Transformative Voice with Wendy Vastine

Alexandria, United States

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+1 512-537-8446
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www.transformativevoice.com
Address:
Alexandria, VA 22304
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0.8 mi29K, 28K, A8
1.3 miVan Dorn Street Metro Station
1.4 miDash Bus
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Today

Today 10:00 am – 10:15 am
Closed now
Local time (Alexandria) 6:45 AM Friday, November 29, 2024

Business hours

Monday 11:00 am – 2:00 pm
6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Tuesday –
Wednesday 11:00 am – 2:00 pm
6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Thursday –
Friday 10:00 am – 10:15 am
Saturday –
Sunday –

Description

Specialties

I am a voice teacher /​vocal coach/​performance and acting coach.

I view the voice as a manifestation of the self. As we explore and expand the voice we do the same thing with our selves. Therefore, working with the voice can be a profoundly empowering, healing, and transformative process.

People work with me for all sorts of reasons. I work with professional actors, singers, activists, teachers, the LGBTQ community, and more. I have a special focus in working within the transgender community. I work with both the speaking and singing voice. Whether you are looking to expand your range, or find your true voice, I firmly believe that everyone can sing.

My teaching largely draws on my background in the Roy Hart Theatre Voice Work, and Kristin Linklater’s approach to ‘Freeing the Natural Voice. My role is more accurately described as facilitator and guide, as the individuals find their own pathways into different areas of the voice, and explore their vocal geography.

History

Established in 2008.

I began teaching voice because several groups and individuals asked me to lead workshop. The groups included an activist marching band and a couple of different theater collectives who were interested in my training in Linklater’ s approach to ‘Freeing the Natural Voice,’ and in the Roy Hart Theatre Voice Work.

At the same time, someone very dear to me complained that the effects of hormone treatment meant that they could no longer sing. «You can still sing!» I proclaimed, and since then I have been committed to bringing the specialized vocal approaches I learned in my theatre training to the transgender community.

Since then, I have been teaching private lessons, classes and workshops. I have taught in San Francisco, Austin, London, Berlin, Toulouse and more.

Meet the Business Owner

Wendy V.

Business Owner

Wendy Vastine is a teacher, composer, performer, vocalist, director and more. Outside of the teaching and performance world, Wendy has been a community organizer, particularly around harm reduction, housing and health care rights.

Wendy first became interested in the voice as a transformative vehicle, while getting a BFA in Drama from New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts, in the Experimental Theatre Wing. Recently, Wendy has been working with the Roy Hart Theatre, and is working towards formal accreditation as a teacher of the Roy Hart Theatre Voice Work.

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7 reviews of Transformative Voice with Wendy Vastine

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Place rating: 5
Woodbridge, VA
Wendy is as awesome instructor. She is super knowledgable and really makes you work. I’ve noticed a huge difference in how I approach speaking and talking now.
Place rating: 5
Austin, TX
I began seeing Wendy shortly after I moved to Austin. I was immediately welcomed into her home with warmth and acceptance. Wendy quickly became a friend and took a supportive role in my gender variance. Every meeting is unique and educational with Wendy. Not only has she helped me shape and free my voice in ways I didn’t think possible, but her methods helped me achieve a more-​balanced lifestyle as well. I couldn’t imagine transitioning without Wendy’s help. She’s a true gem! I would recommend Wendy for anyone looking to free their voices for gender association or in general!!!
Place rating: 5
Austin, TX
I’m a transgender woman and while I’ve seen many of the resources available on the internet for voice feminization, I felt it was important to find a teacher who was knowledgeable about voice (male/​female voices in particular), could work with me «hands on», and help feminize my voice in a healthy, natural way. Wendy meets all of those criteria and has been a tremendous help; she’s experienced, supportive, sympathetic, and been a wonderful guide toward a voice that sounds more like me. :)
Place rating: 5
Sixth Street District, Austin, TX
I consider myself an experienced actor, performer, and singer. I sing all the time and feel like I have a pretty solid understanding of my voice. Often, I go into vocal lessons with a stubborn assurance that I know more about how my voice works than any teacher. How can they possibly tell me how to use it better when they’re not in my body?
I’ve had many lessons with Wendy and she’s, frankly, the only teacher I’ve ever had who has opened me up to vocal possibilities that I’ve not imagined or known about. She is sensitive about my emotions, my body, my identity and my limits. She’s also hilarious, comforting, talented, and fun to be around.
Whether for beginners or experienced professionals, Wendy is the perfect choice.
Place rating: 5
Austin, TX
Wendy is a skillful, compassionate teacher who can inject fun and discipline into vocal training. Wendy has been teaching the group of performers I direct for several months, now. Each time we do vocal training, everyone seems energized and they revel in the depth of their voices. Prioritizing an open and safe teaching style, Wendy then helps us find the limits of our voices and then pushes us to expand those limits. Bringing much sensitivity and approachability to training, Wendy shows a tremendous amount of training and experience. I cannot recommend working with Transformative Voice more.
Place rating: 5
San Francisco, CA
We brought in Wendy to give our band some vocal training. While primarily instrumentalists, we sing on some songs. Our group has the widest possible range of experience and ability levels, from professional performers to beginners, and Wendy had useful tips and techniques for each of us. She is both supportive and encouraging of those first finding their voices and provides incisive detailed technical pointers and exercises that were useful and revelatory to even professional singers.
Whether as a group or individually, we all look forward to any opportunity to work with Wendy again.
Place rating: 5
San Francisco, CA
After many years of searching for the right voice teacher, I have found a treasure in Wendy. Her calm demeanor creates room for me to experiment with my voice while also allowing her to instruct practical foundations supportively and intuitively. As an Equity, working actor, I use what she has taught me on stage, both with text and singing. Most importantly, the skills she has taught me enable me to explore my voice and breath, beyond the hour we are together, thus giving me tools to continue learning on stage, in rehearsals and in everyday life. If you want to find YOUR voice, I highly recommend trying a class or two with her and see if she might do the same for you.