{"id":78,"date":"2013-02-24T23:00:33","date_gmt":"2013-02-24T23:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lynettealcantara.com\/wordpress\/?page_id=78"},"modified":"2024-11-17T21:05:02","modified_gmt":"2024-11-17T21:05:02","slug":"teaching","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.lynettealcantara.com\/?page_id=78","title":{"rendered":"Teaching &#038; Conducting"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lynettealcantara.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/P6307602.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-348\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lynettealcantara.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/P6307602-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lynettealcantara.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/P6307602-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.lynettealcantara.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/P6307602-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/h1>\n<h3>Lynette Alc\u00e1ntara\u00a0<span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">is available for vocal workshops, masterclasses, adjudication, audition preparation and singing lessons, both online and in-person.<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Singing Teaching &#8211;\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0Lynette has a thriving singing teaching practice in Cambridge where she coaches<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>choral scholars at\u00a0<strong><a title=\"Sidney Chapel Choir\" href=\"http:\/\/www.sid.cam.ac.uk\/life\/chapel\/choir\/about\">Sidney Sussex Chapel Choir, Wolfson and Queens&#8217; Colleges.<br \/>\n<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li>singers on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmp.cam.ac.uk\/opportunities\/entry\/choral-foundation-scheme\/\">Cambridge Choral Foundation Scheme<\/a><\/li>\n<li>recordings of her online <em><strong>Weekly Vocal Workout<\/strong><\/em> vocal technique class for beginner and improver singers, including from choral societies &#8211; monthly subscription of \u00a332 p\/mth<\/li>\n<li>private classical pupils &#8211; beginners to advanced<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-weight: normal;\"><strong>Lecturing<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"font-weight: normal;\">\n<li>Lynette taught the <em style=\"font-style: italic;\">Vocal Health and Training<\/em>\u00a0 course on the\u00a0<strong><a style=\"color: #24890d;\" title=\"MMus\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mus.cam.ac.uk\/applicants\/grad-admissions\/m-mus1\/m-mus\">MMus in Choral Studies<\/a><\/strong> course at the University of Cambridge &amp; was Vocal Pathway Leader and Co-ordinator of the expanded vocal pathway of the MMus in Choral Studies.<\/li>\n<li>Occasional guest lecturer &#8211; <strong><a style=\"color: #24890d;\" title=\"The con\" href=\"http:\/\/conservatorium.unimelb.edu.au\/\">Conservatorium of Music, University of Melbourne<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Past teaching posts include<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cambridgechoral.org\/\">Cambridge Choral Summer Course<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Director of the Song School, <a href=\"https:\/\/olem.org.uk\/\">OLEM Catholic Church<\/a><\/li>\n<li>the boy choristers of the <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kings.cam.ac.uk\/choir\/\">Choir of King&#8217;s College\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li>the choristers of Norwich Cathedral<\/li>\n<li>Guest teacher National Youth Choir of Great Britain<\/li>\n<li>Queenswood School<\/li>\n<li>Australian Boys&#8217; Choir, Melbourne Youth Choir, Young Voices of Melbourne<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Pupil successes include<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">ABRSM &amp; Trinity exams to Diploma level<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Entry to music colleges at post-graduate level (RNCM, RAM, RCM, Manhattan School of Music)<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Oxbridge Choral Scholarships<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">The Girl Winner 2015 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/programmes\/p037zfpm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">BBC Radio 2 Young Choristers of the Year<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Outreach, Workshops and Masterclasses<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>As a member of the <strong><a title=\"BBC Singers\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/singers\">BBC Singers<\/a><\/strong> she regularly led singing workshops as part of the BBC\u2019s education work. She has worked on the <em>GoSing<\/em> and <em>Play it again<\/em> initiatives, and the <em>I&#8217;d Do Anything<\/em> TV programme, and worked with inner London schools and youth choirs as well as BBC Proms Come and Sing workshops.<\/li>\n<li>Lynette has led vocal workshops for the <a title=\"The King's Singers\" href=\"http:\/\/www.kingssingers.com\/\"><strong>The\u00a0King&#8217;s Singers<\/strong><\/a>, <strong><a title=\"Britten Sinfonia\" href=\"http:\/\/www.brittensinfonia.com\/\">Britten Sinfonia<\/a><\/strong>, <a title=\"BBCSSO\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/bbcsso\"><strong>BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra<\/strong><\/a>, and <a title=\"Aldeburgh Music\" href=\"http:\/\/www.aldeburgh.co.uk\"><strong>Aldeburgh Music<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0including conducting the Cambridgeshire Friday Afternoon Project at the <a title=\"Cam Festival\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cambridgenetwork.co.uk\/news\/cambridge-music-festival-2013\/\"><strong>Cambridge Music Festival<\/strong> <\/a>which was streamed live to Cambridgeshire Primary Schools, and around the world via the Guardian website. For many years she was the vocal coach \u00a0for the<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cums.org.uk\/about\/ensembles2\/cums-chorus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Cambridge University Music Society Chorus<\/a>.