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​Voice in the Hayes Valley:
​Innovations in care & pedagogy of the artistic voice

October 15, 2017​
Sol Joseph Recital Hall

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This event features didactic lectures and workshops on the care and science of the professional voice. Faculty come from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music (SFCM) and from various other states in the United States. This event is also crowned by the Gala Performance titled “One Larynx, Many Voices” featuring performances by SFCM voice faculty and students as well as many outstanding US and international vocal artists.

Organizing Faculty

Matthew Blanco, MS
SCU
Raul M. Cruz, MD
​PVSF
Pamela Fry
​SFCM
Krzysztof Izdebski, FK, MA, PhD, CCC-SLP, FASHA
​PVSF | SFCM | SCU
Gloria S. Kim
​SFCM
Heidi Moss Erickson, BA, BMus, MSci
​SFCM
David H. Stull (President)
​SFCM
César Ulloa
​SFCM
Ronald Ward, MD, FACS
​PVSF
Randall K. Wenokur, MD
​PVSF
Yuling Yan, PhD
​SCU

Speakers

Katherine Baltrush
SFCM
Robert Britton
SFCM
Barbara Buchanan, MA, CCC-SLP
Speech-Language Pathologist
Judith Dunlore
​Estill Voice International
Linda Fake, MA, CCC-SLP
Kaiser Permanente
Janet Madelle Feindel, MFA
Carnegie Mellon School of Drama
J. Patrick Gannon, PhD
Peak Performance Systems
Krzysztof Izdebski, FK, MA, PhD, CCC-SLP, FASHA
​PVSF | SFCM | SCU
Nancy Jiang, MD
​Kaiser Permanente
Grace Johnson, DMA
​Singing Teacher
Raz Kennedy
Raz Productions
Quentin Kennedy, AuD
SF ENT
Marika Kuzma
UC Berkeley
Roman Lyman
SCU
Karen Melander-Magoon, DMin
Voice Teacher
Michael Mohammed
SFCM
Heidi Moss Erickson, BA, BMus, MSci
​SFCM
Brian Nuyen, MD
Stanford University Medical Center
Indre Viskontas, PhD
​SFCM
Ronald Ward, MD, FACS
​PVSF
Lisa Wentz, MA
​SF Voice Center
Steven J. Younger, MD
California Pacific Medical Center

Schedule

9:00 AM - 9:05 AM
​Welcome

Session 1: Science
​Chair: Wenokur

9:05 AM - 9:25 AM
Izdebski
​Technology and voice

9:25 AM - 9:40 AM
Moss Erickson
"About face": Myths and truths of expression, articulation, and resonance in singing
9:40 AM - 9:55 AM
Lyman
Visual and acoustic analysis of voice on helium
9:55 AM - 10:15 AM
​Viskontas
Cortical control of phonation

Session 2: Clinical Issues I
​Chair: Blanco

10:15 AM - 10:30 AM
​Ward
Common meds and the artistic voice
10:30 AM - 10:45 AM
​Younger
General anesthesia and your voice
10:45 AM - 11:00 AM
Kennedy, Q
Temporary hearing loss in singers: Reasons
11:00 AM - 11:15 AM
Jiang
Lasers in laryngology
11:15 AM - 11:30 AM
​Break

Session 3: Clinical Issues II
​Chair: Mohammed

11:30 AM - 11:45 AM
​Fake
Voice of a transgender performer: Challenges
11:45 AM - 12:00 PM
​Kennedy, R
"The road to recovery": The professional and personal challenges singers confront during the process of healing from a vocal injury
12:00 PM - 12:15 PM
​Britton
Alexander principles
12:15 PM - 12:30 PM
​Feindel
Alexander value to voice stability
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Lunch ​Break

Session 4: Voice Training and Pedagogy I
​Chair: Kennedy, R

1:30 PM - 1:45 PM
​Johnson
What if it is zebras? Singing technique viewed through the lens of childhood sexual trauma

1:45 PM - 2:00 PM
​Mohammed
Pedagogy and performance practice of styles that straddle classical and musical theatre styles

2:00 PM - 2:15 PM
​Moss Erickson
Mobile apps in vocal pedagogy: Inexpensive tools for biofeedback in the studio and practice room
2:15 PM - 2:30 PM
​Dunlore
Estill Voice Program

2:30 PM - 2:45 PM
​Kuzma
Confessions of a choral director-singer-actor: Observations and comparisons of vocal instruction
2:45 PM - 3:15 PM
​Break

Session 5: Voice Training and Pedagogy II
​Chair: Izdebski

3:15 PM - 3:30 PM
Melander-Magoon
The value of clarity and understanding of the language of the song
3:30 PM - 3:45 PM
​Wentz
Training of a professional speaker: How I do it
3:45 PM - 4:05 PM
​Gannon
Treatment of atypical cases of performance anxiety
4:05 PM - 4:20 PM
​Nuyen
The aging singer's voice: Diagnosis & management
4:20 PM - 4:40 PM
​Viskontas
Tapping into distinct learning and memory systems through effective practice strategies
4:40 PM - 4:50 PM
​Buchanan
Working with singers in trouble
4:50 PM - 5:00 PM
​Baltrush
Is it possible to sing Shakespeare?

Workshops

5:30 PM - 6:15 PM

​Dunlore
Introduction to Estill Voice Training
​Feindel
Voice and Alexander Technique
​Johnson
Singers with a history of sexual abuse: A round-table discussion
​Kennedy, R
What do when retraining an injured singer
Program subject to change without notice
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