Certificate in Acting Approaches for Singing Teachers

Are you a singing teacher looking to elevate your students’ performance? This 4-part course is perfect for those who want to help their singers connect deeply with the character and the story behind the song. Many singing teachers have lots of brilliant ideas about coaching vocal performance but often don’t have a background in acting. Learning more about acting techniques can build structure into your performance-focused lessons and add depth to the song. Gain practical tools and techniques that you can apply to your teaching.

Live and Interactive Learning!

Monday 20th April > Thursday 23rd April 2026

12:00pm - 1:30 pm BST

Join us for live sessions that blend taught content, discussion work, and evaluation. All sessions will be recorded, allowing catch-up at a later time.

This 4-part lunchtime course designed ia specifically for voice teachers - take a deeper dive into acting approaches that singing teachers can use to integrate powerful acting techniques into singing lessons. Come along live for an interactive experience, or watch on playback at your leisure.

Upon completion of the course, you will receive an official ITOL-accredited certificate, a badge for your website/social media and a profile on our student page.

Course cost: £395

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Overview

Welcome to Voice Study Centre’s Voice Professional Certificated course. We offer a series of micro-credentials to develop learning, teaching and boost your CV. This is one of them!

 

Tutor: Louisa Morgan

 

Unleash the power of storytelling in your singing lessons.

Are you a singing teacher looking to elevate your students’ performance? This 4-part course is perfect for those who want to help their singers connect deeply with the character and the story behind the song. Many singing teachers have lots of brilliant ideas about coaching vocal performance but often don’t have a background in acting. Learning more about acting techniques can build structure into your performance-focused lessons and add depth to the song. Gain practical tools and techniques that you can apply to your teaching.

Who is it for?

This course is ideal for singing teachers who may not have a background in acting, or those who need a refresher. While the course is primarily geared towards Musical Theatre, the techniques are applicable to various singing styles.


Session Times and Dates

Dates: Monday 20th > Thursday 23rd April 2026 12pm-1:30pm UK time (BST)

Place: Online (all sessions are recorded if you cannot attend live)

Regional Times for all sessions

  • BST (British Summer Time): 12:00 - 1:30 pm
  • EDT (Eastern Daylight Time): 7:30 am - 9:00 am

Syllabus

Day 1: Stanislavski's and Chekhov

Discover the foundational principles of Stanislavski and how they can transform your approach to teaching singing.

  • An overview of Stanislavski and Chekhov’s methods
  • How does it help us to understand character and context?
  • Strengths and limitations of the approaches
  • What can we apply to singing teaching?
  • Discussion
Day 2: Meisner and Laban

 

  • An overview of approaches from Meisner and Laban
  • How does it develop connection to character?
  • Strengths and limitations of the approaches
  • What can we apply to singing teaching?
  • Discussion
Day 3: Actioning and Text Analysis

 

  • An overview of the Actioning method
  • How can it help with spontaneity?
  • How can it apply to singing?
  • Lyrics as poetry
  • Practical exploration
  • Discussion
Day 4: Musical Clues and Body Language

 

  • What can we learn from the music?
  • What can we learn about story and character?
  • What do we know about body language and performance?
  • What can we apply to singing lessons?
  • Discussion
Assessment:

Submit a short piece of reflective writing (approximately 500 words) on what you have learned and could use in your practice to attain your certificate in Acting Approaches for Singing Teachers.

Looking for more?

During the week following the conclusion of this course, Louisa will also be running a four-day lunchtime course on emotion (Mon-Thurs 27th-30th April). Once you have investigated acting methods, you might like to join us for an exploration of emotion in speakers, listeners and how to work ethically and safely with emotion.


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If you would like to learn more about the course please complete the form below or email us at info@voicestudycentre.com



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