Event details

Overview/goals:

What actually makes a voice attractive? Can you train your voice? How does the voice work? We will explore these and many other questions in the seminar. You will learn how to develop your own vocal potential in order to achieve a pleasant public image and prevent functional voice disorders.

 

Contents:

• Permeable posture and healthy breathing as the basis for voice
• Anatomy and physiology of breathing/voice production
• Frequency spectrum of the voice
• Influence of age, gender and pathological characteristics
• Trainability of the voice
• Vocal sound and its levels of effect (high-low, light-dark, physiological-pathological, vowel colors, twang, overtones)
• articulation
• Effective speaking
• expressive effect of the voice and its emotional chargeability
• vocal confidence in speaking
• carrying capacity, economical use of the voice and resilience of the voice

 

Methods:

• Pronunciation and articulation exercises
• Individual one-to-one training
• Theoretical input
• group discussion
• Analysis of listening examples and participants

 

Prerequisite for participation:

none

 

Workload for ECTS:

1 ECTS: active participation + recording a reflection video

 

Lecturer:

Fabian Eckenfels: Graduate speech scientist, scientific research and doctorate on voice, trainer for speech/voice/singing/body/text, yoga/fitness trainer