Voice Summit OZ: 2026
Voice Foundations Track
Day 3 - 30 Sept, 2026
On the Road… Again? - Reena Gupta MD and Mindy Pack
Tour life brings a unique set of challenges, including poor sleep and exhaustion, diet management, high frequency use and demand, unfamiliar climates, jet lag and more. Touring singers need to be prepared for the road, based on the knowledge of what it looks like to be on the road.
The Power of VISION: 3 Keys to Mastering Your Results - Dr Marisa Lee Naismith
As voice professionals, we spend so much time supporting others, developing our craft, building careers, managing expectations, and navigating the pressures of performance and teaching that it’s easy to lose sight of our own vision.
Many singers, singing teachers, and voice professionals feel overwhelmed, creatively stuck, exhausted, or unsure of their next steps, even after years of training, professional development, and experience. They know there is more possible for their lives and careers but often lack the clarity, confidence, or roadmap to move forward. This inspiring and transformational workshop is designed to help you reconnect with your vision and gain practical tools to create meaningful momentum in your personal and professional life.
In this workshop, you will:
- Gain greater clarity on your goals, and future vision
- Learn three powerful tools to help you achieve your goals and create lasting results
- Understand how mindset, self-talk, and limiting beliefs may be holding you back
- Discover practical principles to help you move forward with greater confidence and purpose
- Learn how to create a life and career that feels aligned, energising, and fulfilling
Whether you are a performer, voice teacher, coach, voice student, clinician, or creative professional, this workshop will empower you to think bigger and begin taking intentional steps towards the life and career you would love to create.
Authenticity in Voice: Supporting Gender Diversity Through Voice Training - Jenny Matthews CPSP, BSpPth
Join Jenny Matthews and explore the transformative power of voice training in gender alignment for transgender and non-binary individuals to find their ‘Me Voice’.
Voice training is more than a change in pitch. This session offers an insight into the steps and techniques used in gender-affirming voice training, emphasizing the importance of inclusive, evidence-based practice for both neurodivergent and LGBTIQ+ individuals.
Your Instrument - See it, Like It, Want it, Got it -Reena Gupta MD
The challenge of being a singer is that your instrument is hidden in your body, invisible and mystifying. This means that the language of voice often relies on imagery, sensation, and individual experience. This works, until it doesn’t. The singer who understands their instrument can master it in a more sophisticated way. Knowledge of anatomy and physiology enhances use and allows singers to troubleshoot and speak a common language with their doctors and coaches. We’ll demystify this instrument and make it feel as familiar as the strings on your guitar.
When you’ve got it, we’ll teach you how to work it better, with tips for laryngeal massage you can DIY!
Understanding and Coping with Performance Anxiety - Ingela Onstad (virtual)
Understand and conquer performance anxiety in this workshop, where Ingela will explore causes and underscore the universal experience of stage fright.
Morning Rise - Dave Spicer, Darren Percival
You have been working hard for 2 days, with your brains and bodies running on all cylinders. We’re starting day 3 off with a smooth wake up, call out and refresh.