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MA Student, Deborah Aloba Publishes Book

Tuesday 24th November 2020

Congratulations to MA Voice Pedagogy student, Deborah Aloba, on the publication of her book!⁠
You can find ‘Teaching Dyslexics How to Read and Write Music’ on Amazon, in Kindle or paperback format.

Deborah Aloba

Deborah been a professional singer for over 30 years and a singing teacher for over 20 years.  Her students range from age 6 to 88 and are of mixed ability...


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