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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 primary...

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...

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 little about...

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 classrooms of...

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...

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...

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 demonstration and...

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 practical look at some of the...

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 Teachers...

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...

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...

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 teachers of the Christus...