VOICE COACHING

Currently Singing Tutor for Performing Arts School of New Zealand
(For those interested in singing with others, exploring harmony and a "feel-good" groove, I run Wednesday night classes at The Performing Arts School. They are lots of fun, with the focus on fun and freedom and enjoyment of singing with other people, See www.pasnz.co.nz for details and to enrol)
Singing Coach for South Seas Film and Television School, Singing and Voice Coach for Toi Ora Live Arts Centre For Mental Health, Singing Tutor for Praver Education to teach English through song - Winter and Summer camps for Korean teenagers.

Freelance Singing, Voice and Performance coach - see below.

Learning singing technique is fundamentally about the 'freeing-up' your own authentic voice, and understanding how your individual body creates sound. It is about acquiring skills to enjoy the process of singing more. All teaching handouts, lyric and music are provided, and both adults and children can be taught. Lessons are individually tailored, fun and empowering.

The body is an instrument, and topics covered in classes include:

  1. Body alignment, postural awareness, muscular support
  2. Breathing awareness and exercises
  3. How sound is actually produced and anatomical processes of the
  4. larynx and vocal chords
  5. Kinetics of good tone production - resonance/palatal choice
  6. Body awareness in how the body naturally produces low and high sounds
  7. Musicality and ear training, pitch, negotiation of intervals, rhythm, phrasing
  8. Appropriate song choice and interpretation of a lyric &ndash how to tell a story
  9. Emotional connection &ndash making the song your own
  10. Understanding of musical genres and their particular requirements
  11. Microphone technique
  12. Performance skill's and stage craft

I believe passionately in the human need/right to express oneself fully through song and teach anyone with the desire to sing or sing better- from professionals to shower divas!

I am formally trained in bio-laryngeal mechanics and standard vocal technique, and recognize the absolutely necessity of a solid grounding for all singers. In this capacity I have been employed as Voice Coach for musicals, TV series and summer schools for Musical Theatre, and I also teach at the Performing Arts School of New Zealand (see www.pasnz.co.nz)

My passion for the magic of sound, including training in and an awareness of sound healing, has led me to embrace and specialise in a more holistic model of voice teaching that is individually tailored to each pupil, and is rooted firmly in the creating of a safe environment and psychological space to facilitate full expression.

I believe that the body is the original instrument. To further extend my knowledge and to be a better teacher I have formally trained in yoga, including anatomy and physiology. I use many of the breathing techniques and body awareness that yoga brings, and, if the pupil is comfortable, suggest postures that are particularly beneficial to the throat area.

I truly love teaching and seek to bring an awareness of the transformative power of music to every pupil I coach individually or lead in a group.

Contact me for a chat to see if I am the right voice coach for you.