Australian Singing Teachers On-Line Guide

Cathy Aggett holds a Diploma of Music Education from the NSW Conservatorium of Music, a Master of Music Degree from the University of NSW, and an ATCL and LTCL (Teacher's) in Voice. She began Doctoral studies in Music in 2005 at the University of Western Sydney, focusing on a pedagogical approach to Australian Art Song of the past 100 years.

Cathy's career has been one that has involved many facets of the Music profession, including Private Teaching in the studio, Music Education in the classroom, Performance as a Soloist, Chorister and Conductor and work in professional associations. 2003 saw the establishment of Northern Beaches Music Studio.

Northern Beaches Music Studio offers a safe environment where you can release your full musical potential by exploring a variety of musical styles and genres. Lessons are offered in Voice, Piano, Musicianship, HSC Coaching & Theory. Cathy’s approach to teaching involves assessing existing musical skills students as well as their interests. Goals can then be set to allow a clear focus for lessons. Repertoire is chosen from a variety of musical styles and suited to each student's musical interests and current stage of development. Support is given in different ways including giving written details about the important points covered in each lesson, definitions and explanations of musical terms as necessary, what needs to be practised between lessons, and how students can reach their goals. For students with computer skills, support is given via their own web page with information updated by Cathy regularly. Beginners of all ages are catered for as well as those students wishing to build on existing musical skills. Preparation for school performance requirements, AMEB and Trinity College examinations, eisteddfods and all performance scenarios are catered for. Regular studio recitals are held throughout the year.

Contact details: 9452 2049 or 0413 857950

Judith Barber Dip.Mus (Performer's Endorsement)

TEACHER of SINGING

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Experienced , accredited singing teacher, Conservatorium Graduate plus two years university training in music - adjudicator and former professional singer of all areas of the Classical repertoire.

Teaching is based on the " Italian Bel Canto Method of Singing " and the student's voice is developed to it's full potential. Tuition is given in all periods, areas and levels of the Classical repertoire. Lessons include the development of -

* Voice Production * Vocal Technique * Breathing * Musicianship * Musicality / Interpretation * Presentation

Preparation for all auditions, examinations (HSC, AMEB, Trinity College etc.) , competitions, eisteddfods, performances in Operas, Oratorios, Cantatas, Musicals, Recitals & Concerts. Students are trained individually and are encouraged to foster their craft as a singer and singing in all languages is encouraged. Beginners to advanced professionals all ages and nationalities welcome.

Studio is located in the main shopping precinct of Gladesville in Sydney close to public transport links. For more information please contact -

Phone : (02) 9868 3323

Linda Barcan B.A. (Hons I), L.Mus.A , Grad.Dip.Voice Studies (NIDA)

TEACHER of SINGING

The success of Linda’s teaching method hinges on her application of solid vocal technique to a variety of singing styles. By acquiring vocal control, freedom and flexibility, Linda’s students are able to focus on the ultimate goal of singing: the communication of human thoughts and emotions through music.

A graduate of the Sydney Conservatorium of Music with a Diploma in Vocal Pedagogy, Linda has 10 years’ teaching experience at major performing arts institutions in Australia and New Zealand, and at her active private studio. She prepares students for auditions, exams, competitions and performance.

A classically trained singer with 18 years’ professional experience in Australia, Europe and the South Pacific, Linda’s credits include over 1,000 performances on the musical theatre stage, more than 200 concerts and recitals, numerous radio and television broadcasts and several video and CD recordings.

A graduate of NIDA with a Diploma in Voice Studies, Linda also teaches spoken voice. She is emerging as a specialist in music theatre, with an interest in the integration of the spoken and singing voice, and in the delivery of text.

Please note that Linda only accepts students of HSC level and older.

Phone : 0412 351 542

Christine Beasley Dip. Teach. (Melb. Uni.)

TEACHER of SINGING

Christine Beasley is one of Australia’s leading Operatic Artists and outstanding all round performer who loves to share her knowledge as a teacher and work with anyone who wants to sing. (From teenage to mature) Technique is a no.1 Priority!! Come sing away the stresses of life.

