A NEW COMMUNITY FOR SINGING TEACHERS
Hi, singing teachers. You're in the right place.
A community for singing teachers passionate about singing and the voice.
Like-minded people, which is rarer than it sounds
Many of us teach alone. You can go a whole week without talking to another person who cares about how the voice actually works, or wants to hear the breakthrough you had in a lesson last week.
This space is full of those people. Teachers at all stages of development, from two years to thirty-plus years. Bring what you know and ask what you don't.
Built for singing teachers to connect
A community for singing teachers, with the conversations, coaching and connection that get missed when you teach alone.
FREE
Open discussions
Teaching, students and the craft, discussed openly with teachers at every stage of their career.
MEMBERS ONLY
Monthly masterclass
Watch an IVA Educator coach a real singer, live, and see the reasoning behind each choice rather than just the exercise.
MEMBERS ONLY
The Teachers' Room
The conversations that aren't for your students. Bring a student you struggle with, ask the question you've been sitting on for years, and join the monthly teachers' Q&A live with IVA Educators.
MEMBERS ONLY
Member benefits
Discounts on IVA courses and events, plus members-only sessions at our conferences and summits.
Free to join. Live program starts December 2026.
So, what's in it for you?
The community meets you right where you are on your teaching journey; use it to grow, connect, learn, or all of the above.
Get help
Get inspiration and guidance from other experienced singing teachers and IVA Educators.
Keep learning
A live masterclass every month, with replays and deeper sessions for paid members.
Stay connected
Conversations about the voice with people who never tire of talking about the subject.
Is this for you?
The community works best when everyone knows what it is for. Here is how to tell if it is right for you.
A good fit if
- You teach singing, whether you have been teaching for two years or thirty
- You want honest conversations about teaching and students
- You are open to other approaches and happy to share your own
- You would value time with other teachers worldwide
Probably not a fit if
- You are here to promote your course, studio or services
- You want to recruit students
- You want to debate politics or religion
- You are looking for teacher certification
Want a structured course? Explore the Fundamentals of Teaching Singing.
Join the Community.
The Vocal Advancement Community is free to join, and it stays free. There's an optional membership for teachers who want the Teachers' Room, the monthly Q&A sessions and the replay library.
November is about conversation and getting to know each other. The live program starts in December 2026, which is why founding members get a lower rate.
Free to join. No card needed. Leave any time.
Free Membership
- Meet other singing teachers who love the voice as much as you do
- Open discussion on teaching, students and the craft
- Masterclass highlights after every session
Teacher Membership
$17 a month or $170 a year
- Everything in free membership
- Monthly live masterclass
- The Teachers' Room
- Monthly teachers' Q&A sessions
- Replay library and member discounts
Founding rate available until November 30, 2026, and locked in for as long as your membership continues. Standard price from December 1: $37 a month or $370 a year.
What happens after you join
Three steps, and the first one takes less than a minute
1
Join
Join free, or become a founding member for the full program.
2
Start
Head to the Start Here space for a quick tour and the community rules.
3
Introduce
Introduce yourself, then share a question or a win from your studio.
Meet our Educators
IVA Educators help guide conversations, host live sessions, and support the professional environment inside the community.
Stephanie Borm-Krüger
Stephanie Borm-Krüger was born in Munich in 1975. Since graduating from high school, she has pursued an educat...
Spencer Welch
After a successful career as a recording artist, studio musician, producer, and vocal coach, Spencer Welch is ...
Kathy Kennedy
Kathy brings over 25 years of real-world experience as a singer to her thriving teaching practice. She has enj...
Jeffrey Skouson
Singer, producer, pianist, and top vocal instructor Jeffrey Skouson trains more than 150 students worldwide. M...
Andreas Grussl
Voice instructor, vocal producer, and lawyer Andreas Grussl runs a very successful voice studio in his hometow...
Heather Baker
Heather Baker is a Contemporary Voice Teacher based in the North of England. She is one of the Institute for V...
Linda Tomkinson
Linda Tomkinson is a vocal coach and owner of SingWithLinda’s Artist Hub. She is known as the voice teacher wh...
Tom Bathgate
Tom Bathgate has spent the last 16 years helping singers discover their voices and realize their full potentia...
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What teachers say about training with IVA.
A few words from teachers who trained with us.
