Vocal coaching, teacher training & mentoring
Hi, I’m an elite vocal coach and have a great client base from beginner to top professional. I am also a voice researcher associated with Pembroke College, Oxford as a retained Lecturer. As well as teaching singers, I mentor singing coaches and run courses for teachers on movement, gesture and embodiment. I also work with singers in rehabilitation and, in my role as a Lecturer, coach university students of all levels.
Background
Nicola is a singer, performer and Arts Council-funded professional. She has multiple trainings encompassing vocal, medical, anatomical, dance and performance disciplines. She has written 4 books about singing and vocal anatomy, been a music journalist and won multiple scholarships and awards. She has specialisms in anatomy, ENT and Voice Clinic and has two degrees: a PGCE and a further MA in Education. She has won a number of scholarships and major awards, has an array of cross-disciplinary qualifications and several languages. She has written about singing for a wide range of media and has been mentored by top vocal experts, anatomists and musicologists.
Experienced author
Nicola has written several books about singing and co-authored a book about the anatomy of the larynx (see here). As a researcher she has invented specialist tools for training the singing voice (see here). For more info visit: www.embodima.co.uk
She has presented her research at national and international conferences with a focused interest on anatomy, motor training and imagination. Specialising in interpretation of words and music, her shows of poetry, music and song in collaboration with international musicians have received wide acclaim.
Students’ successes
Many of Nicola’s students have gone on to win scholarships to music colleges and drama schools, won international competitions, received Academy Award nominations, Olivier awards, and much more. See here for more information.