Christine studied at Melbourne University Faculty of Music and in 1981 at the Manhattan School of Music New York.

In 1983 Christine Beasley won the Sydney Sun Aria.

Christine made her debut with the Welsh National Opera then in Weisbaden,Germany. A distinguished career continued with Opera Australia in Puccini’s Manon Lescaut, Madama Butterfly, Tosca and La Boheme, Verdi’s La Forza del Destino ,Mozart’s Don Giovanni, Cosi Fan Tutte, Beethoven’s Fidelio and Wagner’s Parsifal and Die Fliegende Hollander.

In 2001 Miss Beasley performed the role of Turandot for the first time to great acclaim in Christchurch, New Zealand.

“I believe in bringing out the BEST in people and work with all kinds of repertoire from music theatre, contemporary, classical and whatever YOU personally enjoy singing.” Christine Beasley.

Christine performs regularly around Australia, enjoys adjudicating and sharing her knowledge and enthusiasm with young singers.

Phone : 9868 1363

Mobile : 0400 446 328

Christine’s Singing Studio is located at Epping

Leonie Butler M.Mus. Perf.(Syd.Con) , Dip.Op.Art (Syd.Con) , ATCL , A.Mus.A.

TEACHER of SINGING

Leonie offers singing lessons for beginner to more advanced singers in a relaxed and supportive environment. The vocal teachers who have most influenced Leonie include Anthea Moller, Maree Ryan and Paula Clarkestone. Her current students vary greatly in levels and age, as well as being interested in a variety of styles.

Though her background and formal training is in Opera and the classical genre, Leonie has extensive experience working with students on repertoire of varying styles such as early Italian Song, current Pop Songs, Jazz, Lieder, Music Theatre, Opera and Oratorio. She has also prepared students for AMEB, ANZCA and HSC exams as well as eisteddfods and choral auditions. As well as maintaining her private studio, Leonie has been on the staff at Wenona Independent School for Girls as a peripatetic singing teacher since 2002. She lives in the Inner West with her husband and 2 children.

After graduating with distinction from the Opera School at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music in 1996, Leonie went on to postgraduate study and completed a Master of Performance (Voice) in 1999. In 2001, Leonie joined the 4 piece musical group, Sounds Baroque, and helped devise the opera "Prospero's Island" for the Musica Viva in Schools Programme and has performed over 300 shows for primary school students throughout NSW. Leonie has performed with the Opera Australia chorus on several occasions in productions such as Sweeney Todd, Iolanthe, Le Nozze di Figaro, Andrea Chenier, and L'Elisir d'Amore.

Studio located in Petersham

Phone : 02 9568 6212

Mobile : 0419 425 216

Frances Chambers Dip. London Opera Centre

TEACHER of SINGING

Frances Chambers studied at the Conservatorium Opera School, was runner-up in the Sydney Sun and Canberra Shell Aria Competitions and appeared on Crawford's "Showcase" television programme, a grand finalist in 1973. After performing the roles of "Lucia" ( Lucia di Lammermoor ) "Micaela" ( Carmen ) for the Sydney Opera Company, she entered the London Opera Centre in 1975 for two years, partly under scholarships from the Ralph Vaughan Williams Trust and Friends of Covent Garden, and was soloist in Oratorios for London choral societies.

In 1977 Pierre Bernac, French song exponent and associate of Francis Poulenc, invited Frances to participate in masterclasses in that repertoire. Later granted a scholarship to a summer school for the Academie Internationale de Musique Maurice Ravel at St.Jean-de-Luz, she performed with the Toulouse Orchestra under Michel Plasson. In 1979 Frances undertook work for the English Bach Festival, including Rameau's Pygmalion at the Opera Royale at Versailles, a Charpentier Mass in London and Versailles, and recorded another Rameau work, La Princesse de Navarre, for Erato.

