Florie - BAH Teacher #4467

Name: Florie (Full name will be provided upon registration)

Age: 28

Gender: female

My journey in music has been a lifelong passion, and I’ve been fortunate to study with some of the most inspiring teachers and institutions. I started my formal music education at the Royal Irish Academy of Music (RIAM), where I was honored with the Singing Recital Gold Medal. My desire to deepen my understanding of vocal technique led me to train with the International Voice Teachers of Mix (IVTOM), where I learned how to meet each student's unique needs. Currently, I am pursuing an MA in Voice Pedagogy with the Voice Study Centre, UK, where I focus on vocal health, performance coaching, and the relationship between voice and emotions. This ongoing education allows me to stay updated with the latest research and techniques in vocal training. I've also trained as a FLOW Phonation teacher, an approach that emphasizes healthy and effortless singing by understanding the precise use of vocal muscles and articulators. My education is not just about acquiring knowledge but about continuously growing and evolving as a teacher so I can better support my students. I’ve also had the unique opportunity to perform as a hurdy-gurdy player at the Medieval Museum in Ireland, which has enriched my understanding of historical music and performance. My diverse experiences in music education are all driven by one goal: to help my students discover their voices in a joyful and healthy way.

Royal Irish Academy of Music (RIAM) Singing Recital Gold Medal Best Singing Book of All Time, Best New Singing Books, Best Singing Book for Beginners - BookAuthority IVTOM (International Voice Teachers of Mix) Accreditation - Certified Teacher FLOW Phonation Certification Certified ACHOLOGY Coach Certified ICI Professional Coach (Institut de Coaching International) Professional Development Courses Mental Health Informed Practitioner The Diaphragm in Voice: A Touch-Based Approach Dynamic Coordination: Posture through an Alexander Technique Lens Case Reflections: Diagnosis and Treatment of 4 Professional Performers Singing With Your Whole Self: An Introduction to Feldenkrais Awareness Through Movement Applying Exercise Science Principles to Voice Pedagogy Progressive Procedures: Applying the Alexander Technique to the Voice New Directions in Singing for Health Research and Practice Prosody as a Process of Meaning Making Training the Passaggi of Classical Genre Voices Living At The Centre Of Your Potential As A Vocalist Vibrato and Non-Vibrato Singing Singing As Pregnancy and Postpartum Exercise

• IVTOM Accredited Teacher IVTOM (International Voice Teachers of Mix) is an organization of voice professionals - teachers, ENTs, speech therapists... IVTOM trains teachers in a two-year program, after which the exam is possible. IVTOM attests to the effectiveness of the teacher, their pedagogy, their scientific and physiological vocal knowledge, and their constant updating on new research and discoveries on singing and speaking voice. • Trained FLOW Phonation teacher FLOW Phonation is an international network of teachers, ENTs, and speech pathologists advocating the precise and independent use of the vocal muscles to sing freely, effortlessly, and, above all, healthily. FLOW Phonation advocates a pedagogy taking into account vocal acoustics, which studies the response of a musical frequency according to the position of the lips, the jaw, and the tongue. • Ongoing singing training and education with ENT Hubert Noé • Ongoing training Voice Professional CPD (Continuous Professional Development) at the Voice Study Centre, UK • In progress: MA Voice Pedagogy with the Voice Study Centre (vocal health, performance coaching, voice and emotions, singing for health...) ​ • Certified ACHOLOGY Coach • Certified ICI Professional Coach, Institut de Coaching International • University instructor with PhD students (Sorbonne, UM2, UVSQ, Lyon 2) on "Public speaking", "Stress management" and "Self-confidence/self-esteem" • Trained by Cecile LaRochelle (Canada) and Keri Hughes (Utah, USA) for IVTOM and by Valerie Leahy (Ireland) for the Royal Irish Academy of Music Recital Cert. • Gold Medal Award for the Recital Certificate Programme of the Royal Irish Academy of Music, Ireland • Best New Singing Book and Best Singing Book Of All Time awards, discerned by BookAuthority • Hurdy-gurdy player at the medieval museum Waterford Museum of Treasures, Ireland • Singing contests organisation • Creation of musical shows with children in summer camps • Trained in musicals, private lessons, choir

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Rates and Studio Policies
Registration Fee: $25.00 (One-time lifetime registration fee may be used by all family members)

Rates for instruction:
30 minute private lesson: $39.00
45 minute private lesson: $49.00
60 minute private lesson: $59.00

Travel charge: additional $15.00 per visit (for lessons in a client's home as opposed to my studio)

1. Cancellation Policy
Lessons not cancelled or rescheduled with at least 24 hours notice are billable to the client and payable to the teacher. This does not of course apply to travel fees unless the notice is effectively given at the door and the teacher has travelled to the location.

2. Cessation (quitting) Policy
A client must provide a 2 lesson notice period to stop lessons. So a weekly student needs to give 2 weeks of notice, a biweekly student works out to 3 weeks notice and a twice weekly student works out to a week of notice.

3. Illness Policy
Lessons cancelled due to illness or extraordinary circumstances with less than 24 hours notice remain billable to the client and payable to the teacher.

BAH teachers are encouraged to offer a make-up lesson at a future date in the interest of client relations and general goodwill. This only makes sense as teaching a student with the flu for example, will ruin the rest of your week's employment.

No more than 2 lessons may be made up due to illness within a 60 day period.

4. Rescheduling Policy
Any lesson can be cancelled or rescheduled with at least 24 hours notice.

Summer Vacation and Extended Absence Policy

Clients may schedule longer absences for trips etc. 24 hours notice is required.

It is normal and typical for students and about 20% of our teachers to schedule a break in the summer. We do not enforce a notice period (see cessation of lessons) at the end of a long summer break.

5. Evaluation Period
There are no free trial lessons with Beethoven at Home but we do offer a 2 lesson evaluation period where it is easy to try out a teacher. There are no free lessons during the evaluation period and clients may choose to discontinue the lessons at any time by providing the required 24 hours notice. After the student's 3rd lesson the required 2 lesson notice period will apply (see cessation of lessons above).