Estill Voice Training™ Level One and Two

July 6 – July 10, 2017 9am – 6pm daily

Misericordia University, Sandy and Marlene Insalaco Hall

Learn the system that professionals from Broadway to the Met to

Nashville to London’s West End & Covent Garden use in their
vibrant performances. Re-energize your voice and learn
techniques for voice. With Estill Voice Training you will
experience a wide range of healthful voice qualities and apply
them to a variety of musical and speaking styles—from pop to
classical to public speaking—as well as integrate them into
specific voice therapy techniques. Bring a working song,
monologue, or voice case study to experiment with the power of
vocal color.
Presenters
•  Cari M. Tellis, Ph.D., CCC-SLP
Estill Certified Course Instructor, Speech-Language Pathologist
•  Kimberly M. Steinhauer, Ph.D.
Estill Certified Course Instructor with Service Distinction

Cari M. Tellis, Ph.D., CCC-SLP Kimberly M. Steinhauer, Ph.D.

Cari Tellis, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor in the
Speech-Language Pathology Department at
Misericordia University. Her areas of
specialization include voice, laryngeal physiology,
laryngeal muscle anatomy and biochemistry, and
voice and speech science. A singer herself, Dr. Tellis has
devoted her life to the care, rehabilitation, and training of the
voice.
Dr. Tellis has authored and co-authored numerous
presentations in voice at international, national, and state
conferences. She has published her research in the Annals of
Otolaryngology, the Journal of Voice, and The Laryngoscope. She
is the author of three bestselling books, including Your Voice
is Your Business: The Science and Art of Communication.
Dr. Tellis is a licensed and certified speech-language
pathologist and has over 15 years of clinical experience in
voice therapy. She currently serves as a voice consultant for
several professional voice groups. Dr. Tellis is the founder
and director of the Performing Arts Training Academy
(PATA). Dr. Tellis oversees all vocal rehabilitation services at
the Misericordia University Speech-Language and Hearing
Center where she integrates many of the Estill Voice
Training techniques in her therapy.
Kimberly Steinhauer, Ph.D., has devoted her
entire career to voice. As a singer, she has
performed in venues ranging from pop through
opera & sacred music. As an educator, she has
taught in the public school and university setting.
She also tailors voice exercises and repertoire specifically for
clients who have experienced vocal injury, in her role as
Singing Voice Specialist. As a scientist, Kimberly was
awarded a federal grant to study voice motor learning in
aging singers & speakers. Dr. Steinhauer’s work has been
published in the Journal of Voice and in Professional Voice: The
Science and Art of Clinical Care, 3rd edition. She is editor of
The Voice Foundation Newsletter, Head of Voice at Point
Park University, and a Founding Partner of Estill Voice
International, LLC, a voice training and software company for
“…your speaking, your singing, and your health” with
headquarters in Pittsburgh, PA.
 SESSION DESCRIPTION AGENDA
This course is for anyone who would like to improve their singing or
speaking voice and/or learn about the biomechanics and biophysiology July 6, 2017
of voice use to apply to voice training and voice therapy—singers, 9:00-10:30am Get acquainted—Happy Birthday with
Spectrogram—Model Overview
actors, vocal coaches, drama instructors, speech-language pathologists,
10:30-11:00am Monitoring Effort with Training Exercises
public speakers, and other health professionals. Level One: Figures for 11:00-11:15am Break
Voice teaches the tools of the craft to add strength, clarity and stamina 11:15-12:00pm Respiration—Power, orientation to REL &
to your voice. Participants will use EVT’s innovative Figures for Voice anatomy/physiology
to learn control of the vocal structures that influence voice quality. 12:00-12:30pm Range with Acoustic orientation (Source:
Harmonics) and Spectrogram
Each Figure employs exercises that will give you new vocal options for
12:30-1:30pm Lunch
all styles of speaking and singing. Level Two combines the Figures
1:30-2:30pm False Vocal Folds—video, acoustic,
from Level One to produce six voice qualities: Speech, Falsetto, Sob, periodicity, signal to noise with spectrogram
Twang, Opera, and Belt. Figure Combinations for Six Voice Qualities 2:30-3:00pm True Vocal Fold—Onsets (waveform, rise
offers a clear understanding of the voice’s limitless possibilities, along time) with spectrogram
with how to keep it vibrant and healthy. Throughout the day, the new 3:00-3:15pm Break
3:15-4:45pm True Vocal Folds: Body-Cover with paper
voice skills are practiced in small group sessions. There will also be
larynx (Source: intensity, signal to noise)
ample time for questions, discussion, and work on individual repertoire with spectrogram
or case studies. 4:45-5:30pm Small and Large Group Practice of New
Compulsory Figures

July 7, 2017
9:00-9:45am Warm-up & Review of Day One…
(Sirens, Figures, Songs, spectrogram)
9:45-10:45am Velum Control (Filter intro, change of
power) with spectrogram
10:45-11:00am Break
This course is offered for 36 clock hours (3.6 ACT48credits/ASHA CEUs) at 11:00-11:45pm Tongue (Filter vowel formants, wideband
an introductory level for the content area of voice disorders. and narrow) with spectrogram
11:45-12:30pm Guided Small Group Practice (Velum,
Sponsored by The Department of Speech-Language Pathology at Tongue)
Misericordia University.
12:30-1:30pm Lunch
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1:30-2:15pm Aryepiglottic Sphincter Control (Filter:
Duplicate for additional persons. One form per person. Please print.
singer’s formant) with spectrogram
2:15-3:00pm Head and Neck Control (power/intensity)
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July 6-10, 2017 3:00-3:15pm Break
3:15-4:00pm Torso Control (power/intensity) with
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4:00-5:00pm Small Group Practice of New Compulsory
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The other three days will follow a similar format
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with lesson and practice on the remaining figures,
Telephone (evening) _____________________________________________________ integration of figures into speaking and singing
styles, and application to voice therapy.
REGISTRATION RATES (Registration rates include conference materials, breakfast,
lunch, and an afternoon snack. Dinner is included in the room & board rate)
•  Registration, MU Faculty/Student Rate: $255.00
•  Registration, Student Rate with room & board: $375.00
•  Registration, Non-MU Professionals, $575.00
•  Registration, room & board: $695.00 (*If boarding, you can arrive July 5th at 4pm) For more information, contact us at:
phone: (570) 674-6161
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