Transforming Fear Into Fearless Singing
Vocal Health Coach helping you find confidence in your voice
Top Vocal Health Coach Annette Belshaw, qualified in Vocal Health First Aid, has trained with the best in the industry. Including Chris Johnson of Evolve and The Naked Vocalist.
Annette is a professional singing teacher specialising in helping singers who lack confidence in their voice. With a gentle and patient approach, Annette will help you overcome self-doubt. AND she can provide you with functional technique so you can sing with freedom and ease.
The main focus is on building confidence, mastering breathing techniques, and exploring acoustic resonance in your voice. By providing a supportive environment, Annette ensures you can grow as a singer and performer.
By using resonance and holistic techniques, vocal function can be hugely improved. Indeed, Annette’s approach as a vocal health coach considers the whole body, mind and voice to achieve healthy singing.
Consequently the result is a balanced technique that enhances vocal strength, flexibility and stamina. By using these techniques a greater mind:body:voice connection is achieved, allowing greater freedom when singing.
REPLACING FEAR WITH ENJOYMENT
Modern vocal styles require specialist understanding and unique techniques, vocal qualities, and stylistic nuances that define each genre. Annette gives singers confidence to express themselves whilst remaining authentic as they grow in confidence and vocal security.
VOCAL HEALTH FIRST AID PRACTITIONER
As a qualified Vocal Health First Aid Practitioner, Annette can give specialised advice and care for voice users experiencing vocal strain, discomfort, hoarseness or injury.
Initially, Annette will assessing the singers vocal issues. This leads to a detailed personalised overview that provides preventative advice. Also offering immediate techniques or exercises to relieve symptoms relating to vocal fatigue, overuse or misuse. World leading training with Vocal Health Education means Annette is fully equipped to identify the early signs of vocal problems, suggest appropriate vocal exercises. Furthermore, Annette can advise on when to seek professional medical help. The goal is to prevent minor issues from developing into more serious conditions, AND to promote long-term vocal wellness for singers, speakers and anyone who relies on their voice professionally.
All Vocal Health First Aid Consultations are via Zoom.
You can book a Vocal Health First Aid Consultation via the booking page.
Most teaching and coaching sessions are via Zoom, but Annette also offers face to face sessions from her home music room in Telford, Shropshire. Annette specialises in contemporary singing styles (pop, soul, blues, RnB etc) and Musical Theatre.
And what’s more, Annette has been running a very busy and thriving private practice for over 20 years, working with young singers to professional artists.
For over 20 years Annette has worked as a pro singer! So she understands the need for exceptional vocal health coaching and dynamic voice training in order to cope with demanding performance schedules.
She has a very keen interest in vocal health and first aid for the voice, and performance anxiety. She has helped hundreds (or even thousands!) of singers unlock their full potential and uncover their true voice by providing a unique and holistic approach to vocal health coaching that also combines the best service and follow up care. Her methods are based on years of training to teach voice and singing, constant continuing up to date voice research, and years of practical experience.
CARE WITH YOUNGER VOICES
Lots of Annette’s voice teacher training has been completed with The Voice College . And Annette has achieved a Distinction level in the Diploma In Working With Adolescent Voices.
Being qualified to work with adolescent voices is crucial for several reasons, given the unique physical and developmental changes that occur. Both boys and girls go through voice change, and it can present difficulties throughout this phase of development.
And with being a qualified singing teacher and vocal health coach, Annette understands the physiological, biological and emotional changes, and can guide singers safely through them, preventing damage to the still-developing vocal structures. When handled with care, in a safe environment, a vocal health coach qualified in working with young singers will give age and developmental appropriate training to ensure a healthy and functional voice.
You will find that Annette focuses on developing functional registers within developmental limitations, and building resonance throughout the range. As a qualified specialist in both vocal pedagogy and adolescent psychology, Annette ensures a safe supportive and effective learning experience that fosters healthy vocal development.
But she promises, you will have fun too! .
HERE’S WHAT ANNETTE SAYS ABOUT HER TEACHING…
“My approach is tailored completely to the individual. I ALWAYS assess the singer and their voice before starting any training program, whether they are young, mature, professional or hobbyist.
I focus not only on the voice, but also the body and mind. I understand the importance of physical alignment, responsive and reflexive breath control, and emotional connection.
This specialisation involves totally understanding how the voice works, and how the singer in front of me is currently using their vocal instrument.
Ultimately, resonance building techniques helps singers produce a dynamic sound whilst reducing risk of vocal fatigue or damage.
By addressing factors such as posture, tension, and mindset, I help singers develop a great technique that enhances their style, strength and stamina.
I enjoy my holistic approach as it allows singers to connect more deeply with their voice.”
PIANIST AND SINGER..
Piano lessons are also available both face to face or via Zoom. Annette has a great home set up for online lessons, with multiple cameras to show demonstrations from various angles, and an onscreen virtual piano.
Annette can help singers who wish to self accompany by teaching chord shapes, hand coordination and independence, and playing by ear.
”I love accompanying myself on piano. Singing and piano are my biggest passions, so to combine them is just awesome!”
“Although I had mostly taught myself how to play piano as a young girl, by the time I was 18 I knew I needed better technique and to increase my skill set. I took lessons until I was in my early twenties, and took all my classical piano exams with ABRSM.”
Annette offers piano exams with ABRSM and Trinity, but this is optional.
Weekly piano lessons are available – for up to date availability, please see the booking schedule.