Group Classes for under 16s

After Christmas we will be starting group singing classes for under 16s led by our newest teacher Laura-Jane Boardman who simply has a gift for working with youngsters!

These classes are open to ANYONE who loves to sing- there's no audition involved, the classes are purely for fun. The cost will work out at just £6 per class and the class sizes will be limited to ensure that every child gets plenty of attention!

Classes will mainly cover pop music but also some musical theatre and a few other genres thrown in for good measure.

These will take place on Thursday evenings and Saturday mornings. Places are limited so please contact us now to register your child for a place in January!

Competition successes

A few well dones to those HBSS students who have been doing so well in singing competitions lately!

Congratulations to Max for winning 'Hartford's got Talent'

Well done to Joseph and Max for getting through to the finals of the 'Grand Talent Trail' in aid of Help the Heroes.

Good luck to Caroline who got through to the final of the Open Mic UK competition which takes place at the O2 in London.

What a lot of success! Keep up the good work guys!

Updated December 2011

Spencer Welch SLS event goes down a storm!

Master SLS teacher Spencer Welch visited the studios in June to conduct teacher training classes, private lessons and public Master classes in SLS. The studio was full of singing teachers from all over the UK coming to learn as much as they could from the Master teacher. SLS teachers are required to do ongoing training and learning to further themselves on a yearly basis. Some of the teachers attending the events have been an SLS teacher for almost 10 years but still have lots to learn- that's what's great about the organization- each teacher is held accountable for their knowledge and teaching every year.

Spencer also did some classes for students- showing them how they could get more from their voices in songs. We've run these classes before and always get a great response from those attending- I'm sure we'll do more in the future so watch out for those!

All in all it was a very successful event- and we even managed to find the time to take Spencer over to Liverpool so he could see Penny Lane!

X Factor update- 4 yes's to HBSS Students

HBSS students Max, Leverne and Lauren had auditions in front of the new X Factor judges- Louis Walsh, Gary Barlow, Kelly Rowland and Tulisa- I'm happy to report that all of them were put through to Boot Camp! They have a hard week of auditions ahead of them soon with some stiff competition- we're keeping our fingers crossed for them!

Summer Show 2011

Students at HBSS took part in our annual Summer show at the Harlequin Theatre, Northwich in July. There were also performances from our Adult Pop Choir and Kids GLEE club. Everyone who took part did a great job and pulled together to put on a night of varied musical performances from the world of pop, musical theatre, jazz and opera. Great job guys!

Updated August 2011

WELL DONE SOPHIE

Maltese singer and student at HBSS Sophie got down to the final 24 in Malta's selection process for the Eurovision Song Contest 2011. She took part in a live TV show where the final act was selected to represent Malta at this year's Eurovision Song Contest. Sophie previously represented Malta in the junior Eurovision contest in 2006 where Heather went along to personally coach her for her performance. She didn't win the final this year- but watch out for future appearances!

BUSKING for CANCER RESEARCH

Members of the HBSS Adult Choir and Kids GLEE club took to the streets of Northwich on Saturday 26th March to entertain the public in aid of Cancer Research. They sang for over 2 hours and managed to draw quite a crowd who were all happy to donate to the cause. They all did a great job of both singing and chasing people for money!

Big thanks to everyone who took part and to everyone who came down to support us. We raised a total of £336.57 for Cancer Research which is fantastic.

HEATHER TAKES SLS TO ISRAEL

Heather travelled out to Israel in November to teach some of Tel Aviv's fantastic singers. Workshops were put on and paid for by the British Israeli Arts Council making them free to the public- and what a success that was- they were jam packed every night! Heather got to work with a range of singers from all backgrounds and musical genres and had such great fun doing so!

She also got to work with a Catholic Teen choir up in the North of Israel who were all so grateful for her being there- it was very humbling.

Here's what some of the teens very kindly wrote in our comments book:

"Dear Lovely Heather- shall I say that you are my inspiration! I never thought that I'm going to get to those high notes but you made it easy"

"Thank you for everything you have done today- I hope you enjoyed us like we enjoyed having you here"

Heather hopes to return to Tel Aviv at some point- we had such a positive response there to Speech Level Singing and what it can do for people's voices.

Thanks to you all for making her feel so welcome!

A FEW WELL DONES 
To all who took part in the Open Mic Competition- particularly Emma Wells and Gina Harrison who went through to the Regional Final which took place in December.

To Paige Phillips who brought out a Christmas Charity single "What was I supposed to do" which can be downloaded on iTunes and has been played on Cheshire FM with all proceeds going to St Lukes Hospice.

To Diane Bettley who came 8th overall in the Park Resorts Talent competition- from around 1600 entries!

To 'Angels in White' who have just secured another 4 dates supporting Jools Holland on his national tour. You can see them in Newcastle, Bradford and Sheffield this December.

