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EduCore

Curious about ways to get involved at VASTA? Come observe the EduCore Team Meeting, and let us know if you'd like to join!
Email educore@vasta.org to receive a Zoom link.
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VASTA at ATHE

The Voice and Speech Trainers Association (VASTA) Focus Group of the Association for Theatre in Higher Education (ATHE) announces its call for the VASTA at ATHE Debut Panel for the 2024 ATHE conference in Atlanta, Georgia, August 1-4.
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Voice and Speech Review

VASTA and Routledge Press are excited to announce the release of The History of Voice Pedagogy.
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Member Submitted Events

Through Roy Hart’s approach, participants will venture into the vast spectrum of vocal possibilities, from the intimate to the extreme, discovering colors, textures, and resonances that reach beyond conventional singing. Fitzmaurice Voicework®, with its integration of breath, tremor, and embodied awareness, will support the release of tension and open the pathways for a freer, more authentic vocal presence. By weaving these methods together, we will cultivate a practice where voice, body, and imagination are fully integrated. Sessions will include guided exploration, improvisation, and ensemble work, creating a space where sound emerges as a direct extension of physical and emotional experience. The workshop is designed for performers, singers, movers, and anyone curious about the voice as a tool for creativity, connection, and transformation. No previous experience is required—only a willingness to explore.
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The Phonetics Intensive is a Knight-Thompson Speechwork workshop. This three-day online workshop offers a deep dive into the skills of narrow phonetic transcription and explores transcription as a community event.
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Experiencing Speech is a six-day online Knight-Thompson Speechwork workshop covering vocal tract anatomy, the physical actions of all speech sounds, introductory descriptive phonetics, and the skills of linguistic detail and fluency in speech.
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This 3-Day in-person course is designed specifically for speech pathologists and teachers of voice and speech. You will be guided through key Fitzmaurice exercises which help release excess muscular tensions that affect breathing, energy, resonance, individual expression, and full engagement in communication.
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Experiencing Accents is a six-day online Knight-Thompson Speechwork workshop. It covers the skills of accent research, acquisition, and performance, including the 4Ps of people, posture, prosody, and pronunciation.
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The Intensive Workshops are Lessac Kinesensic training programs in bodyvoice exploration for actors, teachers, performers, directors, broadcasters, presenters, therapists, and somatic educators covering Arthur Lessac’s texts, The Use and Training of the Human Voice, and Body Wisdom: The Use and Training of the Human Body as well as the on-going evolution of the training to reflect current research in bodyvoice knowledge.
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Phil Timberlake and Sammi Grant are putting together a Midwest “voice & speech gathering.” We’re envisioning a time of community-building, work-sharing, and great conversations.
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Whether working in a university theater program or coaching on set in English, as teachers and coaches, we’re always looking for ways to effectively support students and clients for whom English is a second (or third, fourth, etc.) language: to help them embody the role, book the job, or give them the tools and confidence to serve them in their creative careers long-term. Join us on Zoom for a conversation with KTS Certified Teachers and Hollywood accent coaches, Ron Carlos and Eliza Simpson, where we’ll explore accent work for actors who are L2 English speakers. On Sunday, May 19th at 11am PST/2pm EST/7pm GMT To convert this meeting to your time zone, click here. Registration will close 12 hours prior to the event and participants will then receive Zoom link information. All registrants will also receive the recording and post-webinar survey after the meeting has ended and been processed. May 19 @ 11:00 am – 12:00 pm $10.00
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