Studio 5: The August Intermezzo 

A simple way of staying in touch with your singing through the summer weeks, while also keeping a sense of connection and conversation going through the month.

It’s a space you can dip into as August unfolds, whether you have ten minutes or a little longer. Alongside the weekly focus and video reflections, there will be opportunities to meet up informally online, ask questions, share ideas, and stay connected with singing without it becoming a formal lesson or session.

There’s no pressure to keep up, and no expectation to do everything. It’s simply there, ready when you are.

It’s more like having a place you can return to across the month — something light and familiar that sits alongside whatever else August brings.

The Intermezzo will open over the weekend beforehand, so you can arrive and have a look around, and we begin on Monday, 3rd August. From there, each new week begins on the 10th, 17th and 24th, with a natural rhythm to how the month develops.

New material and informal chats will unfold during the week, but everything remains available for you to return to at any time.

Each week will have a focus. There is a clear place to begin, a short Voice School video to watch and listen to, and a ‘postcard’ to take away — a short written focus from me to you, connected to the work of the week.

It's a movable feast. We'll take it as it comes.

Some weeks may feel more spacious, others may open things up a little more, but the intention remains the same throughout: to give your singing presence and be active in your life. 

I’ll be around once a week for a relaxed online meet-up. Nothing formal, just a space you can drop into to listen, to chat, ask questions, share ideas, and stay in touch with your singing and with other singers through the month.

If you can’t make the live chat, you won’t miss out. You’ll still be able to send questions or thoughts into the group space during the week, and I’ll respond to them as part of the ongoing conversation.

If something catches your attention during the week — a piece of music, a performance, something you’re working on, or even just a thought — you’re very welcome to send a 'postcard' back.

In practice, that simply means sharing it in the group chat: a link, a recording, or a short note. Over time, these postcards begin to form a shared thread across the month, something we can all dip into and enjoy.

The whole idea is that The August Intermezzo sits rather informally.

It’s there to keep momentum and ideas moving inherently, so that when September comes around, you don’t feel as though you’ve stepped away from your singing, but that you’ve stayed intentionally connected to it throughout the summer break.