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 "Cathy is a wonderful vocal coach. Our first lesson together, she was able to quickly put me at ease with her warmth and professionalism. After an initial assessment, she was able to customize the lesson to my ability and give me an array of exercises that would help me sing and sound my best. Cathy's depth of knowledge in the biology of singing and speaking takes her lessons to another level. She is able to pinpoint areas that need improvement and by the end of the lesson, I felt more confident in my abilities. I cannot recommend her enough to all of my colleagues." - Louisa

VOCAL COACH

No two voices are identical. Your voice is completely unique to you. My goal as a coach is to encourage the unique beauty and qualities of your own voice to develop so you can sing many styles of music with ease.

Your speaking voice conveys as much about you as do your words. Your confidence, your humor, your emotion, and your ability to maintain an audience’s attention depend not only on your content but also on your delivery. In fact, a powerful and/or beautiful speaking voice can have a tremendous influence on the people who hear it.
 
Through breathing techniques, enunciation and voice development exercises, and dramatic exercises;
you will learn the tools to make you a better speaker, and be able to recite different materials (poetry, monologues, sides) with ease and a beautiful speaking voice. You will gain clarity, resonance, & confidence.

What I Specialize In:  
  • Vocal Health and Technique
  • Vocal Development and Stability
  • Vocal styling training: Musical Theatre, Pop, Rock, R&B, Classical, and Jazz.
  • Audition & Callback  Prep
  • Song/Monologue Selection & Coaching
  • Direction and Sides Preparation
  • Interpretation & Delivery
  • Breath Control
  • Postural Alignment
  • Diction & Accent/Dialect Acquisition
  • Accent Reduction

Courses I Offer:
  • Voice and Text / Voice and Speech - Linklater/Rodenburg/Fitzmaurice
  • Acting for beginners to advanced - Meisner technique
  • Devised and Collaborative work
  • Musical theater styles and analysis
  • Vocal/Speech Lessons - anatomy, technique, and vocal health.
  • Private voice lessons and Group Singing

QUALIFICATIONS
The Boston Conservatory at Berklee | Boston, MA | U.S.A. - Masters in Fine Arts - Musical Theater Performance/Vocal Pedagogy. 
Capilano University | North Vancouver, B.C. | CANADA - Bachelor of Performing Arts                        
Douglas College | New Westminster, B.C. | CANADA - Theater Diploma

EXPERIENCE
Capilano University - Voice, Speech, and Movement Instructor for the Theatre Department          
Actorium - Voice and Speech Instructor
Private lessons - Vocal/Acting Coach                      
Vancouver Talmud Torah School - Music and Drama Teacher Grade 1-7         
The Boston Conservatory at Berklee - Guest Teacher for Acting
Lindbjerg Academy of Performing Arts - Musical Theatre Faculty      
Delta School District - Teacher for after-school theater programs and summer theater sessions      

WORKSHOPS ATTENDED
Science-Informed Voice Pedagogy Institute, Utah State University, Logan, UT
Neurodiversity-Affirming VoicePed 101 by Dr. Shannon Coates
Lessac Summer Intensive, DePauw University, Indiana, USA  
Rising Voices, VASTA Virtual Conference 
Fitzmaurice with Katherine Fitzmaurice, UK
Estill Model Levels 1 & 2 Training by Anne-Marie Speed, Vancouver B.C.     
Physical and Devised Theatre with David Glass, Vancouver B.C.
Vocal Pedagogy Professional Workshop, Boston Conservatory at Berklee    
Joan Melton One Voice Intensive, NYC.     
Lori Schiff Alexander Technique, NYC     
Sherri Sanders Rock the Audition Workshop, Boston, MA     
Lovetri Method Workshop, Vancouver, B.C.  

What students are saying about Cathy...

“Working with Cathy is always fun and educational. She makes the working environment comfortable and easy to learn in.” Megan
 
“My time studying with Cathy has not only improved my technical singing skills, but it has also reinforced a powerful, positive mindset and relationship with my voice. She goes the extra distance by not only providing knowledgeable and practical lessons, but by also providing recorded accompaniment tracks, sheet music, transcriptions, librettos/scripts, and any other additional audition info/support. Cathy rounds you as a performer in all areas by exploring acting intention work, professional networking, and audition skills. A knowledgeable educator and caring mentor, I have recommended Cathy Wilmot to many performers in the Vancouver performance industry.” – Kailley
 
“With Cathy’s incredible tutelage over the last months of working together, has helped to transform not only my voice itself, but my understanding of how it works so that I may better serve myself. When I started lessons, I brought in a lot of baggage from previous mentors, doubts about my vocal capabilities, and what I felt was a solid lack of understanding of my instrument. Every lesson since I’ve learned something new, made huge strides forward, and have become more confident and comfortable in my voice and my body and the skills that I possess. How Cathy talks about the voice, how it functions, is easy to grasp because it is related in such a way that it becomes directly applicable. She is also incredibly observant in pointing out habits, both physical and vocal, that are not serving you, and help to iron them out. I have grown immeasurably as an artist because of her remarkable instruction. I would recommend anyone, from any genre, who wants to learn about their voice and advance their skills to study with Cathy.” – Paul, Vancouver
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"Cathy is so knowledgeable. She is so helpful, precise, and knows exactly how to pinpoint what I need to improve on while phrasing it in a positive way. She is so smart and knows the vocal anatomy inside and out. Incredible coach all around." - Sydney (student), 2020

"While working with Cathy I could tell that she genuinely cared about my progress. This made me grow more than I ever thought I could. I have learned so much about my voice and how to use it properly. I would definitely recommend working with Cathy." -
Keira (student), 2020

“Cathy always finds a way to explain a concept and her feedback - whether with the right words, images/visual, modeling, or bringing it into the body. She is very knowledgeable.” - Christopher (student), 2019

“Cathy is wonderful at personalizing aspects for each individual. Her strengths are in the extent of knowledge from physical aspects to vocal techniques.” - Teresa (student), 2019

“Along with challenging each individual and paying attention to everyone's development week to week, Cathy really created an environment conducive to growth.”  - Jennifer (student), 2019