Well done to all of you!

RECORDING STUDIOS OPEN
We have opened a recording studio at HBSS!!

We have brought on board a fantastic recording engineer- Dave Healey to produce and edit your vocals. Dave has many years experience in recording and has worked with a variety of singers and groups from all backgrounds. We are set up to record demos, 'experience days' as well as Birthday parties, Hen dos or any other celebration. Please also ask about our corporate team bonding days! Have a look at our Recording Studio page for more information!

OUR NEWEST TEACHER!

In October, we welcomed on board a new teacher to the studios- Helen Monks. Helen is a Level 2 SLS teacher with a wealth of experience as a singer, teacher, writer and performer. Her student Olivia Archbold recently got through to the live finals of Britain's Got Talent.

Helen will be teaching at the studios on Thursday and Friday evenings and was practically fully booked within a week of me taking her on! Please contact us for her current availability.

Updated April 2011

Open Mic Success!
Congratulations to HBSS students Gemma, Paige and Emma who all made it through the first round of auditions for the Open Mic Competition in Liverpool. The second round requires a live performance in front of a huge audience in Liverpool on the 7th November- so good luck for that one!! If they are successful on this day they will go on to compete in a regional final in Manchester (Where Heather Baker will be appearing as one of the guest Judges) and then onto the national final at the O2 in London

Singing Exams
Watch this space for information about entering for the Rock School Singing exams. We will soon be putting together a monthly class for anyone who wishes to put themselves forward for a singing exam. These classes will cover all of the aspects that the exam will test (other than the performance of songs which you can work on with your teacher during your private lessons.) They include tests in rhythm, phrasing and dynamics, general musicianship and aural awareness. Since we will be entering Rock School exams you would be required to sing pop music. Please let us know if this is something you would be interested in doing

Summer School Pop videos!
Well done to all the kids who took part in our Summer holidays' Pop Video workshops! We had a great time and the kids created some fantastic ideas for their videos. After recording their vocals they set about filming the footage to put together for their music videos. That footage has been edited together to create a fantastic finished product- keep an eye out for those videos which will soon be uploaded to our facebook and youtube accounts!

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Did you know- we have a profile on Facebook? So if you'd like to find out more about what's going on at the studios please add us as a friend. Click on the link above to find our page or search for 'Heather Baker SingingStudios'

Summer Show Success!

Students at HBSS alongside our Adult Choir and GLEE club took to the stage at the Harlequin Theatre, Northwich last Saturday for our big Summer Show- and what a show it was!

Our GLEE club performed an array of songs from pop and musical theatre- the most commented on was their performance of 'Omigod' from 'Legally Blonde the Musical.' We saw solo performances including numbers from Musicals like 'Jesus Christ Superstar', 'Sunset Boulevard' and 'Wicked' as well as pop numbers from artists like Elton John, Adele, Sarah Mclaughlin and even an operatic number- Pie Jesu. Our Adult choir stole the show with their Medley of songs from Sister Act- fully dressed as nuns!! The audience thoroughly enjoyed it and can't wait for the next one- roll on Christmas!!

To see some highlights from the show:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCpOnhzSnd0

Updated October 2010

Summer Show!

We are putting on a Summer Show on the evening of Saturday 3rd July at the Harlequin Theatre, Northwich.

The show will consist of performances from our Adult Choir, Kids GLEE group and a few soloists picked from our students at HBSS. Tickets will go on sale soon priced £10 for adults and £8 for children under 18- you can purchase these from your teacher at HBSS or by sending us an e-mail. We need lots of support for these singers who are working hard to put on a fantastic show for you- so don't miss it!!

Summer Pop Video course!

If you're aged 10 to 18 and are looking for something to do over the Summer Holidays- book yourself a place at our Summer Pop school (No previous singing experience is required.)

Over 3 days you will rehearse a Pop song chosen by you and one of our teachers in a small group. You will then record your song using recording equipment at the studios. We will then help you to develop an idea for a Pop-video to go with the song and on the final day you'll get to record in and around the area to complete the footage for your video (which will then be taken and edited into your very own music video!)

This 3 day course will run from Tuesday 3rd August to Thursday 5th August 10am-3pm each day. There are only 15 places on the course so don't miss out- book now to avoid disappointment! The price is just £75 for the 3 days and also includes a copy of your finished music video which will be sent to you once the editing process is complete.

SLS Masterclass with Spencer Welch- a big hit!


