Charlotte Mobbs and Dr. Jenevora Williams are back to talk to Eamonn about how the menopause affects singing.
Robert Hollingworth talks to vocal coach / young voice specialists Charlotte Mobbs and Dr Jenevora Williams about physical and mental issues facing young females as they go through puberty and voice development.
[et_pb_section admin_label="section"] [et_pb_row admin_label="row"] [et_pb_column type="4_4"][et_pb_text admin_label="Text"]Our guest this week on A Voice and Beyond is Dr. Jenevora Williams, who returns to the show to speak candidly about her teaching career, from her early teaching days and the journey that has led to where she is presently in her role as the Co-Founder of Vocal Health Education. She has earned the respect of our voice community as a leading exponent in the field of vocal health and singing teaching. After a successful career in Opera, she turned her attention to investigating healthy and efficient vocal function. The combination of academic study and practical experience has resulted in her unique perception of understanding the human voice.
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[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column] [/et_pb_row] [/et_pb_section][et_pb_section admin_label="section"] [et_pb_row admin_label="row"] [et_pb_column type="4_4"][et_pb_text admin_label="Text"]Within the overall concept of teaching people to sing, I have focussed on two areas. The first is working with younger voices, understanding the development of singers from birth to adult and how this informs the way that we can work with them. The second area is that of vocal health and rehabilitation. Most of my work with individual singers now is helping those who are seeking a healthier and more sustainable way to use their voices. This is always a holistic approach, it’s impossible to consider one part without looking at the other influences, beliefs and environmental factors.
Within both of these areas I am now training the teachers as much as I am working with individuals.
Good question! As is the case with many people, I had no idea where I was going to end up when I started out. My career took many twists and turns, when I now look back the path led me to an inevitable destination – but that is only evident with hindsight. I’d also like to keep an open mind for the next turns and changes that may open up ahead of me. I’ve not finished yet!
[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column] [/et_pb_row] [/et_pb_section]Why does being happy and positive help us to learn better? Voice researcher, author, and internationally renowned pedagogue Dr. Jenevora Williams discusses how to stay positive with your students and enjoy the happy hormone bath in the brain.
Dr. Jenevora Williams is a leading exponent in the field of vocal health and singing teaching. After a successful career in Opera, Jenevora turned her attention to investigating healthy and efficient vocal function. The combination of academic study and practical experience has resulted in a unique perception for understanding the human voice. She was the first singing teacher to be awarded a PhD in voice science in the UK, and won the 2010 BVA Van Lawrence Prize for her outstanding contribution to voice research. Her book, Teaching Singing to Children and Young Adults, has been enormously popular with singing teachers throughout the world. She is well-known for her imaginative and rigorous training courses for singing teachers in the UK, the US and Europe. As a teacher of singing, she works with professional singers of all ages, as well as working in and training teachers for Vocal Rehabilitation for BAPAM and the NHS.
[et_pb_section admin_label="section"] [et_pb_row admin_label="row"] [et_pb_column type="4_4"][et_pb_text admin_label="Text"]Dr Jenevora Williams was the first singing teacher to be awarded a PHD in voice science in the UK and was awarded the BVA Van Lawrence prize for her outstanding contribution to voice research in 2010. Her research has taken her to subjects such as vocal health, performance anxiety, teaching young singers, and singing in the brain. Dr Jenevora Williams joins Alexa this week on Singing Teachers’ Talk to discuss vocal rehabilitation for singers.
Episode website » [/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column] [/et_pb_row] [/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built="1" _builder_version="4.9.11" _module_preset="default" global_colors_info="{}"][et_pb_row _builder_version="4.9.11" _module_preset="default" global_colors_info="{}"][et_pb_column type="4_4" _builder_version="4.9.11" _module_preset="default" global_colors_info="{}"][et_pb_text _builder_version="4.9.11" _module_preset="default" global_colors_info="{}"]The Thinking Voice podcast by Dr Jenevora Williams, Robert Sussuma and
Stephen King is all about exploring the human voice through open conversation.
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[et_pb_section fb_built="1" _builder_version="4.9.11" _module_preset="default"][et_pb_row _builder_version="4.9.11" _module_preset="default"][et_pb_column _builder_version="4.9.11" _module_preset="default" type="4_4"][et_pb_text _builder_version="4.9.11" _module_preset="default" hover_enabled="0" sticky_enabled="0"]Interview with Dr Marisa Lee Naismith[/et_pb_text][et_pb_video src="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MM1_jG13SGo&t=443s" _builder_version="4.9.11" _module_preset="default" hover_enabled="0" sticky_enabled="0"][/et_pb_video][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section]This is a joint interview also featuring Soprano Kate Valentine. Together Jenevora and Kate share Kate's story of vocal injury and discuss how we can all do better to support singers when they need it.
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Jenevora was the guest of Nikki Loney this month - do listen in:
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