Janice Chapman
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Janice L Chapman AUA MOA is a distinguished Australia
n-born soprano
and voice coach, author of Singing and Teaching Singing: A Holistic Approach to Classical Voice and professor of voice at Guildhall School of Music and Drama
.
Her career as a performer includes principal soprano roles in all the major British opera companies, including The Royal Opera House and English National Opera
. Since 1975 she has also played an active role in teaching vocal technique, first at London College of Music
and then both privately and at the Guildhall. She was a founder member of the British Voice Association, of which she was President for five years.
She was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia for 'services to music as an operatic singer and teacher of voice and as a contributor to research into human sound production and vocal health'.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n-born soprano
Soprano
A soprano is a voice type with a vocal range from approximately middle C to "high A" in choral music, or to "soprano C" or higher in operatic music. In four-part chorale style harmony, the soprano takes the highest part, which usually encompasses the melody...
and voice coach, author of Singing and Teaching Singing: A Holistic Approach to Classical Voice and professor of voice at Guildhall School of Music and Drama
Guildhall School of Music and Drama
Guildhall School of Music and Drama is an independent music and dramatic arts school which was founded in 1880 in London, England. Students can pursue courses in Music, Opera, Drama and Technical Theatre Arts.-History:...
.
Her career as a performer includes principal soprano roles in all the major British opera companies, including The Royal Opera House and English National Opera
English National Opera
English National Opera is an opera company based in London, resident at the London Coliseum in St. Martin's Lane. It is one of the two principal opera companies in London, along with the Royal Opera, Covent Garden...
. Since 1975 she has also played an active role in teaching vocal technique, first at London College of Music
London College of Music
The London College of Music is a music school which is part of the University of West London in England.The LCM was founded in 1887 and existed as an independent music conservatoire based at Great Marlborough Street in central London until 1991...
and then both privately and at the Guildhall. She was a founder member of the British Voice Association, of which she was President for five years.
She was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia for 'services to music as an operatic singer and teacher of voice and as a contributor to research into human sound production and vocal health'.