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  • Goal Setting
    We came across this 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 [...]
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  • 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 […]
  • Dena Murray Talks VIDLA
    Master Vocal Coach and celebrated author Dena Murray is the VIDLA Patron. This week, we were lucky enough to receive these kind words from her: I learned about VIDLA from the website The Modern Vocalist. Dr. Keen and I are Subject Matter Experts for that site. We began correspondence and to my surprise and [...]
  • Vocal Care
    Ria has been chatting a lot to our lovely friends at Vocal-Care.com this week, and of course we’ve just done the article about coffee and hydration, so we thought it was a good time to remind you what great products Vocal-Care have to offer, and how much difference it can make to both singers and [...]
  • Approaching the New Academic Year
    At VIDLA, we’re just finishing our evaluation of the past year, and looking forward to the next. We’ve had an amazing year, welcoming many students from all over the world, and making a lot of new friends in the United States, including our esteemed Patron, Dena Murray, the wonderful folks from The Vocalist Studio – [...]
  • IADL Accreditation Certificate
    We are delighted to have received our accreditation certificate from the IADL, showing that VIDLA is a Fully Accredited Member of the International Association for Distance Learning. Our membership number is 91021. Please click the link below to see the certificate. IADL Membership Certificate.pdf

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