Links

ANATS Members Personal Sites

Members wishing to have personal sites listed should send details here

NSW

• Anthony Winter (Anthony Winter Vocal Productions)
• Cathy Aggett (Northern Beaches Music Studio)
• Corinne Smith (The Singing Studio)
• Deborah Spencer
• Inge Southcott
• Jacqui Alexander
• Jean Callaghan
• Karin Isman (Voice Connection)
• Melanie & Keira Noble (Kidz in the Biz)
• Pat Wilson
• Richard Morphew (Richard Morphew's Music Studio)
• Stephen Baker (Australian Voice Improvement Centre)
• Susie Wang (Mosman Music Academy)

• Antonia Breen (Thomas Street Singers)
• Beth Allen
• Caroline Taylor (Voice Studio)
• Daniel Kay
• Ingrid James
• Roslyn Dunbar-Wells

• Arthur Thomas

• Leanne Hoad (Leanne Hoad Singing Studio)
• Tom Leech (AIMMS School of Rock)

• Antonio Maria Lancuba (AML Golden Voice Studio)
• Bernadette Mether
• Cosimo Ciccone (Victorian Institue of Speech Level Singing)
• Helen Dell
• John Howard (Body Voice Projects)
• Lyn Gillett (Lyn Gillett Voice Studio)
• Liz Tripodi (Vocal Art Studios)

• Ian Westrip (Stage Door School of Performing Arts)
• Laura Bernay (Bernay Studio)

Organisations - Australian

• Australia Voice Association
  An organisation consisting of voice practitioners including Speech Pathologists, ENT's and Singing Teachers for the promotion and awareness of the voice.
• ANCA - Australian National Choral Association
  

  Is a non-profit organisation set up to encourage and promote choral music in Australia. ANCA National offers professional workshops for Choir trainers, Choristers, Conductors and various areas of Choir training

• ANCA - Australian National Choral Association (Victoria)
  The Victorian branch of ANCA offers professional workshops for choir conductors and choristers and acts as liaison for activities of ANCA National
• Australian Association for Research in Music Education
  Contact: Associate Professor Robin Stevens (President)
• Australian Music Centre
  A place on the internet to find out about Australian composers and their music. Provider of information, publications and scores relating to Australian music
• Co-Opera
  

  An opera company with the express purpose of presenting opera in new and imaginative ways to new and existing audiences. They perform in unusual venues (Royal Shows, Institute Halls, Wineries and outdoor gardens), present opera in Cabaret style and charge modest ticket prices

• Media Entertainment & Arts Alliance
  A union which covers media, entertainment, sports and arts industry employees

• Music Council of Australia
  Promotes the advancement of Australian musical life in all its aspects by assisting musicians and music organisations to pursue their objectives
• Music SA
  Non-profit organisation for musicians by musicians. One-stop-shop for information on the local music scene in SA. Has a lot of great info and course about the music industry
• MTA - Music Teacher's Association of New South Wales
  Full of interesting info for music teachers including articles. Administered by skilled music professionals and aims to promote the study, practice and knowledge of music in NSW
• MTAQ - Music Teachers Association of Queensland
  A professional body representing almost 1,000 members throughout Queensland. Its aims is to promote a high standard of  music teaching and enjoys close liaison with examination bodies, tertiary institutions and other similar Associations nationally and internationally.
• MTA - Music Teachers Association of South Australia
  Represents the interests of music and music teachers in South Australia. It assists in establishing a unity of purpose and to maintain high ideals amongst the music teachers of South Australia
• Music Teachers OZ
  A collaborative project between the University of Southern Queensland, Griffith University, University of Tasmania and Charles Sturt University. This project aims to bridge the gaps between research and teaching in music teacher education.
• The Musicological Society of Australia, Inc.
  An Australian non-profit organisations
• NEMTA - New England Music Teachers Association Inc (NSW)
  Founded in 2000, NEMTA meet the needs of instrumental and vocal teachers in the New England area
• Opera Australia
  All details including performances, auditions and subscriptions to Australia's national opera company
• Pacific Opera Company
  An opera company that provides training for promising young opera singers. They give singers the opportunities to develop the skills required for the demanding craft of opera, through performance opportunities that are appropriate for their level of experience, from master classes and concerts through to complete operas. Check out their next show
• Theatre Australia
  

