Lisa is a certified instructor for the singing teacher-training course, Be A Singing Teacher! It is recognized by the teacher network, Vocology in Practice (VIP), as a training course to help teachers qualify to become an authorized VIP teacher. Experienced teachers also take this course to refresh their knowledge and to identify areas they want to develop more deeply in their pedagogy and teaching style.
Be a Singing Teacher is for you if you answer “yes” to at least three of these questions:
- Are you a singer who has tried your hand at teaching singing only to find that you weren’t sure what to do with your students?
- Are you an experienced singing teacher who wants to take your teaching to the next level and become the go-to teacher in your community?
- Do you want to know how our embodied instrument really works, and why some students respond best to certain exercises and vowel modifications while others respond best to a completely different approach?
- Do you believe that each student has their own way of learning, their unique voice, and their particular goals, and that one of the roles of the teacher is to deliver student-centered learning?
- Do you want a great tool box full of the scientifically proven best tools to help your students fully develop and unleash their voices?
- Do you want to know the 11 components to listen for when assessing a student singing a song?
- Do you want to know your strengths as a teacher and how to use those to become an even better teacher?
- Do you want to know how to get students through your studio door and how to achieve your teaching goals?
There are 20 hours of training delivered in this course. Lisa offers this training over the internet and in-person. Internet training is done over a network that includes voice, video, and screen sharing.
In Be A Singing Teacher you will learn:
- Detailed anatomy and physiology of the voice and respiratory system
- The differentiation of student-centered learning vs. teacher-centered learning
- How to assess the function of the larynx, vocal cords, vowels, respiratory system, and overall body posture
- How to use formant and vowel tuning to optimize the student’s resonance
- The primary tools of the trade and how to apply them to the different functional voice types
- How to best set up your studio to meet the needs of both you and your students
- When to refer a student to another teacher, a coach, or a physician
- How to teach to your strengths and work with more ease
- The what, where, and when of the first lesson
- The singing teacher’s role in assessing vocal pathology and promoting vocal health
- How to get students through your studio door
- The latest research from vocal science and it’s practical application to the singing and spoken voice
- The 11 components to listen for when a student sings a song
- How to help students move beyond their thinking, emotional and physical barriers
Lisa offers Be A Singing Teacher course quarterly.
Upcoming online courses will be held on the following dates:
- September 6, 2017 through November 8, 2017 on every Wednesday from 1pm to 3pm U.S. Central time.
- September 7, 2017 through November 17, 2017 (excluding October 31) on every Tuesday from 7pm to 9pm U.S. Central time.
- October 4, 2017 through December 13, 2017 (excluding November 22)
Send an email to lisa@shamelesssinging.com to find out more and to register.