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Voices of Darlington runs a successful studio both at Claire’s home and several studios at Hummersknott Academy, offering expert private voice coaching from an engaging, trained and professional teaching team.
You can read all about our teachers here, and click here for our teachers fees for 2023-2024.
You can sign up to the waiting list for voice coaching, singing lessons and vocal health guidance by clicking here.
Claire Willmer is a qualified Vocal Health First Aider and an accredited member of Vocal Health Education. Tori McDougall and Sophie Mallows are certified in Voice Health for Singers.
Taken from the Vocal Health Education site;
“The Vocal Health First Aider will be the go-to for vocal health advice within any college or conservatoire, youth singing organisation, theatre or opera company. Any place that is training or employing singers should have a Vocal Health First Aider, this would preferably be one of the senior leaders in the organisation. This ensures that the vocal health needs of the performer will be considered in the framework of all decision-making, planning and scheduling.
The training for the Vocal Health First Aider will provide…
• Learn about the main factors that can lead to voice problems
• Understand the emotional challenges for the performer
• Have a fundamental awareness of how voices work when they are healthy
• Implement strategies that can minimise or prevent the development of vocal health issues
• Learn about common voice pathology, the causes and symptoms
• Be guided through nasendoscopy examinations of the larynx
• Relate the impact of lifestyle habits to healthy vocal function
• Identify the symptoms of voice problems and provide immediate help until specialist treatment is accessed
• Know how to access appropriate support for individuals with vocal health problems
The Vocal Health First Aider will have
• A basic understanding of vocal health and the factors that can affect vocal wellbeing
• Practical skills to spot the signs of a range of vocal dysfunction and imbalance
• Knowledge to help someone towards recovery by
a) Guiding them in self-management, or
b) Passing them on to further support, whether that is specialist vocal rehabilitation coaching or clinical treatment
• An understanding of how to prevent vocal health issues from occurring in the workplace.
You can sign up to our waiting list for vocal health guidance by clicking here.
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