Stay connected with your singing this August
If you're an adult classical singer looking for a way to stay connected with your singing over the summer, my August Intermezzo may be just the thing. It isn't an online course and there isn't a programme to work through. Instead, it's an invitation to spend August in the company of other curious singers, exploring vocal technique, musicianship and the simple pleasure of singing, wherever you happen to be.
When the summer term comes to an end, I know many singers enjoy having a little more space in their diary. But that doesn't mean our interest in singing disappears. Quite the opposite. Without the usual routine of lessons and workshops, there's often a little more time to listen, to reflect and to notice things that become lost in the busyness of term-time.
That's really what my August Intermezzo is about.
Each week during August I'll be sharing a different theme, built around one carefully chosen video from my teaching archive. Alongside it you'll find one of my weekly postcards....
Voice-works series:Â 8 Vocal Greats
Join us in Chandler’s Ford, Hampshire (UK) on 11–12 July 2026 for a Voice-works Study Weekend exploring Eight Vocal Greats. Across two focused and enjoyable days, we’ll trace a vocal lineage from Purcell to Britten, with each singer curating up to six pieces from this rich musical field. Observers are very welcome!
Your Desert Island Songs
26–27 September 2026 Chandler’s Ford, Hampshire
Your Desert Island Songs begins the new Voice-works Study Weekend year by exploring the repertoire that gradually inhabits who we are as singers.
A special Early-Bird Reward payment plan is available until 13 June 2026 for singers who step aboard early and begin shaping their repertoire over the summer months.
Final application deadline:Â 15 August 2026.
New! August Intermezzo
 A short interval or pause between larger events.Â
Running from 3–28 August, this is a new kind of Studio 5 space for the holiday weeks between terms - an online Intermezzo where you can stay connected to your singing in a simple, practical, and flexible way, even if life is busy or if you’re away.
Alongside weekly material, I’ll set aside time each week for an open, informal Intermezzo chat — you can drop in to ask questions, share ideas. If you can’t make a live chat, you’ll still be able to send thoughts and questions into the group space for me to respond to during the week.
This August Intermezzo is the first of a new Studio 5 idea that will continue to appear during the spaces between terms across the academic year.
Repertoire that meets you where you are.
A curated, confidence-building guide for returning, rebuilding, or refining classical singers. Includes expert commentary, a clickable playlist, and clarity on how to choose songs that truly fit. Instant download.
The Classical Singer's Path
A new Substack series, written from the inside out - glimpses into my own life as a classical singer, and the way I think about the art we share. It is quieter than the bustle of The Voice School, a place for reflection, stories, and ideas that might travel with you into your own singing life.. It’s free to subscribe, and early support means a lot as I get it going. You’re warmly invited to join me there.
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Ranked #29 in their Top 60 Singing Blogs — a lovely recognition of our reflective approach to singing.
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Singing Basics Guide
Getting to grips with or making improvements to your singing and the methods to achieve progress are all far easier and more accessible than you think.Â
