Find your voice
at Vocademy
Vocademy is a network of vocal schools with courses for all ages and abilities. We have an outstanding teaching network led by Founding Director Lucinda Bristow.
On our courses you can show off your passion for great music, develop your technical skills and when you’ve built up your confidence, rock out in front of a live band! Vocademy lessons are great fun, yet full of tips and techniques on how to improve your vocal abilities.
Vocademy News
Vocademy Opening in Horsham
It is amazing just how popular singing has become in both Worthing and East Grinstead, so much so that we have decided to spread Vocademy’s wings further. Courses in Horsham will be launched in April 2010. Horsham lessons will initially be run by founder of Vocademy, Lucinda Bristow. For more info contact Vocademy now!
Recommend a Friend 10% Discount Deal
If you join Vocademy or are already an existing student – recommend a friend and receive a 10% discount off your course fee! (The recommended student must join and pay for Vocademy course before discount is awarded.)
New Tutor Joins Vocademy
Fresh from her tour with soul queen Beverley Knight, Rachel Mosleh will be joining the Vocademy team and will be teaching at our newest venues which will shortly be opening in Brighton and Hove.
Rachel – "While I love performing, it’s great to go back to a teaching environment so I am really looking forward to working with the students at Vocademy. Working with Beverley has been a fantastic experience and I will be passing on her pearls of wisdom to my students."
Vocademy Students Day Out
Phil Cummings at Sennheiser and Susanne Buck at The British Music Experience at the O2 Arena in London kindly gave away tickets for Vocademy students to go and have a great day out.
Vocademy students aged from kids to adults had a great day learning all about the fantastic musical history of Britain, got to look at hand written lyrics and costumes worn by some of our most prestigious musical icons. They then went on to learn to play guitar, bass, drums keys and also had a go at singing along to their favourite tracks in the vocal booth at the Gibson Interactive Studio. The whole experience was recorded on an interactive card which could then be uploaded once the students had got home so they could see and hear everything that was covered throughout the day.
Shani Kinsella (Student) – 'what an amazing day! Thanks to the generosity of Sennheiser and BME we were given a great opportunity to research music history and combine it with a fun day out learning or should I say 'playing' with the musical instruments! The day was topped off when I got home and listened to my attempts on the BME website! Definitely a great day out!!'
To find out more about BME please go to www.britishmusicexperience.com
About Vocademy
The school runs a selection of evening and weekend courses and welcomes singers of all ages and abilities. The courses are taught to groups of up to 15 students - big enough to create an exciting vibe, yet small enough to give the students the vital attention needed to further their skills.
The Vocademy Area Managers (VAM's), overlook each individual school, and they believe in developing technical ability, confidence building and performance skills, and that singing should be a lot of FUN. All staff members at Vocademy are experienced and qualified tutors who currently work in the industry, they are therefore able to guide and support students of all levels, as well as help students who are looking to make a career out of their talent.
Vocademy students who feel confident enough will gain the valuable experience of performing in front of live audiences. The more experienced will also get the opportunity to rock out and perform as the lead singer of one of our amazing house bands.
How do I sign up to a Vocademy course?
Every new student will be invited to a FREE 30 minute assessment. This informal assessment is an opportunity to meet a tutor to talk through the Vocademy courses.
Students will be asked to perform a track (of their choice) and chat about their experiences and what they would like to achieve from lessons. A suitable course will then be recommended, based on the student’s age, experience and technical ability. Singing is something to enjoy, whether you are looking to become the next Rock God, Queen of Ballads, or if you are looking for somewhere to sing your heart out without people telling you to be quiet, Vocademy is definitely for you!
Contact us on 0845 5191765 to book
Our Courses
Whichever area you go to and whichever tutor you
have at Vocademy, you are always guaranteed to be
taught from the same syllabus - Vocademy's courses
have been tried and tested and they work!
Pop Vocademy 1
Pop Vocademy 1 is designed for young singers under the age of 13 years old, who love to sing and dance around their bedrooms to the latest pop songs.
We have a lot of fun on this course as we work through songs by the biggest pop artists in the world today. In week 10, the stage lights are turned on and the students get to perform everything they have learned in front of friends, family and a live audience... they become real pop stars!
