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April Webinar Access

April Live Clinic Access

An interview with Nathaniel Morrison - actor, dancer, gospel singer and songwriter, and Artistic Director of The West End Gospel Choir.

Geek Out to Help Out Part 4 with Alan Richardson

Posture Building Part 4 with Sue Cooke

Singing in a mask with Cathy Crompton

Vocal Freedom Part 3 with Ria Keen

5 Top Tips for a Great Audition! - with Alan Richardson

Apps for Singers - with Cordelia Lewis

Balls to the Rescue! - with Cathy Crompton

Four Food Facts for the Serious Singer - with Christine Jones

Getting Back to the Basics - with Lydia Jane Pugh

Giant Singing Crossword - with Cordelia Lewis

Power-Source-Filter with Darren John

Taking the Plunge - with Lydia Jane Pugh

The Four Stages of Student Assessment - with Christine Jones

What is Falsetto? Part 2 - with Alan Richardson

Every Night Lung Health Group Exercise

Oh What a Glorious Day Lung Health Exercise

Singing for Lung Health Infographic

Take a Beat - with Ria Keen

Five Minute Fix - "Breathing Space for Calm, Clarity & Confidence"

Are You a Tenor or a Baritone? - The Baritone Blog

Classical and Contemporary - Can You Do Both? - Daniel K. Robinson

Heavy Metal Vocals - A Terminology Compendium - Susanna Mesiä & Paolo Ribaldini

Lax Vox Voice Therapy Technique - Sihvo and Denizoglu

Singing and Social Inclusion - Welch et al

Total Choir Warm-Ups - Tim Voss

Vocal Mechanics and the Cultivation of Listening Skills - Cornelius Reid

Playback, March Webinar "Sing 4 Health" with Claire Fowler

Playback, March Clinic with Darren John and Ria Keen

Being Vocal - Interview with Dave Draper, mega-producer!

Ensemble Harmony Exercise - with Darren John

Geek Out to Help Out #3 - with Alan Richardson

Improve Your Posture #3, with TVC Physio Sue Cooke

Vocal Freedom #2 - with Ria Keen and Transformation Coach Gido Schimanski

Audition Songs for Musical Theatre College - with Darren John

Be Demanding! For Choir Leaders - with Cathy Crompton

Be Prepared! For Choir Members - with Cathy Crompton

Comparison of Singing Exams - with Christine Jones

Easy Guitar Chords - with Cordelia Lewis

Sound is Movement, Singing is Sound - with Ria Keen

So You Want To Be A Singing Teacher? - with Christine Jones

The Art of Practising - with Ria Keen

What is Falsetto? #1 - with Alan Richardson

Working with a Microphone: Tips and Tricks - with Lydia Pugh

Parkinsons' Exercise: Zum Gali - with Sing 4 Health Expert Claire Fowler

More Parkinson's Exercises - with Sing 4 Health Expert Claire Fowler

Why Singing for Parkinson's?

Breathe and Be Focusing - with Mindfulness, Focusing and Mental Health Expert Cathy Rowan

Bowen Therapy - A singer's Secret Weapon? - with Ria Keen and Bowen Therapist Jo Lunn

Cricothyroid Muscle & Thyroarytenoid Muscle Dominance in Vocal Register Control: Preliminary Results - Kochis-Jenninsg et al

Hand Signals for Choral Conducting (unattributed)

Non-linear Source-Filter Coupling in Phonation: Theory - Ingo Titze

Singing Through Menopause, Reactions and Responses: Survey Results - Martha Elliot

Vocal Health and Voice Care - Daniel K Robinson

Vocal Qualities in Music Theater Voice: Perceptions of Expert Pedagogues - Bourne and Kenny

Voice Building Exercises from the Cornelius L. Reid Archive - Yarrington

Playback for webinar: Over the Counter Medicines

Handout 1: OTC Medicines and the Voice - Common Cough & Cold treatments.pdf

Handout 2: OTC Medicines and the Voice - Treatments aimed at voice users

Audio-only webinar playback

Playback for February clinic with Cathy and Darren

Got a Question?

Being Vocal" - Award-winning Lady Gaga tribute act Donna Marie talks to Mark "The Man in the Hat" James

Vocal Freedom #1 - with TVC Principal Ria Keen

Improve Your Posture #1 with TVC Physio Sue Cooke

Improve Your Posture #2 - with TVC Physio Sue Cooke

Dealing with Coughs & Colds - with TVC Vice-Principal (and qualified pharmacist!) Christine Jones

Geek Out to Help Out #2 - with TVC Tutor and West End Wonder Alan Richardson

Conquering Zoom - Tips for Online Teaching

Love your voice to unlock your potential

Rhythm Syllable Guide - Grown Up Edition

Singing - Making Improvements (Aimed at 8 - 13 year olds)

