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Anne-Marie Speed

Box 235 19-21 Crawford St
London, South East W1H 1PJ
United Kingdom
+44 (0)207 644 5947
info@thevoiceexplained.com
http://www.thevoiceexplained.com

Professor, Vocal Faculty, Musical Theatre Course, Royal Academy of Music, London
President, British Voice Association 2001-2002

Anne-Marie trained as an actor in London and worked as an actor/singer before continuing her training as a voice teacher at the Central School of Speech and Drama, London. She now has an extensive practice working as a vocal consultant, and as an acting & dialect coach in film, theatre, musical theatre and TV. In 1991, Anne-Marie was first introduced to the work of the acclaimed voice scientist, Jo Estill. Since then, she has assisted Jo Estill and presented many courses in Denmark, Italy, Australia, New Zealand, London and Edinburgh. In 1996 she became a Vanguard Licensed Practitioner, one of only three in the UK and specialises in both the speaking and singing coaching and technical troubleshooting. Anne-Marie has also completed a research MA at the Central School of Speech and Drama using the Voice Craft model. In 1994 she was asked by Mary Hammond, Vocal Consultant to Cameron Mackintosh and Andrew Lloyd Webber‘s Really Useful Group to devise and teach the voice component of the new Music Theatre Course at the Royal Academy of Music, London and has been a professor on the Vocal Faculty since then. In 1997 she was invited to be a guest presenter at the fourth International Congress of Voice Teachers held in London, where she was able to introduce Jo Estill to the delegates and her system of voice training. In 1999, she was made a council member of the British Voice Association, representing voice teachers and was voted President of the BVA for 2001-2002.

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"I went to college for musical theater without ever taking voice lessons. I found the lessons made singing more difficult and limiting. Many teachers only allowed me to sing in an opera state even though I wanted to sing pop. I lost confidence in my voice and singing was less than fun. Estill made sense to me. It's like I've traded my 12 crayon box for a 120 crayon box. I have so many options. Singing is fun again and I gain confidence every time I get up to do it. Studying Estill and practicing Estill is fun too. I love sharing it with students who really want to learn because it's so rewarding to watch them get it. Estill is the only voice training method I use and recommend to others because it is the only one that truly works. It allows the singer to practice healthy vocal techniques, but still keep their artistic style in tact."

Lisa Weiss
Television Actress, “Pastor Greg”

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