Welcome

WE GUARANTEE YOU WILL:

• SING BETTER
  
• EXCEED YOUR EXPECTATIONS
  
• PERFORM MORE CONFIDENTLY
  
• CONNECT TO YOUR AUDIENCE

About your Vocal Director, Stephen Baker

• 4 years formal vocal studies with Professor Fritz Phillipsborn, Sydney.
• Graduated in Dramatic Art from the Ensemble Theatre.
• 12 months with The State Theatre Company of South Australia in a variety of dramatic and musical roles.
  
• Large number of leading roles both musical and dramatic at major Sydney theatre venues.
• Over 120 T.V. appearances as a singer including performances on The Don Lane Show, Mike Walsh Show, Bert Newton Show, Ray Martin Show and John Mangos Show.
  
• Toured internationally with many U.S. artists including The Supremes, Paul Williams, Tom T. Hall and Jimmy Rodgers.
  
• Performed as guest vocal soloist with the Australian Ballet Company for their Melbourne and Sydney seasons.
  
• Headline vocalist for major national Jazz tours throughout Australia with the Daly Wilson Big Band.
  
• Headline vocalist for sellout season theatre tour 2006 with ED Wilson Big Band with the cream of Sydney's best musicians.
  
• Produced many large scale production shows for multi-national corporate functions.
  
• Judge and convenor for many prestigious singing competitions.
  
• Member (A.N.A.T.S.) Australian National Association of Teachers of Singing (Committee 2005, 06, 07)
  
• Chief lecturer in voice and performance at numerous government accredited music academies.
  
• Masterclass lecturer for A.N.A.T.S Workshop 2004 Sydney Conservatorium of Music.
  
• Co Curriculum designer for music degree Batchelor of Entertainment (B. ENT).
  
• Overall Winner Australian Achiever Awards (Excellence in Customer Service) for Sydney’s Music & Entertainment Services in 2002, 2004 and again in 2005.

As a Teacher...
Stephen connects singer, song and audience. Stephen specialises in all facets of professional voice training. Singers just starting out whether young or not so young need to feel they have someone who cares enough to guide them honestly and truthfully in their search for discovering their true unique voice. Stephen also has the know how if you are a high profile professional singer who needs that EDGE to keep you there!

R & B, Hip Hop, Music Theatre, Jazz, Blues, singing for dancers, audition preparation, Rock/Pop, Soul, Group or A Capella.
He is the vocal coach record producers and managers hire to help their artists before and during recording or with live performance. Stephen, with his attendance at international conferences, is always on the cutting edge of voice technology.

Give yourself the opportunity to take your performance to a new level. Master Teacher Stephen Baker is doing ground breaking research in performance and it’s application.
His Master Class at Sydney’s Conservatorium of Music for ANATS national conference in July 2004, was hailed as a break through in the teaching of performance. It will give the performer a definite edge. It will make him/her an intense, exciting and compelling artiste.

Benefits of a Structured Vocal Technique
Beginners learn to sing correctly, safely & strain free
Notice changes and improvements with 14 days
Increase your range
Increase your power
Increase your endurance
Sing for many hours at a time day after day
Achieve your vocal potential
Correct poor singing habits – beginners or professionals
Continuous vocal care and conditioning
Sing in one connected voice through the “breaks”
A.V.I.C.’s extensive song library has over 2500 songs for you to choose from