview of Computer Voice Training.
Training > Computer Voice Training
Read about Computer Voice Training
Happy Birthday in four vocal
sets
Jeremy Fisher analyses a
spectrogram of four different vocal sets: Cry, Nasal Twang, Opera
and Speech.
Read
about 'Happy Birthday in four vocal sets'
(includes spectrogram and sound file download)
Introduction to Reading a
Spectrogram
Jeremy Fisher explains how to read a spectrogram.
Read/download Introduction to Reading a Spectrogram
Spectographic analysis of
female falsetto
Jeremy Fisher discusses a demonstration of female falsetto by
Gillyanne Kayes.
Read 'Spectographic analysis
of female falsetto'
(includes spectrogram and sound file download)
Speech, Nasal Speech and
Nasal Twang
Jeremy Fisher discusses a demonstration of Speech, Nasal Speech and
Nasal Twang by Gillyanne Kayes.
Read Speech, Nasal Speech and
Nasal Twang
(includes spectrogram and sound file download)
Spectrograph
Software for Computer Voice Analysis
Information on spectrograph programs for download from the Internet.
Read Download Spectrograph
Software for Computer Voice Analysis
Clinical Voice Science
Chart for Applying Vocal
Figures and Vocal Sets
[2-page PDF, 129kb]
This chart, with some minor
edits, was created as an end-point of the three-day course, Voice
Styles Intensive when delivered in January 2002 to the Voice and
Laryngectomy SIG, Northern Ireland.
Download: chart_for_applying_vocal_figures_and_vocal_sets.pdf
Vocal Process for Speech
and Language Therapists
About VP > Speech and language therapy
Vocal Process has been
providing learning opportunities on the Estill techniques referenced
in the Voice Clinic Handbook (Harris, Harris, Rubin and Howard)
since 1997. Many of our courses include instruction on
deconstriction (retraction), sob, tone onsets and vocal sets.
Read Vocal Process
for Speech and Language Therapists
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