Kath

Hi, my name is Kath and I am professional singer and vocal tutor, and have entertained at hundreds of venues over the last 24 years both nationally and internationally for all occasions, including weddings, parties, corporate functions, cruises and festivals.

I am interested in helping students sing all genres of popular music, and know how important it is to be versatile, and as an established and experienced artist, I continue to entertain audiences through many channels, of professional function bands, P&O cruises (The Arcadia and The Oceana Ships), in Popular Jazz Bands, whilst also maintaining a solo career, so I am completely in touch with the entertainment industry in the North East as it stands.

I have studied the voice closely and have developed my own voice so that it is versatile enough to cover all genres of music, and can therefore assist students using established vocal techniques, deal with the current demands of becoming a singer, or maintaining their popularity by expanding on singing styles as an already established artist, as up and coming acts emerge, bringing with it new demands of a singer that wants to perform cover songs. I am also able to look at the performance aspects of singing, as well as general presentation of self, depending on your own goals.I currently teach privately from my home, where I have PA facilities and a teaching area, and also teach at Ashington Academy where I have many students from the age of 11 up to 18.

I have a Bachelor Degree (Hons) in Occupational Therapy, and until I decided to teach singing on a full-time basis in December 2011, have been a practising Occupational Therapist for 8 years (Occupational Therapy in mental health), where I have a particular interest in using the occupation of singing as means of staying healthy, or becoming healthy. Singing is an occupational habit that hundreds of thousands of people in Britain alone, enjoy so much. Singing, or being a ‘singer’ is how many people would like to describe themselves as ‘who they are’. Being in the singing world can make a person feel themselves, have a sense of identity, can help express themselves, and help them feel comfortable in their own skins, no matter what the age!

With the use of safe, established and reliable vocal techniques, I am able to assist students develop their singing skills so that they can then go on to peruse a singing career, or simply improve the voice they already have.

Here are some of the topics I cover in my lessons, which are adaptable to each student’s level and needs.
I mainly use the humming technique during the warm up exercises, and then I use other exercises to apply dynamics and projection to a song.
- How we sing
- Ear training and tone development.
- Breathing technique and exercises.
- Vocal warm ups
- How to use our resonators.
- Song dynamics.
- Vocal range enlargement.
- Microphone techniques.
- Recording session
- Performance anxiety, vocal health, etc.

I can provide my students with a goal plan and I can also provide a variety of backing tracks varying from popular to musical styles. I use pre-recorded scales to help students in their voice development.I have a tutoring studio at home (please see the address above), here is the link of where I am: https://maps.google/maps?q=ne6+1tx&hl=en&ll=54.966837,-1.584113&spn=0.006011,0.020449&sll=54.900919,-1.829482&sspn=0.006021,0.020449&hnear=Newcastle+upon+Tyne+NE6+1TX,+United+Kingdom&t=m&z=16&output=classic&dg=brw

Current fees:
Individual sessions:

£30.00 per hour.
I looking forward to being in touch :)
Kath.

Availability: No availability at present.

Willing to travel: Home Only

Experience: I have 4 years teaching experience both in schools and at my home studio (please see the comments about myself for more info) and I have 24 years experience as a professional singer.