Today in our meet the Founding Members series meet Linda Tomkinson, Director of Panel Testing and Master Teacher for IVA: What’s your musical background? I don’t have a fancy musical background. I just enjoyed singing. I took my first private lesson at age 23. I was married and had two kids and needed to do something for […]
Read more »Meet the Founding Members: Kathy Kennedy
Today in our meet the Founding Members series meet Kathy Kennedy, Assistant to the Director of Education for IVA: What’s your musical background? Growing up there was always lots of music around me. My parents loved music and I had two older sisters who were constantly buying and playing records. I sang in choirs in school, but […]
Read more »Two of the missions of IVA
Today we are looking at two of the most important missions of IVA: Transparency At IVA we value and practice transparency, and believe it is extremely important to the “community building atmosphere,” that we desire to have. Transparency builds trust, and trust builds strong relationships, therefore fostering a strong enviroment for the learning, growth and […]
Read more »Meet the Founding Members: Andreas Grussl
Today in our meet the Founding Members series I’d like to introduce you to Andreas Grussl, our Vice President, Director of Legal Affairs and Assistant to the CEO: Do you only teach voice? Besides running a very successful voice studio in my hometown of Graz, the second biggest city in Austria, I also have a […]
Read more »The Three Key Aspects of Education
Today we are sharing the three key aspects of education: 1. Vocal Technique The IVA technique is based on 17th and 18th Century principles of singing developed by the Schola Cantorum. Our goal is training voices to sing in a free and natural manner, smoothly, from the bottom of the range to the top with […]
Read more »Meet the Founding Members: Stephanie Borm-Krueger
Next up in our meet the Founding Directors series is Stephanie Borm-Krueger, our Director of Teacher Recruitment: What’s your musical background? Music has always been part of our family life. My dad was an a cappella singer at our church, and my mom played the flute and a bit of guitar. So we would sit […]
Read more »The other four Directors of IVA
Today we are sharing the other four directors of IVA and what they are responsible for: Heather Baker, Cheshire, UK – Director of Student Teacher Mentoring Heather is a great communicator and organizer. These qualities make her perfect for the role of Director of Student Teacher Mentoring. Heather has spent the last 10 years organizing […]
Read more »Meet the Founding Members: Guy Babusek
Next up in our meet the Founding Members series is Guy Babusek our Director of Blogs: What’s your musical background? I began my studies in classical piano at the age of 8 and continued to study piano privately all the way through college. I began performing as an actor at the age of 12 and began […]
Read more »The Five Certificate Tiers of the IVA Certification Program
Today we are sharing a brief introduction to the five certificates of IVA IVA Instructor I Awarded to Student Teachers (STs) after they have completed all of the requirements and passed testing. An Student Teacher (ST) must spend a minimum of 12 months and no more than 24 months working toward completion of this certificate. Once […]
Read more »Meet the Founding Members: Jeffrey Skouson
Today we are continuing our meet the Founding Members series, with Jeffrey Skouson, our newly elected CEO and Master Teacher: What’s your musical background? I had a pretty solid music education as a child. Music is part of my family’s heritage, and my parents were driven to produce musicians. 4 of the 7 children in my […]
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