After returning to Australia in 1982, Frances was soloist in oratorio performances with the Western Choral Society and elsewhere, spent four years with the Australian Opera, and played "Elvira" in Rockdale Opera's production of Mozart's Don Giovanni. In 1989, Frances adjudicated the vocal sections of the Music Illawarra Young Musicians Competition, and in 1990 the Central Coast Eisteddfod. Rockhampton, Taree and Gulgong Eisteddfods followed. She has given recitals, both live and on radio, and has established a teaching practice with success in competitions and examinations.

Phone : (02) 9481 9944

(Studio located in Pennant Hills, Sydney)

Dr Prudence Dunstone B.Mus. (Perf. Hons.), PhD (Music)

TEACHER of SINGING

Dr Dunstone teaches singing technique and repertoire from early music to twentieth and twenty-first centuries in song, opera, oratorio and music theatre. Her studio caters for both adult and school age students.

Dr Dunstone has a PhD in music from the University of Newcastle. She is a Lecturer in Music at the Wesley Institute. Dr Dunstone has taught singing since 1984, successfully preparing students for AMEB, HSC and tertiary examinations and auditions. She has also been an adjudicator for Eisteddfods. Dr Dunstone has had work published by Cambridge Scholars Press (London) and in Australian Voice.

Dr Dunstone has performed many principal roles with companies including the State Opera of South Australia and the Australian Opera. Highlights have included the title role in Handel’s Ariodante, Katisha in The Mikado and Ulrica in Un Ballo in Maschera. She has also prepared the role of Penelope in Monteverdi’s Il Ritorno d’Ulisse in Patria for De Nederlandse Opera. Dr Dunstone has made recital broadcasts for the ABC, and sung as a concert and oratorio soloist with ABC orchestras, Adelaide Chamber Orchestra, Christchurch Symphony Orchestra, Adelaide Harmony Choir, and the Sydney Philharmonia Choirs.

Phone : (02) 9718 4211

(Studio located in Earlwood, Sydney)

Patricia Howes M.App.Sc. (USyd), Grad.Dip. Music Therapy (UTS), A.D.M.T. (Sydney Conservatorium of Music), A.Mus.A. (Musicianship), A.T.C.L. (Singing Teaching)

TEACHER of SINGING

Philosophy:

* Everyone can be taught to sing. It may be more difficult and take longer if students have problems with intonation and regard themselves as unmusical, or “tone deaf” but it is not impossible and students have been helped to overcome such difficulties.

Studio Practice:

*One-on-one singing lessons enable students to develop at a pace appropriate to their age and stage of vocal maturity.

*Exercises encourage correct posture, develop breath technique and management, improve pitch accuracy, pure vowels, equal tone production, flexibility, and range extension.

*Lessons include sight-singing, aural work, and musical knowledge.

*A wide range of repertoire, including classical, music theatre, gospel, blues and jazz is explored.

Experience:

* Teaching singing and musicianship mainly to adults in home studio in Cremorne for 12 years. Students have entered for AMEB, Trinity College, London, and ANZCA exams with considerable success.

*Singing and musicianship teacher at Ravenswood School for Girls for seven years.

*Singing teacher at Mosman Preparatory School for four years.

Professional associations:

*Former National Secretary and National Council member of the Australian National Association of Teachers of Singing (ANATS) for six years, former editor of the national newsletter “The Voice of ANATS” for nine years, and a continuing committee member of the NSW Chapter.

*Full member of the Music Teachers Association of NSW.

*Accredited by the Sydney Conservatorium of Music to teach singing.

*Chorister with the Sydney Philharmonia Choir.

*Registered music therapist, and member of the Australian Music Therapy Association.

*Research presented at conferences in Brisbane, Melbourne, Finland and Holland. Still very interested in research into the singing voice.

Studio located at Crows Nest in Sydney.

Phone : (02) 9955 2080

Sussane Huber Grad.Dip.Mus (Operatic Art) , Dip. in Operatic Art

Principal / Voice Instructor of SINGING ALIVE

Sussane Huber is proud to be the Principal of the successful, vibrant Vocal school SINGING ALIVE. Originally from Perth WA, Sussane came to Sydney (the big smoke) to study at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music. In 1997 she completed her Graduate Diploma in Operatic Performance, gaining a High Distinction in Voice.

