our philosophy
The Voice Gym is not about giving you a sound to imitate.
It is about giving you the understanding to create your own.
We use the Estill Voice Model as our foundation, not because it defines how a voice should sound, but because it offers the clearest available explanation of what a voice actually does. From there, the craft, the artistry and the performance skills develop together.
The story you want to tell, the groove you want to inhabit, the specific sound that is entirely yours.
Stephanie and Gerald Marko have been teaching voice for over forty years across Australia, Europe and Asia. Both are Estill Mentor Course Instructors with Testing Privileges and Service Distinction.
The approach is process-led and never prescriptive. No aesthetic agenda. The goal is that you can do what you want to do with your voice, understand why it is working, and repeat it. Every time.
There is also a lot of play involved in getting there. That is not incidental. That is the point.
Your vocal glitches are our passion…..
Both Stephanie and Gerald are drawn to the complexity in a voice. The problem-solving is not incidental to the teaching. It is the best part of it.
Between them they bring professional performance experience across contemporary, music theatre, opera, crossover, session, choral and corporate work.
This range is what makes it possible to work with any style, any genre, without imposing an agenda on any of them. They work best with singers and teachers who stay curious, bring their questions, and trust that real understanding and skill takes a little time but lasts considerably longer.
They also work alongside speech pathologists and laryngologists to support singers recovering from vocal injury, helping a voice return not just to function, but to full creative use.
The Voice Gym is a proud ally of the LGBTQI+ Community.
We have a particular interest in supporting Transgender People through their vocal journey. 🏳️⚧️ 🏳️🌈
Melbourne Guru Article
TAKING CARE OF THAT OTHER INSTRUMENT
Words by Neil Boland Photography by Kim Lajoie The voice is the only instrument we get for free. No haggling in guitar stores, or blowing half of your life savings on a grand piano with a German name. For the instruments we pay for and can hold in our hands, we will freely and regularly spend good money on maintenance. But the poor old voice is often neglected or abused in the name of achieving a distinctive character or sometimes through bad technique.
“The Voice Gym has given me the greatest understanding of my own voice that I've ever had. It's been very empowering.”
— Dom Scordel - Singer/Songwriter/Voice Teacher