"IVA is the most wonderful community I ever had the chance to be a part of. The support you get from whether IVA itself or the huge network of other teachers from all over the world is truly unique. Joining IVA was the best decision not only for my teaching but for my voice and performance as well. Thank you for everything so far and for everything that's about to come."
Julian Rolinger
Germany
"I have been trained by and communicate with voice teachers worldwide through IVA. The education for teachers is well organized and really helpful in my teaching career. The great benefit of joining IVA is that you will not only learn about teaching but also develop as a musician as well. I highly recommend to those who want to be a better teacher to join IVA."
Jane Shin
South Korea
"I joined IVA as a brand-new teacher without any experience, and during the last decade as a teacher with IVA, I have grown as a teacher and as a person. My social and colleague circles have widened worldwide, and I love the supportive nature of the community. If you want top-class vocal education AND a network of teachers, colleagues, and friends you can rely on, IVA is for you!"
Laura Dumbleton
UK
"IVA has been a total life-changer for me. I have grown so much more than I could have ever imagined as a singer, teacher, and leader through this program, even though I already have a music degree. My career is going places I never imagined, and I attribute that to the quality of this amazing program. The intensive training, support, and friendships with other like-minded teachers are invaluable to me."
Laurie Winckel
USA
You may still be wondering...
No. The community is open to any singing teacher, whatever your training and whatever method you use. Most members will have no connection to IVA at all.
No. We do run teacher training, and from time to time we will post about something of ours that might interest you, with no pressure and no obligation. Beyond that, nobody promotes anything in here, members included. If you never take a program with us you are still welcome for as long as you want to be.
Good. A room where everyone agrees is not much use to anyone. You will find IVA Educators here explaining how we think about the voice, and you are free to disagree. We only ask that disagreement stays about the technique rather than the person.
Please do. Singers are a big part of what makes this work, and having your students in the same community as you is a feature rather than a problem. The conversations that are just for teachers sit in the Teachers' Room, so you can talk shop without an audience.
The free community gives you the open discussions, the monthly challenges and highlights from each masterclass.
Membership adds the masterclass itself, live, plus the Teachers' Room, the monthly teachers' Q&A and singers' Q&A, the replay library, and discounts on our courses and events.
December 2026. November is about getting to know each other, which is why the founding rate is what it is. Join now and your rate is locked before the program begins.
You can cancel your membership at any time from your account settings. No email, no conversation, no notice period.
Monthly membership
Cancel whenever you like. You keep access until the end of the month you have paid for, and we do not refund the current month.
Annual membership
You have 14 days from purchase to change your mind, and we will refund you in full. After that, you can cancel any time to stop the renewal, but we do not refund the remainder of the year.
Either way
Canceling your paid membership does not remove you from the community. You stay in the free spaces for as long as you want to be here.
Founding rate
If you cancel and rejoin later, the founding rate no longer applies. It is locked for as long as your membership continues, not permanently attached to your account.
You’re in the right place.
Hi, I'm Tom, co-founder of Vocal Advancement. Like many teachers, my journey started with a love of singing and a desire to better understand how to help voices grow. Teaching can be incredibly rewarding, but it can also feel isolating without the right professional environment.
Early in my teaching career, I remember trying to make sense of conflicting ideas, endless opinions, and too much noise online. That challenge hasn’t disappeared. If anything, the amount of information teachers navigate today has only grown.
Many experienced teachers are looking for a space where conversations go deeper than social media posts. A professional community offers perspective, shared experience, and ongoing dialogue that helps teachers stay curious and supported.
That’s why we created this community. Not as another course, but as a professional environment where experienced singing teachers can think, discuss, and grow together.
Cancel any time
You can cancel your membership at any time from your account settings. No email, no conversation, no notice period.
Monthly membership
Cancel whenever you like. You keep access until the end of the month you have paid for, and we do not refund the current month.
Annual membership
You have 14 days from purchase to change your mind, and we will refund you in full. After that, you can cancel any time to stop the renewal, but we do not refund the remainder of the year.
Either way
Canceling your paid membership does not remove you from the community. You stay in the free spaces for as long as you want to be here.
Founding rate
If you cancel and rejoin later, the founding rate no longer applies. It is locked for as long as your membership continues, not permanently attached to your account.