The velvet vocals singing workshop is a unique opportunity for aspiring and established singers alike to come together with like minded people and have their voice trained by professional singer and voice coach Valerie Coyne in a studio environment. Together with Tommy Ellis of Velvet Audio studio, Valerie has put together a day long workshop that includes:

Vocal Warm ups
Vocal Technique
Breathing for Singing
Vocal Care
Harmony and Ear Training
Building confidence, dealing with stage fright
Proper microphone technique
Development of style & song interpretation


The vocal workshops take place in the studio which allows access to state of the art recording equipment. As well as getting group and individual training for your voice you will also have the opportunity to record a song with the group as well as on your own. You will gain experience in the studio environment as well getting excellent feedback, tips & advice.

For further details or to book a place on our next workshop please email: valeriecoyne@gmail.com


Thank you all!

An "about time" update

I haven't really been keeping up to date with this blog at all, I find it hard to find the time to sit down and write, but the last few days I've been able to find time to play Plants V's Zombies on my laptop a little too often, so I think I should be able to find time to update my blog also.

So since January the thing that kept me the busiest is preparing for the Velvet Vocals Singing Workshop (details attached) This is a workshop that I've put together with my good friend and colleague, Tommy Ellis of Velvet Audio. We're using his stuido space to run a vocal workshop that will cover vocal care & technique as well as many other aspects of singing but the most fun part is that the participants get to record a song.
We ran a test workshop 2 weeks ago and it couldn't have gone better so I'm very excited. Out first one is due to run on the 3rd of April and I still have a good bit of work to do so that's going to keep me busy!
As well as working hard on the workshop I've been rehearsing for another Valerie Coyne Quintet gig in bewleys cafe theatre. We have a new bass player joining us for this gig and for many more I hope, Kevin Higgins. Kevin and I met in New Park Music College and were in a few ensemble classes together so have worked together before and it's always been a good experiance. Bass is not only one of my favourite instraments but its also what my ear picks out most when performing so I always like to have excellent bass players that I get on well with. Luckily I've always managed to do that and Kevin is no exception. He plays a fretless, electric bass and makes it sound awesome! I'm so looking forward to playing with him again!
Another new person to the VCQ is our drummer, Abel Benito. I met Abel in the same way I met Kevin, New Park (it's great for networking!) and he has always been my favorite drummer to work with, so intuitive and connected and he works so well with singers, which not ever drummer likes to do. So along with the very talented Judith Font on piano and Brian Wynne on Sax its shaping up to be a great gig.... fingers crossed anyway.