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I founded The Voice College (previously VIDLA) back in 2001, after recognising a need in the industry for training courses for singing teachers.
At The Voice College , we train singers to be singing teachers - properly qualified singing teachers who undergo rigorous training followed by assessment of their teaching skills in a real world teaching environment. We run a wide variety of distance-learning courses, fully tutor-supported, ranging from Access and Foundation course to a demanding Advanced Professional Diploma.
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We also offer a wide range of opportunities for singers to improve their technique, confidence and performance skills, via a range of short tutored courses both in person and online, and with our qualified teachers worldwide.
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All of our lecturers and trainers are highly skilled and highly-qualified people and - importantly - all of them have trained through The Voice College too, so that they have an intrinsic understanding of what it is like to be a student of The Voice College, with all that that entails.
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We have the support of some fabulous people beyond our core teaching team, the first of whom is one of our Patrons, John Owen-Jones, the musical theatre and concert star famous for his roles in Les Miserables and Phantom of the Opera. You can read more about John here. We recommend that you do, as he is undoubtedly one of the greatest voices of his generation! We offer an annual scholarship in his name.
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Another UK Patron is singer-songwriter and musical theatre star Steve Balsamo. Steve famously re-defined the role of Jesus in the 1996 revival of Jesus Christ Superstar and is considered one of the greatest voices ever to grace our theatres. He's a major voice geek and keen researcher into sound healing. Currently, he is touring and writing as part of Balsamo Deighton. We offer an annual scholarship in Steve's name.
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Our third Patron is American vocal coach and highly successful author, Dena Murray. Dena has been a supporter of VIDLA for some years now, and offers a teacher-certification online course with us called "Finding Your Real Voice", which can be booked via the main VIDLA website. She also teaches one-to-one in person and online, from her studio in West Hollywood.
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There is so much on offer at The Voice College, whether you're a singer wanting to develop your technique, an aspiring teacher, an experienced teacher wanting to validate your work with a worthwhile and (some say!) life-changing qualification, a beginner wanting to train from the ground up, a singer or teacher needing some crucial keyboard skills, or someone who suffers from acute stage-fright or performance anxiety - we can help! Visit the main website for more information.