Sussane's love for teaching began whilst studying in 1995. This eventually led her to Zurich - Switzerland, where she was teaching for more than two and a half years and heavily involved in the vocal scene mainly through Corporate Events. She was excited to bring her knowledge and expertise back to sunny Australia and in April 2002 started SINGING ALIVE the vocal school with numerous expert teachers that caters for people of all ages and levels.

One claim to fame is the SHINE PROJECT: an exclusive talent program developed by Singing Alive to train and showcase young Australian singers and singer songwriters. Their Aria award winner Patron Audius Mtawarria ( co-writer of "Born to Try" ) works closely with some singers from the project as do publishers from SONY and BMG.

So if you want to learn for fun, creativity or because you are training for the real deal, then feel free to ring for a complimentary trial lesson. We run our school in a professional manner, and believe that flowers grow before they bloom. Feel the freedom of releasing your dream today !

Studio located at Manly in Sydney

Phone : 9977 1224

Paul McMahon B.C.A. Mus. , Grad.Dip.Mus. (Vocal Perf.)

Teacher of Singing

Paul was awarded a Bachelor of Creative Arts (Music) from the University of Southern Queensland and a Graduate Diploma of Music from the Queensland Conservatorium of Music. He is in demand as a concert and recital artist throughout Australia and New Zealand. Paul has performed as soloist with many orchestras and choirs including the Australian Chamber Orchestra, the Australian Bach Ensemble, Sydney Philharmonia, Collegium Symphonic Chorus Perth, Orpheus Choir Wellington and the Civic Choir Hamilton, New Zealand. His engagements for 2001 include Monteverdi's Vespro della Beata Vergine (1610) for the Sydney Chamber Choir and Vaughan Williams On Wenlock Edge with internationally acclaimed chamber music group the Australia Ensemble.

He is an experienced vocal teacher and works with beginners to advanced professional singers of all ages. Tuition is given in all periods of the classical repertoire, from the Baroque to the Twentieth Century art song. Lessons include development of Vocal technique, Interpretation, Aural training and Musicianship. Preparations for examinations ( AMEB, Trinity College ), eisteddfodau, auditions, operatic and oratorio performances are catered for, as well as singing for pure enjoyment. Paul is a member of the Australian National Association of Teachers of Singing.

Studio located at Enmore in Sydney -

Phone : 9590 7650

Mobile : 0421 048 297

Sarah Marshall B.Mus. , P.G.Dip.Arts.Mgt. , M.Perf.

Teacher of Singing

Hi there ! I have a Masters degree in Vocal Performance from the Conservatorium, have sung as a soloist with Opera Queensland, the Queensland Symphony and the Australian Chamber Orchestra. I have also been teaching singing for over ten years. The aim of my lessons is for the participants to enjoy singing, learn some vocal technique and fabulous music in a positive and non-threatening environment. Whilst some of my students have career ambitions and with my help have gained entrance to Conservatoriums, NIDA's Music Theatre Program or obtained recording contracts with BMG and Warner, many simply come to develop a new side to themselves. I teach students a variety of vocal styles from classical and jazz to music theatre and contemporary.

Studio located at Epping in Sydney -

Mobile : 0425 308 035

Virna Sanzone Assoc.Dip. in Jazz Studies (Voice Major)

Teacher of Contemporary Voice

Virna Sanzone is an experienced teacher and performer of a wide variety of contemporary musical styles. As well as maintaining her own busy singing career and private teaching studio, she currently teaches Contemporary Voice and Solo Jazz Vocal at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music Access Centre. She has also lectured in vocal studies at Macquarie University and EORA Centre for Aboriginal Studies, taught privately at schools and been a guest tutor at vocal seminars.

