Post Conference Replay: 2025 ANATS National Conference

Access the Recordings - 2025 ANATS National Conference: Inspiring Voices: Teaching Singing Today and Tomorrow

The 2025 ANATS National Conference, Inspiring Voices: Teaching Singing Today and Tomorrow, was held from 3–6 July at the Ian Potter Southbank Centre in Melbourne. It brought together a vibrant community of singers, singing teachers, voice practitioners, and researchers to explore the theme of inspiration in singing and vocal pedagogy.

Now, you can purchase access to the full post-event recordings and experience the rich content and connections the conference offered.

The recordings feature a dynamic program including:

• International keynote speakers and leading national presenters

• Masterclasses, lecture recitals and talks

• Pre-recorded talks

You can access the post-event recordings from now until 5th August, 2025. Please note that this date is final and unable to be extended.

Presented by the Australian National Association of Teachers of Singing (ANATS Ltd), a not-for-profit industry association committed to supporting singing teachers and fostering an inclusive, diverse, and connected vocal community.

List of available content

Keynote Presentations & Special Events:
1. Opening Ceremony
2. Maddie Tarbox - Moulding the Mix
3. Reena Gupta, MD - Vocal Health for the Vocal Athlete
4. Reena Gupta, MD and Mindy Pack - Do You Hear What I Hear?
5. Mindy Pack - Voice & Body: The Full Body Connection
6. Heidi Moss Erickson - Inspiring singing for all people: How neuroscience can guide us towards a universal pedagogy for every genre, age, and ability
7. Closing Ceremony

Masterclasses & Lecture Recitals:
1. Peter Rutherford - Adult Music Theatre Masterclass
2. Michelle Nicole - Jazz Masterclass
3. Mindy Pack - Contemporary Masterclass
4. Heidi Moss-Erickson - Classical Masterclass
5. Peter Rutherford - Young Music Theatre Masterclass
6. Jenny Duck-Chong, Nicole Thomson and Josephine Allan - Close to home: Exploring Australian art song.
7. Chuting Huang. Broadway to Beijing - The power of cross training for musical theatre belt singers.

Talks:
1. Victoria Lambourn - The Melofonetica Method: Inspiring better Italian lyric diction.
2. Samantha U’Ren and Dr Debbie Phyland - The high risk of the quick fix: Steroids and the singer's voice.
3. Professor Diane Hughes - Pedagogical content to broaden understanding of vocal interrelatedness.
4. Jacqueline Ward - Tension today, freedom tomorrow: A guide for singing teachers on ankyloglossia (‘tongue-tie’).
5. Susannah Lawergren, Marjorie Butcher & Annika Hinrichs - Inspiration as motivation for singers with ADHD.
6. Nadine Manion - Supporting Australian transgender and gender-diverse singers: Insights for singing teachers.
7. Simon Ward - New insights into the psychology of singing, anxiety and vocal teacher well-being.
8. WendyTodd - How personality and well-being inspire singers’ creativity.
9. Timothea Lau - "Singing-it-Safe": a Delphi study to explore collaborative co-design with vocal experts.
10. Emma Wilson. Voice Care for the Voice Caregiver: Investigating Singing Teachers' Vocal Health.
11. Dr Karen Cummings - The democratisation of music theatre voice.
12. Tania Grant - Inspiring the next generation of vocal directors in non-professional secondary school musical theatre.
13. Henry Kafoa and Dr Irene Bartlett - The future of music theatre pedagogy: A question of style identity.
14. Wei Yi and Professor Diane Hughes - Hear my songs: Inspiring multi-language singing.
15. Dr Matthew Allen - Insights into the technique of R&B/Soul belting from global pedagogues and practitioners.
16. Carol Power - Honouring the Treaty of Waitangi through Waiata: Integrating Te Reo Māori in education for cultural understanding and inclusion
17. Wendy Rolls - Keeping the flame alive for adolescent girls during voice change.
18. Freya Meredith-Hanson - Breaking systemic barriers in singing education: An Indigenous-led roadmap for change.
19. Christina Grønborg - Inspiring young adolescent female singers to manage voice change.
20. Shelli Hulcombe - Cross training for classical singers.
21. Rebecca Yarnold. The supportive stage: Creating anxiety-free performance environments for child vocalists.
22. Katrina Waters - Brünnhilde Bleeds: The impacts of hormonal change on the professional dramatic soprano.