The Clues Are in the Music

Tips for memorising song lyrics - Christine Jones

Vocal Health - Teacher Reference

What is legit singing_

Why Singers Need to Move

Writing for Voice - Lydia Jane Pugh

Are You Ready to Run? - Lydia Jane Pugh

Singing Together - Christine Jones

Articulation Exercise - with Sing 4 Health Expert Claire Fowler

"Cup of Coffee" exercise with Sing 4 Health Expert Claire Fowler

"Senwana Dadende" with Sing 4 Health expert Claire Fowler

Breathe and Be: Ana's Story - with Mindfulness and Wellbeing Expert Cathy Rowan

Your Body Is Your Instrument - Look After It! - Sue Cooke

On Breathing and Support - Scott McCoy

Developing the Male Head Voice - Eaton

Vocal Warm Up Exercises for All Singers - Brenda C Kayne

How to Dramatically Increase Your Vocal Range - Diane Hamel

Influence of Whistle Register Phonation Exercises in Conditioning the Second Passaggio of the Female Singing Voice - Allison Ruth Holmes-Bendixen

Role of Kinesthesia in a Pedagogy for Singing (The) - Karen Tillotson Bauer

The Contribution of Aryepiglottic Constriction toRinging Voice Quality A Videolaryngoscopic Studywith Acoustic Analysis - Estill et al

Teaching the Singing Actor and the Acting Singer_ Inviting the Musical Theatre Approach and Student Into the Classical Voice Studio - Katherine Noone

Webinar Playback - "All About Anchoring"

Handout for "All About Anchoring"

January Clinic (Playback) with Christine Evans and Alan Richardson

Dealing with TMJ Problems - with TVC Physio Sue Cooke

Geek Out to Help Out - with West End Star and TVC Tutor Alan Richardson

Raising the Soft Palate - with TVC Vice Principal Christine Jones

Singing in a Mask - with TVC Physio Sue Cooke

The Black Keys Warm-Up! - with Master of All Things Musical, TVC Tutor Dan Haslam

BEING VOCAL Podcast 1 - Divina de Campo with "The Man in the Hat", TVC Teamster Mark James

Stress Control - Self Hypnosis Resource with TVC Principal Ria Keen

A Guide to Finding and Learning Musical Intervals -with TVC Vice Principal Christine Jones

Breathing for Singing (Handout for Children Age 8 - 13) - with TVC Deputy Principal Cordelia Lewis

Build Your Own Larynx! - with TVC Deputy Principal Cordelia Lewis

Creating "The Third Singer" - A Guide for Choir Leaders, Teachers and Singers - with TVC Principal Ria Keen

Day-to-Day Good Vocal Hygiene - with Musical Theatre Specialist and TVC Tutor Darren John

How to Create a Set List - with Award-Winning Composer & TVC Tutor Lydia Jane Pugh

How to Learn a Song So You Can't Get It Wrong - with TVC Principal Ria Keen

Quick Tips for Improvisation - with Award-Winning Composer & TVC Tutor Lydia Jane Pugh

Singing Posture (handout for Children age 8 - 13) with TVC Deputy Principal Cordelia Lewis

Using Lyric Prompts for Performance - with Choir Director and TVC Tutor Cathy Hart

Working with New Students - with Choir Director and TVC Tutor Cathy Hart

Setting Up a Home Vocal Studio - with Musical Theatre Specialist & TVC Tutor Darren John

Why Are My Bbs Flat, When I Sing in My Flat? - with West End Star and TVC Tutor Alan Richardson

What is Singing for Health? - An Introduction

Sing 4 Health Bingo! - with Sing 4 Health Course Creator & Expert Practitioner Claire Fowler

Sing 4 Health Co-ordination Exercise - with Sing 4 Health Course Creator and Expert Practitioner Claire Fowler

Breathe and Be - "Cathy's Story" - with Mindfulness and Wellbeing Expert Cathy Rowan

Burnout - Knowing When Enough is Enough - with Award-Winning Composer & TVC Tutor Lydia Jane Pugh

Embodying: What is it and what does it have to do with you? - with Mindfulness & Wellbeing Expert Cathy Rowan

Humming as a Basis for Vocal Training - Stephane Delport

Research on the Singing Voice in Retrospect - Johan Sundberg

Acoustical Measurement of the Human Vocal Tract - Quantifying Speech and Throat Singing - Bryant Foresman

The Physiology of Voice Production - Yolanda D. Heman-Ackah, MD

The Girl in 14G: Analyzing Solutions for Vocal Issues Through Vocal Pedagogy - Pires-Fernandez

Singing and Health: A Systematic Mapping and Review of Non-Clinical Research - Clift et al

A New Field for Prevention_ An Educational Approach to Health - Dimon

The Little Book of Mindfulness - Patricia Collard