Virna has performed live and recorded extensively in Australia and overseas with her own band and as a guest with artists including Paul Mac, Paul Capsis, Jackie Orszaczky, Tina Harrod and Steve Hunter. Her own self - titled CD, commissioned by the ABC's Jazztrack program, has recently been independently released. Virna is also in demand as a vocal arranger / producer, backing vocalist and session singer, having sung on various recordings for radio, film and television.

Virna has taught people of all ages and abilities, from beginners to professionals fine tuning their skills or preparing for recordings. Lessons are tailored to the individual, depending on the goals, experience and current ability of the student and can cover : exercises for healthy technique, basic vocal anatomy, releasing tension which inhibits free vocal use, range and tone development, tuning, ear training, interpretation, harmony and theory, chart writing and transposition, transcription and improvisation. Virna can provide coaching in almost any genre of contemporary music, including jazz, funk, R&B, pop, soul and gospel.

Studio located in East Sydney.

Phone : 0402 340 670

Suzanne Su D.S.C.M. , L.Mus.A.

Teacher of Singing & Musicianship

Suzanne Su has been a resident of Sydney for 40 years. She studied at and graduated from the Conservatorium of Music in Macquarie Street, Sydney. Suzanne teaches singing, musicianship and music theory preparing students for the AMEB examinations and also for the Royal Schools of Music London examinations.

She has attended numerous pedagogy courses and workshops for the training of young children. She continually upgrades and updates teaching methods. Suzanne has played basketball and table tennis and keeps fit with jogging and playing badminton.

Studio located at Carlingford.

Phone : 9872 1230

Tara Williams M.C.A. (Newcastle) , B.Mus.Ed (UNSW), A.Mus.A., L.Mus.A.

TEACHER of SINGING , PIANO & MUSIC THEORY

Tara Williams graduated with the Bachelor of Music Education, majoring in Voice and Piano, from the University of New South Wales in 1992. She has studies voice with Richard Morphew, Maree Ryan and Neil Easton OAM, and piano with Margaret Robinson. Whilst at the university, her interest in music theatre was sparked and she performed in a number of productions, including "The Wiz" (as Glinda) for the UNSW Musical Society , ans "Company" for the Smykes Theatre Co.

Since then she has taught music at primary and secondary levels in both state and independent schools, developing a special interest in children's choirs and training the young voice. She has worked as a conductor with both the Australian Girls' Choir and the City of Sydney Singers.

Tara is currently combining running a successful private teaching practice (located at Fivedock in Sydney) and a promising singing career. Her credits include Anna in "The King and I", Golde in "Fiddler on the Roof" and Little Buttercup in"HMS Pinafore". She has also performed with the Sydney Philharmonia Motet Choir under the conductorship of Antony Walker. Other credits include various eisteddfods, masterclasses and corporate functions.

Phone : (02) 9712 2136

Anthony Winter L.T.C.L. , A.Mus.T.C.L. , A.T.C.L.(T) , Cert. Perf.

Teacher of Singing

Anthony’s systematic style of teaching will give you a clear understanding of vocal technique. Qualified with a music degree (LTCL) from Trinity College, London & professional memberships of both the NSW Music Teacher Association & the Australian National Association of Teachers of Singing, Anthony’s approach will bring increased vocal range, more power, & relief from vocal soreness or tiredness.

Former students of Anthony now sing with bands, duos, choirs & musical societies across Sydney. Anthony also works with presenters in the media & advocacy to obtain increased vocal comfort, reliability & expressiveness.

Styles taught include Pop, Rock, Jazz & Music Theatre. Beginners & late-starters are welcome.

Studio located in Sydney CBD.

Phone : (02) 9361 5612

Liru Zhang B.Mus. ( Central Conservatory of Music Beijing )

TEACHER of SINGING

Year 2000 - Student Jenny Bing Li joins McDonald's Performing Arts Challenge, received Operatic Aria Certificate of Achievement as Highly Commended awarded to Jenny Bing Li in Female Operatic Voice Event.

Year 2002 - President of the Music Branch - Chinese Australian Academics Society.

Studio located at Waterloo in Sydney.

Phone : 9699 4503

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