Heather Grace Keens. ARCM, PG Dip Op RCM, MAVS. MRes MQU. 7307 Dip Teaching
Curriculum Vitae – (short)
12 Poynton Street, Hughes, Canberra, ACT, 2605
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| Current Director, The Art of Voice.AMEB examiner for Singing, SFL, Classical and Musical Theatre Australia Associate lecturer in Singing Performance, University of Newcastle NSW (Conservatoire), Australia. Recent UK position/s(until 18/10/13 Associate lecturer in Singing Performance & Voice, PATS/Guildford School of ActingUniversity of SurreyVoice trainer –Presentation & Voice, Resonance Voice Training, LondonPhD p/t student, PATS, University of Surrey, UKSinging tutor –National Youth Choirs of GB Qualifications PhD (current/pending) Macquarie University NSWMRes (Macquarie University) Singing with technologyMAVS (Central School of Speech and Drama) Voice & SingingPGCE 7307, Teaching Certificate, Stage 1, Fareham College, HampshirePG Dip Opera – Royal College of MusicARCM performance Diploma – SingingRCM undergraduate music performance certificateCMV New York – Jeanie LoVetri (Facilitator/teacher)Estill voice training systems |
| Contact details Address: 12 Poynton Street, Hughes, Canberra, ACT 2605, Australia Mobile: +61 (0)497770231 Email: Please click here to email Heather |
| Performance Experience International Singer / actor / recording artist with various Companies / Concerts / Festivals / Radio and Television in the UK / Europe and Australia, to include; Artichoke Productions http://diningwithalice.co.uk/the-show/, Sky Arts, Salisbury Festival, Lumiere & Son Theatre Company, Kingston Festival of the Voice, Henley Festival, New English Opera, Spaghetti Opera Fleet Street, Pavilion Opera, Opera South, Surrey Opera Group, Three Choirs Festival, Royal Albert Hall, Martina Franca Opera Festival, Channel 4 TV, BBC TV, ICA London, Australian Opera, Queensland Theatre Company, Opera Queensland, La Boite Theatre, Meryl Tankard Dance Company ABC, Brisbane Festival, Sydney Festival, ABC TV, SBS TV, Australia. Teaching Experience Singing tutor P/T Jazz & CMM (1991-94) Southern Cross University, Lismore NSWSinging tutor PT – Jazz & CMM (1994-97) Queensland Conservatorium of Music, AustraliaSinging, Voice & Performance tutor PT (1998-2000) Fareham College, UKSinging Performance Associate, MA performance supervision PT (2002-07) Kingston Upon Thames UniversitySinging Performance and music tutor PT (2003-05) ACM GuildfordSinging/voice tutor PATS University of Surrey inc. Guildford School of Acting (2003-13) (teaching undergraduate music, singing /phonetics/performance & masters music theatre / acting)Phonetics tutor (2005-08) Vocal Process-Kayes/FisherVoice trainer (2008- current) Resonance Voice Training LTD www.resonancevoice.com Voice & Accent Associate (2011-13) GSA University of SurreyVoice/singing tutor, UON Newcastle (2013-17)AMEB Examiner- NSW and ACT Teaching areas Jazz / Classical / Music Theatre / Contemporary popular singing tuitionPostgraduate research supervision MA Voice teachingAccent training and phoneticsPerformance theory and practicePractice-based research (performance)Singing performance master classes Skills Singing Teaching – Classical/Opera/Rock & pop/Theatre/JazzMA Supervision – Singing PerformanceVoice TeachingAccent / dialect CoachResearchPhonetics teachingExternal ExaminingPerformer acting/singingSession SingerChoir leader/ensemble conductorKeyboards (basic)Theory and sight singing trainingMusic Course writingFunding Application skillsComputer Skills, MAC/PCExaminingLooping Membership of Professional Bodies British Voice Association (full)British Actors EquityAustralian Actors Equity (past)ANATS & AVA (full)NATS Research interests Vocal performance & teachingVocal pedagogyVoice physiologyVoice and accent coachingInteractive multimedia performanceVoice computer analysisVoice studies focusing on affect utterance Current / Recent Projects Solo Voice Album Frank Millward SongsMagic Lantern Project, National Art School conference performance, collaboration with ANU Art School, Voice ArtistPACT Martin Del Almo Voice Coaching Magpie Memories Voice Coach/co-director, loopingLooping in a Post Pop idiom – working with TC Helicon / foot pedal on Art SongThe Museum of Hope – experimental jazz fusion ensemble (2016-) Frank Millward and Ray Alldridg Conversations with my Voice- a one-woman performance, collaboration with Professor Roderick Millward (composer / technical) Kingston Upon Thames University, using digital media analysis of the vocal folds as a part of my current PhD research. (Performances at the Brisbane Festival and Northern New South Wales –October 2012) The Visual Voice – a collaborative project with ENT consultant Mr John Rubin and Professor Roderick Millward- investigates the working possibilities of the MAX/MSP Jitter interface applications for presenting works that explore ideas about affect utterance, the voice and live interactive abstract audio-visual representation in performance. Works produced include – From Anger To Sadness #1, #2, #3, #4. See – www.thevisualvoice.co.uk From Anger to Sadness –see previous Hendon School London, June 2012, collaborative vocal coach on community site specific performance Publications, article & sreviews THESIS – MQ Uni MRes Singing and technologyANATS studio article for AV magazine 2017/18Springer – The Visceral Voice: breath and the politics of vocalisation, Springer, New York. Co-authored with Professor Millward 2016BVA review article ‘I see a voice; practical acoustics for singing’ membership magazine (2012)ISM concert reviews, ISM members magazine, Yehudi Menuhin Platform Concerts (2009-10)THESIS – CSSD London ‘Sung accent/dialect in Music TheatreAcademy of Contemporary Music (ACM) Guildford in-house published courses in music aural, theory and music listening (2004-06)Book review – Kayes ‘Singing and the Actor’ ANATS Australia magazine (2003) |
Commissioned works – collaboration
Brisbane Festival of the Arts, Australia (2012)Conversations with my Voice – Multimedia performance (one woman show)
Arts Council Kingston – (2009) ‘The Visual Voice’ Interactive Multimedia voice activated installation Picker Gallery – performer.
