Exploring Group-Voice for all Ages and Stages!
Tuesday 26th May 2026, 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM (London Time)
Teaching group-voice classes is an exciting and fun way to teach singing. It affords the singer and teacher opportunities to experience many different aspects of singing in ways that are not possible when working one-one. There are many benefits gained from working in a group, such as opportunities for each student to participate and hear others, chances to experiment with different techniques, styles, and sounds, guided learning from peers, increased awareness of vocal efficiency and effectiveness, and more confidence (and less self-consciousness) in sharing and performing.
“Sing first, talk later” is an approach that encourages interaction from the first class, unlike
a standard lecture format. In this short course, Cynthia Vaughn will share successful strategies to help the teacher plan, prepare, and organize group-voice classes. She recommends using the limited and valuable in-person class time for singing and practical application of the outside-of-class assignments and practice. You cannot learn to sing by reading about singing or watching videos. You learn to sing by singing! What is the ideal class size? How can you add group-voice classes to your current one-one teaching studio to increase your income? How is group-voice different than choir? How is group-voice different than a master class format? How do you get shy singers to participate? How do you ensure that every singer is included and everyone sings every class? How you structure your group-voice classes will vary depending on the participants. Are you teaching general education college students, instrumental music majors, actors and theater students, community choral singers, children, or older adults? You can create custom group-voice classes for any type of singer.
Join Cynthia Vaughn for this fast-paced informative and interactive short-course with time for QA. Come prepared to learn and to SING!
Cynthia Vaughn
Cynthia Vaughn is a respected teacher/clinician, author, and performer with over forty years of experience, currently based in Norfolk, Virginia, USA. She has created and taught group-voice classes for university, community, and church singers. Vaughn is the co-author (with the late Meribeth Dayme) of The Singing Book, a leading group-voice textbook and song anthology for university group-voice classes, independent studio group-voice, and beginning adult singers.
Attend this course for as little as £22 as part of the Voice Professional Training CPD Award Scheme.
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