Have you ever heard anyone utter, “The show must go on?” If you’ve worked in a creative field, you’re probably nodding your head. Whether there’s been a costume malfunction or the set has collapsed, performers and artists are always ready to give their all. However,...
When you see a famous singer performing and smiling with the press, many quickly dismiss the possibility of hidden mental health struggles. However, Ed Sheeran has recently spoken out about his struggles with depression and how he turned to drugs as a coping...
Aparna Ramachandran is a PhD researcher at City, University of London, a trained Indian Classical singer, and a Speech and Language Therapist specialised in singers’ voices. She is conducting research into “Self-reported voice problems and coping...
Course name: The Contemporary Commercial Music (CCM) Singer Date: Saturday 27 and Sunday 28 November 2021 Venue: BVA@home online event Details: Singers, singing teachers and voice health professionals with an interest in the CCM performer’s voice and work cannot miss...
Countertenor, teacher and LGBTQ+ advocate, Alexander Pullinger, was awarded a bursary by Sound Connections to research a pressing issue within classical singing, one that has profound health implications for the performing arts and society as a whole. Singing is well...
In the light of recent press about a death following manipulation (www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-50397867) and the publication of research last year on the dangers of head and neck massage if practised by improperly trained salon employees...
BAPAM is excited to announce the start of a new pilot project, in which we are funding a Vocal Rehabilitation Coach (VRC) to work alongside clinicians in NHS Professional Voice User Clinics. Vocal health problems in singers and actors are often multifactorial,...
As part of our commitment to reach and support performers throughout the UK, we are pleased and excited to announce new regional clinics, this time in Liverpool and Belfast starting in May 2019. BAPAM are delighted to be working with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic...
Are you a freelance performer, regularly working on short contracts and short-term engagements? BAPAM in collaboration with the Occupational Medicine Department of the Royal Society of Medicine is organising an event looking at Occupational health in the performing...
Top vocal and performance coach Lucy Heyman will be conducting an afternoon workshop for vocalists in Glasgow. The BAPAM training session organised by the Musicians Union will take place at the Scottish Trades Union Centre in Glasgow on 13th September. It will cover...
