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