SINGING IS A VEHICLE FOR SELF EXPRESSION

• Teaching methods devised from jazz vocal techniques
• Experience your own voice
• Develop your individual self-expression and creativity
• Explore and interpret songs from the viewpoint of your own life experiences
• Build up confidence in yourself
• Vocal and Breathing techniques
• Improvisation
• Phrasing and musicality
• Song interpretation
• Microphone technique
• Define your vocal range
• How to work with a band
• Practice technique
• Work with natural voice technique in genres including jazz, pop, soul, folk, rock, r 'n' b, electronic, country, acoustic etc.
• Self-accompaniment skills
• Song arrangement skills

ONE TO ONE SINGING LESSONS in Pathhead, Midlothian.
Adults: £40 for 55 minute session
16 & under: £15 for 30 minutes
Group rates available
Longer sessions and bus/train timetables available on request.

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WORKSHOPS

21st - 28th August: INTERNATIONAL FRENCH JAZZ SCHOOL
Vocal Intensive Course with Liane Carroll and Sophie Bancroft: Places on the School are going very quickly! Please see the website www.jazzsummerschool.com for further details and contact them for more information or to reserve a place at http://www.jazzsummerschool.com/contact/index.htm .

TEACHING BACKGROUND
In addition to her performance career, Sophie is an experienced jazz educator renowned for her vocal teaching skills, and is currently one of the most in-demand vocal tutors in Britain. Previous and current teaching posts include:

• Numerous one to one Vocal Tuition Students.
• Jazz vocal tutor at the RSAMD in Glasgow.
• Jazz vocal tutor at the City of Edinburgh Music School.
• Vocal tutor at the University of Strathclyde on the BA Applied Music Course.
• Vocal tutor at the University of Newcastle
• Tutor on the Fionna Duncan Vocal Jazz Workshop with Fionna Duncan and Liane Caroll.
• Tutor on the Mediterranean Jazz Summer School with Liane Caroll and Simon Purcell.
• Songwriting tutor in various secondary and primary schools around Scotland.
• Workshop leader for various community projects using vocal techniques, improvisation and songwriting with elderly people, teenagers, special needs children, adults and primary school children.
• Britains first Jazz Education Development Officer 1990 - 1991 for Jazz South and South West Jazz.
  

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