Voice and Identity draws from the knowledge and expertise of leading figures to explore the evolving nature of voice training in the performing arts. The authors in this international collection look through both practical and theoretical lenses as they connect voice studies to equity, diversity, inclusion, and belonging, and to gender and gender diversity.
The book offers chapters that focus on practical tools and tips for voice teachers, and the text also includes chapters that give rich social, cultural, and theoretical discussions that are both academic and accessible, with a particular focus on gender diverse, gender non-binary, transgender, and inclusionary voice research.
Offering interdisciplinary insights from voice practitioners and scholars from the disciplines of actor training, singing, public speaking, voice science, communication, philosophy, women’s studies, Indigenous studies, gender studies, and sociology, this book will be a key resource for practitioners and researchers engaged in these fields. The chapters in this book were originally published in the Voice and Speech Review journal.
Edited by:
Rockford Sansom
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions:
Height: 246mm,
Width: 174mm,
Weight: 576g
ISBN: 9781032863726
ISBN 10: 1032863722
Pages: 208
Publication Date: 25 October 2024
Audience:
College/higher education
,
Primary
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Introduction: Voice and Identity 1. Best Practices for Vocal Pedagogy with Gender Diverse People 2. An Interdisciplinary Approach to Gender Affirming Voice Training 3. Avoiding Vocal Blackface: Combating Identity-Ignorant Practices of Stereotyping Voices for Entertainment 4. Practicing Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging in the Singing Voice Studio 5. To T or Not to T: The Transmasculine Singing Voice on Hormone Replacement Therapy 6. Estill Voice Training and the Gender Non-binary Singer 7. Finding Grace: A Singing Teacher’s Journey with Her First Transgender Student 8. Strategies for Guiding Actors’ Accent and Linguistic Needs in the Twenty-First Century 9. Accent and Language Training for the Indigenous Performer: Results of Four Focus Groups 10. Coaching Asian Actors and Asian Accents with Cultural Sensitivity 11. Voice Praxis: Social Positionality in UK Spoken Word Practice 12. Toward Intervocality: Linklater, the Body, and Contemporary Feminist Theory 13. Vox Populi, Vox Dei (The Voice of the People is the Voice of God)
Rockford Sansom, PhD, is a voice teacher and communication coach. For seven years, he was the Editor of the Voice and Speech Review. His book publications include The History of Voice Pedagogy, Vocal Traditions, and Voice Work: Art and Science in Changing Voices (2nd ed).