This enjoyable 10 week course will include:
- Introduction to singing
- Group singing
- Solo singing
- Performance
- Confidence building
Pop Vocademy 2
Pop Vocademy 2 is designed for more confident young singers under the age of 13, who are either naturally gifted singers, or have had technical singing lessons elsewhere.
Young singers will usually progress to this course after Pop Vocademy 1. This 10 week course, like Pop Vocademy 1, is jam packed full with fun whilst progressing these budding stars technically as singers, working on using the diaphragm and further developing their confidence in singing and performing on stage.
In week 10 the students will get to showcase their vocal talents and performance skills in front of a live audience....their dreams of turning into pop idols becomes a reality!
This fun 10 week course will include:
- Warm ups
- Diaphragm control
- Tuning
- Stretching the ranges
- Harmony
- Solo singing
- Group singing
- Live performance
Vocademy Skills Level 1
Vocademy Skills Level 1 is a course aimed at the less experienced singers, who wish to build their confidence while gaining an understanding of strong vocal technique.
Each week students learn a new track and perform in order to fully practice each technique and style in class. This all builds up to a fun gig in week 10, where students get to show off what they have learned in a live gig scenario with a full band, in front of friends and family.
During the 10 week course students will learn:
- Vocal warm ups
- Diaphragm control
- Breath control
- Pitching
- Tone
- Vocal projection
- Diction
- Basic harmony
- Confidence building
- Live performance
Vocademy Skills Level 2
This course is designed for more experienced performers, who understand the technical aspects of singing.
Vocademy Skills - Level 2 is a course where students will gain a more in-depth understanding of vocals and harmony. The course will also develop singers’ skills in a live band workshop environment. YOU are the artist with a live backing band, breaking down and performing new songs each week.
In week 10 Vocademy promotes a live gig, where each student will perform to an audience to demonstrate what they have learned over the duration of the course and enjoy the fruits of their labour. During this 10 week course students will touch up on everything that is covered in Vocademy Skills - Level 1, they will also learn:
- In depth understanding of how the voice works
- Scale knowledge
- Extending higher and lower vocal registers with more projection
- Genres
- On stage communication
- Stage presence
- Mic technique
Further Information
The Vocademy team have a passion for singing and believe in having fun through learning. If you would like any more information on courses, or would like to book your FREE 30 minute assessment, please contact us. The staff at Vocademy are very friendly and will do their best to help you with any questions you might have.
Locations
Vocademy is ever growing. Singing is hugely popular
nowadays - everybody wants to get involved.
Vocademy courses are currently being held in:
- Worthing
- Horsham
- East Grinstead
If you know of an ideal location for the next Vocademy, contact us now!
The tutors
Lucinda Bristow
Founder and Principle of Vocademy
Lucinda is the founding director of Vocademy. After teaching both private and group lessons, at several schools in both East and West Sussex for several years, Lucinda set up Vocademy to continue developing singers. Vocademy quickly grew to several areas and has become the fastest growing school for vocalists.
Lu has worked as a singer with the likes of Ozzy and Kelly Osbourne for Channel 4, Liberty X, Carleen Anderson (Brand New Heavies) and Pitchshifter. As well as performing for the Olympic Torch ceremony outside Buckingham palace, which was televised to over 6.5 million viewers.
Sarah Benton
Vocademy Area Manager
Sarah started to have vocal lessons during her teens. Since then, her vocal repertoire has covered a wide range of styles and different contexts of performance. She worked with different musicians and bands in Germany, and sang at a big youth festival in the north of Germany in 2005. She moved to the U.K. soon after that, where she got involved in the British music scene, mainly through studying music at Chichester University.
She has currently completed her foundation degree in Instrumental and Vocal Music Teaching, and will start her final year of Music next summer. Her passion for singing has always encouraged her to teach, since she loves to share her passion with others. She enjoys watching her students developing a lifelong passion for music, and developing their own voice in confidence.
