Narration For Audiobooks - Level One
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All of our classes and training sessions are being offered over Zoom. A Zoom link will be sent out shortly before the class for all participants. We do offer select in-person classes, which are denoted on the website.
All class times are listed in the Eastern Time zone.
Students MUST TAKE all 3 classes!
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FEBRUARY 27, MARCH 6, MARCH 13 2025 |
Thursday 2/27, 3/6, 3/13 6:00pm – 8:00pm ET $450 |
The audiobook industry has exploded in recent years as everyone is listening to content at home, at the gym, or in the car. Almost every book that is published (whether by a traditional publisher or independently by the author) has an audio version, or WILL have an audio version. Narrating an entire book with detailed characters, pacing of scenes, and continuity of voices is not easy, but it is a skill that can be learned and practiced.
In this multi-week class, you will explore:
Technique
Learn about vocal technique, pacing, sustained storytelling, narration vs. dialogue, and how to create real & nuanced characters.
Find Your Authentic Voice Discover your own unique voice while working on different types of material including genre fiction, literary fiction, and non-fiction.
Industry
Learn from a working, Audie award-winning narrator/director/producer who has recorded over 250 titles for major publishers, as well as indie authors.
Next Steps Find out how to put together an audiobook demo, and what makes the best material (and the worst!)
Class Notes: Students MUST take all 3 classes! Please bring your own copy for week 2, from a book that you enjoy reading, fiction or non-fiction. If it is fiction, it should include some dialogue. No more than 2 minutes in length. No explicit language, violence or sex.
Piper Goodeve is an Audie Award winning narrator of over 350 titles for indie authors and major publishers, including Audible Studios, Harper, Dreamscape, Podium, Penguin Random House, and Simon & Schuster. A multiple Earphones Award winner, she has recorded in numerous genres including new works by Alison Bechdel, Meg Cabot, Elinor Lipman, and John Irving, and classics by L.M Montgomery and Thornton Wilder. Passionate about teaching and education, Piper has taught acting and audiobook narration classes/workshops at colleges and universities, including StoneStreet Studios at NYU Tisch School of the Arts, as well as at The Voice Shop and CAST at Ripley-Grier. Her directing credits include audiobooks read by Kathryn Grody, Art Garfunkel, Brian Dennehy, and Audra McDonald. She holds an MFA from Brown University/Trinity Rep and lives in Brooklyn with her husband and two sassy cats.
“Piper's class was awesome! She explained the business of Audiobook recording in detail and worked with each student on reading excerpts, to help us perfect our craft.”
-Richard S.
“Such a great class with Piper! She went over a lot of information, provided useful resources and gave direct/helpful tips on how we each could individually improve our narration based on our in class reads. Highly recommend!”
Asha E.
48 hours notice before any class is required to cancel or reschedule without incurring a fee.
No refund will be given if you cancel within 48 hours of a class or do not show up.
50% refund will be given if you reschedule within 48 hours of a class.
We reserve the right to cancel a class if fewer than the minimum number of students enroll.