What a great week it was having Master SLS teacher Spencer Welch visit us at HBSS. The picture here is of all the people who attended the Masterclass we ran in Bradford on Saturday. And what a class it was! Here's what some of the attendees said about it all:

"Loved the whole day- Spencer is DA MAN!!" (Anais Mutumba)

"What a great time, I learned so much and met some great people, thanks!" (Zena Taylor)

"This was a great weekend!!" (Anna Middleton)

"Fabulous Class- Really enjoyable!" (Helen Monks)


We also had fun watching Spencer teach private lessons all week at our studios in Northwich- what an inspiration! We had singing teachers from all over the UK, France, Germany and Ireland visiting for a chance to work with the Master.

Look out for information on similar events taking place in the Autumn of this year and Spring of 2011.

Connected- Britain's Got Talent!

You may have spotted mini Boy Band 'Connected' on this year's 'Britain's Got Talent'. A couple of these young singers have taken lessons with HBSS teacher Heather Baker and HBSS has an on-going connection with their performance group Jigsaw who encourage young performers to take part in Singing competitions through-out the UK.

The group got through to the final of the show and unfortunately missed out on winning the show. They are currently on tour around the UK performing in arenas with the 'Britain's got Talent' show!

Updated June 2010

Northwich GLEE!
HBSS are starting a GLEE club- just like the one you've see on TV!! The club is for kids aged 10-16 and will take place on Mondays 6pm-7.30pm. Entry into the club will be by audition or invitation only. Classes will involve learning popular songs from R'n'B, Pop, Musical theatre and Soul- in harmony and putting choreography to the songs. Our GLEE club will be given several performance opportunities as well as entry into competitions (once up to standard.) Discounts for the club will be given to those who are currently taking private lessons at HBSS. If you are interested in this project please get in touch with us ASAP.

Adult Choir starting soon
If you love to sing and are over 16 come join our weekly adult choir. We will be singing songs from pop, musical theatre, jazz, rock and anything else that takes our fancy. This is purely for FUN and is a great way to put what you've learned in your lessons to good use!! If you'd like more information or would like to put your name down please contact the studio. We will meet on Mondays 7.30pm-9pm.

Congratulations!

A big Congratulations to Helen Burke who has just been offered a place at Mountview for next Year. For those of you who are unfamiliar with Mountview- it is one of the UK's most successful theatre schools and turns out large numbers of TV and West End stars each year- most notably the likes of Amanda Holden, Connie Fisher and Denise Welch. Mountview is a notoriously difficult school to get into and Helen had to undertake a rigorous audition process to secure her place- so well done Helen and we all wish you the best of luck there!

Paige's Britain's got Talent Experience!

Paige Phillips recently went to audition for Britain's Got Talent. For those of you who are unfamiliar with how the audition process works- you have to audition several times before getting the chance to perform in front of the Great Simon Cowell and co! Paige was one of the few who got through these early rounds performing for Producers and made it to the stage to sing for the panel. The audience loved her and cheered her on and she didn't receive a single buzz! The judges told 12 year old Paige that she had a great voice but they'd like it to mature a little before they put her through- so she didn't make it this time- but who knows- in a year or two she may go far indeed! Well done Paige- we're all very proud of you!

Paige is pictured here with the host of Britain's Got More Talent on ITV2- Stephen Mulhern.

Updated April 2010

Maltese Star followed by UK Press!

Sophie has been causing a stir with her new image and her last release 'The Clapping Song.' So much so that journalists from leading UK Papers and Magazines flew over to Malta to follow Sophie as she released her newest single 'K.I.S.S' (keep it simple stupid) in Malta- performing at 2 major events- The Coca Cola Malta Music Festival and The Farsons Great Beer Festival. Sophie also came over to the UK at the end of August to headline 'Rhythm Parties' a huge Under 18s Music event in London. Sophie was featured in Bliss magazine and The News of the World in October and her single K.I.S.S has just been released in the UK and is available on iTunes.

HearFones Now on Sale!

Have you ever wished you could hear your own voice better when you sing? Then the HearFones are for you!

A headphone-shaped apparatus with two curved pieces of plastic that extend in front of your face, angled toward your mouth, the principle is that HearFones reflect your your own voice directly to your ears, thus enabling you to hear your own voice better. A really useful device for all singers whether working in a group or solo.

If you are a singer who has a tendency to sing a little too loud at times (like me!!) I would thoroughly recommend this product, as it feeds back your voice, making you want to turn down your volume!

Selling at just £30.00 a pair.

Ask to try them at your next lesson- you'll be surprised at the results!

Master teacher visits HBSS!

Master Teacher Greg Enriquez from Las Vegas spent a week at HBSS conducting private lessons, teacher training and public Masterclasses.
We had singers travelling from France, Denmark, Israel, Germany and locally from London, Bolton, Warrington, Liverpool, Manchester and more to work with this Master of singing tuition! If you missed it- watch out for news of our next big Master teacher event which will take place sometime in the spring of 2010.

