About Anthea

About Anthea

​Hi, I’m Anthea and for the past 15 years I’ve had a portfolio career as a singer, songwriter, performer, recording artist, vocal coach and community music facilitator. I take a holistic, client-centred and non-judgemental approach to my coaching, teaching and facilitation, with a focus on wellbeing, vocal health, playfulness, curiosity and collaboration. I’ve helped countless singers and musicians remove barriers that have been holding back their vocal function, expressive singing, performance and songwriting and have seen some amazing transformations in my clients as they blossom in confidence and perform in ways they’d always dreamed of.
 
I’m a self-confessed voice geek, who’s passionate about facilitating people to find their strongest, most authentic, most expressive singing and songwriting voices. I have first-hand experience of the wellbeing benefits of expressing the full range of human emotion through song, and it brings me great joy to support people to personally grow and flourish through singing, songwriting, improvising and/or performing.
Photography by Colin Rayner and Ryo Ishikawa.

Are you looking for some support on your journey of self-discovery as a singer, songwriter and performer? I was!

​Does your voice feel unreliable, lack stamina or won’t always deliver your songs with the power, clarity and expression you need it to?
 
Maybe you’d like to develop your voice so you can write songs for different parts of your vocal range and get out of your vocal comfort zone?
 
Perhaps you’re experiencing songwriters’ block or are stuck in a songwriting rut?
 
Are you held back by fears or anxiety when it comes to performing and recording your own original material?
 
Are you ready to take a deep dive into your voice’s functioning and how you use it to express your unique perspective through song?
 
I’ve been there! 
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I’d love to help you overcome your barriers by sharing with you the tools and strategies I’ve learnt through years of experience, training, study and independent learning.
 
My specialisms include:
 
vocal function
vocal acoustics
songwriting and working with songwriters
Vocal Health First Aid
maintaining vocal health
mindfulness for vocal function
body awareness and movement for vocal function
voice troubleshooting
developing expressive and sustainable singing techniques
songwriting troubleshooting
self-care and singing
singing and songwriting for wellbeing
vocal playfulness and improvisation
finding ease and freedom in singing

Qualifications and Training

As a singing teacher/vocal coach I’ve been trained by BAST, Teach Voice, the Voice Study Centre, New England Conservatory of Music and others, as well as being a qualified Vocal Health First Aider and holding a Post Graduate Certificate in Songwriting from Bath Spa University. I regularly attend CPD training, read voice research and am an active participant in the international voice teaching community online. I’m also a member of the multidisciplinary British Voice Association, the Association of Teachers of Singing, the Musicians’ Union, and PRS For Music. If you need something that’s outside my scope of practice, I’m well-placed to identify what might help, reach out to my extensive network of multidisciplinary experts and point you in the right direction.
 
I also learn and practise yoga, Alexander Technique and mindfulness (both in daily life and through meditation), which all inform my teaching. Compassion – including self-compassion and self-care – is a guiding principle in my life, and I aim to be an empathic, caring, accepting and non-judgmental person in my professional and personal life.
 
I’m also a mum to my beautiful son, who helps me grow as a person and brings me great joy – not least through his creativity, playfulness and love of singing!