Associate Teacher

The Associate Teacher

The VoiceArt Associate Teacher Certificate is for singing teachers who want to receive accreditation for a body of work similar to the LTCL Teaching Diploma.

Kate has been mentoring learning teachers for many years including those undertaking the LTCL Teaching Diploma and students from Melbourne University’s Masters in Music Performance Teaching. You can read more about Kate here.

Bringing into play digital forums has made the collaboration for mentorship so much easier and the VoiceArt Associate Teacher Certificate is designed to take full advantage of this. The applicant’s submission is entirely digital and allows for all sorts of demonstration of their work with video footage to support lesson plans and exercises devised for individual students and much more.

Pre-requisites

Any of the 3 below:

Grade 8 Singing (or beyond) - Classical, Musical Theatre, Rock School from any established institution (AMEB, Trinity, ABRSM etc)
Any Advanced Certificate (or beyond) from any established institution
The VoiceArt Advanced Certificate (or beyond)

It is assumed that the above prerequisites are equivalent to first year tertiary performance level (or beyond)

AND

Levels 1 and 2 of Estill Training

What's in it for me?

So much!

Associate Teachers receive ongoing mentorship from Kate.

Associate Teachers are invited to join the closed VoiceArt Singing Teachers Facebook page to connect with Kate and others on the same path as you. This page shares all sorts, including the vocal findings of the participants, research information and job vacancies.

Book in for a lesson to discuss your students and how you can help them. Bring video footage if you like.

Attend Performance Skills Class (PSC) as an observer. PSC will enable you to clearly see a variety of singers in the workshop setting.

Book your students into PSC to demonstrate your teaching, or watch them in workshop with Kate.

Book into Question Time which follows all PSC classes, to discuss what you’ve observed in PSC and bring any other teaching matters to the table.

RECEIVE FEEDBACK ON YOUR COURSEWORK AND SUBMISSION

Connect in person or online with other Associate Teacher trainees and share your experiences.

Successful VoiceArt Associate Teachers will be listed on the VoiceArt website as approved teachers, so singers seeking a teacher have a reliable source when choosing a new teacher.

WHAT YOU NEED TO DO & INCLUDE

Your resume
The document you would include in a job application. (Not your CV).

Your Personal Philosophy
A chat to camera. 5 minutes or less.

Observation Studies
A) Two of your observations of OTHER teachers; one needs to be your observation of an experienced teacher.
B) Two observations of YOUR teaching; one needs to be by an experienced teacher (no footage required).

1000 words for both Observation studies.

3 Case Studies
Footage and documentation (5500 words for all three). See the next section for further details.

Book List
A book list of resources you have found useful both in the past and ongoing. Between 3 and 5 titles.

Transcribed Sheet Music
Transcribed sheet music of the Voice Preparation exercises (warm ups) you most often use which typically start your lessons and footage of you demonstrating these.

Please site the original composer of these if they are not your own and permission from the composer if they are still living.

A copy of your Estill Levels 1 & 2 Certificate

A copy of your Estill Certificate of Figure Proficiency if applying for Honours accreditation

The Adventure Begins cup with mountains in background

Associate submission form

Case Studies explained

Summary of student

A summary of the student. Age, years singing, time spent studying with you, outline of strengths and areas needing help, specific aims (performance, exam, eisteddfod etc) and general aspirations.

Your Student's Program

List of all songs being studied at the time of the Case Study period and reasons for programming them for your student.
(Maximum of three songs - 500 words).

Include the sheet music of the song(s) studied in the supporting video footage.

You can use a table format for ALL of the above.

Video evidence

YouTube link footage of you teaching your Case Study, using the exercises and teaching techniques outlined in your documentation. (Maximum of 20-25 minutes)

Hint: Do your footage first and then write your exposé about this lesson.

Transcribed Sheet Music

Transcribed sheet music of exercises you have devised to help the singer with specific problems addressed in your footage.

Conclusion

A final summary of the singer’s experience and yours in the teaching of the singer.

Your Submission

You can make your submission at any time by uploading all your content into your Dropbox.
Please make sure the parts of your submission are in clearly labeled folders as instructed on the entry form.
Kate will assess your submission in association with a second high level voice professional.
The assessors can ask you to resubmit a folder that requires further attention for an extra cost, determined by the section requiring review.
The assessors will endeavour to deliver your result within 1 month of your submission.

You do NOT have to be part of Kate’s VoiceArt mentor program to be eligible to make your submission, but it is highly recommended that you seek guidance from an experienced and reputable professional, preferably with a knowledge of Estill’s research, as you put the various requirements together.

ASSOCIATE TEACHER SUBMISSION FORM

HONOURS

If the trainee wishes to add “Honours” to their VoiceArt Associate Teacher Certificate, they need to complete the Estill certificate of Figure Proficiency with a qualified Estill Certified Course Instructor.

The VoiceArt Associate Teacher Certificate can be upgraded to Honours after receiving the initial teaching award.
Please note that this will incur a cost if the recipient wants to receive an updated hard copy of their original certificate