Neuro-Vocal Teacher Training
& Certification
It's a fact:
Most voice students want to learn to sing popular styles.
You ready to do something about that?
Meredith is brilliant. My mix has never felt easier, and my own teaching of contemporary styles has benefitted immensely from the Neuro-Vocal Method. My students are mixing like pros and finding vocal ease where they used to struggle. Meredith is patient and kind while delivering amazing results. If there's any sense in the world, Neuro-Vocal is going to be the next Big Thing in vocal pedagogy.
- Kate Rosen, Kate Rosen Voice Studio, Detroit Area, MI
You’ve learned how to sing “properly” according to the rules you were taught in university.
OR...
...you got your singing degree from the university of life, singing into a mic on stage.
BUT…
now you’re teaching. You’ve found a big problem:
teaching popular styles to other people feels hard. You notice inconsistent results from your students. Sometimes you feel like an imposter.
Meredith Colby
Your students want to sing popular styles.
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You might have been taught that pop singing can “ruin” the voice...
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If you don’t have a college degree in music, you sometimes feel like you’re winging it.
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If you do have a college degree in music, teaching popular styles can make you feel like you’re winging it.
You need to teach popular styles effectively for your students’ sake, and for the sake of your studio.
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...or that classical technique can be applied to all styles of singing
Time to stop winging it.
Time to start sharing more joy with your clients.
Neuro-Vocal puts the right tools in your teaching toolbox.
I love how easy it is to understand the brain science and apply it to our voice teaching. You are an amazing educator. You deliver an enormous amount of education in an entertaining and judgement-free environment.
Marlise Ahuna,
independent teacher,
Keaau, Hawai'i
You Can Teach Popular Styles!
Band singers, singer/songwriters, and
contemporary music theater singers need you.
And they need you to be confident in your ability.
Neuro-Vocal gives you the tools, the principles, and the know-how to
make it work. It gives you the confidence you’ve been missing.
Meredith's class has been a game-changer for my multi-teacher studio. I'm classically trained, as are all my teachers. Learning the Neuro-Vocal techniques, and the principles behind them, has empowered all of us. Overall, our students make faster progress, and get the sounds they want. The class helped us understand pop aesthetics, and has changed our thinking.
- Sharon North Jones, SNJ Studios, Omaha, NE
Meredith Colby talks about the course:
2024 NEURO-VOCAL TRAINING & CERTIFICATION INFORMATION
Neuro-Vocal is a way to help your students get the results they want.
NVM is based on the aesthetics of popular styles, voice physiology, and neuroscience. It took over 25 years of independent study and performance application to get this thing happening. Both the method and the teacher are road tested!
(Full bio below)
Brain Science Applied
Clear, engaging, and compelling. Meredith Colby has a remarkable capacity make this subject fascinating. Her humor and the deceptive ease with which her method, Neuro-Vocal, can be understood mask the profound new thinking that underlies it.
- Charles Bergeron, EdD ,
University of Miami Frost School of Music
Neuro-Vocal is super healthy. Not only will it help keep a student from hurting their voice, but it can encourage fast and lasting healing from vocal damage.
Learning Neuro-Vocal helps a singer “rewire” their brain to make sound in the most healthy and efficient way possible. As Neuro-Vocal teachers, we help our students create new motor (physical) responses to their intention to sing.
NVM can ensure life-long, healthy singing. Your students will be amazed at their range, volume, and stamina!
I have a DMA and I've done *a lot* of continuing education. NVM is THE most worthwhile pedagogy-based training I've ever done.
- Dr. Bethany Turpin
Singer, Voice Teacher, Studio Owner
Yarmouth, Nova Scotia
They’ll think you’re magical.
They’ll talk about you as the teacher who finally gave them their voice.
And they won’t quit. They'll stay with you.
Discovering interoceptive learning & teaching concepts has been a game-changer for me. I see students letting go of their expectations: “This is what it should be” to “I am producing some sounds that I will shine a light on and learn from.” This process has been so cathartic for students and me as a teacher. Students sing with more freedom, are willing to explore their voices with less judgment, and are taking on more challenging music in various genres! As a result of NVM, the babies, teens, and adults in the studio are blossoming! I couldn’t be happier!
