Welcome to the THIRD annual
Power of Voice!
This exciting virtual event brings together clinical voice therapists, voice coaches, singing teachers, voice doctors, voice users and voice enthusiasts of all kinds to share our knowledge and passion with one another and deepen our craft.
With both LIVE and PRE-RECORDED sessions, there's always something to engage with! And if you register in advance, you'll have access to all the recorded content for 90 days following the event so you can catch up and binge watch everything all over again on demand!
Voice lectures, workshops, conversations and discussions from experts across the industry -
all in one joyful event!
My name is Melanie Tapson and my superpower is voice therapy!
My training and experience working with the voice is both broad and deep, spanning almost 30 years across careers as a professional singer, a Singing Voice Specialist voice teacher, a voice educator, and a registered speech language pathologist. I love taking a holistic approach to voice optimization; knowing that a person's voice is part of them, their whole body, and is shaped by their experiences in this world – as well as what they need to communicate. Together, alongside a widespread and diverse team, we dig deep into what’s keeping a voice from being in effortless balance, or preventing someone from really sharing their most authentic self, and help restore their vocal power – right away.
THE POWER OF VOICE
Voice has been my life's work in so many different ways. But the other thing I love most in this world is bringing amazing people together! The Power Of Voice is the perfect mashup of brilliant voice enthusiasts (this incredible roster of talent and YOU, fellow voice geek) across the vocal universe. It's a celebration in a time when things have felt pretty bleak, and it's an opportunity to come together in an isolated world.
It's also an opportunity to give back. By providing high quality continuing education, featuring an incredibly diverse range of perspectives (including voices that we don't often have the privilege of learning from), offering free sessions, donating a share of the proceeds, and offering subsidies to encourage diversity in participation, too, we're making room at the table for everyone who wants to build a community around the power of voice.
I truly hope you enjoy learning, growing, celebrating, sharing, and connecting with one another around our mutual passion: voice.
Sara Campbell
Sara holds a Bachelor of Arts in Music from St Francis Xavier University and a Master’s in Sacred Music from Emmanuel College of Victoria University in the University of Toronto, where she studied with fondly remembered professor of pedagogy, Lynn Blaser.
Sara joined the National Association of Teachers of Singing in 2021 as a Vice President of the newly-formed Canadian Atlantic Provinces (“CAP”) NATS Chapter, and was a featured presenter at the annual NATS conference in Chicago 2022.
She also holds an associate membership with the Pan-American Vocology Association. She has completed her Vocal Health First Aid certification through the non-profit organization Vocal Health Education based in the UK and has completed countless hours of mentorship with Melanie Tapson, working towards becoming a Singing Voice Specialist.
Sara is a member of Sirens, PEI’s award-winning women’s choral ensemble. Sirens took home Classical Achievement of the Year at the 2021 Music PEI Awards for their first album, Boundless which has been featured on CBC’s Choral Concert radio program. Sirens is also nominated for ECMA's Choral Recording of the Year for "In Her Image." Sara teaches a wide range of voice types and styles and is fiercely passionate about diversity and equity in the classroom.
an SLP
Join us for demonstrations of evidence-based practice in action, expert perspectives on challenging cases, and moving personal stories of the power of voice through the lens of the voice users we care for.
a voice teacher
Come for a heap of outside-the-box conversations about how to best support the singers in your studio, including access to best practices in voice care and rehabilitation, and reignite the passion in your practice.
a voice geek
Come and find yourself in a community of like-minded voice professionals who leave no stone unturned; featuring a range of diverse perspectives from pedagogy to practice, clinic to studio, performer to practitioner.
super curious
If you heard about last year's 12 hour marathon event and were sorry you missed out, this is your chance! Don't miss this spectacularly diverse and passionate program of speakers from across the vocal universe - plus giveaways you really want!
...lucky participants will even WIN some
incredible resources to add to their voice toolkits!
25 Things I Wish I Knew Before I Started... Podcast
by Marco Timpano
More Tools & Resources Coming Soon!
keep checking back!
Talk To Me (2022) - FreePlay Duo
by Dylan Bell & Suba Sankaran
Does
"starving artist"
feel a little TOO literal?
We'd like to help.
The last three years have been... well, what's the synonym for "unprecedented" we can stomach? We know how hard it's been. COVID has affected us all in so many ways - both large and small.
We hear you.
And we got you.
The team here at The Power of Voice is keenly aware that while we've all been weathering the same storm, many of us have been in some incredibly leaky boats. And it feels unfair. Theatres were dark for too long. Restaurants that used to give performers work between shows have closed down. Some clinics and studios didn't survive the transition online. And the inequities facing some folx have been magnified through it all. Artists and small business owners who want to further their education may find themselves unable to access the tools they need to succeed ...
... and we want to help with that.
Apply for a subsidy
That's why, in addition to donating a portion of proceeds to Harmonize for Speech and the SOCAN Foundation Fund, we're making a subsidy available to 10 folx that will allow them to access this incredible content at half price. Recipients will receive half off the full virtual admission.
Click below for the nomination form, and yes, please nominate yourself!
Nomination Deadline: March 30, 2023
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Exhausted thinking about the cost of filling in your knowledge gaps?
We'd like to help.
School is expensive. Training is expensive. Life in general is beyond expensive right now. Students right now have it tough - the pandemic impact is real, and it costs a ton to be competitive when those choice job postings for specialty voice clinics pop up. It's expensive taking specialty training that helps you express to clients just how knowledgeable you are.
We hear you.
And we got you.
The team here at The Power of Voice is made up of lifelong students (of many things!) and both of us are teachers, too. We have a real love of education, of sharing knowledge, of making sure to provide access to the kind of education and training you need to have a satisfying and wildly successful career on your terms.
And we want to help with that.
Get your student discount
here!
Just fill out the form below; we'll review and send you a wicked discount!
Huzzah!
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kick-ass self-paced learning and community for SLPs and voice teachers
Want to REALLY level up your skills in voice rehabilitation?
Join a BRAND NEW MEMBERSHIP alongside your fellow SLPs and aspiring Singing Voice Specialist voice teachers for the most ridiculous arena of voice care continuing education you've ever experienced. There is literally nothing like this anywhere!
Be among the first ones in!
