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Advanced Belting Techniques: Coordinating the voice to communicate the human experience!

Thursday 5th June 2025, 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM (London Time)

All voice types can belt, and there’s more than one kind of belting, but in introductory settings, it’s tough to cover every nuance that comes with training both aspiring and experienced belters. This course dives into several elements that are rarely addressed together: developing agility and stamina, understanding the differences between light, medium, and heavy voices, exploring how open and closed vowels support circles of energy, and working with twangy, neutral, and warm vocal qualities. We’ll also look at how to coordinate the voice so that psychological gesture naturally leads to the appropriate vocal quality for each moment of a song.

By helping students access the full range of their belt voice, teachers empower them to move beyond the stereotype of belting. With these tools in hand, singers are better prepared for the real world of performance—where every creative team has its own vision, and the singer’s job is to adapt to meet that vision.

🏷️ Price £30 (UK VAT inclusive)
🎥 Recording automatically sent to all who book (even if you cannot attend live)
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📜 Certificate of attendance available

Matt Edwards

Matt Edwards is one of the leading voice teachers for commercial and musical theatre styles in the United States. He is currently an Associate Professor and Coordinator of Musical Theatre Voice at Shenandoah Conservatory.

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Attend this course for as little as £22 as part of the Voice Professional Training CPD Award Scheme.

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(London Time)

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Tuesday 17th November 2026
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
(London Time)

A (Very) Brief Course in Linguistics!

Miranda Guettlein

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