See what Sandra is working on this month, discover her next workshop that you can sign up for and find out when her choir, The Lost Sound, is making their next appearance…

WHAT’S ON

take a peek at Sandra's coaching over the last few months, keep scrolling for the latest news & events...

Part 1 - Women’s singing course FEBRuary 6th, 13th, 20th & 27th 2027 10:30am - 12:30pm Buckfastleigh £70

It’s very exciting to be running another course for women, the 4th PART 1 course and gathering together women of all ages and from Devon, Cornwall and Somerset
who are wanting more from their own voices and who also want to give more to their choirs.
We will look at:

Breathing and support, (what it is and how to use it!)
How to place your voice for more tone and sweetness
Quiet singing - how to keep the tone
How to manage those pesky ‘breaks’ in your range
How to blend your voices in your section and with the choir.

That’s quite a lot in 4 sessions - all with back-up notes too!
There has been tremendous feedback after these sessions with singers repeating the course to re-immerse themselves in the knowledge!
BOOKING by email please: singingandbreathingdevon@gmail.com

Part 2 - Women’s singing course March 6th, 13th 20th 2027 10:30am - 1:00pm Buckfastleigh £70

For this PART 2 - there are 3 slightly longer sessions as Easter is early this year.
We will refresh PART 1 and then move onto how to create more powerful singing and look at how we use CHEST VOICE in a relaxed and resonant way and how to cross the bridge in and out of that register.
More choir skills, harmony singing, rhythm work and chordal exercises too.
Everything you have learnt in PART 1 will be used!

You do need to have done PART 1 to be in this course
BOOKING by email please: singingandbreathingdevon@gmail.com

Upcoming events

One day workshops and courses

FEBRUARY BOOKING NOW OPEN
WOMEN’S 4 WEEK COURSE: PART 1
SATURDAYS February 6th - 27th 2027 10:30am - 12:30pm Buckfastleigh £70
Part 1 is re - running in the Spring of 2027!
After three sold out PART 1 courses, Sandra is thrilled to be keeping these valuable singing courses going! They are becoming an essential tool kit for choir singers.
There’s lots of techniques in breathing and support (what does that even mean?!) as well as showing you ways to get more from your own voice and your group’s singing, by increasing blend, vowel matching fine tuning and lots more. This is a great way to work on your own voice AND your choir skills - putting everything you learn into practice.
BOOK NOW for FEBRUARY 2027 (GIFT VOUCHERS AVAILABLE)
This course will run in February 2027 6th, 13th 20th & 27th (£70)
PART 2 will run in MARCH 2027 (£70) This will be 3 sessions of slightly longer duration due to Easter being very early.
March 6th, 13th 20th from 10:30am - 1pm
A quote from a singer on the women’s course Feb 2026:
“Thank you again for a great workshop. It’s great to understand what is going from an anatomical perspective. This does take a while to make sense, but once it does, it starts to form some good habits. I can hear a difference in my singing already.
During the singing of our harmony song, I felt the music more and that we were expressing the music rather than just singing the notes.”

PLEASE NOTE: You must be able to sing confidently in tune for this course as we are working at a higher level than beginner.
Booking essential: singingandbreathingdevon@gmail.com

GET IN TOUCH NOW IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN ATTENDING A WORKSHOP OR BOOKING ME FOR CHOIR/QUARTET COACHING
Vouchers for workshops or singing lessons are available
Coaching for choirs

2026
Inbetween running workshops and courses Sandra is out coaching choirs in Devon, Somerset and Cornwall.
If your choir needs some training and some new ideas of how to develop your singers get in touch.
SCROLL DOWN TO SEE FEEDBACK FROM CHOIRS SANDRA HAS COACHED RECENTLY

SANDRA’S PREVIOUS COACHING SESSIONS…

“Thanks so much for a wonderful session with us yesterday. We’ve had coaching in the past and I’ve never seen anything which has made such an impression.”

River City Chorus, February 2025
“Well what a day we have had with the WONDERFUL Sandra Smith. Honestly she was like a magician and the difference in our sound following her guidance, was amazing!”

Blackdown Acapella Barbershop Chorus, March 2025
“You met our hopes for the start of our day beautifully. It was exactly the beginning we needed. The feedback was that it was glorious. It certainly shifted the energy into the right place and brought us together. I know that people appreciated the warmup and practical experience of stretches that can be done at a desk! Thank you.”

Talking Heads, March 2025
“You absolutely rocked today, Sandra! We all loved it, and you! So clear, joyful and precise. Everyone left on a high!”

Lala & Big Noise Chorus, March 2025
"Thank you so so much for your work with our quartet. It has been so impactful to our sound already with resonance and ringing happening already."

The Bluebells, competing Quartet May 2025
“Sandra spent a number of weeks listening to recordings of us singing and shared her broad plan with me before the day of the workshop. She was able to identify some issues that we weren't aware of, then tailored our session to pull our sound together and lift our performance to a level we didn't know we could achieve. The singers went away saying that as well as a group session, it felt like a private singing lesson.”

Birdhouse Singers (small ensemble) May 2025
“My friend was so grateful to you for your workshop. She regularly sings in the church Choir and really benefited from your advice.”

Dart Music Festival, May 2025
Thank you so much for a mind-blowing few weeks of singing and breathing. I think we probably only skimmed the surface of your wealth of knowledge, but I found every moment absorbing, challenging and intensely rewarding! Having the opportunity to devote time to this in such a mindful way was very special. Looking forward to part 2!

