1-1 ONLINE
VOCAL DEVELOPMENT SESSIONS

WITH AWARD WINNING SINGING TEACHER, OREN BODER

EVERYTHING WE DO IS TO ENRICH LIVES THROUGH THE ARTS.
WE DEVELOP INNOVATIVE TOOLS AND RESOURCES, THROUGH THE PURSUIT OF MEANINGFUL SCIENCE,
TO HELP SINGERS ENHANCE AND IMPROVE THEIR VOCAL DEVELOPMENT, HEALTH, AND WELLBEING.

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Are you a singer looking to get the most out of your voice?

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Do you sometimes feel like you're not warming up in the right way?

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Have you always wanted a fall-proof method of reaching the high notes?

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Always dreamed of getting insane vocal power without straining?

If any of these sound like you, read on...

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Oren is an award sinning singing teacher, voice researcher, and inventor of the SOVT Singing Straw, and is currently lecturing all around cyberspace on the topic of SOVT (also known as Straw Phonation / Water Resistive Voice Therapy / Straw Singing). Oren's journey started at Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, where he trained in singing and vocal technique, then moving on to study internationally in Holland in collaboration with the London College of Music, as well as with New York Vocal Coaching (NYVC).

Oren's current pedagogical focus is on researching and developing vocal development tools and techniques that involve singing through straws, whilst also using state of the art computer simulations to explore the interactions of airflow and air pressures within the vocal tract. Oren specialises in helping singers explore the most effective ways to use straw singing to exercise and develop the voice, and offers bespoke 1-1 training to help singers maximise its benefits for them.

All our teachers hold Enhanced DBS Certificates with Online Update Services

1-1 VOCAL DEVELOPMENT SESSIONS WILL EXPLORE...

SOVT STRAW SINGING 101

We’ll spend some time diving into the essential things you need to know about singing through a straw, including an overview of the science of how it all works, giving you a strong foundation of the theory, whilst also touching on the vocal health and wellbeing aspects of SOVT too. We’ll also spend time exploring all the different ways of doing ‘SOVT’, as well as working on selecting the right SOVT Straw size/configuration for your unique voice.

BREATHING AND PRESSURE MANAGEMENT

In the same way that your electronic devices require careful management of electricity to work, the sound production process requires efficient and appropriate management of both airflow and pressure. We'll explore correctly and efficiently managing the respiratory system so that you are not over or under-loading the vocal folds, and are always providing the right amount of ‘power’ to the voice.

PITCH, RANGE, AND TARGETED NOTES

Singing through a straw changes the environment that the vocal folds are met with, allowing for more efficient airflow, pressure management, vocal fold closure (adduction), tension release, and vocal fold oscillation. We'll be focusing note isolation, ensuring each note across your range is created as efficiently as possible, whilst exploring how SOVT exercises can help to improve your range overall and make reaching those high notes SO much easier!

VOICE STRETCH AND LARYNX AWARENESS

The exercises we explore will be more challenging as we begin to give the voice an incredibly good stretch, both in terms of larynx position and range, whilst teasing out some of the notes that sit just outside your comfort zone. There’ll be a focus toward connecting with and understanding how the larynx feels and moves with the boosted SOVT awareness, and what benefits that has for the overall efficiency of singing.

COORDINATION AND EFFICIENT ADDUCTION

We'll also spend some time focusing on using "straw singing" to bring the vocal folds together efficiently (adduction), as to encourage really good vibration. The aim is to instil a strong sense of overall coordination for the singing task, taking into account the requirements of the breathing and pressure systems in consideration of the changing demands of the notes.

SOVT MELODIES AND CONTINUAL DEVELOPMENT

As we develop the voice, we'll also start to apply the techniques learned to the melody of a song in order to train the voice to navigate its requirements in the most efficient way possible. We’ll then explore how you can continue to use SOVT to not only maintain your vocal development, but to also keep improving and progressing throughout your entire vocal career!

CUSTOM VOCAL EXERCISE DESIGN

We'll also be working together to design bespoke catalogue of highly effective vocal exercises for your unique individual voice, which will then form the basis of your custom daily vocal exercise regime. We will also design and build custom regimes for your specific aims and goals, specific vocal tasks, genres/styles, and for warmups, cool-downs, fatigued voices, and more

ONLINE SESSIONS

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COMPLIMENTARY SOVT STRAW

MAXIMISE YOUR VOCAL DEVELOPMENT

I'm committed to helping you develop your voice using SOVT, and I truly want to maximise the benefits of the technique for your unique voice, so I'm including a complimentary SOVT Straw for anyone who books a block of 8 vocal development sessions.

Our revolutionary patent-pending SOVT Training Straw is specifically engineered to give you the maximum benefits of the Straw Phonation Technique. Our SOVT Straw features a minimum of 12 resistance modes (from 9mm to 3mm) by varying length, aperture, and orientation; 6 resistance settings natively, and an additional 6 resistance settings with our included Aperture Reducing Attachment (ARA).