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Tension Release

Saturday 22nd February 2020
Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester

Helping voice users unlock tension and free their voice. A day about managing muscular and psychological tension in professional voice users. A multidisciplinary approach to releasing tension from the experts in their fields. Hear the input from an experienced voice therapist, a skilled physiotherapist and learn how to self-manage tension through self-hypnosis or external vibration therapy to relax muscles.

Speakers:

• David Ley: Professor, University of Alberta and Founder of Vibrant Voice Technique™
• Paul John McKenna: Specialist Speech and Language Therapist, Neuro-Linguistic Programming and Hypnosis Master Practitioner
• Sue M. Jones: Consultant SLT in Professional Voice Rehabilitation
• Charles Ward: Sports & Laryngeal Therapist
• Rehab Awad: Clinical Lead Speech and Language Therapist, University Hospital Lewisham, London
• Rebecca Moseley-Morgan: Specialist Vocal Coach for the mature female voice, PhD candidate University College London
• Sarah Wright-Owens: Singing Teacher and Vocal Rehabilitation Coach
  

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provisional programme

9:30
Registration

10:00           
Voice therapy techniques for the release of muscle tension
Sue M Jones, Consultant SLT in Professional Voice Rehabilitation

10:45
Manual Assessments of Muscle "Tension"
Charles Ward, Sports & Laryngeal Therapist 

11:30
Coffee

12:00
An introduction to Vibrant Voice Technique™ – simple methods to help clients release vocal tension at home or on the go.
David Ley, Professor, University of Alberta & Founder of Vibrant Voice Technique™

12:45
External Voice Vibration Therapy: Paper presentation
Rehab Awad, Clinical Lead Speech and Language Therapist
Rebecca Moseley-Morgan, Specialist Vocal Coach for the mature female
Sarah Wright-Owens, Singing Teacher and Vocal Rehabilitation Coach

1:00
Lunch

2:00
3,2,1 Relax: A Practical Guide to Self-hypnosis
Paul John McKenna, Specialist Speech and Language Therapist, Neuro-Linguistic Programming and Hypnosis Master Practitioner

2:45
Demonstration with volunteers in practical session
Charlie Ward, Sports & Laryngeal Therapist

3:15
Tea

3:45
Practical sessions with David Ley and Paul McKenna
(Delegates split into 2 groups to explore different approaches and then swap over)

4:45
Q & A

5:00
End

 

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Rates

Prices include refreshments and lunch

• Early bird rates (until 24th January 2020)
  Members £85, Non-members £115, Students (in full time education): £55
• Standard rates (after 24th January 2020)
  Members £100, Non-members £130, Students (in full time education): £65

 

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