Link: http://www.kac.org.uk/html/fov_listing.html
National Review of Live Art Glasgow – (2009) ‘From Anger to Sadness #3’ Interactive multimedia performance work for solo soprano and projections -performer.
Link: http://www.newmoves.co.uk/nrla-2009/57-archive-2009-nrla/496-frank-millward
Net Vo Tech – (2007)‘From Anger To Sadness #1’ for Chamber Choir and Solo Soprano and Multimedia Projections York University -performer.
Arts Council Kingston – (2007) ‘The Lament of Lucy Vaughn-Harding’ a Song cycle for Soprano and Piano – Festival of the Voice – performer, co-writer text.
Awards / funding / competitions
ABC – PhD performance funding – UNIS (2012)
Arts Council Kingston – (2007) ‘The Lament of Lucy Vaughn-Harding’ a Song cycle for Soprano and Piano – Festival Of The Voice – Heather Keens text / performer. Co-funding with composer Professor Roderick Millward
Sempre Award – York Pas 3-(2006)
Finalist Van Lawrence Award – British Voice Association (2002)
Australia Council Grant-European Concert Tour of songs by Australian composers (1993)
Finalist Metropolitan Opera Award, Sydney Australia (1988)
Arts Council of Great Britain ‘Henry and Lily Davis’ Funding – Norina / Don Pasquale (1984)
H.C.C. scholarship for post-graduate Opera studies (1980 – 82)
Austrian Government Scholarship to study Lieder at the Saltzburg Mozarteum (1981)
Clytie Mundy Song Prize RCM
Major Van Someren Godfrey Memorial prize RCM (1980)
Dorothy Silk Singing Prize RCM (1979)
Gilbenkian”Junior Exhibition ” Scholarship Hampshire County Council (1968)
Conference Papers and Conference Performance and Interviews
Operatic voice and Looping-(2019) ANATS CONFERENCE
The Visceral Voice – Breath and the Politics of Vocalization – (2016) Co-author – Professor Roderick (Frank) Millward, HCI International Conference, Toronto, Canada
The pedagogical approaches and adaptions used, when working with a
young, male, visually impaired from birth, singing student, in a one-to-one studio situation – (2016)
Co-author – Julie Wilson, ANATS Conference Hobart,
Working with Voice and Singing in Music Theatre training, using the ‘Wobble Board’ for key postural and breath awareness techniques in dynamic neuromuscular stabilization and balance for effective voicing.
(2015) WAAPA< Perth. The inaugural Asia Pacific conference, Australasian Overtures.
Conversations with my Voice – (2012) Multi-media performance at Surrey University, Social Studies and Arts Digital Media Conference, UK & Brisbane festival Fringe Australia
Interview with a Diva – (2011) ANATS Conference Australia – Featured conference interviewer with Lisa Gasteen OA
From Anger To Sadness #4 – (2011) Multimedia work for solo soprano & projections 2011 – presented as a performance at TaPRA (Theatre and Performance Research Association) conference Kingston University
From Anger To Sadness #2 – (2007) Goldsmiths University Intimacy Conference – Multimedia work for solo soprano and double screen projections
Singing in accent- PAS3-06 (2006) voice conference paper, York – Professor David Howard York University
From Anger To Sadness #2 – (2007) Goldsmiths University Intimacy Conference – Multimedia work for solo soprano and double screen projections
Vocal Folds In Motion – (2007) ‘Nasendoscopy’ video images and sounds of the vocal folds engaged in emotive utterances – images and sounds used to make interactive audio-visual art works. The project is on going, a collaboration with ENT specialist Mr John Rubin. First presented as a commission by Professor David Howard – NetVoTech – York University, PAS3 conference, York (2006).
Soundtracks, CDs and DVDs
Bundaberg Rum Ad – (2016), SongZu Sydney
Max Q – (1989) Audio CD a solo album by Michael Hutchence, INXS – soprano solo backing voice. Link: http://www.michaelhutchenceinfo.com/maxq.htm
Australian Opera – (1988) DVD. Die Meistersingers Von Nürenburg, conductor Sir Charles Mackerras
Various CD & DVD personal archival performances, also ‘Lumiere & Son’ shows archival at the Victoria and Albert Museum
(1998-2013) Television –various including singing soundtrack artist on Michael Wood documentaries, written by composer Howard Davidson, Channel 4 and BBC UK.
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