Kelly Barnes
Tutor
Kelly Barnes originates from Cheshire. She is trained in all aspects of performing arts, including vocals ranging from classical to musical theatre, to a wide variety of modern music including R&B, Soul, Jazz, Rock and Pop. She is the singer of a number of successful function bands including Black and Gold, who supported The Streets earlier this year. Kelly also teaches singing at Shana Goldman’s Stage School in Brighton and is writing original material for her own band specialising in R&B.
Kelly is a very approachable and friendly person with an amazing voice - her students are always wowed when they hear her sing.
Marianne Robinson
Tutor
After completing her grade 8 singing exam at a young age, Marianne Robinson decided to further her knowledge of singing by attending the Brighton Institute of Modern Music, where she has completed a Professional Diploma in Modern Music, and a BA degree in Professional Musicianship. Marianne also studied at LIPA and at the National Youth Music Theatre, and has had years of experience singing in theatre, lead vocals in various function bands, as well as solo performance around the country.
She is at present a member of girl group 'Vogue', a four part harmony soul/rock band. Marianne has worked alongside artists such as Ashley Slater (Freakpower), Ace (Skunk Anansie), Kate Cameron (Norman Cook), Jason Knight (Reef), Jake Shillingford (My Life Story) and Martin Wright (Beverly Knight, Natalie Imbruglia). Marianne is a friendly and relaxed person with a passion for passing on her knowledge of singing to others, and helping them developing their voice in a way that suits each individual.
Sam Black
Tutor
Sam Black has been singing for 10 years having had a childhood filled with dancing and musical theatre. Having completed singing exams to Grade 6 standard by the age of 16, Sam went on to study at Brighton Institute of Modern Music for four years, finally graduating with a Degree in Professional Musicianship by the age of 20. Over her years at college, Sam has gained a huge variety of experience. This includes performing in venues like the Royal Albert Hall, and working alongside a variety of artists including Cliff Richard, Gabrielle, Stomp, Peter Karrie and Liberty X.
Her achievements in music have also been accompanied by work in television and modelling. Whilst teaching part-time for Sussex Vocal Academy and Vocademy, Sam is also the lead singer of function band Encore, which gigs nationally on a regular basis. Sam is hugely passionate about singing and thoroughly enjoys passing her experience on to fresh, new singers.
Steph Hall
Tutor
Born in Oxfordshire Steph grew up with a Musical Theatre background, studying Performing Arts at college and being a memeber of many Amateur Societies across Oxfordshire. After moving to Brighton and studying vocals at Brighton Institute of Modern Music Steph has become a professional vocalist singing lead vocals for a band called Rhythm Nation who perform at private and corporate functions all over the UK, wiritng her own material for her solo acoustic/pop project as well as teaching vocals for Sussex Vocal Academy, Footlights Academy and Vocademy.
Steph has had the pleasure of working with many talented artists including Kelle Bryan from Eternal, Ace - guitarist from Skunk Anansie, Billie Godfrey (session vocalist for Beverly Knight) and Elliot May (vocalist for Basement Jaxx).
Steph has many years of experience in teaching vocals. Her fun and relaxed nature creates a great atmosphere in which to learn in. keeping the lessons fun, she involves everyone in her classes making them feel comfortable and confident to sing.
Rachel Mosleh
Tutor
Surrounded by music since she was a small child, singer and songwriter Rachel has been blessed with 'Old Soul' and a deep appreciation for the classics. "I have so many influences, I love Ann Peebles, Mavis Staples, Betty Wright, Betty Harris, Beverley Knight, Angie Stone and of course Aretha!"
Since gaining a degree in Professional Musicianship Rachel has performed in a wide variety of UK venues; from theatres and opera houses in the north to London's Royal Albert Hall and Earls Court Stadium. She has also worked with many a great musician including Amy Winehouse's band and has just had the privilege of supporting Soul Sensation Beverly Knight!
Rachel is a great tutor and inspires all who hear her sing. She creates a fun and warm environment and encourages all students to learn more about vocal technique whilst building confidence at the same time.
Contact Us
If you would like any more information, please contact us. The staff at Vocademy are very friendly and will do their best to help you with any questions you might have.
Phone 0845 5191765
Email sing@vocademy.co.uk
Post Vocademy 3, 45 Tisbury Road, Hove BN3 3BL
