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Natasha Dobie

While enjoying an active singing life, Natasha also enjoys a busy teaching studio, and has taught singing and performance in several major performing arts colleges, including Birds college of Music theatre, Drama Studio London, and the Centre school of performing arts.

She also has a thriving private schedule teaching from her home in South London, teaching from the complete beginner, through to advanced actors, dancers, and musical theatre artists.

She has successfully developed her own popular style combining that of traditional classical techniques (Hussler / bel canto) alongside the EVTS, and Speech Level Singing techniques for the more commercial voice, and the musical theatre belt. She has many students currently working in and around the west end theatre, or with recording contracts.

Natasha has also visited Spain and Greece regularly to teach master classes and courses on voice technique to dancers and actors.

Natasha's private rate is currently £45 ph.

If you have any enquiries about singing lessons, please don't hesitate to e-mail through the contact page.

TRAINING

Natasha has completed intensive studies on ‘the fundamentals of the singing voice’ run by the BVA, based on the anatomy and physiology of singing and teaching singing.

Lecturers included: Sarah Harris, (speech therapist) Tom Harris (surgeon) David Howard (acoustics) Janice Chapman (opera) Mary Hammond (musical theatre), John Rubin (laryngologist) and others.

Natasha has passed Levels 1 - 3 EVTS (Estill Voice Craft)

Other teaching courses include:

Why do we breathe? Paul Farrington & Anne Marie Speed
Royal Academy of Music

Belting and Musical Theatre vs. Classsical
BVA from Rock to Opera

SINGING TEACHING

DRAMA STUDIO LONDON

Coming into 4th year as singing teacher at DSL, postgraduate acting course, Ealing, London.

GREAT BADDOW HIGH SCHOOL

Currently technique teacher in a comprehensive school, teaching singing to students between ages 11 & 18, including teaching students singing for GCSE and A level examinations.

PRIVATE TEACHER

Successful private singing studio for four years in both London and Madrid. Teaching singing technique at all levels and all styles. Repertoire from classical, to pop, jazz and musical theatre.

THE CENTRE - PERFORMING ARTS COLLEGE

3 years as head of singing department, and solo technique teacher at performing arts vocational college, based in Greenwich, London.

BIRD COLLEGE OF DANCE AND MUSIC THEATRE

Birds college of dance and music theatre (singing teacher), affiliated with Trinity College. Giving singing technique to professional dancers and leading performance workshop classes.

ESCUELA DE MUSICA

Part time technique teacher in a music school based in Madrid. Teaching technique, performance skills and repertoire (mostly standard classical songs).

SINGING WORKSHOPS

Danceworks, Dance Attic.

MADRID PLAYERS

Directed and worked as a vocal coach on productions for amateur based shows in English in Madrid (shows include My Fair Lady and Zarzuela).

OTHER TEACHING

Natasha is also an experienced teacher of public speaking and voice coaching for public speakers using English as a foreign language, having worked extensively with managers and area managers of companies such as pharmaceutical, perfume and fashion, who need to perform regularly in the English language at high level international meetings and negotiations.

  • The British Council (Madrid Adults Centre): Presentation, performance, and communication skills to public speakers in business speaking in a foreign language.
  • Voice production workshops for public speakers speaking in a foreign language.


Graduating students from the Centre School of Performing Arts, 2006

Graduates from the Central School 2006      Graduates from the Central School 2006      Graduates from the Central School 2006

© Natasha Dobie 2009