- Jodi Ann Curtis
Director & Teacher, The Studio Space
New Berlin, Wisconsin
This course is for you if...
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You're a voice teacher or coach who is:
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classically trained
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a self-trained pop singer
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looking for a better way to teach microphone-based styles
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You have students who want to sing popular styles (contemporary music theater, rock, R&B, hip-hop, indy, etc.)
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You love your students, and learning new stuff (Especially science-y stuff!)
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You want to add to your teaching, not change everything about your teaching!
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You want to learn from a teacher who gets it: both classical and popular
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You want to really understand the way singing works with popular styles, and be able to teach like a bad-ass
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You want an applicable understanding of the role of neurology in singing
I found Meredith's course packed full of info in a clear and concise way, and it was fun!! She takes the time each class to work with you and answer each specific question so you can be sure to understand the concepts. I've started working on some of the exercises with my students and they love them! If you are thinking about taking this course, stop thinking and DO IT! You won't regret it and your students will LOVE you for it!
Amanda Kaiser, Sing City Vocal Studio, Las Vegas
You should absolutely not sign up for this course if...
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You believe there is only one right way to teach singing
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You think singing microphone-based genres is hazardous to the voice
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You agree that classical technique is appropriate for every kind of singing
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You feel you have to compete with other voice teachers
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You're a "just tell me what to do...get to the bottom line" person
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You're hoping to "just get a few new techniques"
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You cannot attend, live-in-person, at least 17 of the 23 online sessions (that's important!)
Your Certification Process is
Fun and Empowering!
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Live, weekly, online classes
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...with Meredith (me!) and your fantabulous classmates!
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Small class size (it’s true...enrollment is limited)
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Enrollment is limited to 10 per class
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Sixteen 90-minute, webinar style classes
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Classes are recorded, uploaded, and shared so you can review any time. (You can even miss up to three of the in-person sessions if you need to!)
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Four peer coaching workshops
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Brains learn by doing & trying & getting the hang of things. So...we do that together! Yay!
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Four 60-minute coaching observations
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Song coaching in action using NeuroVocal principles. (Open to all NeuroVocal teachers.) If you can't be there in person you can tune in later!
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Eight (whaaat?!?) private, 1:1 coaching sessions
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...with me! $1,160 value
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Three class times & start times offered (same class, different times)
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Same class, different times. Created for voice teachers & coaches on every continent!
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How we eat all the popcorn!
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Each week a key principle and skill is taught along with one or more targeted exercises. You have a week to explore it with your students!
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Lots of support stuff!
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8 (!) private 1:1 sessions with Meredith
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A copy of the book, Money Notes
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Weekly emails to check in and recap
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Downloadable scripts, crib sheets, and other support material
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A Facebook group for questions & discussions
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Support materials at-the-ready in Google Drive
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Workshops to try all the new things
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Invitations to exclusive NVM Teacher stuff
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A listing page on my website
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Extra workshops
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Exclusive 1:1 coaching packages
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Other stuff just for the NVM fam
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NVM Certification
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You get a fancy new certificate to hang on your wall!
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I took Meredith’s training and got immediate results from my students. They were singing better, and making sounds they never made before. There was delight, there was joy… they were so excited. This really does work.
Terry Hodges
professional concert, musical theater, and opera singer
Voice faculty, Creighton Universtiy
Want the deets & the syllabus?
Download it here!
My Bachelors and Masters Degrees are in vocal performance and music education and my vocal training was primarily classical, but over half of my student population was looking for training in contemporary commercial music. Though I could sing it myself, I really felt like I was underserving my students and that I lacked the tools to be able to teach what I was already doing in my own pop and theater singing.
After reading her book, Money Notes, I realized this was the missing piece to my studio puzzle and I enrolled in her certification course.
Each weekly session was the highlight of my week because Meredith made what was for me a very hard to define part of my art very easy and accessible. She made it so easy to understand not only how, but why the Neuro-Vocal Method just works, and after the second lesson I realized my own singing was improving and I had EASY access to parts of my own high chest mix that were very laborious before.