  A forum for anyone with an interest in Australian theatre comprising of chat rooms, theatre company links, industry news and much more

• World Music Foundation Home Page
  A charitable organisation working to "make the world a better place through music"

Education Institutions

• AMEB - Australian Music Examinations Board
  A national body offering music, speech and drama examinations. It is the most widely-used assessment system in these fields of study in Australia
• Trinity College London
  A leading international examinations board in the performing and communicative arts. it is a non-profit-making organisation
• St Cecilia School of Music
  A teacher-based and managed examination system available throughout Australia and New Zealand
• MusicIT - Music Industry Training
  

  MusicIT offers training and education in the contemporary music industry through on-campus and on-line mediums

Teaching Methods

• Alexander Technique (Australia)
  
• Alexander Technique (US)
  
• Alexander Technique (US)
  A site on "Singers, Singing Teachers and the Alexander Technique"
• Estill Voice Training Systems (US)
  The Estill Voice Training System merges science and art by integrating the results of current voice research
  with voice training. EVTS applies to all styles of speaking and singing, teaching options for changing
  voice quality that can be produced without vocal strain
• Dalcroze Society of America
  A nonprofit educational organization that welcomes musicians, dancers, actors, therapists, and artist-educators who study and promote the Dalcroze Eurhythmics approach to music learning through rhythmic movement, aural training, and improvisation.
• Australian Feldenkrais Guild Inc
  

  A method that facilitates learning about movement, posture and breathing to ultimately increase the ease and range of our movement, improve flexibility and coordination.

• Orff Schulwerk
  Australian National Council of Orff Schulwerk
• Suzuki Method (Aus)
• Suzuki Method
  ANATS Member Laura Bernay's website gives extensive information on the Suzuki method for voice. One of the most comprehesive websites available explaining everything you need to know on the Suzuki method as it applies to voice

Wikipedia Articles on Teaching Methods

• Alexander Technique
• Dalcroze
• Feldenkrais
• Orff Schulwerk
• Suzuki Method

Copyright & Licencing

• AMCOS - Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society
  AMCOS grants licences for the reproduction (copying) of musical works

• ARIA - Australian Record Industry Association

• APRA - Australian Performing Rights Association
  Administers the Performing Rights in music. These are the rights that, under the modern language of copyright, are those of performance in public and communication to the public

• PPCA - Phonographic Performance Company of Australia Limited
  A national, non-government, non-profit organisation representing the interests of record labels (licensors) and Australian recording artists recorded music. They grant licences for the broadcast, communication or public playing of recorded music (e.g. CDs, tapes, records) or music videos
• Screenrights
  A non-profit organisation that links rightsholders in film and television to the people who use their work. They negoiate individual copyright clearances ensuring people who want to use television and radio as a teaching resource can do so
• ACC - Australian Copyright Council
  A great source for legal help and direction on any copyright & licencing issues. A mine of information. When in doubt, ask ACC.
• ACC - (Music and Performing Arts link)
  Australian Copyright Council information for composers, songwriters, musicians, performers, actors, choreographers, dancers, DJs, stage directors, bands, choirs. Also for people who want to copy, download, play or broadcast music.
• Copyright Information
  An overview of the four major licencing bodies as they pertain to the Singing Studio by the Leanne Hoad Singing Studio

Singing Competitions and Eisteddfods

• Eisteddfod Societies in Australia & New Zealand
  A comprehensive list and the details of Eisteddfod Societies in Australia and New Zealand



