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AOTOS Zoom Event: RSL Rockschool vocal exams

Live presentation with Dan Francis, Andrew McBirnie and Tim Bennett-Hart from RSL AOTOS members only RSL Rockschool vocal exams An in depth look at the Rockschool exams. How they are similar and different to traditional classical exams. Time to go through and understand the ‘session skills’ and other extra tests as well as looking at…

Live presentation with Rachelle Jonck and Derrick Goff AOTOS members only The Singer’s Skill Set: Learning from the teachers and singers of the past US vocal coaches Rachelle Jonck and Derrick Goff present an exploration of treatises, practice books and recordings with special emphasis on legato – also introducing Bel Canto Boot Camp’s system of…

Live presentation with a panel led by Julia Dewhurst AOTOS members only Music Festivals and Adjudicating AOTOS members have an amazing opportunity to meet and hear from a highly experienced panel of BIFF (The British and International Federation of Festivals for Music, Dance and Speech) Adjudicators. With festivals now back in person this is a…

It’s all in the mind! In-person and online 10:00  Arrival 10:45  Welcome 11:00  The Ontogenesis of Singing – Professor Graham Welch 12:00  Did you Listen to the Question? – Teresa Shaw 13:15  Lunch 14:30  Performance Anxiety – Mary Hammond 15:00  Masterclass – Mary Hammond 16:00  Round table discussion – All presenters 16:30 Conference close Click…

Live presentation with David McCabe AOTOS members only The Vocal Athlete – Why Knowing Physiology Matters To reach higher levels of performance, the vocal athlete has to embrace the synthesis between the physical body and neuroscience. Many voice systems will focus on the physical elements of voice production – the anatomy of the voice. David’s…

Live presentation with Luise Horrocks and Natalie Christopher AOTOS members only Trinity College London’s 2023 Singing syllabus Trinity College London present their 2023 Singing syllabus. Led by singing specialist examiner, Luise Horrocks, and Sector Support Manager (Music & Partnerships), Natalie Christopher, the session will outline the syllabus’ exciting updated features, showcase our new range of…

AOTOS 2023 Annual General Meeting (AGM) Date: Thursday 13 July 2023 Time: 6.30pm All are welcome to join; only current AOTOS members will be able to vote. Agenda for AOTOS 2023 AGM All other papers are available to view in the members’ resources area of the website here: https://aotos.org.uk/members/resources/agm-resources/ (you will need to be logged…

Live presentation with David Henson AOTOS members only LCME Musical Theatre Syllabus (2023) Are you new to LCME and want to learn more about the recently launched Musical Theatre syllabus? Or have you been using the LCME Music Theatre syllabus 2019-2021 and want to know how the new syllabus is different and what this means…

Live presentation with Abigail Mann-Daraz AOTOS members only Intentional Practice in the Voice Studio This session will explore the first stepping stones for promoting sensitive and intention-led practice in the voice studio for neurodivergence and mental health. Abigail Mann-Daraz is a holistic singing teacher and practitioner-researcher, with over 20 years’ experience working with marginalised groups.…