We have Mentors located all over the UK:
Dawn is an opera singer and singing teacher based in Belfast. She trained as a mezzo-soprano on the opera course at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, and prior to that attained an MA in Music at the University of Bristol. As administrator for SingersResound, Dawn brings her practical experience in the opera industry together with her passion for singers’ wellbeing to support the work of the organisation.
Lowri Dowthwaite-Walsh is a Senior Lecturer in Psychological Interventions at the University of Central Lancashire and a graduate member of the British Psychological Society and adheres to their code of conduct for professional psychologists. Lowri has trained as a clinical supervisor within the NHS and also leads supervisor training for counselors and mental health practitioners at the university. Lowri works privately as a coach and therapist utilising Cognitive Behavioural therapy, positive psychotherapy and solution focussed brief therapy and accesses supervision for her clinical and supervisory work on a monthly basis.
Support comes in many guises and no singer can survive or thrive without it... What support do singers in transition, in difficulty, or in the middle to latter phases of their careers need? The SingersResound network is committed to providing this much-needed support.
SingersResound has helped over 100 singers with free mentoring and workshops. British opera companies have embraced the need for our independent services, so please contact us if anything is troubling you. Conversations are completely confidential and our goal is to enable and empower, to facilitate mental growth and your ability to perform confidently or think differently. Our vision is to reignite a singer’s passion and creativity as well as the voice. We are willing to admit that individually we may not be the answer to a singer’s prayers, but know that someone in the team will be; and this team has an extraordinary rich and diverse level of experience and knowledge, which is ready to be tapped into.
During the Covid pandemic, with artists sitting high on the government's 'retrain' list, we have all been made aware of our perceived value. Yet, we as artists often do not need such a glaring reminder, as at times, we fail to value our own great qualities and abilities. Often, this is through no fault of our own, but a result of the perfectionist environment in which we work. SingersResound is a space in which a singer feeling undervalued, can in confidence, talk with others, relate, or even re-evaluate their current situation.
SingersResound is a group of experienced singers who care and are committed to listening, encouraging, and helping singers who ask for help. A soloist's life can be a lonely path, especially when trouble strikes, and we have an abundance of knowledge and experience to assist singers at every stage of their careers.
"SingersResound is the missing link for any singer with problems and obstacles to traverse. These are varied and a matter of perception." We are devastated by the passing of Keel Watson. He will be terribly missed by the SingersResound community, but his passion and his wise words will continue to resonate for us all.
My desire is to listen and facilitate a struggling artist to regroup and unravel any issues. SingersResound will always be a private and safe place to share anxieties, to allow time to be vulnerable but then build up confidence to be able to move on.
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