New students will be automatically enrolled into Foundations of Estill Voice Training® in the Estill Voice Online Academy at the time of registration.

Register with EVI: Step 1

Step 1: Register and pay the EVT Resources fee.
Step 2: Pay tuition to instructor through payment link or direct email to course host.

Level 1: Figures for Voice™

Course ID: 3476
Date: 2025/05/23 to 2025/05/24 (YYYY/MM/DD) Time: 9:00AM - 5:30PM CST Cost: $350 (includes $150 resource fee); student rate $250 (includes $150 resource fee) Language: English
Instructors: Valerie Accetta
Contact: Valerie Accetta | vaccetta@aol.com | (614)929-1892
Course Location:
UAB Voice Center
510 20th St. S 
Birmingham Alabama
United States

Notes from your Trainer

Registration and Payment Deadline: May 15, 2025

Workshop Cost: $350 (incudes $150 resource fee; for those who have previously completed an Estill Level 1 course, the resource fee is $45, making the total workshop cost $245)

Student rate: $250 (incudes $150 resource fee; for those who have previously completed an Estill Level 1 course, the resource fee is $45, making the total workshop cost $145)

Course Description

  • Prerequisite: None
  • Required Materials: Level 1 Workbook™, Foundations of Estill Voice Training®
  • Recommended Materials: Estill Voiceprint Plus™ is highly recommended for this course
  • Foundations of Estill Voice Training® reported by EVI - .85 ASHA CEUs 
  • Estill Voice Training® Level 1 Course – 1.55 ASHA CEUs

Registering for this course will automatically create an Estill Voice Online Academy account for you (if you do not already have one) and enroll you into both components of the Level 1 Course: 1) the self-directed Foundations of Estill Voice Training® and 2) the live online or on location Figures for Voice™ led by a certified EMCI.

Resource Fee including Foundations of Estill Voice Training®, PDF version of Level 1 Workbook, supporting materials, customer service and the Certificate of Attendance is payable to Estill Voice International at the time of registration: $150 USD (new student) $45 USD (returning student, already purchased Foundations of EVT®).

If you already have an Online Academy account and/or purchased Foundations of Estill Voice Training®, continue with registration using your Online Academy user email. Do not purchase Foundations again.

Course Description:

Level 1 teaches the Craft of speaking and singing. This course is for anyone who would like to improve their singing or speaking voice—singers, actors, vocal coaches, drama instructors, speech-language pathologists, and other vocal health professionals.

Your Level 1 journey to vocal empowerment starts with Foundations Estill Voice Training®. This completely self-directed online course will introduce you to our unique and powerful system for training the voice. Content includes:

  • Videos
  • Short Readings
  • Anatomical Diagrams
  • Exploratory Vocal Exercises with Estill Voiceprint Plus™
  • Journal Reflections

The journey continues with Figures for Voice™ live online or on location with an EMCI. This live course component explores each Estill Figure (vocal structure) and includes:

  • Level 1 Workbook™, Make & Move Larynx™, supporting handouts
  • Introduction to 13 Figures for Voice™
  • Vocal exercises for range, strength, clarity, and stamina
  • Large and small group learning and discussions
  • Masterclass/open coaching sessions for repertoire or case studies

Estill Voiceprint Plus™ is highly recommended for this course. Purchase this software (APP) for MAC or PC at the time of registration and receive 25% off the regular price. (This is a one-time offer at registration only).

Content Disclosure: This course will focus exclusively on Estill Voice Training®; other similar programs will not be discussed. 

Time Ordered Agenda:

Friday, May 23

  • 8:45 – 9:00 AM – Check In
  • 9:00 – 9:45 AM – Introduction
  • 9:45 – 10:30 AM – True Vocal Fold Onset/Offset
  • 10:30 -10:45 AM - BREAK
  • 10:45 -11:15 AM -  Practice
  • 11:15 AM – 12:00 PM – False Vocal Folds
  • 12:00 – 1:30 PM - LUNCH
  • 1:30 -2:15 PM – True Vocal Fold Body Cover
  • 2:15 – 2:45 PM – Practice
  • 2:45 – 3:15 PM – Larynx
  • 3:15 – 3:30 PM - BREAK
  • 3:30 – 4:00 PM – Thyroid Cartilage/Siren
  • 4:00 – 4:30 PM – Practice
  • 4:30 – 5:15 PM – Cricoid
  • 5:15 – 6:00 PM – Open Coaching

Saturday, May 24

  • 8:45 – 9:00 AM – Check In
  • 9:00 – 9:45 AM – Warm-up, Review, Open Coaching
  • 9:45 – 10:15 AM – Practice
  • 10:15 – 11:00 AM – Tongue
  • 11:00 – 11:15 AM - BREAK
  • 11:15 – 11:45 AM – Velum
  • 11:45 AM – 12:15 PM – Practice
  • 12:15 – 1:45 PM - LUNCH
  • 1:45 – 2:15 PM – Aryepiglottic Sphincter
  • 2:15 – 3:00 PM – Practice
  • 3:00 – 3:30 PM – Lips/Jaw
  • 3:30 – 3:45 PM - BREAK
  • 3:45 – 4:30 PM – Head/Neck, Torso
  • 4:30 – 5:00 PM – Practice
  • 5:00 - 6:00 PM - Open Coaching, Closing

A Level 1 Certificate of Attendance will be issued upon completion of both components of this Level 1 Course. This certificate is one of the requirements for Trainer Certification in Estill Voice Training®.

To obtain ASHA's CEU's:

  • Complete all components of Foundations of Estill Voice Training®
  • Score 80% or higher on the Assessment of Learning Quiz (in Foundations)
  • Attend all days of the live Level 1: Figures for Voice™
  • Complete the course evaluation

Other Disclosures:

Valerie Accetta, Estill Mentor and Course Instructor

Relevant Financial Relationships: Valerie Accetta serves as an Associate Professor in the Department of Theatre at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. 

Cancellation & Refund Policy: Cancellation, refund, and course transfer policies are at the discretion of individual instructors. Contact the instructor or host of this course for more information. In the event that a participant must cancel, the following will be refunded: - 4 weeks or more before the course start date – 90% refund - Between 1-4 weeks before the course start date – 50% refund - No refunds will be given less than 48 hours before the course start date - There are no refunds for Resources Fees due to Trainer or participant cancellation of courses. EVI offers a free transfer service for participants from canceled courses to a future course offering with the same Trainer or a different Trainer. The instructors of both courses must agree to the transfer and contact EVI in advance of the new course date.

The Resources Fee is non-refundable and includes Foundations of Estill Voice Training®, Level 1 Workbooks, supporting handouts, Certificate of Attendance and administrative services from EVI.

*Estill Voice Training®, and its parent company Estill Voice International, LLC, has neither an aesthetic nor gender bias and stands for the strengthening of cultural diversity, plurality and inclusion.

 


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