Pamela Hay

is a singer, voice teacher, animateur, and vocal rehabilitation practitioner.

Her pupils have gone on to receive full scholarships to the main music conservatoires, choral scholarships to Oxbridge, and have careers in classical, jazz, folk, singer-songwriter, pop, and ambient genres, singing at places as disparate as the Royal Albert Hall and Glastonbury.

Her approach as a teacher doesn’t rely on a “one size fits all” approach, but an evidence-based understanding of how the voice works, combined with a biopsychosocial and empathetic approach. Her style allows for a collaborative approach, which means that she meets each and every student where they are in their singing journey, working together with the client to discover the best way of working for them. She uses a shared decision-making process which allows the student to feel empowered in their studies, rendering herself redundant as soon as possible because the client understands what to do and how to work towards their vocal and expressive goals. Ultimately, Pamela will work with you to find your most authentic sound.

Through delivering workshops all over the U.K. with the Royal Ballet and Opera and others, Pamela has taught literally thousands of children about storytelling through singing, and hundreds of teachers about healthy singing and voice use.

 She holds a Masters of Music from the Peabody Conservatory of Music, the USA’s oldest continuous conservatoire, and a postgraduate certificate from the Royal College of Music. Further study has been with the Mozarteum Salzburg, British Youth Opera, London Master Classes at the Royal Academy of Music, and Aspen Opera Theatre Company, among many other short courses.

Pamela has also completed the Counselling for Singing Teachers course and the Optimal Breathing for Singers course with Vocal Health Education, as well as dozens of courses, lectures, workshops, and conferences on vocal pedagogy, vocal health, and artistic practice.

Her deep commitment to Continuing Professional Development has led her to be elected Chair of the Association of Teachers of Singing (AOTOS), which she holds from 2024-2026. For AOTOS she managed the strategic direction of the charity, met and created new partnerships and relationships, reformed the governance and day to day operations, and helped create a new marketing and communication strategy.

Her passion for evidence-based practice has also led her to work with Abi Simpson, Clinical Lead Speech and Language Therapist, and Professor Guri Sandhu, ENT Surgeon, in the Professional Voice Troubleshooting Clinic at Charing Cross Hospital, with Imperial College NHS Trust.

Pamela is proud to be a mentor for Arts Emergency, sits on the board as a trustee of Hull Urban Opera Company and the Association of Teachers of Singing, and frequently gives keynote talks for organisations such as the Royal Ballet and Opera, British Voice Association, and the National Youth Choir.