Women’s Singing Course PART 1 - October 2025
"Sandra's training was a great day and a real success. It built on our understanding of vocal techniques which really helped us dramatically improve our sound. The difference was amazing.”

River City Chorus - 2nd workshop October 2025
"Thank you for the workshop this morning, I found it really interesting and such a nice way to get back in touch with my voice, body and breathing.. so much fun!" "Thank you for making it fun and educational.

Men’s Singing Workshop Jan 2025
"Thank you enormously for a great and fun workshop. I am greatly impressed by your joyful and deeply wise approach." R.P " This experience has boosted my confidence in harmony singing." S.I

Men’s Day Singing Workshop Jan 2026
It's been the most fun and uplifting thing I've done in years. The techniques and humour you use have helped me build confidence in my singing and I now feel able to join a community choir.

Women’s 4 week Singing Course PART 1 February 2026
"I learnt a lot and felt very inspired and uplifted. I used some of the techniques at choir session this week and I felt the difference." "Thank you for the workshop, it was really energizing and love the nerdiness :)"

LaLa choirs coaching/ training workshop Feb 2026
It was a grounding and joyful start to our day. You will be delighted to hear...we sung together at the end too! Thank you. It was a great day and beautifully pitched.

Talking Heads supervision training day March 2026
On behalf of the whole committee, I would like to thank you for putting on a great singing workshop, and for your contribution to Teignmouth Folk Festival 2026. I'm glad it worked well, and it was a pleasure for me and my colleagues to work with you.

Teignmouth Folk Festival June 2026
We had our rehearsal yesterday and oh my word, it was so different using all the stuff you did with us last time! Absolutely amazing - thank-you so much!

Colin Rae - Birdhouse Singers leader
Ahhh, Sandra our heads and hearts are still buzzing from yesterday's coaching. My goodness we learnt so much and the impact it had on our sound is absolutely incredible! Thank-you so much for sharing your skills with us and I'm sure it wont be long till we see you again!

Blackdown Acappella Workshop Sept 2026 Director Kayleigh Green
"What a wonderful day we had! I saw a couple of my friends yesterday who were at the workshop and we were all still buzzing! Hope we can do it again next year - chocolate brownies included!" Choir member. "It was so useful and what we needed" Director Freya Harbottle

Modbury Gospel Choir Training workshop Sept 2026
"Thanks so much for a wonderful course. I’m already feeling the impact on my voice & feel inspired to continue practicing the techniques you taught us." "What an absolute joy it has been to be part of the course - some mind-blowing revelations have made such a difference to my voice!"

Singers feedback from Oct 2026 Part 1 4 week Women’s Course

WHAT’S ON

take a peek at Sandra's coaching over the last few months, keep scrolling for the latest news & events...

Part 1 - Women’s singing course FEBRuary 6th, 13th, 20th & 27th 2027 10:30am - 12:30pm Buckfastleigh £70

Part 2 - Women’s singing course March 6th, 13th 20th 2027 10:30am - 1:00pm Buckfastleigh £70

One day workshops and courses

Coaching for choirs

“Thanks so much for a wonderful session with us yesterday. We’ve had coaching in the past and I’ve never seen anything which has made such an impression.”

“Well what a day we have had with the WONDERFUL Sandra Smith. Honestly she was like a magician and the difference in our sound following her guidance, was amazing!”

“You absolutely rocked today, Sandra! We all loved it, and you! So clear, joyful and precise. Everyone left on a high!”

"Thank you so so much for your work with our quartet. It has been so impactful to our sound already with resonance and ringing happening already."

“My friend was so grateful to you for your workshop. She regularly sings in the church Choir and really benefited from your advice.”

"Sandra's training was a great day and a real success. It built on our understanding of vocal techniques which really helped us dramatically improve our sound. The difference was amazing.”

"Thank you for the workshop this morning, I found it really interesting and such a nice way to get back in touch with my voice, body and breathing.. so much fun!" "Thank you for making it fun and educational.

"Thank you enormously for a great and fun workshop. I am greatly impressed by your joyful and deeply wise approach." R.P " This experience has boosted my confidence in harmony singing." S.I

It's been the most fun and uplifting thing I've done in years. The techniques and humour you use have helped me build confidence in my singing and I now feel able to join a community choir.

"I learnt a lot and felt very inspired and uplifted. I used some of the techniques at choir session this week and I felt the difference." "Thank you for the workshop, it was really energizing and love the nerdiness :)"

It was a grounding and joyful start to our day. You will be delighted to hear...we sung together at the end too! Thank you. It was a great day and beautifully pitched.

On behalf of the whole committee, I would like to thank you for putting on a great singing workshop, and for your contribution to Teignmouth Folk Festival 2026. I'm glad it worked well, and it was a pleasure for me and my colleagues to work with you.

We had our rehearsal yesterday and oh my word, it was so different using all the stuff you did with us last time! Absolutely amazing - thank-you so much!

Ahhh, Sandra our heads and hearts are still buzzing from yesterday's coaching. My goodness we learnt so much and the impact it had on our sound is absolutely incredible! Thank-you so much for sharing your skills with us and I'm sure it wont be long till we see you again!

"What a wonderful day we had! I saw a couple of my friends yesterday who were at the workshop and we were all still buzzing! Hope we can do it again next year - chocolate brownies included!" Choir member. "It was so useful and what we needed" Director Freya Harbottle

"Thanks so much for a wonderful course. I’m already feeling the impact on my voice & feel inspired to continue practicing the techniques you taught us." "What an absolute joy it has been to be part of the course - some mind-blowing revelations have made such a difference to my voice!"

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