Vocal Production
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Hello!

Fall Classes are starting in October...scroll down for the schedule details!

THE WORK MORPHS, AND INSPIRES

As I think about the coaching I have done this past year, and in the past 20 years, I continue to be amazed by what I witness.

Whether the client is working on a major television production, feature film, or short independent film -- OR -- premiering on broadway, off-broadway, or off-off broadway.....this particular approach to voice work yields strength, audibility, expressive expansion, and vocal health! This voice work is also very adaptable and responsive to contrasting mediums, so that someone working in film or television will not "lose" their "truthful, natural voice" if they expand into stage production where "more volume" is often required, and someone working primarily in stage will find that they can adjust to the medium without losing their vocal fullness. With a developmentally organic core structure the "skeleton" of the 24 Jones-based vocal exercises enflesh anew and become what they are meant to be for the next project.

Most recently I coached the actor Bill Irwin in the Roundabout Production of Waiting for Godot on Broadway, and was thrilled to watch him continue to evolve his speaking instrument for the stage with both strength and subtle nuance. Bill worked with his unique physical approach, integrating vocal principals so that the language & resonance was an extension of his whole body exploration. This actor is a veteran artist who possesses a willingness to expand his already advanced skills. He has a fearless desire to question and explore within his already mature process. He made the voice work his own. He demonstrated for me a beautiful balance of the discipline it takes to practice, and the discipline it takes to improvise and follow instincts when applying what one has practiced, in rehearsal and performance. He grasped the intended effects of the exercises and was able to apply them in unique combinations that supported his development of the voice for the character he was creating. He continued to do this work during previews, and after the opening; that level of dedication is a sign of an artist on a journey motived by respect for the play, and expression, vs. the ego. I knew he would soar and bring his vocal dimensionality to the role, but was even more inspired by the way he continued to want feedback even after he had garnered awards and stellar critical responses. In jazz we say, "It's about the music." For Mr. Irwin, it was about the play. I could write stories of inspiration for all my students, as everyone (who applies the work) moves me with their discoveries and vocal "births".

As a coach I am a vocal midwife, and when I watch the new life of a healthy, strong, honest voice burst forth, I am perpetually in awe.

I feel amazingly lucky to have two completely prodigious young coaches (whom I trained) as part of a coaching "team". Patrick and Daniel will be on board for the Fall class schedule again, so we are looking at a very inspiring year....

Vocal production Classes for Whole Body Voice/FALL are starting in October. ....
Coaches Patrick James Taylor and Daniel Sergio will also teach Level I, and team-teach some Level II classes.
I hope this greeting finds you breathing in the wonders of every day life.
We look forward to meeting you, and coaching you,

Sincerely,
Katie Bull

ALUMNI: Please contact me about scholarships or installment payment plans if need be.

NOTE: There may be some days when the coaches will inter-change, or guest teachers drawn from a pool of expert body workers will teach in support of the whole body as a speaking instrument. Class will be cancelled ONLY if the teacher has a fever, in which case the class will be rescheduled, or the series extended.

