The Voice Coach's Toolkit

The Voice Coach's Toolkit identifies the primary professional vocal coaching opportunities and the avenues by which a student or early career coach can navigate the vocation. For purposes of this book, the Voice Coach is defined as someone who coaches the spoken voice in three precise areas: the teaching artist, the professional film/TV/theatre coach, and the professional voice-user coach. These three coaching worlds are broadly defined and each area includes in-depth interviews and practical advice from top coaches along with the author's personal expertise. The book can be read in sections or as a whole, making it as useful for early career coaches as it is for those looking to expand their vocal coaching career or vocal pedagogy students who need a broad survey of all three areas.

Pamela Prather is the Founder of Pamela Prather Coaching LLC and Associate Professor Emeritus at SUNY Purchase College. She has been on faculty at Yale School of Drama and NYU, among others. She is a voice, accent/dialect, and executive presentational coach and a Past President of The Voice and Speech Trainers Association (VASTA).

Section I 1. What is a Voice Coach? 2. The Voice Coach as Teaching Artist (VCTA) 3. The Professional Voice Coach for Actors (PVCA) 4. The Professional Voice User Coach (PVUC) 5. Vocal Health Topics for the Voice Coach Section II Introduction to Words of Wisdom List of Interviewees Words of Wisdom: Interviews with the Experts Appendix: Pamela's Vocal Health Care Tips Interviewee Biographies Bibliography