Estill Voice Training™ Level One and Two August 9–13, 2012 • 9 am–6 pm daily Misericordia University, Sandy and Marlene Insalaco Hall

Learn the system that professionals from Broadway to the Met to Nashville to ’s West End & Covent Garden use in their vibrant performances. Re-energize your voice and learn techniques for voice. With Estill Voice Training you will experience a wide range of healthful voice qualities and apply them to a variety of musical and speaking styles—from pop to classical to public speaking—as well as integrate them into specific voice therapy techniques. Bring a working song, monologue, or voice case study to experiment with the power of vocal color.

Presenters • Kimberly M. Steinhauer, Ph.D. Speech-Language Pathology Estill Certified Course Instructor with Service Distinction

• Cari M. Tellis, Ph.D., CCC-SLP Voice Therapist, Assisting Faculty Estill Certified Master Teacher

PRESENTERS Kimberly M. Steinhauer, PhD Cari M. Tellis, PhD, CCC/SLP Estill Voice Training–Certified Course Instructor; Voice Therapist, Assisting Faculty; Adjunct Assistant Professor of Communication Science Estill Certified Master Teacher and Disorders, University of Pittsburgh; President, Cari Tellis, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor in the Vocal Innovations Speech-Language Pathology Department at Kimberly Steinhauer, Ph.D., has devoted her entire Misericordia University. Her areas of specialization career to the voice—in song, education, and research. include voice, laryngeal physiology, laryngeal muscle As a singer, she has been employed in a variety of musical venues anatomy and biochemistry, and voice and speech science. A singer ranging from pop to musical theater to opera to sacred music. herself, Dr. Tellis has devoted her life to the care, rehabilitation, and Kimberly also acts as Soprano Soloist and Children’s Choir Director at training of the voice. Mt. Lebanon United Lutheran Church. Dr. Tellis has authored and co-authored numerous presentations in As a voice educator, she has taught in venues ranging from the public voice at international, national and state conferences, as well as school to the university setting. She has worked with world renowned presented at the American Laryngological Association’s national voice specialist Jo Estill since 1985 and is an Estill Voice Training conference. She has published her research in the Annals of Certified Course Instructor with Service Distinction. Otolaryngology, the Journal of Voice, and The Laryngoscope. She is the author of a bestselling book and instructional DVD entitled, Your Voice She has directed Estill courses and has been recruited as a voice is Your Business (Plural Publishing, 2008). consultant nationally and internationally. Dr. Tellis is a licensed and certified speech-language pathologist and has As a voice investigator, Kimberly was awarded a $400,000 federal grant 12 years of clinical experience in voice therapy. She completed her through the Veteran’s Administration Healthcare System to study voice training as a voice specialist at the University of Pittsburgh Medical motor learning in healthy and disordered aging speakers using the Estill Center Voice Center, and currently serves as a voice consultant for Twang Quality as an alternative treatment for voice disorders. She also several professional voice groups including the Performing Arts is published in peer-reviewed voice publications, editor of The Voice Institute at Wyoming Seminary. Dr. Tellis oversees all vocal Foundation Newsletter, voice faculty at Point Park University’s rehabilitation services at the Misericordia University Speech-Language Conservatory of Performing Arts, and Founding Partner of Estill Voice Hearing Center where she integrates many of the Estill Voice Training International,LLC, the official source of Estill Voice Training. techniques in her therapy.

Dr. Steinhauer and Dr. Tellis have no relevant financial or nonfinancial relationships to disclose. SESSION DESCRIPTION AGENDA This course if for anyone who would like to improve their singing or speaking voice and/or learn about the biomechanics and biophysiology August 9, 2012 of voice use to apply to voice training and voice therapy—singers, 9:00–10:30 am Get Acquainted—Happy Birthday with actors, vocal coaches, drama instructors, speech-language pathologists Spectrogram—Model Overview “people who do public speaking,” and other health professionals. 10:30–11:00 am Monitoring Effort with Training Exercises Level One: Figures for Voice teaches the tools of the craft to add 11:00–11:15 am Break strength, clarity and stamina to your voice! Participants will use EVT’s 11:15 am–12:00 pm Respiration—Power, orientation to REL & innovative Figures for Voice to learn control of the vocal structures anatomy/physiology that influence voice quality. Each Figure employs exercises that will 12:00–12:30 pm Range with Acoustic orientation give you new vocal options for all styles of speaking and singing. (Source: Harmonics) & Spectrogram Level Two combines the Figures from Level One to produce six voice qualities: Speech, , Sob, Twang, Opera, and Belting. Figure 12:30–1:30 pm Lunch Combinations for Six Voice Qualities offers a clear understanding of 1:30–2:30 pm False Vocal Folds—video, acoustic, the voice’s limitless possibilities, along with how to keep it vibrant periodicity, signal to noise with spectrogram and healthy. Throughout the day, the new voice skills are practiced in 2:30–3:00 pm True Vocal Fold—Onsets (waveform, rise small group sessions. There will also be ample time for questions, time) with spectrogram discussion, and work on individual repertoire or case studies. 3:00–3:15 pm Break 3:15–4:45 pm True Vocal Fold Body Cover with paper (Source: intensity, signal to noise) with spectrogram 4:45–5:30 pm Small and Large Group Practice of New Compulsory Figures

August 10, 2012 9:00–9:45 am Warm-up & Review of Day One… This course is offered for 3.5 ASHA CEUs (Siren, Figures, Songs, spectrogram) (Intermediate level, Professional area) Act 48 CEU’s 9:45–10:45 am Velum Control (Filter Intro, change of Sponsored by The Department of Speech-Language Pathology at power) with spectrogram Misericordia University. 10:45–11:00 am Break Cut at dotted line and return this portion, postage paid. 11:00–11:45 am Tongue (Filter vowel formants, wideband Duplicate for additional persons. One form per person. Please print. and narrow) with spectrogram REGISTRATION FORM Estill Voice Training™: Level One and Two 11:45 am–12:30 pm Guided Small Group Practice (Velum, Tongue) August 9–13, 2012 12:30–1:30 pm Lunch Name______1:30–2:15 pm Aryepiglottic Sphincter Control Organization/Business ______(Filter: singer’s formant) with spectrogram Address ______2:15–3:00 pm Head and Neck Control (power/intensity) City______with spectrogram State______Zip ______3:00–3:15 pm Break E-mail ______3:15–4:00 pm Torso Control (power/ intensity) with spectrogram Telephone (day)______4:00–5:00 pm Small Group Practice of New Compulsory Telephone (evening)______Figures Comprehensive Fee $715.00. Early Bird Rate $695.00 by July 5, 2012. Student Rate $295.00. This fee includes the presentation and all conference 5:00–5:30 pm Open/Individual Coaching Session (singing materials and meals. Please contact Thea Kahn for information on with power) accomodations at 570-674-6155. The other three days will follow a similar format with lesson Enclosed is my check payable to Misericordia University and practice on the remaining figures, integration of figures into ® ® Please charge registration fee to my VISA MC Discover Card speaking and singing styles, and application to voice therapy. Card No.______Expiration Date ______Person’s Name as it appears on the credit card ______For information call Thea M. Kahn phone: (570) 674-6155 Card Holder’s Signature ______fax: (570) 674-6232 Card Holder’s Address ______e-mail: [email protected] ______