Singing Lessons in Central London, in Bromley at the Bromley Vocal School and Worldwide via Skype How It works?
Simona is a professional vocal coach, with more than 10 years experience as a singer and performer o advanced level
She is a Level 2 Certified IVA Instructor and has been teaching voice lessons in London since five years. She works with a wide range of artists of all ages and abilities, from West-End professionals to complete beginners. Before joining the Institute for Vocal Advancement Simona has
been a Speech Level Singing instructor for over 2 years and has trained with world class voice teachers including legendary vocal coach of the stars Seth Riggs (Michael Jackson, Barbra Streisand, Stevie Wonder and over 120 Grammy Winners), Greg Enriquez (Hole, Celebrity Skin Tour - Courtney Love; Creations du Dragon - Celine Dion) Spencer Welch (Institute for Vocal Advancement director of education)
As an IVA Instructor, Simona is committed to on-going training, regularly attending seminars, master classes and teacher training events worldwide to develop her own skills both as a teacher and vocalist. The Technique
The IVA technique is based on 17th and 18th Century principles of singing developed by the Old Italian School of Singing. Our goal is to train voices to sing in a free and natural manner, smoothly, from the bottom of the range to the top with no breaks or sudden changes in quality. Training in this technique gives you access to all dynamics, with tonal clarity and flexibility. It also helps improve your range, endurance, stamina, breath control, resonance, vocal strength and vocal quality across all styles of music without fatigue or damage to the voice. We accomplish these results by training the singer to find a balance between airflow and intrinsic muscular resistance, all within a resting laryngeal posture. IVA is a technique based on the recognition and use of the “bridges” or “passaggi” in the voice. The bridges are the area of the voice where vocal cord adjustment must take place in order to sing both high and low in our range. The IVA technique frees the vocalist to sing with a connected tone from the bottom of the range to the top by keeping the larynx down and the vocal cords together appropriately. Traditional vocal methods often only address using the bottom of the range (chest voice) for pop/theater styles or just using the top of the range (head voice) for classical styles which limits a singer in their capacity to sing throughout their range with a connected, uniform voice. The key to IVA is in understanding the bridges and learning to mix. Not using the voice properly throughout the whole range can lead to strain, incorrect pitch, vocal fatigue, and vocal damage.
Prima ed unica Insegnante certificata IVA, Institute for Vocal Advancement, per la Sicilia, cantante e interprete con oltre dieci anni di esperienza, Simona ha al suo attivo numerose partecipazioni a festival musicali e performance in location di tutto rilievo quali O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire e la Wembley Arena di Londra. Approda a Londra nel 2009 dove insegna tecnica vocale da oltre due anni collaborando con artisti di vario livello e generi musicali. Lavora come docente di canto e performing arts in alcune tra le maggiori accademie e scuole della capitale inglese tra le quali la Bromley Vocal School, Chelsea Academy e Golborne Youth Center
Per oltre due anni ha frequentato il programma di certificazione Speech Level Singing, studiando con i più grandi coach a livello mondiale tra i quali il maestro Seth Riggs in persona, leggendario vocal coach delle più importanti star internazionali vincitrici di oltre 120 grammy awards, (Michael Jackson, Barbra Streisand, Tina Turner, sono solo alcuni dei grandi artisti che hanno studiato con il grande Seth Riggs) Greg Enriquez (vocal coach di star come Celine Dion, Courtney Love e Britney Spears) Spencer Welch (fondatore e direttore dell’Institute for Vocal Advancement) Fiona McDougal (vocal coach di ‘The Voice UK’ e Universal Records)
Come insegnante certificata IVA Simona è impegnata in un regolare e costante percorso formativo partecipando ogni anno a numerosi training e Master Class tra Londra e gli Stati Uniti. LA TECNICA
La tecnica vocale IVA (Institute for Vocal Advancement) si basa sui principi della tradizione belcantistica italiana del settecento. Lo scopo di questa tecnica è di educare la voce a cantare in modo assolutamente naturale e in maniera uniforme per tutta l’estensione, dal registro più grave (voce di petto) a quello più acuto (voce di testa), senza alcuno stacco o improvvisi cambi nella qualità del suono. La chiave della tecnica IVA consiste nel comprendere i diversi passaggi di registro e imparare a utilizzare il MIX ovvero la voce mista. Il metodo IVA ti permetterà di migliorare resistenza, estensione, potenza e qualità vocale, ottenere maggior controllo della respirazione rendendo più facile adattarsi a diversi stili musicali senza fatica e senza danneggiare la tua voce.
