Speaker at Royal Ballet and Opera Symposium

Speaker at Royal Ballet and Opera Symposium

In January I had the honour of being asked to be a speaker at the first ever Cultural Champions Symposium held by the Royal Ballet and Opera. Cultural Champions is the RBO’s teacher training programme that develops, empowers and supports middle leaders in...
CPD for National Youth Choir

CPD for National Youth Choir

Yesterday I had the honour of designing and delivering a day of vocal health, pedagogy, and artistry talks on behalf of the Association of Teachers of Singing (AOTOS) for our partnership with the National Youth Choir(NYC). My fellow AOTOS trustees offered stunning...
Teaching at the Royal Opera

Teaching at the Royal Opera

I’ve had the joy of finishing teaching another cohort on my “Healthy Singing for Teachers” course at Royal Ballet and Opera. I helped design this course to be able to help classroom teachers with their heavy vocal load. The idea is that if we learn a...
Live broadcast from Royal Opera

Live broadcast from Royal Opera

The Royal Ballet and Opera invited me to co-present a live national broadcast of “Everybody Sing: The Magic Flute.” Our green screen set-up meant that we could offer all the sets and scenes of the story, all from the Clore Studio, straight to the...
Onstage at the Royal Opera

Onstage at the Royal Opera

I had the great honour of being invited to narrate the special hybrid performance of The Magic Flute on the main stage of the Royal Ballet and Opera. Jonathan Ainscough and I took to the stage in front of 2000 primary school children from the United Learning Multi...
Created national conference for AOTOS

Created national conference for AOTOS

I am beginning to process what a joy Saturday has been, my first national conference that I created as Chair of The Association of Teachers of Singing (AOTOS). As Chair I have the honour of creating 4 national conferences over two years, highlighting the best in vocal...
Lecture Workshop for Ark Academy Trust

Lecture Workshop for Ark Academy Trust

I was honoured to be invited to present a lecture workshop for Ark Academy Trust school’s big ‘Network Day,’ a huge event when all the music teachers from all their schools come together for CPD, networking and team-building. My talk was a practical...
Speaker for British Voice Association

Speaker for British Voice Association

I am very proud to have been invited to speak at the British Voice Association’s recent conference day, “Sing Again! Rehabilitating the Singing Voice.” My talk was titled “Sustainable Singing in Children: Prevention is the Best Cure,” a...
European Voice Teachers Association

European Voice Teachers Association

Back from a fabulous weekend in Santander, Spain, for the European Voice Teachers Association (EVTA) Presidents’ meeting, held in conjunction with the Pan European Voice Conference (PEVoC) I was proud to represent the U.K. as President of The Association of...
Chair of AOTOS

Chair of AOTOS

I am happy to share that I have started a new position as Chair of the Association of Teachers of Singing (AOTOS). It is an honour to lead this esteemed organisation, particularly as we enter our 50th anniversary year. I am grateful for this opportunity to continue...
New website and brand launch for AOTOS

New website and brand launch for AOTOS

The Association of Teachers of Singing are proud to announce the launch of our new branding and new website! Our core values at AOTOS are Collaboration, Inclusivity, and Curiosity, and we wanted our new website and brand to reflect who we are today in the 21st...
Teaching for ROH

Teaching for ROH

The Royal Opera House asked me to convert the 5-week online course “Healthy Singing for Teachers” into a 3-week in-person course for the first time, and deliver it to our partners in Thurrock. I’ve just finished delivering it to the excellent...
Onstage at the Royal Opera

Onstage at the Royal Opera House

On 14 June I presented and narrated The Magic Flute onstage at the Royal Opera House. Alongside Jonathan Ainscough, the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House and Southbank Sinfonia under conductor Richard Hetherington, we led 1300 children singing Mozart’s music...
Royal Opera at Bristol Beacon

Royal Opera at Bristol Beacon

Fabulous photographer Giulia Spadafora, has just sent me her photos of the workshop day that the Royal Opera House held at the Bristol Beacon. Director Sarah Tipple and I came to the Bristol Beacon in January to present the Royal Opera House Create and Sing resources,...
Hosting AOTOS Seminar

Hosting AOTOS Seminar

I was proud to host Joanna Tomlinson, Principal Conductor of the National Youth Choir, in a practical talk entitled “Conducting for Singing Teachers” for the Association of Teachers of Singing. Joanna led us through a practical session of conducting...
Conducting musicians of the ROH Orchestra

Conducting musicians of the ROH Orchestra

Throwback to last June when I conducted and narrated this big-scale version of the Create and Sing Magic Flute with a massed choir of 400 schoolchildren of the Sutton Music Trust, along with esteemed soloists and the members of the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House....
Arts Emergency mentor

Arts Emergency mentor

Proud to wear my Arts Emergency badge on my way to met the mentee I’ve been paired with for the first time. Looking forward to supporting young people getting into a career in the arts.
Designed and Delivered Voice Course for ROH

Designed and Delivered Voice Course for ROH

Very proud to have wrapped co-delivering the 5-week course “Healthy Singing for Teachers” nationally for the Royal Opera House. I co-developed this course as a research-led, evidence-based guide to vocal health, singing technique, and performance anxiety....
Leading a session with National Youth Choir

Leading a session with National Youth Choir

I was honoured to co-lead a practical discussion day with Nicki Kennedy and Richard Edgar-Wilson for the National Youth Choir Fellows, Young Conductors, and Young Composers, as part of the Association of Teachers of Singing partnership with the National Youth Choir....
Pamela Hay Soprano