Guy Monroe's Credentials, Curriculum & Objectives
Updated August 18th, 2008
"In
the end, what's challenging for some of us, comes easy to Guy, who delights
in sharing his skills at what he refers to as helping clients remove seemingly
insurmountable obstacles that, he notes, are not based in fact but untested
personal beliefs. In teaching us to reframe these obstacles and to ask
more open-ended questions, he demonstrates how actually, hurdles can be
cleared, self-esteem raised and, yes, singing the alphabet can turn from
an ordeal to a genuine source of pleasure."
- Spike
Gillespie
Guy Monroe continues to seek
out the latest innovations in technical, mechanical and emotional expression
authorities in the world. These innovators continue to expand his instructional
repertoire. These tools can expand every aspect of your personal expressive
capabilities.
See
Guy Monroe's Biography
Monroe's methods are based upon selected works
of the following master teachers
Van Alton Daniels, Oren Lathrop Brown, Divy Nelson,
Roger Love, Seth Riggs, Mark Baxter, Melissa Cross, Joan Frey Boytim,
Thomas Appell, Elisabeth Howard, Howard Austin, Elizabeth Blades-Zeller,
Pamelia S. Phillips, Gary Douglas, Barbara & Gregory Markway, Dr.
Murray B. Stein, Dr. John Walker, Dr. Morton Cooper, Graham Hewitt, Jaime
Vendera, Dr. Barbara Markway, Dr. Cheryl Carmin, Dr. C. Alec Pollard,
James Alburger, and Erika Hilliard.
Educational Model and Method
Building upon a foundation of positive reinforcement, Guy Monroe utilizes
a variety of techniques to expand a students expressive possibilities,
such as the Socratic Method (exploring the implications of others' positions,
to stimulate rational thinking and illuminate ideas), exploring cultural
influence on a students expressive ability as well as teaching conventional
mechanical vocal techniques applied to posture, anatomy, breath control,
the column of re son ace vibrato and more. Guy Monroe strives to replace
untested personal beliefs, bad habits, misinformation and self-doubt with
reliable expressionistic application producing masterful ability in vocal
expression.
Guy Monroe works with the absolute beginner and the seasoned pro. Everyone has different needs. Guy desires you to have every tool you can under your belt, so you can sing and speak at your best. Here are some skills you should consider acquiring when working with him.
Vocal
Curriculum Goals
There are unlimited potential points to cover. Each
of us have unique requirements. I cannot wait to begin working with you.
If you commit to investing some time on your voice. You will be amazed
at the results. Here are some of the curriculum points we can explore
together:
Proper
posture for singing through exercises involving physical conditioning.
Replacing the inner-critic with the inner-compliment. Active body positioning,
Mental alertness. Diaphragmatic compression and support. Major breathing
muscle exercises. Maximum breath potential: Diaphragmatic, and intercostal
muscle breathing combined. Breath support: Creating an energized air column
and control of the exhaled breath when applied to vocal production. Phonation:
Developing a healthily-produced lower, middle and freed upper voice. Discover,
Locate and Maintain pitch. 
Exploring
and mastering vocal articulators. Exploring and mastering open throat
singing: (vertical mouth opening, forward jaw and relaxed and forward
tongue). Mastering the raising and lowering of the larynx. How to extend
the range of your voice. Understand why consonants are hard to sing. Discover
the head, throat and chest sympathetic resonance. Locate and manipulate
your core of sympathetic resonance. Develop techniques to enhance vocal
resonance, focus, and projection of your voice. Uniform vowel colors:
to mastering front vowels and back vowels, as well and vowel transition
to develop a masterful understanding of consonant de-emphasis in favor
of vowel emphasis. Mastering the break and how to sing across the vocal
break. Understanding pitch variation and vibrato creation. Tension releasing
techniques. Discover pulsing techniques. How to develop style and ornamentation.
How to alter or eliminate Nasality. Coordinating your soft palate and
tongue. Understanding dynamics and vocal intensity. Phoneticism, pulse
and ornamentation applied to song. Learning to keep larynx and tongue
low. Understanding how to warm-up and exercise your voice as well as selecting
exercises that work for you. Explore Middle (oropharynx), Lower (laryngopharynx),
and upper (nasopharynx). Exploring singing in full chest voice. Exploring
the benefits of speech level singing. Exploring head voice and falsetto.
Exploring the blended voices. Developing the ability to expand your range.
Exploring vocal dynamics. Mastering intervals. Applying improvisation
to pop, jazz, rock and folk singing. Exploring tonal strategies of classic
country. Exploring informality applied to popular singing and public speaking.
Exploring vocal fry applied to the lower range. Exploring the whistle
register. Developing a seductive, public speaking voice. Adding pitch
and tonal variety to your voice. Locating your optimum speaking pitch.
Explore text voicing. Exploring physicality, gesture and tension dumping.
Overcoming stage fright by exploring its relationship to fight or flight
problem solving strategies. Exploring propellant focus. Overcoming anxiety
through preparation. Expanding awareness and focus. Understanding the
power of good nutrition and hydration. Discover how to map out your songs,
Discover how to accompany yourself with an instrument and much more.
Guy Monroe is available for Public Speaking Engagements.
Other web sites include:
GuyMonroe.com
and EndingShyness.com
and FearlessSpeaking.net
Call 512.554.8771
to discuss your personal expression needs.