BVA EVENT
Page updated: 15th March 2012
"Weak, Wobbly or Working?" The Multidisciplinary Management of the Ageing Voice
Sunday 25th March, 2012 11.30am – 5.15pm
The Royal Northern College of Music, 124 Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9RD
This study day will focus on the effects of ageing on the voice and the vocal problems associated with ageing. Surgical, voice therapy and singing solutions will be discussed.
Speakers include:
- Sue Anderson (Singing Teacher and Researcher)
- Phil Jones (Consultant Otolaryngologist)
- Liz McNaughton (Specialist in the Singing and Speaking Voice)
- Jane Shaw (Voice Specialist Speech and Language Therapist)
- Mark Watson (Consultant Otolaryngologist)
We regret to announce that Professor Stephan Clift has had to withdraw from presenting at this meeting. We are extremely grateful to Liz McNaughton who has very kindly agreed to speak in his place about her work on singing for people with Alzheimer’s, dementia and other neurological disabilities.
Registration fees:
Members £65, Non-members £80, Students £30 (prices includes refreshments and lunch).
For further information email: administrator@britishvoiceassociation.org.uk
The deadline for postal applications has now gone. If you would like to book a place on this course, please ring Jackie on: 07738 109605. Thank you.
You can download a PDF copy of the flyer here
Programme
| 11am | Registration and refreshments |
| 11.30am | Physiological and other factors affecting the older voice. Phil Jones, Consultant Otolaryngologist, Manchester |
| 12.30pm | Use it or Lose it: celebrating older professional singers Liz McNaughton, Specialist in the Singing and Speaking Voice |
| 1.15-2.15pm | Lunch |
| 2.15pm | The Good the bad and the elderly Jane Shaw, Voice Specialist Speech and Language Therapist |
| 3.00pm | Surgery for the Ageing voice Mark Watson Consultant ENT Surgeon, Doncaster |
| 3.30pm | Tea |
| 4.00pm | Use it or Lose it: therapeutic voice work for older people with neurological impairment Liz McNaughton, Specialist in the Singing and Speaking Voice |
| 4.45pm | Never Too Late? Sue Anderson, Singing Teacher |
| 5.15pm | Finish |
