Gisborne
Singing Lessons | Choirs | Artist development, Aural Lessons, Ensemble Coaching, Song Writing Workshops, Posture for Singers and Instrumentalists
Bio
I’m a Professional Vocal Technique Instructor, Voice Teacher and Vocal Coach, specializing in modern contemporary styles of singing, but with a foundation in classical Bel Canto.
I’ve been teaching contemporary vocal styles for over 17 years and have more than 45 years singing experience with knowledge of both classical and contemporary vocal styles.
I conduct lessons from my cozy home studio in Whataupoko, Gisborne, where we’ve lived for the last 5 years. We immigrated to New Zealand in 2011 from South Africa.
I’m a Full Associate Member of the New Zealand Association of Teachers of Singing (NEWZATS) and an Affiliate Teacher of Contemporary Voice with the Institute of Registered Music Teachers New Zealand (IRMTNZ). I’m also a member of APRA/AMCOS and a registered New Zealand Business.
I strongly believe that anyone with a functioning voice can sing, and if they can’t, I consider it my privilege and honour to teach them.
My focus is on ensuring healthy vocal development and employing scientifically proven pedagogy and techniques to enable longevity of the voice. I’m passionate about advocating ethical, healthy teaching principles and promoting vocal education.
I believe that the voice is a “musical instrument” and teach it as such. Once you know how your instrument works and how to use it, you can “play” it in any style you choose, both contemporary and classical.
My lifelong dedication to understanding the voice has led to the creation, development, and implementation of my comprehensive vocal program, which effectively helps students achieve excellent results in a reasonable timeframe. My program is designed to work with all voices and ability levels from children to adults.
As a voice teacher I incorporate many different methodologies, both classical and contemporary and I have a flexible, personalized approach, as each person and voice is very different and unique.
I have extensive experience in resolving intricate and complex vocal issues and have developed strong diagnostic skills. I’ve assisted performers experiencing vocal difficulties and damage to rehabilitate their voices.
My vocal and musical experience includes singing from a young age, serving as choir leader in high school, completing Estill Level 1&2 vocal training, performing in plays, singing professionally, recording a contemporary music album, engaging in various musical projects, doing voice over work for radio commercials, providing backing vocals for other artists’ albums, arranging, writing lyrics and providing melodies for artists’ songs, collaborating with other musicians, producing and composing music on digital audio workstations, audio engineering, songwriting, and teaching voice.
I’m honest and will always encourage my students to discover their full vocal potential, artistic expression, and unique singing voices.
If you have any concerns about your vocal health, I recommend seeking advice from a medical professional.
Teaching Info
Singing is a skill that anyone with a functioning voice can learn. If you don’t know how to sing, I consider it a privilege to teach you. You don’t need special talent, on the contrary, “hard work beats talent when talent doesn’t work hard”.
As an experienced vocal teacher, I can effectively teach you to sing with the same authentic genre specific tonal qualities and expert skill levels as vocalists such as Celine Dion, Whitney Houston, Eva Cassidy, Adele, Freddie Mercury, Aretha Franklin, Prince, Lea Salonga & Julie Andrews, to name a few.
Vocal lessons will greatly enhance your singing abilities and enable you to develop a healthy vocal technique that will last a lifetime.
“Everyone has a beautiful voice, you just need to learn how to use it.” Jo Estill
Letitia is nothing short of amazing. I started seeing Letitia to make the transition from classical singing to contemporary, and she has been a wealth of knowledge and support as I make this leap. What I like about Letitia‘s program is that it doesn’t take shortcuts and ensures singers are taking the healthiest route to achieve their goals with sustainable long-term results. I would recommend Letitia‘s services to anyone who is wanting to get into singing and wants to start their journey the right way, or to an experienced singer who wants to learn advanced techniques and how to get more out of their existing skill set.
Charlotta
Letitia Lindeque Vocal Coach, not only is she a beautiful person, she also has a very beautiful soul. Tayne has been with Letitia just over a year and she has done so much for him. Her style of coaching is very professional, her approach to the person learning is very patient, kind and caring and she can cater for both genders, which is marvelous. She is honest and we just love her, Tayne will not miss a day of coaching with Letitia, and has not. So take mine and Tayne's word, she is the most experienced vocal/singing coach I have come across, she knows her work, and if you persevere with her way of teaching, you will never look back. Thank you Letitia, we appreciate all that you have done, hope you can put up with us for many more years.
Patricia/Tayne
Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us. I have learnt so much, not only about my voice, but also Spiritually. I have enjoyed every moment, every yawn and every stupid time when I thought the note was higher than it really was! You have taught me to relax and to believe in myself. I know now, that I can sing anything I want to, if I just practice! I will never forget your investment in my life.
Miranda
Thank you very much, you are an amazing teacher. I never would have believed that I would be able to get to even half my singing ability that I am at today! I feel a lot more confident with my music and you gave me skills that I'll treasure for life.
