About

For the past 15 years, alongside my career as a singer and actor, I’ve been teaching singing, acting and voice work to students of all ages.

I’m a massive geek as well as a creative person, so using science to help people find ways to use their voices more freely, easily and artistically is totally my thing.

Singing and voice work is athletic - you wouldn’t expect to be able to run a marathon without training, and the same can be said of using your voice. So I like to use my understanding of the anatomy and physiology of the voice, as well as the neurology and psychology of how we learn, to train the singer or actor in such a way that the mechanical processes become second nature, and the performer can gain greater creative freedom. You can be safe in the knowledge that you’ve done the groundwork in a healthy and efficient way, so you can push your artistic limits.

The study of Voice Science is constantly changing and progressing, and I regularly attend workshops and keep up with the latest scientific studies to update my knowledge.

I’m particularly interested in working with Neurodivergent students, as I recently discovered my own neurodivergence. I’m also studying an MA in Actor Training and Coaching at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, where I hope to develop a set of techniques to work effectively with autistic and ADHD actors.

My own training is primarily in Musical Theatre, first at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA), where I became familiar with the work of voice pioneers such as Cicely Berry, Patsy Rodenberg, Barbara Houseman and Kristin Linklater, and have subsequently trained with New York based vocal coach Neil Semer, attending the Neil Semer Vocal Institute in Coesfeld, Germany, alongside singers and teachers from across the world.

More recently I’ve been introduced to the work of Dane Chalfin and Dr. Ron Morris, both eminent in the field of vocal rehabilitation, and have completed Dane’s Ten Weeks of Techniques advanced teacher training course, as well as workshops on Accent Method breath work and Primal Voice, a system which Dane has developed (for more info visit danechalfinvoice.com). I’m also a qualified Massage Therapist (ITEC Level 3), which includes knowledge of anatomy and physiology, and manual therapy techniques.

You can find more info about my performance career here.