Estill Voice Training
Estill Voice Training
“Estill Voice Training concentrates on Craft as the foundation for every vocal task. The voice you use to sing is the same voice that chats with friends and shouts for joy. When you master the basic movements of healthy vocal function, you unlock endless possibilities for Artistry and opportunities for Performance Magic!”
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Estill Level 1&2 Course
This course is for anyone who would like to improve their singing or speaking voice—singers, actors, vocal coaches, drama instructors, Speech-Language Pathologists and other vocal health professionals.
Level One: Figures for Voice™ teaches the tools of the craft to add strength, clarity and stamina to your voice! Participants will use EVT’s innovative Figures for Voice™ to learn control of the vocal structures that influence voice quality. Each Figure employs exercises that will give you new vocal options for all styles of speaking and singing.
Level Two combines the Figures from Level One to produce six voice qualities: Speech, Falsetto, Sob, Twang, Opera, and Belting. Figure Combinations for Six Voice Qualities™ offers a clear understanding of the voice’s limitless possibilities, along with how to keep it vibrant and healthy.
Throughout the day, the new voice skills are practised in small group sessions. There will also be ample time for questions, discussion, and work on individual repertoire or case studies.
Certification Classes
Estill Certification (Estill Figure Proficiency (EFP) and Estill Master Trainer (EMT) is becoming more and more sort after as a qualification for voice teaching and coaching as it is an in-depth look at the most up to date voice model and the application of it for singing, acting, and remediation. For further details on Certification Levels, click here.
The Voice Gym has two expert Estill Mentor Course Instructors with Testing Privileges that can mentor you along your certification pathway.
The best way to learn the work for certification is a group class. This is not only to find commonalities with other people’s experiences, but to also learn the different learning strategies for skill acquisition and understanding of the voice model from your peers for teaching/coaching the work in your own practices.
Just going through the first practical exams have proven time and time again to offer students a new understanding of their own voice, their habits and gain more control of their instrument. So many “ah ha!” moments to be had!!
Pre-requisite for study is a Level 1&2 Estill Course.
Application Workshops
So many topics, so many passions!!!
The Voice Gym offers a wide range of opportunities for group learning the application of the Estill Model. We are passionate about workshopping common problems and myths of the voice. Belt workshops, Mix vs Belt, Vocal Health, Introductions to Estill, Teaching Strategies using the Estill Model, and Technique for Kids are just a short list of the ideas we can’t wait to share with you. Knowledge is power!
“Muscle effort begins before the voice is heard: muscle effort makes it happen.”
— Jo Estill - Operating Principle of Estill Voice Training