International Voice Teacher and Contemporary Singing Voice Specialist
Valentini is a Greece and UK based singer, songwriter, arranger, singing and speaking voice coach and researcher.
Graduating from London Centre of Contemporary music in 2014, Valentini gained a first lass degree in Music Performance and Production. She then went on to study for a master’s degree with a scholarship (Bundy Award) at the internationally respected Royal Central School of Speech and Drama (MA in Voice Studies: Teaching and Coaching with Distinction). Valentini has additionally studied Pedagogy at the Aristotle university of Thessaloniki.
Along with her studies she embarked on a successful performing career as a singer, songwriter, arranger and producer. For many years she performed extensively in some of the biggest venues in London such as Union Chapel, Southbank Centre, O2 Arena, The Roundhouse and more. She has also worked as a backing vocalist, arranger and choreographer in the musical theatre show, The Simon and Garfunkel Story.
Her educational background also includes a qualification as a Vocal Health First Aider with Vocal Health Education and a certificate in Estill Voice Training as well as masterclasses with prestigious teachers of voice, singing and speech pathology. She was previously taught Musicianship, Voice and Singing at renowned UK institutions such as the prestigious BRIT School of Music, East 15 and the Academy of Live and Recorded Arts. She often facilitates workshops in Greece and the United Kingdom.
Valentini maintains a very active, international, voice studio filled with performers from myriad musical genres, ages and backgrounds as well professional voice users. She has coached extensively in the business world, and now leads a wide range of training courses, both nationally and internationally. Her unique interest in the interactions between voicework and wellbeing have led to her research titled ‘Mindfulness as a tool to tackle the somatic symptoms of performance anxiety: Practical applications’.