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The Singer and the Song

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Occupation	Singing Teacher, Vocal Coach, Dramaturge
Introduction	Petah Burns is one of Australia’s premier singing teachers. A Registered Nurse with practical performance experience in Television, Radio, Cabaret, Music Theatre and Opera both in Australia and overseas, backed up by a considerable array of tertiary qualifications. She is the envy of other lesser qualified and less talented teachers, with many successful students to her credit. Trained in Australia, London and Vienna she brings a holistic approach to teaching. Able to gauge the depth and quality of a new singer, she can then guide them through their vocal technique, repertoire and interpretation of Music Theatre, Opera and Lieder including the appropriate languages. Add to this her experience teaching presentation methods to individuals or groups from the Corporate sphere, as well as her ability to remediate the voices of singers, actors and speakers who have sustained vocal damage. She has lectured at Schauspiel Schule Kraus in Vienna, the University of the Arts in Nagoya, and was Head of Voice and Music Theatre at the Australian Institute of Music.

Occupation

Singing Teacher, Vocal Coach, Dramaturge

Introduction

Petah Burns is one of Australia’s premier singing teachers. A Registered Nurse with practical performance experience in Television, Radio, Cabaret, Music Theatre and Opera both in Australia and overseas, backed up by a considerable array of tertiary qualifications. She is the envy of other lesser qualified and less talented teachers, with many successful students to her credit. Trained in Australia, London and Vienna she brings a holistic approach to teaching. Able to gauge the depth and quality of a new singer, she can then guide them through their vocal technique, repertoire and interpretation of Music Theatre, Opera and Lieder including the appropriate languages. Add to this her experience teaching presentation methods to individuals or groups from the Corporate sphere, as well as her ability to remediate the voices of singers, actors and speakers who have sustained vocal damage. She has lectured at Schauspiel Schule Kraus in Vienna, the University of the Arts in Nagoya, and was Head of Voice and Music Theatre at the Australian Institute of Music.