Gillian Ramm: highly specialised singing teacher and vocal health coach
You are not just a larynx.
My teaching is underpinned by the philosophy that anyone can improve their singing if they can find a teacher that supports them in a way that is curious, compassionate and constructive. Let’s play!
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DBS checked
Member of ISM (Independent Society of Musicians)
CPD/TrainingJuly 2024 - Voice Rehabilitation Specialist Pathway - Vocal Health Education
January 2024 An Exploration of Mixing with Amanda Flynn/Voice Study Centre
November 2023 Register Balance and Singing with MTD with Lori Sonnenberg
October 2023 Observer, online 6-week SVS Teacher’s Practicum with Dr Kari Ragan
January 2023 Counselling Skills for Singing Teachers, 12 weeks, Vocal Health Education
October 2023 - False Vocal Folds: Truths and Fallacies with Kerrie Obert/Voice Study Centre
December 2022 - Male vs Female: Functional Differences you Need to Know with Teach Voice/Chris Johnson online course
July 2022 Endoscopic Evaluation and Interpretation, Get Vocal Now/Kerrie Obert
2-Day Foundations Manual Therapy and Swallowing with Walt Fritz PT March 2022
September 2022 Acoustics and Resonance for Voice Teachers Teach Voice/Chris Johnson, online
November 2021 Vocal Habilitation Professional Course (9-months study) with Vocal Health Education
October 2021 Contempotary Singers 2-week teacher’s practicum Dr Shannon Coates
Sing to Beat Parkinson’s Training - Online - March 2021
Fundamental Anatomy, online, Vocal Health Education, 2021
Mindfulness for Singers, 8-week course Vocal Health Education, April 2021
Singing for Mental Health and Trauma with Emily Foulkes/Voice Study Centre, 6 weeks February 2021 online
Teaching Young Voices with Dr Jenevora Williams/Voice Study Centre, 3-days in-person August 2019
Accent Breathing Method with Ron Morris/Voice Study Centre, 2-days in person 2019
Choral Essentials, 1-day in -person with Rachel Staunton/The Voices Foundation
Degrees/University and college study2003 - 2005 PG Diploma Opera Studies, RNCM Manchester, UK
1998-2001 BMus (Classical Voice) WAAPA Edith Cowan University, Perth Australia
1994-1997 BArtsEng (Journalism/Film and Television) Curtin University, Perth
Getting started
If you’re worried about your voice, the biggest hurdle can be reaching out to someone. Often, the fear of the problem is worse than the problem itself. The most important part of my job is to listen to your concerns and help you decide where to be referred onwards to a network of trusted professionals depending on what you need.Voice users require support from many angles (speech therapy, laryngoscopy, osteopathy, counselling to name a few) and I am proud to be part of the team of singing voice practitioners at the multidisciplinary centre Valentine Voice Care in Lewes.
Voice health and maintenance
Maintaining optimum vocal wellness doesn’t have to be complex or time-consuming. Small changes make a big difference to the consistency of your voice. Together, we can work towards setting up routines that are both meaningful and manageable for you, whether on the opera stage, in a touring band, or a theatre company. Singing health coaching can also be suitable for public speakers, voiceover artists, and actors. So, don’t hesitate to get in touch if you’d like support in fine-tuning your needs for these contexts.
I know the struggle!
I understand the demands of high-level performance and have had a highly successful career as a freelance operatic soprano, working with well-known companies across the UK and Europe! I still sing regularly as a concert soloist.
I named my business All Voice because you are all of your voice and your voice is all of you. It is important to consider the whole person and how everything from diet, sleep, exercise, hormonal changes, speaking habits and mental health challenges may impact on voice use. I don’t stick to one, rigid voice “method”. My training as a singing voice practitioner is extensive and covers all genres from classical to contemporary, backed up with extensive experience as a professional performer. I know the demands that professional singers face and I’m here to help you meet those demands.
Qualifications and background
I’m a qualified Singing Voice Rehabilitation Specialist, Vocal Habilitation Professional and Vocal Health First Aider with Vocal Health Education. My training is broad and highly clinically informed so that I can support singers in the broadest sense, having completed extensive training in areas such as Mindfulness, Counselling Skills for Singing Teachers, Accent Breathing Method, functional anatomy, vocal acoustics, Sing to Beat Parkinson’s Training, teaching adolescent voices and more. I regularly engage with mentoring with the some of the world’s leading voice experts so that I can support my clients to become experts in their own vocal instruments.