Gender-Affirming Voice and Speech: Training for Teachers is a weekend interactive webinar for voice teachers and SLPs to learn speech and singing voice training techniques for transgender and non-binary clients. Topics include gender-affirming care, overview of medical considerations, and voice feminization and masculinization tools.
You already know that voice training is a deeply personal and healing process. For transgender and non-binary people, discovering confidence and authenticity through voice is empowering and life-changing. Utilize your knowledge of singing to help trans and non-binary students find their authentic voice through lectures, break-out rooms, and participatory demonstrations
Friday, Saturday, and
Sunday, October 15, 16, 17, 2021
10:00 am - 4:00 pm Central Time
Day 1:
- Gender 101
- Psychological perspectives
- Effective communication and sample scenarios
- Repertoire for singers
Day 2:
- Gender perception in voice
- Pitch, inflection, resonance, and articulation
- Singing through testosterone HRT
- Medical transition and voice
Day 3:
- Voice feminization tools
- Voice masculinization tools
- Master class/break-out sessions