Mary McDonald Klimek and Patrik Thurner will hold these courses together. The Level 1 and 2 Course is for anyone who would like to improve their singing or speaking voice—singers, actors, vocal coaches, drama instructors, speech-language pathologists and other vocal health professionals.
Level 1: Foundations of Estill Voice Training® & Figures for Voice™ teach the Craft of speaking and singing and employs exercises that will give you new vocal options for all styles.
Level 2: Figure Combinations for Six Voice Qualities™ combines Figure options from Level 1 to produce six voice qualities–Speech, Falsetto, Sob, Twang, Opera, and Belt. This course offers a clear understanding of the voice’s limitless possibilities, along with how to keep it vibrant and healthy.
Your hybrid journey to vocal empowerment starts with Foundations of Estill Voice Training®.
This completely self-directed online course will introduce you to our unique and powerful system for training the voice.
Content includes:
- Videos
- Short Readings
- Anatomical Diagrams
- Exploratory Vocal Exercises with Estill Voiceprint Plus™
- Journal Reflections
The journey continues with Figures for Voice™ & Level 2: Figure Combinations for Six Voice Qualities™ live online or on location with an EMCI. This live component explores each Estill Figure (vocal structure) and Estill Voice Quality (recipe) and includes:
- Level 1 Workbook™, Make & Move Larynx™, Level 2 Workbook™, supporting handouts
- Introduction to Level 1: 13 Figures (vocal structures) for Voice™
- Introduction to Level 2: Figure Combinations for Six Voice Qualities™
- Vocal exercises for range, strength, clarity, and stamina
- Large and small group learning and discussions
- Masterclass/open coaching sessions for repertoire or case studies
Register for Foundations of Estill Voice Training®, Figures for Voice™ & Level 2: Figure Combinations for Six Voice Qualities™ and pay the EVT Resources Fee with the Register button above.
Estill Voiceprint Plus™ is highly recommended for this course. Purchase this software (APP) for MAC or PC at the time of registration and receive 25% off the regular price. (This is a one-time offer at registration only).
A Level 1 & 2 Certificate of Attendance will be issued upon completion of this Level 1 & 2 Course. This certificate is one of the requirements for Trainer Certification in Estill Voice Training®.
Cancellation policies are at the discretion of the course instructor. Refunds or course credit may or may not apply. Refer to the course description or contact the course instructor for more information.
*Estill Voice Training® and its parent company, Estill Voice International, LLC, has neither an aesthetic nor gender bias and stands for the strengthening of cultural diversity, plurality and inclusion.
Information
The Instructors
Mary McDonald Klimek has been a professional musician and singing voice teacher since the early 1970s, an Estill Voice Training® enthusiast since 1990, and a Speech-Language Pathologist since 1995. She currently lives in Maine, but much of her professional life was spent in Boston: teaching in music schools and colleges; performing as soloist in recitals, operas and oratorios; and providing professional voice therapy for injured actors and singers at the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary. Since that first encounter with Jo Estill, Mary has been committed to promoting the art and science of the human voice. She is an Estill Mentor and Course Instructor, Founding Partner and Creative Consultant for Estill Voice International, and co-author and illustrator of The Estill Voice Model: Theory & Translation.
Patrik Thurner is a Singer, Composer, Voice Teacher and Estill Mentor Course Instructor based in Graz/Austria. He is teaching Jazz/Pop Voice at the Johann Joseph Fux Conservatory, at the Universtiy of Music and Performing Arts Vienna (mdw – ipop). He completed his studies in Vocal Jazz and Vocal Jazz Education at the University of Music and Performing Arts Graz (KUG) where he also studied Jazz Composition. He has lots of experience as a consultant for Choir Directing specialized in Jazz, Pop and Gospel music and has held a huge variety of Workshops throughout Europe concerning the Voice, Choir Directing and Singing with Microphone. STYV – or the Styrian Voices is his newest project, where he and three other Coaches founded a new Pop Youth Choir in Austria. He is also Board Member of voka.total, an international A Cappella Competition held annually in Graz.
When?
Level 1 August 24th -26th 2026
Level 2 August 27th – 28th 2026
Registration Deadline January 8th, 2026
Course Fees?
L1: 350 EUR + Resources Fee*
L2: 350 EUR + Resources Fee*
L1+L2: 600 EUR + Resources Fee*
EVI Resources Fees* 2024
Level 1 New Student $ 150,- | Level 1 Returning Student $45,- | Level 2 $ 35,- | Level 1 & 2 New Student $185,- | Level 1 & 2 Returning Student $ 80,-
The course fee includes: class and small group instructions on all days, the opportunity for Open Coaching, drinks and snacks during coffee breaks. The course fee does not include the EVI-Resource Fee which has to be payed during the sign up process.
Early Bird Discounts and Discounts for students until the age of 26, EFPs & EMTs are possible. Please contact Patrik lesson@patrikthurner.com for more details.
*These may be changed by EVI.
Registration Deadline August 1st, 2026
Language?
English
Where?
Online (ZOOM)
Who?
Anyone that shares a passion about voice.
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Registration Deadline January 8th, 2026
Cancellation and Refund Policy
Participant cancellations will receive a full refund of the course fee before January 8th, 2026. No refunds for participant cancellations will be given after January 8th, 2026 even though it is possible to transfer the course fee to another course with Mary McDonald Klimek or Patrik Thurner. The EVI Resources Fee is non-refundable. Voiceprint is non-returnable, non-refundable. In the event this course is canceled by the instructors, a full refund of the course fee will be given to all participants. In lieu of a refund, participants may choose to reserve their place at a future course with Mary McDonald Klimek or Patrik Thurner.