Biographies
	Katie Bull trained with Chuck Jones from 1979-1983 at SUNY Purchase, and then continued a relationship of training, interning, and co-teaching with Chuck after she graduated. Katie co-taught with Chuck at the Michael Howard studio and the CayMichael Patten studio, and often subbed for his classes. At Chuck’s urging when he went into retirement, Katie initiated her own classes which she has conducted for over ten years. In Universities, she taught in the graduate program at Brooklyn College, and the Playwright’s Horizon Studio at NYU/TISH, and has been teaching advanced vocal production at the Atlantic Studio at NYU/TISH since 1999. Privately she has coached numerous professional actors in film, television, and theater, most notably Felicity Huffman in her Golden Globe award winning performance for TransAmerica, and Ms. Huffman’s new film Phoebe in Wonderland; Eden Regal in her Emmy Winning season of All My Children; Mime artist David Shiner, as the Cat-In-the-Hat in Seussical; Jonathan Cake in his critically acclaimed role as Coriolanus at the Old Globe in London; and Justin Blanchard in the Tony nominated play Journey’s End. Katie has been the head of vocal production at the Atlantic Theater Company Acting Studio since 2004, and has coached several actors from the Atlantic Theater Company core ensemble in their mainstage productions including Mary McCann in Spring Awakening; Maggie Kiley in Scarcity; and most recently Atlantic Alumni Jonathan Clem in Body Awareness. Katie is the vocal coach for Bill Irwin in the Roundabout Theater's Broadway production of Waiting for Godot. For his performance of Vladamir in Godot, Mr. Irwin was recently nominated for the Drama Desk Award (Outstanding Actor); the Outer Critics Circle Award (Outstanding Actor); and the Drama League Award (Distinguished Performance).
	Daniel Sergio holds a B.F.A in Drama from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts where he trained for two years in the Jones-based vocal work with David Wells and Katie Bull, at the Atlantic Theater Company Acting Studio. Born in Argentina, he returned there after graduation from NYU/Tisch and worked as an actor in voice overs (Disney-Argentina), theater (British Arts Centre) and film (Independents). He moved back to New York City, and began a vocal coaching internship with Katie Bull in 2006. In the summer of '07 he was a vocal Teaching Assistant at the Atlantic Theater Company Acting Retreat in Burlington, Vermont, with Katie Bull, as well as in the Atlantic Summer Intensive, with Francine Zerfas. He is currently on faculty at the ATC acting studio, teaching NYU undergrad Level I and ATC professional students in the Atlantic Conservatory & Part Time Level I programs. Other professional teaching includes: co-teaching Level I and Level II with Katie Bull and Patrick James Taylor as part of the Bull*Sergio*Taylor "Whole Body Voice" classes at Middle Church in ’07 and '08, during which time he led numerous professional classes for Katie when she worked out of town. Daniel also helped conceive of and participated as a coach and performer in the new “Vocal Production Project" (Cruise Control) with Katie & Patrick. The "Production Project" culminated in performances this past spring with ten advanced vocal students. Daniel has assisted Katie on several broadway and off-broadway vocal coaching projects this year (Journey's End/private client; Screwtape/Max McClean). He teaches children through Ars Nova and the United Assembly (Supervisor, Johnny Salinas and co-teacher, Christopher Burris) as well as through volunteer work with MCC Theater Company's Youth Co. (Artistic Director, Stephen DiMenna and Producer, John DiResta; MCC Theater Company's Founders are Robert Lupone and Bernard Telsey). Daniel is a swimmer and is also “en route” to certification as a Yoga Instructor through Dharma Mitra Studios with his yogi mentor Andrei Ram. He is also a working actor and a featured principal player in Katie Bull’s jazz music video for the recently released CD/DVD The Story, So Far (Jazz Improv Magazine Top 50 Pick; Jazz Times Top 50 Pick; All About Jazz-NY Honorable Mention; CMJ Radio Top 40 Chart #19). He a core member of Katie’s inter-arts theater company, The Bull Family Orchestra. Daniel is bi-lingual, speaking both English & Spanish.
	Patrick Taylor is a graduate of the New York University Tish School of the Arts, where he trained in the Jones based vocal approach at NYU's Atlantic Theater Company Acting Studio for three years, (1 year David Wells, 2 years Katie Bull). Patrick was Katie's first apprentice, and began a vocal coaching internship with her in 2005 while still an undergrad. He graduated in 2006, and continued his internship. Patrick was a vocal Teaching Assistant with Katie Bull and Francine Zerfas at the Atlantic Theater Company Acting Retreat in Vermont in the summer of ’06. In 2007 he began to co-teach with Katie, professionally. He is currently on faculty at the Atlantic Theater Company Acting Studio, teaching Level I with Daniel Sergio in the Part Time Conservatory program. Other professional teaching includes: co-teaching Level I and Level II with Katie Bull and Daniel Sergio as part of the Bull*Sergio*Taylor "Whole Body Voice" classes at Middle Church in ’07 and '08, during which time he led numerous professional classes for Katie when she worked out of town. He has assisted Katie taking production notes for several NYU/Atlantic student productions, and assisted Katie with a private client on Broadway (Journey's End/private client). Patrick is also a working actor, with credits including a feature principal role on Law and Order, SUV. Patrick plays the High School President opposite Bruce Willis and Micha Barton in the upcoming August release of the independent feature film, The Assassination of the High School President, (Sundance Premiere in January '08). He is also a featured principal player in Katie Bull’s new jazz music video for her CD/DVD release, The Story, So Far (Jazz Improv Magazine Top 50 Pick; Jazz Times Top 50 Pick; All About Jazz-NY Honorable Mention; CMJ Radio Top 40 Chart #19). He is a core member of Katie’s inter-arts theater company, The Bull Family Orchestra. Patrick has an extensive background in athletics, he writes poetry, and he is a visual artist. He is a member of the Atlantic team in the Professional Softball Show League.

TO APPLY:
Please prepare for the interview as per the instructions, and note that when you email Katie, you should mention who referred you. All PHONE INTERVIEWS will take place prior to the start of class.

Contact Katie via email for Interview (see below)

Deposit Due before start of class.

Regarding the Interview:
An email to wholebodyvoice@gmail.com starts your application process. Please include -

1. your phone number
2. snail mail address
3. who referred you?

Sometimes I encounter students who are asking to study with me, but they do not know anything about the work itself. IF you do not know anything about this particular approach to vocal production for the speaking voice you can read the book by my mentor, Chuck Jones, the recently released, new and revised book in which Katie wrote the Preface: MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD, Backstage Books, available on amazon.com, and at selected bookstores. Please come into the interview process with some awareness of what you are seeking, and at least a general sense of what the practice entails. During the interview I am happy to answer as many questions as you have about the work, and to enter into a deeper dialogue about the aesthetic and practice.

I look forward to talking with you!

PRIVATE FEES: $150 per hour (sliding scale)
PRODUCTION COACHING: negotiable

Photos on left: "Sound Vibration" (Photo by Chladni)