Brian Sharp
Voice Teacher, Multi-Instrumentalist: Great Scot Music, Gray, TN
23 Weeks:
16 Fascinating Learning Modules!
Private & Group Coaching!
Time to Get The Hang of Things!
UNIT 1: The Nervous System & Singing
Week 1: Brain Basics: What Brains are For
Week 2: An Inside Job: Interoceptive Awareness
Week 3: Doing the Math: Your Brain Does the Heavy Lifting
Week 4: The Neuro & The Vocal: Building on Neurological Tools
Week 5: Coaching Observation: Application of New Tools
Week 6: Peer Coaching Workshop
UNIT 2: Singing Popular Styles
Week 7: The Nasty Triangle: Blending High in Popular Styles
Week 8: Registration: Vocal Camouflage & Textures
Week 9: Style: How's That Going to Happen?
Week 10: Stylecraft Tool Belt
Week 11: Coaching Observation: Application of New Tools
Week 12: Peer Coaching Workshop
UNIT 3: The Respiratory System & Singing
Week 13: The Parts & The Whole: The Respiratory System
Week 14: Breathe Like a Chimp
Week 15: Connecting the Dots: A Reliable High Mix
Week 16: Coaching Observation: Application of New Tools
Week 17: Peer Coaching Workshop
UNIT 4: How Brains Learn
Week 18: Your Brain Sings Before You Do: Now that you know...
Week 19: The Hands of Time: How Attention Molds Learning & Behavior
Week 20: A Different Ball Game: Empowering Coaching for the PM Singer
Week 21: Coaching Observation: Application of New Tools
Week 22: Peer Coaching Workshop
Week 23: Finale: Singing for Joy & Connection
The adult student I've been working with sent me a message tonight that said the new techniques are life changing. I agree! My students are making crazy good progress with it. You are working some major magic, Meredith!!
Jessica Fielder, Fielder Studio of Music, Detroit Metro, MI
Voice teacher & working singer
Christine Chiasson
Time & Investment
Let's make sure you're going to love this class and use all the stuff you're going to learn! To schedule a free 30-minute Discover Session with me...
Meredith has a great knack for getting to the core of the matter quickly and efficiently, plus she's a true joy to work with - knowledgeable, personable, supportive, and professional. I'm so glad I participated in the NVM Teacher Training, an excellent value- in both time and cost! - for any crossover teacher.
- Kate Lanagan
Owner, Cardon Studios Online
Your investment gives you a lot!
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Pre-class Coffee Kibitz with Meredith. 20 minute meeting with you, Meredith, & the beverage of your choice.
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Sixteen 90-minute sessions of virtual classroom training (not a prerecorded class!)
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4 hours of peer coaching workshops
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8 private, one-hour coaching sessions with Meredith
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4+ (optionally asynchronous) song coaching observation sessions
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Homework that's encouraging, optional, and not overwhelming
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Feedback on your video of you teaching NVM principles
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Scripts & crib sheets to walk you through teaching the NVM principles
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New ways to understand how we sing, and tools to rock your students' world!
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Manageable cashflow options with choice of payment plans
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Video recordings of live classes (in case you miss a class)
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Facebook group page for questions and community
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An E-copy of MONEY NOTES: How to Sing High, Loud, Healthy, and Forever
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Access to the self-paced course Introduction to Neuro-Vocal Method on the Teachable platform
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NVM Certification
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2 Year guarantee!
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A whole lotta support and love from Meredith (and your classmates!)
Small Class Sizes!
Maximum of 10 Participants Per Class!
Thank you so much, Meredith!!! Working with you was a DREAM! I cannot recommend NeuroVocal training highly enough!
It's not only been a gift to share with my students, but it's been a blast to reconnect with the music that first made me fall in love with singing, as well as enjoy playing with my voice in exciting new ways. Thank you, thank you!!
