VOCAL ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY
with Dr. Scott McCoy
On Demand Webinar Available 24/7
On-Site and Real Time Webinar - next offered 2009-10 Season

This user friendly course offers a detailed exploration of the major physiological systems of the singing voice. Muscular systems and topics covered include: Respiration, Phonation, Articulation, Laryngeal Function, and Resonance.

VOICE ACOUSTICS & RESONANCE
with Dr. Scott McCoy
On Demand Webinar Available 24/7
On-Site and Real Time Webinar - next offered 2009-10 Season

Dr. Scott McCoy, of Westminster Choir College, makes this challenging topic easy to understand for all levels. Information covered in this course include the nature of sound, acoustics and resonance of the speaking and singing voice, practical applications of acoustics and resonance in the singing voice. Also included, will be an introduction to computerized voice analysis (Mac or PC).

On Demand, Available 24/7 - You may register to take the course via our recorded webinar archives at any time. Once registration is complete and tuition is paid in full, each registrant will be sent a personal username and password with which to access the webinar streaming video files at any time (24 hours a day / 7 day a week). Username and password is usually sent within 24 - 48 hours from purchase. Click here to learn more about our Online Webinars, including system requirements.

Required Text for This Course - Your Voice: An Inside View. (Click on link to purchase text) You must have this text and CD ROM to begin course work.

Voice Acoustics and Resonance Faculty Biography

VOCAL HEALTH FOR VOICE PROFESSIONALS
Offered On-Site and Real Time Webinar
January 13 - March 3, 2009 (Tuesdays 7:30pm - 9:30pm EST)
(On-Demand access begins April 3, 2009)

A detailed exploration of vocal health issues relevant to singers and teachers of singing.  This course addresses vocal fold injury and includes the mechanisms of vocal pathologies, their diagnosis and treatment.  Common conditions such as nodules, polyps, edema, reflux, and hemorrhage will be covered.  The goal is to enable teachers to advise students on vocal hygiene, to recognize the necessity of medical intervention, to be conversant with commonly used drugs for performers, and to be able to participate as part of the medical treatment team in the rehabilitation of the singing voice.

The last session of this course is an exciting interactive voice medicine practicum at the Grabscheid Voice Center. Students will see and hear live examples of different voice characteristics and functions as volunteers are viewed through a Fiber Optic Stroboscope, and other state of the art instruments at the GVC. 

Vocal Health 2009 Lecture Schedule

SINGER'S DEVELOPMENTAL REPERTOIRE
Offered On-Site and Real Time Online
November 1 & 2, 2008
(On-Demand access begins December 1, 2008)

This course establishes methods and criteria for selecting repertoire appropriate to different voice types at various stages of development.  Categories in Classical Voice will include bass/baritone, tenor, mezzo, and soprano.   In Musical Theatre, male and female voice types will be discussed as well as an introduction and short history of musical theatre, cast breakdowns and vocal requirements of several musicals, choosing appropriate audition material suitable to the style of the show and that of the singer, and a look at contemporary shows and the demands they make on the singer.

This Course is Next Offered:
Saturday, November 1, 2008
9:00 AM-1:00 PM   The Male Classical Voice with Chris Arneson
1:00 PM-2:30 PM   Lunch
2:30 PM-6:30 PM   The Female Classical Voice with Judith Nicosia

Sunday, November 2, 2008
9:00 AM-1:00 PM   Musical Theatre Repertoire with David Sabella-Mills
1:00 PM-2:30 PM   Lunch
2:30 PM-6:30 PM   Musical Theatre Repertoire with Jeannette LoVetri

On-Site Location: Teacher's College, Columbia University, Milbank Chapel
West 120th Street between Broadway and Amsterdam.see Maps Page

Singer's Developmental Repertoire Faculty Biographies

COMPARATIVE VOICE PEDAGOGY 2008
On Demand Webinar Available 24/7
On-site Course and Real Time Webinar TBA 2008-09 Season

During this 2 day masterclass, six teachers of various styles and techniques present teaching demonstrations after case histories of students have been discussed.  To make concrete links between various teaching strategies and the scientific and medical information covered in earlier courses, the course will conclude with a Comparative Pedagogy session by Marvin Keenze of Westminster Choir College.  Each teachers’ style, language, concepts and exercises are examined and compared. Many NYSTA members attend this class every year, taking away useful new studio strategies and greater awareness of their own teaching style. 

APPLIED PEDAGOGY
TECHNICAL & TEACHING SKILLS
FOR THE EFFECTIVE STUDIO

This course will incorporate the science from the first year's core curriculum to explore practical vocal technique applications. in addition, teaching strategies to encourage a student-centered approach in the studio will be discussed. This is an exciting opportunity to learn how to apply the knowledge gained in the courses and to explore new ways to be a more effective teacher.

APPLIED PEDAGOGY  is an Additional Course which is open to all students. However, registrants applying for the Distinguished Voice Professional Certificate of Completion must complete all courses in the Core Curriculum before receiving their certificate.

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This Course is Next Offered:
TBA 2008-2009 Season
Teacher's College, Columbia University, Room TBA (check back for updates)
West 120th Street between Broadway and Amsterdam.see Maps Page