PAST EVENTS
On this page you can find information about some of our past events, including reviews, notes, thoughts and photos. We hope this will give you a good idea of what we get up to besides teaching. If you want more information, feel free to contact us.
GORDON STEWART: An exploration of Phonetics in French Song and a Masterclass
21/10/16
Gordon Stewart is a senior vocal coach at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, where he also leads classes on song and operatic repertoire. In this Masterclass he informed, refreshed and guided us through the nuances of pronunciation in French Song and then give a masterclass to three young, rising singers.
A wonderful evening!
21/10/16
Gordon Stewart is a senior vocal coach at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, where he also leads classes on song and operatic repertoire. In this Masterclass he informed, refreshed and guided us through the nuances of pronunciation in French Song and then give a masterclass to three young, rising singers.
A wonderful evening!
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ANNE-MARIE SPEED and KIEREEN LOCKE:
An Introduction to Estill: The Art and Science of Singing 25/11/16 Anne-Marie (Voice and Singing Teacher)and Kiereen Locke (Speech and Language Therapist) introduced us to the Estill Model, a uniquely practical explanation of the vocal function used by singers and Speech and Language Therapists alike, to inform their singing, teaching or clinical approach. We were very fortunate to have such a joint presentation - and it was both hugely illuminating and great fun! |
MEL MEHTA: Poise and Presence in Performance
12/02/2016
Improve your presentation skills in speech and singing, a workshop to include every aspect of solo performance.
ALISON MARY SUTTON: The Singing Rehabilitation Coach at Work
27/11/15 and 18/06/15
Alison Mary Sutton gave both a lecture and a workshop with Canto this year.
Singing teacher, Sam Howard, who attended Alison Mary Sutton's lecture, gave the following review: "Alison speaks with absolute knowledge within her field of expertise.
She explained her work with passion & humility, giving credit to the team of specialists she works with. Her techniques were concise & easy to follow & the practical exercises we did were instantly beneficial. I will now be including these in my singing studio. I look forward to more of the same at her November workshop."
For more information about the workshop The Singing Rehabilitation Coach at Work, click HERE.
12/02/2016
Improve your presentation skills in speech and singing, a workshop to include every aspect of solo performance.
ALISON MARY SUTTON: The Singing Rehabilitation Coach at Work
27/11/15 and 18/06/15
Alison Mary Sutton gave both a lecture and a workshop with Canto this year.
Singing teacher, Sam Howard, who attended Alison Mary Sutton's lecture, gave the following review: "Alison speaks with absolute knowledge within her field of expertise.
She explained her work with passion & humility, giving credit to the team of specialists she works with. Her techniques were concise & easy to follow & the practical exercises we did were instantly beneficial. I will now be including these in my singing studio. I look forward to more of the same at her November workshop."
For more information about the workshop The Singing Rehabilitation Coach at Work, click HERE.
LEE REYNOLDS + panel - Lucinda Houghton, Singer and Singing teacher; Sara Gourlay, Singer and Sung Voice Therapist; Nancy Gillio-Terry, Singer and Arts Administrator and Andrew Parnell, Choral director, composer, teacher : How to irritate your singing teacher: join a choir... How irritate your choral director: take singing lessons!
02/10/15
Julia Knight was there and summed up the experience in a recent email:
Hi Lucinda,
I thought it was a fantastic event on Friday - really interesting and thought-provoking, with good contributions from the audience and panel alike. The different sections of the evening worked well and the choir were great …. well done for organising such a good evening!
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Meredydd Harries, The Vocal Folds; How they work and how to keep them healthy
Mike Cunningham: Masterclass to build confidence and develop strategies for coping with the pressures and challenges of performance. Mike is a Performance Anxiety specialist who works with top actors, musicians, teachers, sports and business people.
24/04/15.
Natalya Romaniw: Optimal audience communication and maintaining vocal well-being under the pressures of performance.
This multiple prize-winning young soprano www.natalyaromaniw.com is equally at home on the opera stage, concert platform or in the recital hall. This extraordinary artist presented an evening concentrating on the delivery and communication of text and offered her tips for maintaining vocal health under the pressures of performance. The evening was topped off by a wonderful recital from Natalya herself - what a voice!
'It was a great evening on Friday. Really interesting and entertaining. Thanks to all concerned.'
30/01/15
Paul Deegan: An Evening of Two Halves
Past Head of Vocal Studies at the Royal Irish Academy of Music and Choral Director gave us an evening of two halves - first an entertaining and practical presentation of ideas for developing and encouraging musicianship in amateur choirs and second, a masterclass for young singers from Canto Song School.
18/07/14
Dr Ron Morris and Linda Hutchinson: Science and Singing Teaching; Working together
Dr. Morris and Linda Hutchison will present a practical day demonstrating how singing teachers and speech & language therapists can work together.
29/01/16
Janice Chapman (pictured right and below). She shared lots of unique and fascinating practical ideas for developing and protecting the singing voice. We all had a wonderful day.
Thanks Janice!
Thanks Janice!
MIKE CUNNINGHAM: 24th April. A Performance Anxiety specialist who works with top actors, musicians, teachers, sports and business people. The event was a great success and Mike managed to offer excellent advice and practical tips in response to a wide variety of queries and questions from Canto Community members, as well as from musicians and performers from further afield who braved the difficult transport conditions on the day! Here are some photos from the event, kindly taken for us by Anna MacLeod.
Mike discussing some of the finer points of his talk with future Canto workshop/masterclass appointee, Mel Metha.
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Mike in mid-flow during his inspiring session.
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Canto Director, Lucinda Houghton, talking about Canto's dedication to putting on top-class educational events locally, and introducing Mike to the stage.
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