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Robert Lunte & Shaun Williamson
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The NAMM Show 2010
“Shaun is the real deal. He has toured
extensively as a professional and has an absolutely killer voice. As a
business partner, he is passionate and full of energy... I believe Shaun
will become one of the most recognized coaches for contemporary voice
in the country soon.”
Robert Lunte - Owner The Vocalist Studio, Director of Voice
Council, TC-Helicon Vocal Technologies
The Vocalist Studio™ is a company of contemporary vocalists who
share a common technique, and practice one of the most innovative
approaches to training singers available today. 21st Century vocal
techniques, united with a method that embraces technology and training
on a live stage, makes The Vocalist Studio one of the leading training
facilities for the modern vocalist in the world today.
Too many voice studios are not teaching what students really want to
learn. Simply stated, 16th century voice techniques and methods do not
prepare the student for 21st century genres and applications. This
disconnect is a huge problem in the world of voice pedagogy for so many
people who wish to study a legitimate technique that applies to the
modern form.
Enter, The Vocalist Studio. TVS "gets" it and we are here to provide the
right training for our clients. Here is how we do it…
The Technique:
TVS trains vocal athletes. Our technical agenda is strongly founded on
helping the student to develop new levels of strength and coordination
that will build a new “singing voice” that gives singers unbelievable
endurance and capabilities. This technique enables our students to
expand range to 4-5 octaves, develop unique power and master the skills
of “bridging & connecting.” Bridging is the ability to seamlessly
sing from the lower “chest” voice to the upper “head” voice with no
perceived “break” between the two voices. The Passagio, commonly
referred to as “the break”, represents the most challenging area of
voice development for all singers. No other skill set in singing is
fraught with more frustration or more joy, then the ability, or
inability to bridge the Passagio. TVS is supreme in its expertise and
understanding on how to train this mission critical skill.
Once bridging of the Passagio is developed and the singer is well into
their head registers, TVS singers then work on the next most important
skill, the ability to “connect”. Connecting refers to a process known by
voice pedagogues as adduction. Adduction means the vocal folds are
trained to come back together, or “zip up”, when in the head registers.
The result is a full-voiced tone that will match the timbre of the lower
voice and expand the singers range potential by 2-3 octaves.
Drilling workouts builds some of the most powerful and versatile voices
in the business. TVS trained singers never “pull chest”, do not fatigue
easily and never experience gripping in the throat or laryngeal regions.
TVS singers enjoy an “out of body” experience when singing with
super-human capabilities, yet feel no physical resistance or strain.
The Method:
TVS originated the method of training singers on a live stage with
professional PAs and mics. Our singers use the tools of the trade and
therefore, training is much more relevant and practical than the
traditional voice lesson experience. We embrace the technology and tools
that enhance the vocalist’s performance and learning experience. We are
a boot camp that prepares contemporary singers for what they need now
in a way that makes sense and is relevant for the singer’s current
writing, performing or recording endeavors.
The TVS System:
The Four Pillars of Singing, the unique video tutorials produced by TVS,
are the best voice training workouts in the world for the modern
vocalist.
The TVS System is the “real deal”. Most voice training programs simply
offer a book and an audio recording of scales that tell a student what
to do, but this falls short of really demonstrating how to do it. Watch
Master voice teacher and founder, Robert Lunte, and top TVS singers
demonstrate all the workout scales on three hours of exciting and
entertaining DVD video. Each scale is demonstrated two times, by two
different singers and demonstrates bridging through the Passagio (the
break,) for over 4 octaves, in both directions. Leading by example, the
founder and practitioners of the technique are performing the workouts
they are teaching. Next to actually having a private lesson in the
studio, there is no better way to communicate, teach and retain a vocal
training system. No training has ever covered a vocal curriculum quite
like “The Four Pillars of Singing”
“The Four Pillars of Singing!" consists of a book, an audio CD of 11
workouts and two DVD video tutorials with over 30 video demonstrations.
“The Four Pillars Of Singing”
Pillar I - Respiration:
The human singing voice is a wind instrument and it takes air to play
it. Proper air management is key to supporting the singing voice. In
order to support modern vocal applications, the singer must move air at
high volumes and high velocities.
Pillar II - Vibration:
As a wind instrument, the “singing voice” utilizes the vocal folds much
like a reed instrument. The modern vocalist needs to generate sound
waves so they can excite the resonators (open cavities of the head),
where overtones are produced.
Pillar III - Resonation:
The third Pillar is where the speaking voice and singing voice
transcend. Sound is processed into overtones and the beauty of each
individual voice comes to life. Vocal timbre and range are largely
facilitated by transporting sound waves and registrating high velocity
respiration to the resonators.
Pillar IV - Visualization:
The singer’s inner voice and positive mental imagery will directly
impact the body’s response to vocal commands. Great singing is closely
related to hearing the sound before you sing. The successful management
of positive mental imagery will reduce distracting physical tension and
mental “noise.”
How Soon Will I See Progress:
It is very common for a TVS student to experience an exponential leap
forward in range, power and quality of sound in as little as 60-90 days.
At TVS, we hold a high value in accelerated learning; we capitalize on
your strengths and dive right into your weaknesses. By doing so, we
create an agenda that is the quickest path to success for your
individual voice. At TVS, we know the best way to insure a lasting
working relationship, is to get the client what they need as soon as
possible and let the world hear it.
THE VOCALIST STUDIO LOS ANGELES
Tel: 310.428.1772
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