ACT


• Australian National Eisteddfod


NSW



QLD



SA
• Balaklava Eisteddfod Society - South Australia


TAS



VIC

• Dandenong Festival of Music & Art for Youth Inc
• Manningham Eisteddfod


WA

• Joondalup Eisteddfod

Computer Software

• Adobe Audition (formally Cool Edit)
  Music editing software offering advanced audio mixing, editing, and effects processing capabilities.
• Finale
  Music notation software
• Sibelius
  Music notation software
• Silvi's Woodshed
  A wide range of choral MIDI files for practice, public domain
• Sing & See Software
  A software programme that gives real-time visual feedback by converting sung sound to visual on-screen information about pitch, loudness, and timbre

• Spectrogram Software
  Spectrogram allows unlimited recording and playback of vocal sounds from the audio spectrum display and can provide very high resolution spectrum analysis of wave files with a wide choice of frequency bands and frequency resolution and either linear or logarithmic frequency scales. The latest version of the Spectrogram software for Windows may be obtained here

Organisations - Overseas

• NATS - National Association of Teachers of Singing (USA)
  The worlds largest singing teachers association with a lot of info for singing teachers and singers
• NEWZATS - New Zealand Association of Teachers of Singing
  A nationwide body of people who teach singing or have an associated interest in the profession. They provide opportunities for members to meet together and share ideas and information
• British Voice Association
  The British Voice Association (the BVA) is a charitable organisation established in 1986. Its remit is the encouragement of a healthy voice, vocal skills and communication in such areas as the performing arts, business and industry, medicine and education.
  It is devoted to people with voice problems, ranging from severe pathology and cancer to subtle difficulties of artistic performance
• Associazione Insegnanti di Canto Italiana
  Our colleagues in Italy. Website is in Italian
• Royal Conservatory of The Hague, Netherlands
  Our colleagues in the Netherlands
• EVTA - European Voice Teachers Association, based in France
  A non-political, non-profit making association concerned exclusively with artistic, pedagogic and scientific aims. EVTA promotes and encourages in member countries
• NYSTA - New York Singing Teachers Association
  The largest, most comprehensive organization of voice professionals serving the greater New York area. A resource for singers, voice teachers, coaches, composers, and anyone interested in the singing voice
• Classical Singer, Utah, USA
  Website for classical singers including information for your career and support in the way of publications, audition notices and conferences to name a few
• Vocal Images, New York, USA
  A non profit entity that promotes excellence in the performing arts with a particular emphasis on classical singing. They support and promote projects that bring musical awareness and that enhance appreciation and application of music, to the general public and the performing arts community
• NCVS - National Centre for Voice and Speech, Colorado & Iowa, USA
  

  An interdisciplinary, multi-site team of investigators dedicated to studying the powers, limitations and enhancement of human voice and speech. The investigators of the NCVS are scientists, clinicians and educators

• OPERA America
  

  Based in New York, supporting the creation, presentation, and enjoyment of opera.

Music Resources (print music & CDs)

• Amazon.com, US
  Online shopping for all your book needs including music text books and songbooks. Secure, safe, reliable and often cost effective way to purchase items online
• Sheetmusicplus.com, US
  Online shopping for all your print music needs
• Musicnotes.com, US
  Online shopping for all your print music needs
• Musicroom.com, UK
  Online shopping for all your print music needs
• Sheet Music Archive
  Free public domain editions of public domain classical music
• [freemusicscore], based in NZ
  Free scores for music teachers, students, and choral directors.
  This new web site provides free, original, contemporary material. Interesting, easily playable piano pieces and enjoyable vocal compositions for solo and mixed voices
• Schubertline, UK
  Classical music which can be displayed and played on screen, transposed into any key, played in that key. Not free but can be printed in any key for a small fee. A few free songs listed each month.
  Newly copyright arrangements, using Sibelius software, by "schubertline" of music with otherwise expired copyright. Very large collection of songs by Schubert and many other classical and romantic composers. Highly recommended

