Aly Voice
Guildhall-Trained Vocal Coach | 15+ Years' Experience | Discover Your Unique Voice




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Aly Voice
Bachelors degree
/ 55 min
Aly - Get to know your vocal coach
Hi, I’m Aly, a Guildhall-trained professional singer and vocal coach with over 15 years of teaching experience and an international performing career. Early on, I experienced a difficult vocal break, a voice that moved from quiet to strained, frequent voice loss in noisy rooms and sore throats before performances. I worked with some of the UK’s leading vocal coaches to understand and rebuild my instrument. From this journey, I developed my own 12-week method, Voice Awakening, to help other singers access the freedom I had struggled to find. Voice Awakening takes you on a journey of vocal discovery from the inside out. You’ll learn to feel and understand your instrument while improving your technique, range, resonance, breath control, alignment and musicality. Together, we’ll release unnecessary throat strain, strengthen your chest, head and mixed voice and develop a richer sound that carries without pushing. This approach helps you move from self-conscious singing to greater freedom, confidence and expression. It can also strengthen your speaking voice, presence and ability to take up space in everyday life. I began singing at Salisbury Cathedral at eight, continued at Wells Cathedral and later studied Jazz at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama. My career has included touring internationally with The Boxettes, performing with Shlomo and the Vocal Orchestra and Submotion Orchestra, and singing backing vocals for Jarvis Cocker. Whether you’re a complete beginner or an experienced singer, I’ll meet you where you are and help you discover your unique sound and develop a voice you genuinely love using..
Aly graduated from Guildhall School of Music & Drama


Your vocal coach specialities
Vocal Training
Improvisation & Composition
Scales and Modes
Singing
Ear training
Rhythm & Beat
Music Performance Techniques
Harmony & Counterpoint
AI modules
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Learner types for singing lessons
Singing for adults
Singing for beginners
Singing for advanced
Singing for kids
Singing for intermediate
Types of singing lessons
Singing
Classical Singing
Pop Singing
Jazz Singing
Movie Singing

Singing concepts taught by Aly
The Tutor and Student focused on developing interoceptive singing, exploring chest resonance, and releasing vocal tension. They practiced breathing techniques for voice support and engaged in massage exercises for the throat and jaw. Homework includes practicing diaphragmatic breathing and self-massage daily, along with using a drone for humming practice.
Interoception for Voice & Enjoyment
Airflow in Speaking: Unlocking Natural Voice
Diaphragmatic Breathing: Foundation for Vocal Support
Vocal Resonance: Exploring Your Body's Amplifier
Vocal Tension Release: Massage Techniques
The session focused on vocal resonance, exploring different body chambers (head, nasopharynx, soft palate, chest) and their application in singing. The Student practiced exercises for each resonance type and applied them to a song phrase. A significant portion of the class was dedicated to ear training, specifically identifying song baselines, with follow-up practice on resonance, baseline listening, and pitch accuracy assigned as homework.
Developing Nasopharynx Resonance ('Mask')
Strengthening Chest Resonance
Introduction to Ear Training: Hearing the Baseline
Correcting Pitch: Addressing Sharpness
Understanding Vocal Resonance Chambers
The Student and Tutor engaged in an initial singing lesson focusing on the Student's vocal history, challenges with confidence, and performance anxiety. The Tutor introduced a holistic approach to vocal development, incorporating technical, emotional, and spiritual aspects, and guided the Student through initial vocal exercises to build internal connection and resonance.
Holistic Vocal Development
Vocal Archetypes: Understanding Your Voice
Strategies for Overcoming Performance Anxiety
Authentic Vocal Expression vs. People-Pleasing
Cultivating Internal Resonance and Joy in Sound
Student and Tutor engaged in a Singing lesson focused on vocal cord mechanics, resonance, and various vocal exercises. The Student practiced techniques such as vocal fry, squeaky pl, and matching pitches, applying them to a chosen song to develop dynamic vocal textures and body-supported high notes. For follow-up, the Student plans to continue practicing vocal textures and body engagement, with the next session scheduled for two weeks later.
Identifying Personal Vocal Habits & Resonance
Exploring Vocal Textures as "Colors"
Body Activation for Vocal Strength
Vocal Fry Technique
Vocal Cord Mechanics for Pitch Control
Student and Tutor focused on understanding vocal cord anatomy and practicing foundational singing techniques to improve vocal clarity, connection, and strength. They worked on exercises like vocal fry and the 'squeaky plimple' for better vocal cord closure, applying these concepts while singing a song. The session concluded with plans for the Student to practice with a backing track, concentrating on tongue relaxation, rhythm, and tuning, and to consider using a headset for future classes.
Vocal Fold Fundamentals
The Voice: A Double-Reed Instrument
Vocal Cord Closure and Control
Vocal Fry & Squeaky Plimple Exercises
Diaphragmatic Support & Tongue Relaxation
Refining Tuning and Rhythm
Student and Tutor explored vocal cord mechanics, focusing on achieving optimal vocal cord closure for stronger, less breathy singing. They practiced vocal fry and a 'squeaky plimsoll' exercise, applying these techniques to gospel songs. The session also reinforced proper breath support from the diaphragm, chest resonance, and using emotional 'crying' sounds to access higher notes without strain. The Student was advised to practice the 'squeaky plimsoll' and 'gorilla' exercises, along with 'thinking low' during high notes, for daily vocal development.
Vocal Cord Function & Control
The Vocal Fry Exercise (Million-Dollar Exercise)
The Squeaky Plimsoll Exercise
Holistic Body-Voice Connection (Gorilla Exercise)
Smooth Vocal Onset & Avoiding Glottal Attacks
Tools & techniques used in voice lessons
Metronome Apps
Karaoke & backing track apps
DAWs

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