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...

Sun 26th October

Sandra has been invited back to work with the River City Chorus again - plans to be made nearer their session!
Their MD Cathy came to listen to my choir The Lost Sound and made copious notes - I think I may be sharing all of our secrets!

Women’s singing course
Sat 4th -25th October
10:30am -12:30pm £60

4 wonderful sessions to learn how to develop more control, fluidity and range in your voice and how to improve your tone quality and blend with other singers. Good breathing techniques underpin everything and will help support your singing and vocal exercises will improve range and help you move through the ‘break’ in the voice. PLUS gorgeous harmony songs to put it all together. I will pack in as much as I can!

Some choir/ensemble singing essential for this course and you must be able to sing easily in tune.
Booking essential as places will be limited: singingandbreathingdevon@gmail.com

MENS SINGING COURSE
Tuesdays Nov 4th-25th
7:30pm-9:30pm £60

After last years Men’s singing workshop in January (which sold out with a waiting list) Sandra promised to do more for male singers to build confidence and skills. Here are 4 sessions for singers who have sung before and want a refresher.

We will cover breathing techniques that support your singing, vocal flexibility, tone quality and fine tuning. All that from breathing well! We will also work with extending your range and getting those higher notes to ring again. AND….we will learn harmony songs to bring techniques and skills together.

Some choir/ensemble singing is essential for this course and you must be able to sing easily in tune.
Booking essential as places will be limited via: singingandbreathingdevon@gmail.com

Upcoming events

  • 4 week singing skills courses

    WOMEN’S 4 WEEK COURSE:
    SATURDAYS Oct 4th - 25th
    10:30am -12:30pm Buckfastleigh £60
    Women are requesting a session for them - so here it is!
    Fabulous harmony with breathing and vocal techniques that make the best of the song and you. Learning how to manage the ‘break’ in your voice, how to sing and blend your voices and much more. A short choir course!
    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


    MEN’S 4 WEEK COURSE
    TUESDAY nights Nov 4th - 24th £60

    Booking Essential via: singingandbreathingdevon@gmail.com

    This 4 week course is aimed at men returning to singing after a break who used to sing at school or church and who are hearing the call for choir again! It is also for singers wanting to step up to an auditioned choir from their community choirs. It is a way to get yourself vocally flexed before auditioning for the choir of your choice. I will teach contemporary choir skills, demonstrate and explain how your voice and breathing works and improve your tone and range flexibility. Learn great harmony songs and put it all into practice!
    PLEASE NOTE: You must be able to sing confidently in tune for this course.
    Get in touch for more info.

    DISCOVER MORE

  • THE LOST SOUND

    AUTUMN 2025

    Our Autumn 2025 ‘
    Tuesday Sept 9th WIDECOMBE FAIR
    MAIN STAGE 6:45pm TIX
    TAKE CASH! Very little reception on Moor!

    SATURDAY SEPT 20TH 7:30pm
    Barrel House Totnes, support for DETTA KENZIE EP Launch TIX

    AUDITIONS: Invited workshop format:
    Saturday Nov 29th 10:30am - 12:30 pm

    Watch this space or check out our choir website via www.thelostsound.co.uk
    You can find ticket info and more about the choir and how to audition. We are ALWAYS looking for BASSES!

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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