- Mary McMurtery
Holistic Voice Instructor
Owner, Radient Voice Studio, Las Vegas
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January 26 (Fridays)
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March 7 (Thursdays)
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April 2 (Tuesdays)
Neuro-Vocal Teacher Training & Certification
is offered with start dates of:
Fridays, 2024
This class meets
Fridays, 26 January - 28 June
7 HST, 8 AKST, 9 PT, 10 MT, 11 CT, 12 ET, 13 ADT, 13 AST, 17 GMT, 18 CET, 19 SAST, 22:30 IST
Thursdays/Fridays 2024
This class meets
Thursdays / Fridays, 7/8 March - 8/9 August
Thursdays: 6 IST, 14:30 HST, 16:30 PT, 17:30 MT, 18:30 CT, 19:30 ET
Fridays: 8:30 SGT, 8:30 AWST, 10:30 AEST
Australia-Friendly Time!
Tuesdays 2024
This class meets
Tuesdays 2 April - 3 September
Tuesdays: 6:30 HST, 9:30 PT, 10:30 MT & CST, 11:30 CT, 12:30 ET, 17:30 BST, 18:30 CEST
You'll change your entire perception of what singing is....and what it isn't. As a vocologist/voice therapist/singing teacher, I've already started using her techniques with my pop and musical theater students, with smashing results. Even this old "Recovering Classical Singer" is finding new power and facility in a completely non-classical singing style...and I'm loving it! I even use these techniques to help teachers and other speaking voice professionals obtain vocal power without strain. Brava, Meredith Colby!
- Karen Sussman, MA, CCC, Vocologist and Singing Teacher
Neuro-Vocal is for Voice Professionals
Neuro-Vocal training respects everyone's professional status. NVM doesn't ask you to change everything you do and adhere to a certain dogma.
You’ll learn about brains & singing, neurological principles & popular styles. You'll get some shockingly reliable applications & tools.
You can work this healthy training for popular styles into your current studio magic.
You’ll be inspired and confident with your singers of microphone-based styles.
Wanna chat?
Schedule a free, 30-minute appointment to see if this course is right for you.
I have been having such a good time working with these tools! Student after student has been making breakthroughs, and fast. And in myself, I am excited and curious to explore the world of freedom offered by microphone singing. I am so impressed at how you created this method. It feels simple, elegant and adaptive.
- Samuel Palmer, Embody Harmonics, Sacramento, CA
HAPPINESS GUARANTEED
You need to know that the investment you're making in yourself and your students is solid. You’ll get an impressive ROI.
Guaranteed.
Here’s my promise:
You have two years to see the difference your training makes to your teaching studio. If you apply your new skills with understanding, and still feel your investment didn’t supply a positive return, your fees will be cheerfully refunded.
The Teacher
While maintaining a career as a busy freelance singer, I built a successful Chicago voice studio where I taught popular technique to band singers, music theater singers, and singer/songwriters. I worked consistently for over 20 years as a band singer - rock, jazz, pop - and have more than 30 years teaching experience. To get my B.M. I was trained classically; so I get that. I also did post-grad study in pedagogy at NIU, spent years as Director of the Center for Voice in Chicago, and have been certified by the Neuroscience Academy (Melbourne, AU).
Though I never wanted classical training, I ended up with eight years of it through high school and college. Because that's what there was. Unfortunately, those lessons taught me to sing in a way that was both unsustainable and inappropriate for the work that had been my dream all along, and the work I did after college: fronting a band 5-6 nights a week for 3-4 hours a night. After nine months of touring my voice was trashed.
Six months (of vocal recovery) later, I began lessons with a voice teacher who was also a working singer in Chicago. He had learned both classical and pop pedagogy, and applied that to his experience as both a concert and studio singer. That experience was transformational. It set me on the path of wanting to train singers of "microphone music".
Because I was singing in bands every weekend, I knew that kind of singing was typically performed in an environment where the singer could not hear themselves. As an independent researcher I found a connection to solve that problem; I found that tapping into the nervous system to exploit existing neurological responses could create a short path to healthy singing for all microphone styles. Twenty-six years later, I wrote my book to share my work.
The majority of my clients over the years have been professionals; singers, teachers, or both. Experts at what they do. I'm not about being a guru. I'm about working with fellow professionals to solve problems and create new tools. That's my groove. And I love my job.