BVA Events, conferences and meetings
Voice of the Young Performer
Sunday 30th November 2008,
(9.30 am – 4.30 pm)
The Royal Scottish Academy of
Music and Drama,
100 Renfrew Street, Glasgow
Special considerations when working with young performers (classical and pop, amateur and professional), from a medical, teaching, therapy and psychological perspective
- how hard should young voices be trained?
- how can teenagers and young adults be supported in the early days of their singing careers?
- what vocal problems are young people vulnerable to and how can we help?
- how can we manage the vocal expectations and aspirations of the 'X factor' generation?
Speakers include:
Myra Lockhart – Specialist Speech and Language Therapist (Lanarkshire)
Christopher Bell – Artistic Director of the National Youth Choir of Scotland and Chorus Director of the Edinburgh Festival Chorus
Linda Hutchison - Singing Adviser at Bart’s Hospital, London and Medway Voice Clinic, Gillingham, Kent
Dane Chalfin – Voice Coach/Clinic Singing Consultant (Manchester)
Denise Borland – Singing Teacher and Psychotherapist (Edinburgh)
Provisional programme
| 9.30 am | Coffee and Registration | ||
| 10.00 am | Voice Disorders in Young Performers | Myra Lockhart | |
| 11.00 am | Working with young classical voices | Christopher Bell | |
| 12.00 noon | The Singer’s Psyche: Psychological considerations of training and voice for both singers and teachers | Denise Borland | |
| 1.00 pm | Lunch | ||
| 2.00 pm | Working with pop and music theatre singers | Deirdre Trundle | |
| 3.00 pm | Young Singers in the Voice Clinic | Linda Hutchison | |
| 4.00 pm | Closing remarks | ||
| 4.15 pm | Close | ||
Click here to download an application form (167kb Adobe PDF document)