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  • New Article by Dena Murray!
    VIDLA’s Patron, author and vocal coach Dena Murray, has been kind enough to write an exclusive article for VIDLA this week. The article is called ‘Dispelling the Myth – Proper Engagement of the Diaphragm’, and is a tantalising glimpse into the focus of her latest book, which is available to order via Amazon, or via the [...]
  • Who’s in the VIDLA Team?
    You may have noticed that a lot of our posts are signed ‘The VIDLA Team’. We sometimes get asked who ‘the team’ comprises, so we thought we’d enlighten you! VIDLA couldn’t operate without a core team of dedicated, hard working and very professional folks, all fulfilling separate, but vital roles. Every team member is a vit […]
  • VIDLA – Attracting Top-Quality Students Worldwide
    At VIDLA, we offer courses for everyone, starting with the Certificate in Contemporary Vocal Teaching, up to the Higher Diploma. We therefore expect to attract a wide range of students, from beginners to very experienced practitioners. We are always delighted with the standard of students who sign up to VIDLA’s Distance-Learning courses. People from ex […]
  • Which vocal system is best?
    Singers and trainee teachers often ask which ’system’ they should be studying in order to be the best possible singer or singing teacher that they can be. At VIDLA, we believe that all of the well-known systems have a great deal to offer, along with many of the smaller ones. Speech Level Singing, Estill, Jeannie Deva’s [...]
  • Goal Setting
    We came across a great article about what it takes to be a successful person, and thought you might enjoy it. It’s relevant to all of our students, staff, vocal coaches everywhere, singers, dancers, actors, musicians and indeed anyone who is wanting to make a success of themselves, their lives and their careers.The article is [...]
  • New Executive Appointment at VIDLA
    The VIDLA Executive Team is delighted to announce that, as at January 2010, we will be joined by West End veteran, arranger, musical director and vocal coach Alex Weatherhill. Alex has appeared in, or acted as MD / arranger for a string of successful productions, including a 14-month run in a principal role in Chicago in [...]
  • New Article by Dena Murray
  • Insurance for Singing Teachers
    It’s a sad fact of life that singing teachers now need insurance, but they do. ‘And why is that?’ I hear some of you ask. Well, let’s say you’re a singing teacher who works from home, and let’s say it’s raining, and a student slips on your front doorstep when leaving your teaching studio, breaking [...]
  • VIDLA Initiatives for 2010
    The VIDLA offices have been a blaze of activity recently, partly because of the ever-increasing number of applications, and partly because of all the plans we have for next year. In January 2010, we’ll be launching our range of recreational courses, for people who want to take a short three-month course ‘just for fun’ rather than [...]
  • Robert Lunte Workshops November 2009
    Our good friend and supporter, Robert Lunte of The Vocalist Studio, Seattle, and author of The Four Pillars of Singing, is coming to the UK next month for a series of workshops, teaching his ‘Extreme Singing’ techniques. The dates are: Tuesday November 10th: Worcester 10am – 2pm Wednesday November 11th: Birmngham 1pm – 5pm Thursday No […]

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