Perceptual-Motor Learning
Workshop & Masterclass from Kittie Abbott, Professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders, and Linguistics and Cognitive Science at the University of Delaware
Date: Saturday September 20, 2025
Time: 8-9AM PST, 9-10am MST, 10–11 AM CST, 11AM-12PM EST, 4-5PM UK, 5-6PM CET, 6-7PM EEST
Can’t attend at the scheduled time? Register, and you can watch the recording afterward!
In this masterclass, you’ll discover 5 counterintuitive principles from the latest science of motor learning, which is the study of how people actually acquire and refine skills.
Instead of relying on rigid instructions, you’ll see how experience-based approaches help students learn faster and more effectively.
You’ll also watch live demonstrations of how these principles can be applied in the voice studio: practical tools that you can start using right away.
These ideas fly in the face of (OR CHALLENGE) traditional pedagogy and open up exciting possibilities that can transform your teaching.
About Kittie
Kittie Verdolini Abbott is Professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders, and Linguistics and Cognitive Science at the University of Delaware. Prior academic appointments include faculty positions at the University of Iowa, Harvard Medical School, and the University a Pittsburgh. She is a singer, actor, and teacher of singing, and specialized in voice disorders particularly in performers. Her PhD is in Experimental Psychology/Cognitive Science from Washington University in St. Louis (1991). Her research has been funded by the National Institutes of Health since 1997. She is an avid runner and grandmother of four.
