Workshop Program
The all-new interactive program allows all participants to use voice analysis
software throughout the workshop and to test themselves with brief online assessments.
We’ll use two different types of software: Praat and VoceVista. Links to both sites are below.
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10:00 am: The 1-hour Summary Challenge: D’Amico, Goffi-Fynn, Hijleh, & Lissemore
11:00 am: The Basics of Sound using Praat: Lissemore
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Intro to Praat
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Sound Waves
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B R E A K (15 minutes) at 11:45 am
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Demonstration
12:45 pm: L U N C H (75 minutes)
2:00 pm: Introduction to VoceVista: Hijleh
3:00 pm: B R E A K (15 minutes)
3:15 pm: Voice in Music…..Get ready to sing: Goffi Fynn & D’Amico
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Notes vs frequencies
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Adult Female voice
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Ranges and voice types
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Transitions
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Adult Male voice
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Ranges and voice types
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Transitions
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Gender Considerations
4:30 pm: B R E A K (15 minutes)
4:45 pm: Respiration physiology with spirometry demonstrations: Lissemore & D’Amico
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The pressures that create voice
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Lung compliance
6:00 pm: End of Day
TUESDAY, JUNE 24TH, 2025
10:00 am: Voice Analysis: Lissemore
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Spectral visualization (45 mins)
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Spectrograms and Power Spectra
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Inverse relationship between time and frequency
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Analysis Windows
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Wideband vs. narrowband
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Resonances vs. harmonics
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Demonstration using Praat
11:15 am: B R E A K (15 minutes)
11:30 am: Muscular Tension Dysphonia: D’Amico & Goffi-Fynn
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Definition
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Symptoms
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Medical diagnosis and therapy
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Singing rehabilitation and demonstration
12:45 pm: L U N C H (75 minutes)
2:00 pm: Source-Filter Theory: Hijleh & Lissemore
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The source
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The filter
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Demonstration using Electroglottography and Acoustic Analysis
3:15 pm: B R E A K (15 minutes)
3:30 pm: Female Voice Analysis with VoceVista: Hijleh & Lissemore
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Classical and Popular Voice Differences
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Demonstrations
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Play Time
5:00 pm: Vibrato Analysis in VoceVista: Hijleh
6:00 pm: End of Day
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 25TH, 2025
10:00 am: Male Voice Analysis with VoceVista: Hijleh & Lissemore
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Classical and Popular Voice Differences
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Demonstrations
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Play Time
11:30 am: B R E A K (15 minutes)
11:45 pm: The Aging Voice: D’Amico & Goffi-Fynn
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Definition
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Symptoms
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Medical diagnosis and therapy
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Singing rehabilitation
1:00 pm: L U N C H (75 mins)
2:15 pm:
Donald Gray Miller Memorial Lecture: Ronald Scherer
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Presentation and discussion of a major published paper by Dr. Miller
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A video tutorial will be available online in the weeks prior to the lecture
3:30 pm: B R E A K (15 minutes)
3:45 pm: Vocal Pathologies: D’Amico & Hijleh
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Definitions
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Symptoms
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Diagnosis & Therapy
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Singing rehabilitation
4:50 pm: Noisy Phonations: Cross & Lissemore
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Types
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Physiology
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Acoustic analysis with Praat
6:00 pm: End of Day
THURSDAY, JUNE 26TH, 2025
All-Singing Day
Classical , Musical Theatre, and Rock Techniques
Melissa Cross, Jeanne Goffi-Fynn, Kelley Hijleh, and Richard Lissemore
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The order of the day is TBD
10:00 am: Session 1​
11:30 am: B R E A K (15 minutes)​
11:45 pm: Session 2​
1:15 pm: L U N C H (75 minutes) ​
2:30 pm: Session 3​
4:00 pm: B R E A K (15 minutes)​
4:15 pm: Session 4
5:45 pm: End of Day
FRIDAY, JUNE 27TH, 2025
The program is subject to change dependent upon presenter availability.
Praat can be downloaded for free here:
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The developer of VoceVista, Bodo Maass, is offering a 25% discount on all VV products to all SVSW participants:​
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Use discount code SVSW2025 at checkout
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Why two distinct types of software?
Praat is excellent for teaching basic concepts of voice and speech analysis.
VoceVista is designed for singing and allows for real-time analysis, whereas Praat does not.