Julian

Hi! I’m Julian, a funk-drumming, gospel-humming, barbershop-loving vocal coach.

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As a vocal health specialist with a biopsychosocial approach, I work on fundamental functional principles based on how the body and mind work, to help demystify the voice. 

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Biopsychosocial is a long word that essentially means it’s all connected, our voice doesn't exist in isolation, lurking in our larynx.  What we think and feel affects our voice just as much as the physical, so we work to align, build and strengthen body, mind and voice.

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I work collaboratively, wherever you are on your vocal journey, to help you express yourself in the way that works for you.

I aim for 5 things in every session:

  • For you to get more from your singing

  • For you to hear it

  • For you to feel it

  • For you to understand it

  • For you to have fun!

I have worked, trained and taken courses with world-class voice pedagogues and coaches, vocal health experts and manual therapists - and lovely human beings - including Stephen King, Dr Jenevora Williams, Walt Fritz PT, Dr Ian Howell, Ken Bozeman, Kerrie Obert SLP, Dr Ingo Titze, Steve Scott and Rob Mance.

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I am a qualified Vocal Health First Aider, training as a Vocal Habilitation Professional, certified in Vocal Massage Therapy and Laryngeal Manipulation, consult for the UK’s premier vocal health organisation Vocal Health Education, and am part of the founding team of New Voice Publishing, giving a platform to emerging and established authors in the fields of voice, psychology and therapy.

Some of my interests and training include:

A Cappella & Barbershop

    • Vocal Techniques (Steve Scott)

    • Vocal Pedagogy for Music Leaders (Steve Scott)

    • Honors Chorus (Rob Mance)

    • Anatomy of the Successful Chorus Rehearsal (Rob Mance)

    • Voice Lessons Under Glass (Rob Mance & Steve Scott)

    • Vocal Pedagogy & Technique (Rob Mance & Steve Scott)

    • The Science Behind Riser Placement (Rob Mance & Steve Scott)

    • Competent Co-Directing (Jay Dougherty & Steve Scott)

    • Directors’ Roundtable (Gary Steinkamp, Rob Mance & Steve Armstrong)

    • Campbell's Vowel Movement (Don Campbell)

    • How To Teach What You Know (Don Campbell)

    • Directors College Chorus / On to the Rehearsal (Don Campbell & Kirk Young)

    • Conducting & Directing Techniques (Kirk Young)

    • Introduction to Resonance Matching (Scott Kitzmiller)

    • Redefining Your Role (Kohl Kitzmiller)

    • Resonance Matching (Instant Classic)

    • Overtone Mapping (Jay Dougherty)

    • Coaching Apprentice Programme (Gary Plaag, David McEachern, Mark Ketner, Mo Field, Steve Armstrong, Alex Morris, Matt Gifford)

    • Chorus Leadership (Steve Tramack)

    • Sound Management (Steve Tramack)

    • Choral Methods (Joe Cerutti)

    • Making a Sound Difference (Richard Lewellen)

    • Conducting & Directing Techniques (Larry Bean)

    • Arranging for Directors (Tom Gentry)

    • A Chiropractor Talks About Posture (Gene Spilker)

    • Honors Chorus (Aaron Dale)

    • Visually Entertaining Without Choreo (Anthony Colosimo)

    • Quartet Rehearsal Techniques (Sean Devine)

    • Unlocking the Script of your Song (Patrick Brown)

    • From the Ground Up (Chris Rimple)

    • Unity Of Purpose And The Future Of Your Chorus (Eddie Martinez)

    • Small, but Mighty! (Aaron Dale and Kim Wonders)

    • Brand & Identity for Your Quartet (Wayne Grimmer)

    • A Step by Step Approach to A Cappella Harmony (Wayne Grimmer)

    • Super-Shifting (Steve Denino)

    • Beginner’s Vocal Percussion (Drew Wheaton)

    • Rehearse Like an Instrumentalist (Dave Tautkus)

    • Sing Effortless Tenor (Drew Wheaton)

    • How Medalist Quartets Prepare for Contest (Drew Wheaton)

    • Rehearsal Techniques for the “A” Level Chorus (Kim Wonders)

    • Music Theory (Jay Krumbholz)

    • Directors College Chorus / On to the Rehearsal (Rick Spencer)

Peridot

Peridot

The Techtonics

The Techtonics

Northern Quarter

Northern Quarter

MK Acapella

MK Acapella

The Six Foot Four

The Six Foot Four

Welwyn Harmony

Welwyn Harmony

In The Wings

In The Wings

Capital Chorus

Capital Chorus

Eclipse

Eclipse

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