Estill Voice Training and the Musical Theatre Performer:Integrating the Estill Voice Training System Into the Musical Theatre Curriculum
Academic Year:
2012 - 2013 (June 1, 2012 through May 31, 2013)
Funding Requested:
$10,000.00
Project Dates:
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Applicant(s):
Overview of the Project:
This project was designed to offer faculty members, exposure and training in the Estill Voice Training System. The Estill Voice System is an innovative and practical instructional strategy that teaches stage performers how to approach a variety of vocal parameters such as: pitch, diction, and voice quality in both singing and speech. It assists them to more fully inhabit their characters through voice. The Estill Voice System codifies explicit terminology to and helps communicate with singers/actors/public speakers as they embody a variety of vocal styles and unique characters in live performance. The Estill Voice System offers specific and practical tactics to allow singers to exercise maximum flexibility in their vocal performance. This system has been thoroughly researched and is scientifically precise. Using these strategies, allows performers to safely explore a diverse spectrum of vocal colors and styles. As we have begun to integrate the Estill Voice Training System into the Musical Theatre Department curriculum, we are able to offer our students additional skills as they enter this highly competitive, rigorous and diverse field. In addition to facilitating a singer/actor's ability to access an array of vocal styles, these precise skills offer coping strategies, which will support their vocal health throughout their career. This project included both departmental and inter-departmental faculty collaboration. Funding from this grant was also used to purchase the equipment necessary for the students to utilize the Estill Voice Print Plus program.