Professional Voice Practice - MA

Postgraduate

In Birmingham

Price on request

Description

  • Type

    Postgraduate

  • Location

    Birmingham

  • Duration

    1 Year

Realise your potential as a creative practitioner and train to be a professional voice coach at Royal Birmingham Conservatoire. You will gain highly specialised knowledge in a range of professional contexts and develop advanced expertise as a voice coach, teacher or performer.

Facilities

Location

Start date

Birmingham (West Midlands)
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City North Campus, B42 2SU

Start date

On request

About this course

OpportUNIty: Student Jobs on Campus ensures that our students are given a first opportunity to fill many part-time temporary positions within the University. This allows you to work while you study with us, fitting the job around your course commitments. By taking part in the scheme, you will gain valuable experiences and employability skills, enhancing your prospects in the job market.

It will also allow you to become more involved in University life by delivering, leading and supporting many aspects of the learning experience, from administration to research and mentoring roles.

You should normally possess a first degree, performance diploma or equivalent qualification.

You will also be considered if you do not meet the above entry requirements, but possess an appropriate level of performance skills and professional experience.

Admission to this course is via audition and interview. Please see our Guidance for Applicants for more information.

The course was developed hand-in-hand with the Royal Shakespeare Company’s voice department, which means the content has been carefully crafted to provide you with the best, industry-required knowledge and voice skill.
The course provides you with an overview of a range of approaches to working with the voice through working with a range of highly-qualified and gifted practitioners. Methodologies include: Linklater, Estill and Berry.
We have a working relationship with the Queen Elizabeth Hospital’s Voice Clinic, offering students the unique chance to explore professional voice practice in an authentic, specialised and engaging way.
Here at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire we are proud to be a part of Birmingham City University. Unlike other acting schools, as a student you are not only part of an accredited drama school but also a recognised University.
Our industry connections stem from internal and external sources. Our staff have vast, and notable experience, both at home and internationally. Staff have worked with with a range of individual, companies and projects, including the BBC, the NHS, British repertory and festival theatres and much more.
Enhance your employability by learning an in-depth specialised knowledge of professional voice practice. Graduates have gone on to succeed in the field of voice practice, working on well-known productions such as the RSC’s Matilda, teaching in accredited drama schools, working in Further and Higher Education, running their own successful businesses and developing their private practice.

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Subjects

  • Voice
  • Phonetics
  • Theatre
  • Singing
  • Project
  • Ethical issues
  • Pedagogy
  • Philosophical
  • Professional Voice
  • Voice Theory

Course programme

MA

In order to complete this course a student must successfully complete all the following CORE modules (totalling 180 credits):
  • Voice Theory
  • Practical Voice 1
  • Voice and Text 1
  • Singing 1
  • Pedagogy and Placement 1
  • Major Project
Course Structure

As a Master’s student you will be expected to take a proactive attitude toward study. You will have timetabled classes as well as time for self-directed study. This one-year programme is delivered through a combination of group lectures, practical sessions, workshops and seminars.

You will explore in-depth the theory and practice of working with the voice. During your studies you will consider innovations in practice, and initiate research. You will be taught philosophical, ethical and aesthetic principles related to voice practice. Conducting private and self-directed study will widen your knowledge of the field and help you acquire a Master’s level understanding of professional voice practice.

Some classes are essentially studio based; they will be practically-focused on the development of your vocal and textual skills. This will enable you to gain an understanding into healthy vocal use, the demands of spoken and sung texts, and the relationship between the singing and speaking voice.

Development of your teaching skills is established through micro-teaching, presentation seminars and tutorials. We encourage you to foster creativity and initiative, teaching you to respond to complex situations. You will create workshops and effective presentations and you will be expected to critically reflect your work in order to advance.

Additional information

UK Students

Award: MA Starting: Sep 2021

Mode 
Full Time

Duration
1 year

Fees
£11,000 per year

Mode
Part Time

Duration
2 years

Fees
£5,500 per year

Award: MFA Starting: Sep 2021

Mode Full Time

Duration
2 years

Fees
£11,000 per year

Award: PgDip Starting: Sep 2021

Mode
 
Full Time

Duration
1 year

Fees
£7,400 per year

Mode
Part Time

Duration
2 years

Fees
£3,700 per year

International Students

Award: MA Starting: Sep 2021

Mode
 
Full Time

Duration
1 year

Fees
£17,100 per year

Award: MFA Starting: Sep 2021

Mode 
Full Time

Duration
1 year

Fees
£17,100 per year

Award: PgDip Starting: Sep 2021

Mode
 
Full Time

Duration
1 year

Fees
£11,400 per year

Professional Voice Practice - MA

Price on request