The E1 Chronicles: Lerina van Rensburg
Monday 3rd March 2025
Voice Study Centre
Welcome to our interview series featuring MA Voice Pedagogy students from Cohort E1, our first cohort with the University of Essex.
In this series, we’ll take you inside the experiences of our students—exploring how the course has shaped their practice, what drove them to pursue the MA, and how they’ve navigated their studies so far. Join us as we uncover their unique perspectives and passions.
Lerina van Rensburg
Click the video below to learn all about Lerina's background, her reasons for joining the MA program, her focus during Module 1, and how her research so far has influenced her teaching approach in the studio.
Lerina van Rensburg
Lerina van Rensburg, BA, PGCE, VMTR, LRSL, has been entertaining audiences from a young age. She is a qualified VMT practitioner with experience in working with personal clients and offering VMT workshops in song writing, performance and self-development.
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