Voice Lecturer, Voice Coach, Researcher
My article on listener perceptions of emotion in the Musical Theatre voice has recently been published in the academic journal Theatre, Dance and Performance Training. It’s accessible as an open source document thanks to funding through the University of Surrey, where I am a PhD candidate with the Guildford School of Acting. You can read […]
Read MoreThis November 20th, I will be chairing an online symposium for the Voice Study Centre: The Voice Study Centre in partnership with the University of Essex are delighted to be hosting a symposium event on the 20th of November 2025: The Art and Science of Accents and Dialects: Bridging Linguistics and Dialect Coaching. We are […]
Read MoreI was very pleased to present two short talks at the VASTA conference this October for their hybrid day. Here’s what I spoke about: Accents and Dialects: Why does emotion get in the way? At points of heightened emotion, it is common for actors working in an accent or dialect to default to their natural […]
Read MoreCertificate in Acting Approaches for Singing Teachers Are you a singing teacher looking to elevate your students’ performances? Following on from Louisa’s short course earlier this year introducing some of the key concepts of Acting Through Song, this 8-week lunchtime course takes a deeper dive into acting approaches that singing teachers can use to integrate […]
Read MoreThis May (starting 7th May) I will be hosting an advanced certificate in accents and dialect coaching through the Voice Study Centre. I’ll also personally be running a session on accents and emotion in performance towards the end of the course. We have some fabulous speakers on the course. If you are an actor or […]
Read MoreOn Tuesday 10th December 2024, Louisa will be giving a talk for AOTOS members (the Association of Teachers of Singing) on how to use the power of emotion in the singing voice. We all know that emotion is a powerful thing. For many, it’s what brings them to music. But how do we use it […]
Read MoreOn the 6th September this year, I will be presenting a workshop for this year’s PEVoC in Santander, Spain. Many teachers, especially those running private studios, are teaching genres outside of their original specialism (LoVetri & Means Weekly, 2003; Bartlett, 2010; Edwards & Meyer, 2014; Fahey, 2021). It can be difficult for performers to unite […]
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Louisa Morgan 