Oxygen Advantage for Vocal Educators • Empowering Vocalists Through Breath
Tuesday 8th July 2025, 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM (London Time)
Are you a singing teacher or trainee voice educator eager to expand your toolkit? Join Kate Cubley at Voice Study Centre for a dynamic 2-hour lecture exploring the role of functional breathing in supporting vocal performance, vocal health, and resilience—for both you and your students.
This engaging session introduces the Oxygen Advantage® method: a science-backed approach to breathing that can transform how you teach, coach, and care for the voice.
What to Expect:
- 🧠 Understand the Science: Learn the physiological foundations of efficient breathing and how it impacts voice production, focus, and energy.
- 🛠 Learn Practical Tools: Explore a range of easy-to-integrate breathwork exercises to support breath control, vocal stamina, and performance anxiety.
- 🎙 Apply to Voice Work: See how these techniques align with and enhance existing vocal pedagogy—ideal for warm-ups, endurance training, and real-world teaching challenges.
- 🤝 Interactive and Reflective: Take part in guided practice and discussion on integrating these methods into your own teaching and vocal health routines.
Why Attend?
- Strengthen your teaching with evidence-based breathing strategies
- Support student vocal health, confidence, and longevity
- Manage your own energy and voice use in demanding teaching contexts
- Connect breathwork to voice pedagogy in a clear, practical way
Help your students breathe—and sing—better. This is breathing training, designed for the vocal teacher.
🏷️ Price £30 (UK VAT inclusive)
🎥 Recording automatically sent to all who book (even if you cannot attend live)
▶️ Rewatch as many times as you like
📜 Certificate of attendance available
Kate Cubley
Kate Cubley (BA (Hons), MA) is an advanced level Voice Coach, Singing Teacher, singer and researcher working predominantly from her private studio in Cheshire...
Attend this course for as little as £22 as part of the Voice Professional Training CPD Award Scheme.
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