Power, Clarity and Freedom
Worship Leaders, now you can warm up your voice with a professional voice coach on Sunday mornings.
Sunday Morning Vocal Workout© is for worship singers who want to get ready, energised, and inspired to lead others in worship. Every week you are taken through guided vocal exercises that help ensure your voice is in optimal condition to deliver songs with power, clarity and freedom.
The sessions are designed to build and strengthen your voice over time, with new exercises being regularly added or upgraded.
This is a fresh, new innovative vocal programme for the whole worship team community.
Why Join?
If you want to sing with ease or embrace a healthier vocal lifestyle overall, these sessions will help you to:
- Warm up and activate your voice.
- Prepare your voice for singing.
- Improve your vocal health.
- Reduce vocal fatigue.
- Prevent the build up of muscle tension and strain (which leads to vocal loss).
- Follow guided exercises that will help strengthen and balance your singing.
- Mentally prep for leading worship (get focused!).
- Increase your confidence.
Every session lasts 30 minutes and starts and ends with prayer. Suitable for all voices.
Practice, Build and Condition
Another reason to join Sunday Morning Vocal Workout is it will help build and condition your voice. Like any other instrument, it takes practice to build muscle strength and condition your voice to sing efficiently. And - like any other instrument - this doesn't happen over night except with a consistent, intentional approach to practicing. SMVW purposefully takes place every week so you can achieve long term results through weekly practice.
You're in Safe Hands
Your voice is a precious instrument and a gift from God. So, it's crucial to know that your coach is an expert with years of experience teaching voice.
My name is Dionne and I've been coaching voices - from across the world - for over 15 years.
Main Vocal Achievements and Experience
- 20 years leading and serving on Worship teams
- Certified Vocal Massage Therapist
- Certified Voice Coach
- Certified Vocal First Aider
- Test Singer - Complete Vocal Technique
- Choir Director - Luton Gospel Choir
- Hertfordshire Music (Voice)Teacher
- Author of 30 Day Vocal Planner, 51 Vocal Exercises You Can Do Without a Keyboard and My Bible Study Notebook
- Vocal Anatomy (Post Grad) - The Voice Centre - Certified
- Estill Voice Training - Level 1 and 2 - Certified
- Vocal Health Education - Certified
- Teacher Training Best Practice CPD - Vocal Process
- Singing and Speech Teacher Training - Vocal Process
- Estill – Belt: Basic and Advance
- Tricky Transitions ( Teacher Training)
- Belting: Teacher Training - VIDLA
- Articulators Teacher Training - The Naked Vocalist
- Fully Insured
- DBS Checked
- Member of the Natural Voice Network
- Taught Gospel Voice at Royal Academy of Music
- Featured on BBC Radio, Cross Rhythms and in The Mirror.
Join me and other worship leaders as I take you through a vigorous vocal workout designed to activate and open your voice to sing with freedom.
You're in safe hands. But for peace of mind, if you don't feel like the sessions are for you, you can unsubscribe at anytime!
What people are saying
Working with Dionne has been a game-changer for my singing.
Her Sunday morning warm-ups also help me keep to a healthy vocal routine. Its a great environment to thrive in.
— Myriam Kabu
I am enjoying the sessions. I am using them to help prepare my voice to join my church choir.
— Joy Agbenike
At the end of the workout my singing felt natural and I could project my voice more.
— Delma Merrifield
Who Can Join?
SMVW is designed for singers who want to build and strengthen their voice for worship.
You can also join if you preach, teach or sing in the congregation.
Mission: Prevent and Maintain
Finally, SMVW's mission is to prevent vocal wear and tear, and, to maintain healthy vocals when singing (and preaching).
- Vocal Wear and Tear - If you're experiencing signs of vocal wear and tear, SMVW is one step towards restoring your normal vocal function and recovery.
- Vocal Maintenance - SMVW will help you maintain your singing and keep your voice in tip top condition for leading worship.
Signs of Vocal Wear and Tear →
Vocal Loss (hoarseness)
Straining
Pushing to reach notes
Excessive breathiness
Unable to sing quietly
Shouting
Change in tone
Drop in range
Pain
Let's Do This!
- Are you ready to sing with - and give God - your best voice?
- Do you want to build and condition your voice over time?
- Do you want to prevent vocal wear and tear and maintain healthy vocal skills?
- Do you want to sing with a free and relaxed voice?
- Do you want to be vocally prepared and focused for worship every Sunday?
Then why wait? Sign up today and join me and other worship leaders on Sunday mornings at 8am for a 30 minute vocal workout session that will warm up and give your voice a morning boost, ready for worship.
FAQs
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I'm a Certified Vocal Coach and Vocal Massage Therapist. I've been training voice and coaching worship leaders since 2003. I have served on worship teams since early 2000's and currently attend and serve at my local church St Hughs, based in Luton UK, where I live with my 3 children and granddaughter. I am also the manager of St Hughs Music Academy.
I founded Voice in Ministry in 2010 as a response to the lack of vocal training available for worship singers in the UK, seeking out and training under industry stalwarts at a time when worship vocal training was scarce but desperately needed.
You can read more about me on my website www.voiceinministry.uk
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Yes, you can join anytime. Depending on when you join, you might get your first week free. :)
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An account will be created where you will be able to login and download the Zoom login details for the sessions.
You will also be sent a confirmation receipt.
If you have issue logging in please call 07733534529
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No, not yet. I only offer 8am on Sundays morning. The more people join, the easier it will be to offer earlier time slots, but for now it's 8am - 8.30am on Sundays.
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Yes. these sessions are designed to open and relax your voice with warm up exercises. When the voice is tension free, this will improve your singing.
If you are looking to develop your vocal style or have persistent vocal issues, ie lack of range, then you'll need to consider personal 1-2-1 lessons to address stubborn vocal issues.
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That's ok. First, I would encourage you to reach out to me, in case it's something I can help you with. However, if after 1 month you genuinely think you do not notice or feel any difference with your singing, you are free to unsubscribe at any time.
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No. I have priced these lessons at a significantly reduce fee (just under £2.50pw) to introduce and encourage people to join. For example, my normal 30min lesson is £15 for adults and £12.50 for children.
If you are not satisfied after the first month, you are free to unsubscribe from the session. This will automatically stop any further payments.
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Preferably, yes! This is because new or updated exercises might be introduced in a session, which you don't want to miss. However, it is appreciated that you might have to miss a session from time to time.
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Only worship songs are used during sessions.