Ever been told you can’t sing or shouldn’t sing? Yet you love to sing!
This short workshop is for you.

This is an opportunity to just get out there and sing! The 1^st half of the workshop will be getting ourselves ready to sing a song in the 2^nd half.

This is a workshop for those who have

• Never sung before; tone deaf to people with a lot of experience, but have possibly lost their nerve over the years or through life circumstances, such as having children, change of career, etc.
• No pressure to sing or do anything they do not want to do
• Very holistic approach to finding the voice mixed with traditional experience
• Plan is to leave the workshop wanting to get out and sing more and have fun!

Recommendations

• ‘Say thanks for a great workshop and fun performance….fantastic fun and would never had the courage before, …absolutely brilliant and great audience reaction; … I can see how you can get hooked!  I am now really keen to continue singing…’ – Jane Schaverien (Bravery to Sing Workshop)
• ‘Great fun, great people in the class and great teacher; better than I thought – class participation was excellent!’ – Reena Bhandar (Bravery to Sing Workshop)

What will happen on the day

• We will learn an excerpt of one song on the day
• Sing with backing track
• We will start off with relaxation exercises, move to body awareness and breathing exercises, learn excerpt of song

Requirements 

• Wear loose comfortable clothing which you would not mind lying or sitting in for the workshop
• Age: 18 years upwards

 Details on Workshop Leader

• Debbie has over 23 years teaching and work-shopping experience with the voice and is very intuitive to the students’ needs and concerns
• Students Debbie has taught have come from a variety of ages, musical backgrounds, and experience
• She has 8 years Alexander technique
• Teaches Meisner Acting
• Doing training to become a yoga teacher

Biography

Debbie Bridge is an accomplished singing teacher, whose style is one that is focused on your needs as a singer /actor/speaker. She has experience of teaching children and adults, covering a huge age range of 13 to 70 years old.

Since 1998, Debbie is passionate about teaching safe singing – using the correct support needed to keep your voice healthy. She is very down to earth and has a friendly approach; every lesson is geared towards her student’s own pace. She has lots of experience with teaching adults and enjoys coaching people who have had a lifelong dream of being able to sing to the best of their abilities.

She is a graduate of the University of British Columbia, Canada. Has done workshops with a wide variety of tutors all over the world which included the Morzarteum, Salzburg, Austria and Banff Centre of Arts, Canada. She is a recognised member of the Royal Society of Musicians and Equity.

Having experience of performing all over the world, producing her own shows and workshops, has given Debbie a lot of experience of being the fully rounded performer into today’s tough market. She has performed as a busker to large concert halls to film and everything in-between.

Debbie is very patient and will do whatever she can to help you sing to the standard you hope for.

“I have been teaching for over 23 years both in schools and privately.  In that time, I have taught both individuals and groups of adults and children and the disabled.  I have done children’s workshops with Opera Box and adult workshops with New Music Brighton.  I have a Bachelor of Fine Arts with a concentration in Opera. – Voice.”

Contact details

Website: www.debbiebridge.com

Email: debbie@debbiebridge.com

Tickets are now available:

£12 – Early bird – Limited bookings available and must be purchased by the the 28th April

£16 – Normal price booking from the 29th April

Places are limited, please book yours soon to avoid disappointment.