Experience, Qualifications and Research
I began my musical career at Bristol Cathedral, as the Dean’s Chorister and a music scholar at The Cathedral School. I was awarded a scholarship to study vocal performance at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire and later went on to read Theology at Cambridge University where I also sang as a choral scholar in the choir of Gonville and Caius College. I went on to train as a Secondary School teacher and was later a postgraduate student at Oxford University researching inclusive education. I have an MA in voice pedagogy from the Voice Study Centre and University of Wales Trinity St David, where my research focused on exploring the use of imagery in voice rehabilitation. I am continuing this research on a PhD at University College London under the supervision of Professor Graham Welch and Professor Evangelos Himonides.

As an early career researcher, I present my work at a variety of UK and International conferences, including The International Congress of Voice Teachers, The International Symposium of Performance Science, The National Symposium of Singing, The London Conference of Critical Thought (organising committee), Conference of Body Music and Mind, The Vocal Health Education Conference, The International Symposium on Teaching Singing, The European Association of Music in Schools, and The Association of Teachers of Singing (South West Area Representative).

I have written numerous articles for publication, including for peer review in The Journal of Voice, Voice And Speech Review, Australian Voice, and Frontiers. I continue to be fascinated by the human voice and love exploring its possibilities with clients and in research.

Voice Rehabilitation, Coaching and Mentoring
As well as individual and choral teaching and coaching, I offer consultancy on inclusive education working with Vocal health Education to produce their certificate of inclusive practice. Having worked as a professional tutor on PGCE courses with Bristol University, Bath Spa University, Bath University, The University of the West of England and the Open University, I now work as a tutor and lecturer providing teacher training and coaching, professional development courses, and inclusive music education consultancy. This includes as a professional mentor on the ESTA/University of Chichester PGcert in vocal teaching. In recognition of my educational work, I have become a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts.

I continue to combine professional performance engagements with a thriving private practice as a vocal health specialist. I provide vocal rehabilitation, vocal manual therapy (also known as laryngeal massage) teaching and coaching for professional and amateur singers, actors and public speakers. I run choral workshops with a focus on healthy vocal performance and am a conductor at Bristol Youth Choir and resident vocal coach for Exultate Singers. I also provide coaching and mentoring for conductors on how they can work with and support singers in their groups. As well as private clients, I am experienced working in a clinical setting as a vocal health specialist singing teacher (Bristol Children’s Hospital) and voice rehabilitation specialist within multidisciplinary voice clinics.

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