About the CourseThis course provides an overview on role of Yoga in culturing Voice. As a component of total personality development voice culturing aims at training the participants in both eastern and western perspectives thus improving the quality, power and endurance of Voice. The course includes both theory and practice components; the theory modules will give an overview of both eastern and western perspectives of Anatomy and Physiology of voice, will enables students, adults and prospective singers to understand common disorders of Speech such as stuttering, functional and organic causes of voice and other major voice related disorders, role of emotions in developing voice and cultivating right kind of emotional intelligence and understanding the conceptual basis of yogic view in preventing and managing these disorders through guided practices. The other part of the course will give a detailed explanation and hands on practice sessions of various yoga techniques starting from breathing practices, specific voice culture techniques, asanas, pranayama, various meditative techniques useful for developing right kind of mindset, relaxation techniques to improve the quality, power and endurance of Voice and by the end of the Course, the participant will also be made aware of all the recent Evidence based Studies on yoga for Voice Culturing.Intended Audience:Both Undergraduate and Postgraduate students studying yoga or any other courses and prospective Singers
Overview
Syllabus
Week 1
- Module 1: Introduction to Yoga for Voice Culture
- Module 2: Introduction to Voice Culture
Week 2
- Module 3: Anatomy of Voice - Western Perspective
- Module 4: Anatomy and Physiology of Voice - Eastern Perspective
Week 3:
- Module 5: Physiology of Sound Production- Western Perspective
- Module 6: Science of Sound- Eastern Perspective
Week 4
- Module 7: Speech and Voice disorders
- Module 8: Role of Emotions in Culturing Voice
- Module 9: Conceptual Basis of yoga for Voice Culture
- Module 10: Yoga Techniques for Voice Culture- 1
Week 6
- Module 11: Yoga Techniques for Voice Culture- 2
- Module 12: Yoga and Voice- An overview of Research Evidences
YOGA PROTOCOL
Week 7
- Module 13: Breathing Practices- I (Hand stretch Breathing Hand in and out breathing, ankle stretch breathing)
- Module 14: Breathing Practices – II (Shashankasana Breathing, Tiger Breathing, Dog Breathing)
- Module 15: Tongue and mouth strengthening practices-I (Tongue Massaging, Tongue in and Out, Tongue Rotation)
Week 8
- Module 16: Tongue and mouth strengthening practices-II (Laughter Exercise, Mouth Twisting, Tongue Twisting)
- Module 17: Tongue and mouth strengthening practices-III (Lip Stretch, blowing cheeks, twisting lips)
- Module 18: Loosening of upper body I- (up and down + right and left twisting+ side Bending of neck, Neck rotation, Shoulder Movement)
- Module 19: Loosening of upper body II – (Elbow movement, wrist movement, wrist rotation, finger stretching)
- Module 20: Asanas- I (Ardha chakrasana , Padhastasana, Ushtrasana)
- Module 21: Asana- II (Paschimottanasana, Ardhamatsyendrasana ,Vipareet karni )x
- Module 22: Asana- III (Bhujangasana, Sarala Salabhasana, Setu bandhasana)
- Module 23: Asana IV (Single- leg pawanmuktasana, Sarvangasana, Matyasana)
- Module 24: Pranayama- I (Sectional Breathing, Kapalbhati, Nadi Sudhhi Pranayama)
Week 11
- Module 25: Pranayama- II (Bhastrika, Ujjayi Pranayama, Bhramhari Pranayama)
- Module 26: Pranayama- III (Nada Anusandhana, Cooling Pranayama, Simha mudra)
- Module 27: Relaxation Technique- I (IRT & QRT)
Week 12
- Module 28: Relaxation Technique – II (DTR)
- Module 29: Mind Sound Resonance Technique- I
- Module 30: Mind Sound Resonance Technique- II
- Module 31: Cyclic Meditation - I
- Module 32:Cyclic Meditation - II
- Module 33: Cyclic Meditation- III
- Module 34:OM Dhyana
- Module 35: Nada Anusandhana and OM kara chanting for Voice
- Module 36:Bhajans for Developing Emotional Intelligence
- Module 37:Vedic chanting for Voice Culture
- Module 38: Overall IAYT module for Voice culture- part I
- Module 39: Overall IAYT module for Voice culture- part II
- Module 40:Overall IAYT module for Voice culture- part III
Taught by
Dr H R Nagendra | Prof M K Sridhar | Dr Arundhati Goley