• DestraMusic.com
  Australia's largest Digital Rights Management (DRM) provider supplying digital music services to Internet retailers
• Sanity.com.au
  An online music store to purchase your favourite CDs, DVDs and now download tracks legally
• Print Musicworks
  Australia's internet print music store. Buy all contemporary print music here
• Choral Public Domain Library
  Free sheet music of classical scores with Public Domain License
• ChoralNet
  A central portal to online resources and communications for the global choral music community
• Dotdismus.com, UK
  An independent online sheet music shop based in the UK who supply all types of music books and videos to schools, teachers, choirs, theatres and direct to the public
• www.musicastampata.com, Italy
  An on-line print music store specialising in classical music. They carry one of the world's largest selections of sheet music, books on music, and music notation software
  

Backing Music Resources

• Capital Karaoke
  One of Australia's largest karaoke dealers stocking CDG, VCD, Laserdisc, DVD, Karaoke players and amplifiers
• Sound Choice Distributors (Aust)
  Australian distributors of US-based Sound Choice® CDG backing tracks
• Karaoke Unlimited, US
  On online shop of karaoke machines, karaoke players, and karaoke music on Cassette, CDG's, VCD's and DVD's. Ordering is safe and fast - we accept all major credit cards. All orders are processed with secure online ordering that features top-level encryption and security levels

• Clark Music Australia
  Supplier of backing music and karaoke systems (Adelaide, Australia)
• Audio Production MIDI files
  Provides over 12,000 fully produced MIDI Files and backing tracks to musicians, singers and other important music industry personnel. Order through their site and their system automatically delivers the MIDI Files and Lyrics by E-mail (Australia)
• HitTrax
  World wide distributors of fully licenced GM MIDI files (Victoria, Australia)
• Standardstrax
  Online shop dedicated to fresh and exclusive backing tracks of classic 20's, 30's, 40's, 50's & 60's standards as well as jazz and big band versions of pops for the discerning vocalist looking for something a bit different.
• Sound Choice
  Karaoke Sing-Along tracks on CD-G, DVD and cassette which you can purchase online (US)
• Sunfly Karaoke
  Purchase CD backing tracks and DVD's online at this website (US)
• Chart Buster Karaoke
  Online shop for some great sounding Country Music backing tracks (US)
• The Music Maestro
  Online shop for backing tracks features a collection of over 20 Elvis Presley discs recorded in the style and tempo that Elvis performed them live (US)

Other Links

• Australian Voice
  The Official Annual Journal of ANATS containing papers on all aspects of voice research and teaching practice
• Australian Directory of Music & Speech Teachers
  Academically qualified teachers only are permitted to list at this commercial site
• AusStage
  

  A theatre website that documents all live dramatic performances in Australia since white settlement

• Diction Domain

  A language, diction, and phonetics
  resource collection for singers

• HurlMusic
  

  A wide ranging collection of Australian Music Resources on the web

• Musica Home Page
  Many links to vocal music resources and search engines
• AusMusic.org
  A wide ranging collection of Australian Music Links
• Bio-Compatible Dentistry
  An Australian Dentistry site of interest to singers.
• Music Teachers List, The
  List yourself for free on a wordwide database of Music Teachers
• OperaStuff.com
  A resource for classical singers with many links to magazines, books, organisations, opera companies and so on
• VocoPro
  Makers of karaoke equipment (US)
• Vocalist
  An online international mailing list for singers and singing teachers consisting of mostly opera and classical singers, but also discuss musical theater and other styles. All topics, from auditions to fach to repertoire to career-building, vocal warmups, singing tips
• Voiceproblem.org
  The Voice Problem Website is run by The Watergate Voice Foundation a non-profit educational foundation funded through private sources. The Foundation's entire purpose is to support patients with voice disorders as they seek healing for the more complex voice problems. The website is full of information, encouragement and steps on how to deal with voice conditions. A must see site for every singing teacher
• The Aria Database
  A website consisting of a diverse collection of information on over 1000 operatic arias. Designed for singers and non-singers alike, the Database includes translations and aria texts of most arias as well as a collection of MIDI files of operatic arias and ensembles
• Vocal Process
  For specialist information on Belting, Musical Theatre, Pop, Adolescent Voice, and healthy voice use in any genre.
• Build Your Own Larynx
  A PDF template to build your own tilting larynx.