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Announcing The 2024 AVA/ADN Student Encouragement Award Recipients
AVA/ADN Student Encouragement Award winners at the 2024 AVA Conference: Nadine Manion (left) and Paige Abblitt (right) with AVA President...
Dec 13, 20241 min read
Student's Voice Bursary Winners' Thoughts on the 2024 AVA Conference
'Student's Voice' Bursary Winners: Jessica Ruhle and Alexis Shiu (left to right) At our 2024 Conference 'Harmony in Voice: Bridging Art...
Oct 23, 20243 min read
Students' Thoughts on Recent AVA Webinar with Dr Jan Baker
Earlier this month we had the pleasure of hosting Dr Jan Baker for our first webinar of the year, "Bio-psychosocial perspectives on the...
Jun 6, 20243 min read
AVA Lifetime Achievement Awards
By: Dr Debbie Phyland Lifetime Achievement Award for “Outstanding leadership and sustained contribution to the field of voice over many...
Dec 1, 20208 min read
Mobility Tips for teaching, coaching or consulting
By: Annie Strauch - Physiotherapist In this short video, physiotherapist Annie Strauch offers mobility tips for those of us teaching,...
May 26, 20201 min read
How to use your voice when teaching online
By: Amy Hume - Lecturer in Theatre (Voice) at Victorian College of the Arts Originally posted online 21st April 2020 - reposted with...
May 19, 20207 min read
What does a Voice Coach Do?
By: Jennifer Innes When someone asks me what I do, and I say, “I’m a Voice Coach”, the conversation usually continues a little something...
Feb 3, 20206 min read
Air for an Audience
By Nathan Curnow June 2018. We’re about to perform in the German city of Heidelberg. It’s a beautiful evening, and we’re trying to keep...
Sep 11, 20196 min read
Look how far we have come!
By Dr Malcolm Baxter When I trained in ENT in the mid-1970s, laryngology was somewhat in the doldrums and not regarded as a subspecialty,...
May 24, 20199 min read
National Voice Meeting 2018 – Presenter Series #3
What is Vocal Massage and could it be helpful for patients with Voice Disorders? By: Rachael Cunningham Vocal massage is designed to give...
Oct 18, 20186 min read
National Voice Meeting 2018 – Presenter Series #2
The Australian Voice Association By: Cecilia Pemberton I am very much looking forward to returning to Adelaide to present at the 2018...
Oct 2, 20183 min read
National Voice Meeting 2018 – Presenter Series #1
Healing Voices By: Leda Scearce Singing is a part of virtually every culture and is fundamental to our human experience. In the United...
Sep 10, 20185 min read
World Voice Day Interview with Meagan Rudd
In the lead up to this year’s World Voice Day, the Australian Voice Association sat down with Meagan Rudd. Spreading The Music with Key...
Mar 29, 20184 min read
World Voice Day Interview with Louise Bale
In the lead up to this year’s World Voice Day, the Australian Voice Association sat down with Louise Bale to find out what is in store...
Mar 19, 20186 min read
Posture and how it affects your speech
By: Thila Raja How many times has someone advised you to stand up/sit up straight, so that you sound better? Or received some comment...
Feb 26, 20183 min read
Anxiety and its Affects on the Auditory and Vocal Apparatus
By: Molly Tipping Anxiety is such a fascinating topic and one that with each passing year I get more and more passionate about. As a...
Dec 18, 20174 min read
BodyMinded: Alexander Technique for Voice Professionals
By: Greg Holdaway The Alexander technique is known as a useful adjunct to training in vocal circles, however, while many people have...
Nov 4, 20174 min read
7 Habits that Affect Your Voice
By: Thila Raja What is the definition of a habit? It simply means a repetitive behaviour that occurs regularly, based on your...
Oct 1, 20173 min read
Top 10 Tips to a Healthy Voice
Tip #1 - Use your voice well! Learn to optimize healthy voice production. If you do a lot of talking or singing, learn to produce...
May 12, 20171 min read
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