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Lynette has given vocal masterclasses at the<strong> <a title=\"Melb Uni Con\" href=\"http:\/\/conservatorium.unimelb.edu.au\/\">Conservatorium of Music, University of Melbourne<\/a><\/strong> and the <strong><a title=\"Royal Irish Academy of Music\" href=\"http:\/\/www.riam.ie\/\">Royal Irish Academy of Music<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>and presented at the <a href=\"http:\/\/anca.org.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Australian National Choral Association<\/strong> <\/a><em>Choralfest<\/em> and <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.isme.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">International Society for Music Education conferences<\/a>. <\/strong>Talks include for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rncm.ac.uk\/start-entrepreneurship-project\/\">StART Entrepreneur Project<\/a> at the Royal Northern College of Music.<\/li>\n<li>Workshops for Sancton Wood School, <a title=\"KCS\" href=\"http:\/\/www.kcs.cambs.sch.uk\/\"><strong>King&#8217;s College School<\/strong>,<\/a> <strong><a title=\"Singup\" href=\"http:\/\/www.singup.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SingUP<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a title=\"Hub\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cambridgeshiremusic.org\/\">Cambridge Music Partnership<\/a><\/strong>, Hackney Children&#8217;s Choir, <strong><a title=\"Berkshire Youth Choir\" href=\"http:\/\/www.berkshirecountychoirs.org.uk\/\">Berkshire Youth Choir<\/a><\/strong>, <a title=\"Exaudi Melbourne\" href=\"http:\/\/www.exaudi.com.au\/about.html\"><strong>Exaudi Youth Choir<\/strong><\/a>, <a title=\"YVM\" href=\"http:\/\/www.yvm.com.au\"><strong>The Young Voices of Melbourne<\/strong><\/a>, <a title=\"Romsey Choral Society\" href=\"http:\/\/www.romseychoral.hampshire.org.uk\/index.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Romsey Choral Society<\/strong><\/a>,\u00a0<strong><a title=\"Fairhaven Singers\" href=\"http:\/\/www.fairhavensingers.org.uk\/\">Fairhaven Singers<\/a><\/strong> and <strong><a title=\"Choir 2000\" href=\"http:\/\/www.choir2000.org\/\">Choir 2000<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Choral Animateur \/ Conducting<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Lynette is Founder and Dir of Music of\u00a0 <strong>KJV Community Children&#8217;s Choir<\/strong> a hundred or so\u00a0voice children&#8217;s choir and music charity in Cambridge which she set up in 2008 following work with the SingUp national singing programme. KJV is a non-auditioned childrens&#8217; choir which performs in Cambridgeshire venues including Ely Cathedral, King&#8217;s College Chapel and West Rd Concert Hall. It aims to offer accessible and inclusive music education.<\/li>\n<li>She is a Fellow and Director of Music at <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wolfson.cam.ac.uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Wolfson College, Cambridge<\/a><\/strong> where her many duties include conducting a mixed college choir and chamber choir.<\/li>\n<li>From 2007 to 2010 Lynette worked as Choral Animateur for the Choir of <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kings.cam.ac.uk\">King\u2019s College<\/a><\/strong>, Cambridge funded by the national singing programme <em>\u2018SingUp\u2019,\u00a0<\/em>and led workshops in twenty-five Cambridgeshire primary schools. She has also led teacher training sessions for SingUP.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Background<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Lynette has been teaching since her student days where she was awarded a Bachelor of Music Education with Honours in Voice at the <a title=\"Melb Uni Music\" href=\"http:\/\/conservatorium.unimelb.edu.au\/\">University of Melbourne<\/a>, specializing in classroom singing, choral skills and the\u00a0Kod\u00e1ly Method. In Australia she taught in several specialist music schools, and worked for <a title=\"ABCI\" href=\"http:\/\/www.australianboyschoir.com.au\/\">The Australian Boys&#8217; Choir<\/a>, Melbourne Youth Choir. She was a founding staff member of <a title=\"YVM\" href=\"http:\/\/www.yvm.com.au\/\">The Young Voices of Melbourne.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lynette Alc\u00e1ntara\u00a0is available for vocal workshops, masterclasses, adjudication, audition preparation and singing lessons, both online and in-person. Singing Teaching &#8211;\u00a0\u00a0Lynette has a thriving singing teaching practice in Cambridge where she coaches choral scholars at\u00a0Sidney Sussex Chapel Choir, Wolfson and Queens&#8217; Colleges. singers on the Cambridge Choral Foundation Scheme recordings of her online Weekly Vocal Workout &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lynettealcantara.com\/?page_id=78\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Teaching &#038; Conducting<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":3,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-78","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lynettealcantara.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/78","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lynettealcantara.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lynettealcantara.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lynettealcantara.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lynettealcantara.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=78"}],"version-history":[{"count":23,"href":"https:\/\/www.lynettealcantara.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/78\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":729,"href":"https:\/\/www.lynettealcantara.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/78\/revisions\/729"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lynettealcantara.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=78"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}