Congratulations To Our MA Students!
Wednesday 22nd January 2020
Voice Study Centre
Our fantastic MA students have just completed their final projects and have received amazing results.
We would like to congratulate all of them on their hard work and well-deserved grades. Along with these outstanding results, our MA students have achieved fantastic things.
In the cohort of 20:
- Suzanne Chadwick, Amelia Carr and Kate Cubley have been accepted to present at Eurovox 2020
- Elizabeth Drwal, Suzanne Chadwick and Sarah Burston have been accepted to present at the Society of Music Education in Ireland conference
- Emily Foulkes was asked to present at a Mental Health Network conference specialising in Singing and Health
- Sharon Mari presented her research at the British Voice Association – Vocal Health Forum in 2019
- Carrie Birmingham now works at the Leeds College of Music
- Rachel Meadows is head of popular music at BIMM (The British and Irish Modern Music Institute)
- Teresa Shaw works at the Chichester and Portsmouth universities
- Sophie Garner has been invited to present at The Academy of Contemporary Music during ‘Enrichment Week’
Suzanne Chadwick
MA Voice Pedagogy Alumni, Suzanne Chadwick had has a successful teaching career for over 20 years. She teaches Opera, Jazz, Gospel, Folk, Rock, Musical Theatre...
Elizabeth Drwal Stuttard
Elizabeth is a Vocal Coach and Choral Facilitator, Community Dance Facilitator and Researcher...
Emily Foulkes
Emily gained a Distinction in her Master’s in Voice Pedagogy, specialising in Singing for Mental Health, Pain Management, and Trauma-Informed Practice...
Sharon Mari
Sharon Mari is a singer, singing teacher and vocal rehabilitation coach with a particular interest in vocal health. She is a member of the multidisciplinary team at the...
Carrie Birmingham
Carrie is a hearing-impaired singer/songwriter and vocal specialist from Preston (Lancashire), who moved to Liverpool in 2005. Whilst growing up in Preston she started to train in performing arts from a very young age.
Teresa Shaw
Teresa has focused on the voice throughout her career. She completed her undergraduate degree in music at Manchester University, her Advanced Diploma in vocal...
Sophie Garner
Having started her professional career with the National Youth Theatre of Great Britain (1991-1992 Maggie May and Amphibias Spangulatos), a determination...
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