Centre for Voice Research

Currently, the Centre’s practice-based research includes the continued investigation of its core technique, the vocal technique of Nadine George, in a variety of contexts. These include:

• Earthing the Electric: A research project in conjunction with professional directors to examine the application of the Centre’s voice work to the director’s process and rehearsal performance practice.

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• The Role of Eye Movement Desensitisation Reprocessing therapy in Vocal Training: Hilary Jones, in partnership with Marilyn O'Connor, an experienced EMDR psychologist, is investigating the links between the George Voice technique and EMDR.

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• What we may be: the integration of Lecoq movement and George voice work at the RSAMD: An examination of the relationship between the Academy’s voice and movement training in performance programmes.

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• Crossing the Divide: This research looks at the how the Centre’s vocal technique can be used alongside established musical theatre voice practices to evolve a ‘one voice’ approach to Musical Theatre training.

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• The Muscle of the Soul: on Suspect Culture’s ‘Strange Behaviour’ website, 2001

• Voices of Scotland, paper given at the VASTA 2005 conference  

• Teaching Voice in the New Millennium, International Centre for Voice, Central School of Speech and Drama, 2006      

• Co-Direction: How Creativity is Translated Educationally In a Moment of Rehearsal,  R Steen and J Deans, for ELIA Teachers’ Academy Papers, 2007 (Pg 148 -152)

• Steen, R and Wright, B. Double-hinged Doors: the RSAMD's voice work in Training and Theatre, LIPA conference proceedings, 2008

• Originally published as What we may be: the integration of Lecoq movement and George voice work at the RSAMD by Ros Steen and Joyce Deans pp 46-62 in The Moving Voice, the Integration of Voice and Movement Studies presented by the Voice and Speech Review, Rena Cook, ed, Voice and Speech Trainers Assoc., Inc., 2009, ISBN 978-1-934269-55-8; Used with permission

• Strange Geometrical Hinges, CDS Conference paper July 2009

• Originally published as Helena, Hitler and the Heartland by Ros Steen, pp 43 -58 in Shakespeare Around the Globe and other contemporary issues in professional voice and speech training presented by the Voice and Speech Review, Mandy Rees,ed, Cincinnati, OH: Voice and Speech Trainers Assoc., Inc., 2005, ISBN 0-9773876-0-7 Used with permission

• Originally published as Seein Oursels As Ithers See Us by Ros Steen, pp 281 -290 in Voice and Gender and other contemporary issues in professional voice and speech training presented by the Voice and Speech Review, Mandy Rees , ed, Cincinnati, OH: Voice and Speech Trainers Assoc., Inc., 2007, ISBN  978-0-9773876-1-8 Used with permission

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