Credo

Neil Howlett's 30 years experience as a successful teacher of all voice types has accompanied a profound study of 18th and 19th century vocal teaching resulting in a personal method based firmly on the historic Italian School. He believes the ideal voice should be even throughout a range of over two octaves, agile and strong, capable of a good clear trill (all voices) with clear resonant diction. In addition, it should be able to swell and diminish and colour tone at will. Such a voice will be resonant, ringing and beautiful. "Strive for the quality and the quantity will come" Old Italian maxim.

Neil has a particular interest in the rehabilitation of voices with problems.
The improvement of any voice is the removal of vocal faults, he says. Eliminate them all and you have the perfect singer! All vocal problems at bottom are muscular and the correct retraining of muscles will remove them.

After 40 years experience on stage in a wide range of repertoire Neil can also offer individual coaching in the characterization and interpretation of operatic roles. His keen observation of the excellent and the not so excellent has resulted in a deep insight into how to do it!