Here's what some of the students had to say about Greg:
" I was amazed by Greg's ability to assess the problems so quick and he never gives up until the singer fully understand what it is he/she need to work on - and the improvement was huge on each and every one!"
"I enjoyed hearing other people sing and hearing feed back not just on myself but on the others too. The class was a great confidence builder and I would definitely do it again."

Updated November 2009

Superstar Annie!

Lydia Tunstall, student at HBSS, has just been cast as Annie for the next UK tour of the show 'Annie.' This talented youngster has been working hard to prepare for the audition which took place last month. The directors of the show described her audition as fantastic and couldn't wait to offer her the part! She will be performing alongside Sue Pollard as Miss Hannigan. Look out for the tour which starts soon- Lydia will be doing the last leg of the tour starting in Nottingham and finishing in Birmingham.



HBSS takes on another Teacher!

Due to demand for lessons we have now taken on another singing teacher. Laura Adams has grown up with a love of music that was inspired by her grandfather who sang across the North West and Wales. After graduating from Abraham Moss Performing Arts college she moved to Spain where she turned semi professional; forming a number of bands that performed right across Majorca. Laura recently returned to UK and joined the Speech Level Singing organisation where she is currently working toward a full time teaching certification that she will gain in Jan 2010.

Lessons with Laura are suitable for beginners and younger singers. Prices start from just £12 for 30mins!! Book now to avoid disappointment.

E-mail or call us to book a lesson!

Updated 1st July 2009

Performance Classes now available!
Heather Baker Singing Studios is now offering lessons in performance technique and audition preparation. We have taken on top performance Coach Chris Adlington who will be helping you perfect your stage presence, audition techniques, competition skills and star quality. This is the perfect accompaniment to your technique lessons in order to turn yourself into an all-round singer!

Jeffrey Skouson event a huge hit!

Jeffrey Skouson- master Speech Level Singing teacher from Las Vegas visited HBSS this month. Here's what some of the students at the event said about Jeffrey and the Masterclasses they attended:

"He is amazing- the best lesson I've ever had. I'm so glad I discovered SLS, it's changed my singing life completely (for the good of course!)"

"I thoroughly enjoyed the Masterclass with Jeffrey. It was so useful to see other people doing the same strange exercises that Heather has me do every week!"

"What a great event. I can't wait for the next one"

"Heather does a great job of making sure everything runs smoothly on these events and I always learn something new- I can't get enough!!"

Congratulations to Paige Phillips!

Paige won the opportunity to sing with pop princess Alesha Dixson on the new BBC TV show 'Tonight's the Night' presented by John Barrowman.
She's been down to London to rehearse with Alesha's dancers and record the programme.

The programme was broadcast on Saturday 9th May 2009- click here to watch her performance on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLGE-zJ8yVc

She has also since been interviewed on Salford Radio, Cheshire FM and Channel M TV- what a star!

updated Jun 09

ENDOORA

Check out the new website put together by Speech Level Singing:
ENDOORA is a searchable talent database of artists that Industry Professionals like Disney, Konami and more can find new talent for their upcoming projects.
It is also a place where artists can interact and connect with one another, get more fans, sell their music and network together.

The best way to get noticed on ENDOORA is to spread the word and climb the charts! Have your fans and others rate your profile, songs, write reviews of your music, add your songs to their stations, and purchase your music. Your music is yours to keep and you retain all your rights when you join ENDOORA.

Right now ENDOORA are running a competition to win a scholarship for this year's Summer Vocal Programme in LA- join now to be eligible! Click on the link below for more information:
www.endoora.com

updated Apr 09

Lessons available Worldwide:

Lessons with Heather are now available from all over the world using a free internet calling service called Skype. For more information please visit the prices page of this website.

Congratulations

Well done to Jennifer who passed all her testing back in October and is now a fully certified Level 1 SLS teacher!

updated Jan 09

Blushuk nominated for MOBO award

	BlushUK were nominated for Best Gospel Group in the 2007 MOBO awards. BlushUK have been studying with Heather on and off for over 3 years. They were over the moon to receive this nomination. For more information on the work and music of BlushUK please visit: www.blushuk.com.
	Well done girls!

MVS Showcase a big Hit!
Students at MVS Malta studying with Heather put on a major showcase at the end of their last term. There was a huge variety of acts from complete newcomers to music right the way to very well established acts in Malta. Music varied from Rock to R’n’B to Jazz and even Classical.

Sir Harry Cowell- successful music producer, A&R guy and owner of ‘Private & Confidential music’ attended the showcase with top-line writer Lou Mullen. Two of the acts- Rebecca Debattista and David Mario Fenech - were chosen by Sir Harry to come over to the UK and record singles which will hopefully be released in the near future.

Well done to everyone who took part and special thanks to the MVS team for all the hard work they put into putting on such a great show!

updated Autumn 08