Singing and Teaching Singing Workshop

Topics covered during the workshops in accordance with the SATS model:

Online Part: Lecture Teaching from the Model, Primal Sound & Postural Alignment

This lecture provides an overview and introduction to the SATS model and the concepts that will be explored in greater depth throughout the week-long course. Participants will be introduced to the foundations of the holistic and physiological approach to vocal pedagogy central to SATS.

Topics will include Primal Sound, natural breathing, the activation of the emotional motor system in singing, as well as postural alignment and core stability, and their influence on breathing freedom, phonation, resonance, and articulation. The session will also introduce how these concepts support healthy, efficient, and expressive vocal production across a variety of musical styles.

Below you will find selected chapters from Janice Chapman’s Singing and Teaching Singing: A Holistic Approach to Classical Voice. The topics and concepts explored in these chapters will also form an integral part of the whole workshop content, providing participants with both theoretical foundations and practical pedagogical applications.

• Chapter One – Pedagogical Philosophy – Janice L. Chapman
  A holistic, physiological, and incremental teaching approach that views singers as integrated individuals while supporting continuous learning and long-term vocal development.

• Chapter Two – Primal Sound – Janice L. Chapman
  Primal sound connects the singer to the emotional motor system, supporting natural breathing, abdominal engagement, and authentic vocal expression across all styles.

• Chapter Three – Postural Alignment – Janice L. Chapman
  Efficient postural alignment and core stability create the physical foundation for free and coordinated breathing, phonation, resonance, and articulation in singing.

• Chapter Four – Breathing and Support – Janice L. Chapman, Ron Morris, and James Platt
  A significant update to SATS breathing and support pedagogy, including breath management in singing and the use of Accent Method as a remedial tool for singers.

• Chapter Five – Phonation and the Speaking Voice – Janice L. Chapman, Ron Morris, and James Platt
  Updated with the latest scientific explanations of phonation, phonation patterns, Bernoulli effect, and vocal onsets and offsets.
   
• Chapter Six – Laryngeal Registration – Janice L. Chapman, Ron Morris, and James Platt
  A brand new chapter exploring the physiological configurations of laryngeal mechanisms (M0, M1, M2, M3, etc.) and their practical application in singing.
   
• Chapter Seven – Resonance – Janice L. Chapman, Ron Morris, and James Platt
  Updated resonance concepts including Singer’s Formant Cluster, the Open Throat & Collar Connection, and maintaining pharyngeal width.
   
• Chapter Eight – Articulation – Ron Morris and Janice L. Chapman; James Platt contributed to the section on Pedagogical Application
  Further refinements in vocal tract vowel locations, tongue function, gross oral posture for singing, retroflex “r” awareness, and advanced tongue twister exercises.
   
• Chapter Nine – Applied Vocal Acoustics and Acoustic Registration – James Platt and David M. Howard
  A brand new chapter presenting practical applications of vocal acoustics within the SATS framework, offering singers and teachers an acoustic toolbox for problem-solving.
   
• Chapter Ten – The Exercises – Janice L. Chapman, Ron Morris, and James Platt
  A fully expanded exercise chapter combining classic SATS exercises with many new additions, detailed pedagogical explanations, and diagnostic guidance.

The full schedule for each day can be found at the bottom of the page.