About Us

We empower singing teachers of all musical styles and experiences to connect, collaborate and contribute to the future of singing teaching in Australia.

Through dynamic learning opportunities, professional development, and meaningful networking, we are committed to supporting you to develop your pedagogical skills and creative practice.

We believe every singing teacher is unique and we are here to support you in achieving your professional vision. From your first student to a lifetime of teaching, we stand beside you – celebrating vocal education and passionately advocating for the art of singing across Australia.

After almost 40 years, we continue to strive for the best for our members and lay out clear planning for the future. You can read more about our strategic planning for 2026-2030 below.

What We Do

ANATS is a professional association dedicated to serving all those who teach singing in Australia.

Provide a professional association dedicated to serving all those who teach singing in Australia.

Promote vocal education and research in all genres and at all levels.

Publish a directory of singing teachers, connecting the community with our members.

Present national, state, and regional workshops, conferences and online forums for members to connect and exchange ideas in singing, voice science and pedagogy

Communicate regularly with members.

Publish an international peer-reviewed journal, Australian Voice.

Maintain national and international affiliations with equivalent and related organisations.

Provide bursaries and other support to connect members with professional opportunities that might otherwise be out of reach, helping to close the equity gap across the profession.

Our Objectives

The principal objects for which ANATS Limited has been established are:

  • To encourage the highest standards in the art of singing and the teaching of singing
  • To promote voice education and research at all levels
  • To provide opportunities for members to meet together regularly at national, state, territory or regional levels
  • To provide regular communication to Members
  • Taken from section 2.1 of the Constitution; Objects and Powers of the Company

National Council

The Australian National Association of Teachers of Singing Ltd National Council meets approximately ten times each year to discuss what’s happening in each chapter, plan future initiatives & events, develop national strategies and administer the association.

Nadine Manion

President

About Nadine Manion

Nadine is a highly sought-after singing teacher, vocal coach, presenter, and researcher known for her work in singing voice habilitation, contemporary voice training, and transgender and gender diverse singing voice. She is an Adjunct Research Fellow at the Griffith University Creative Arts Research Institute (CARI). Her current research explores the experiences and motivations of transgender […]

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Dale Cox

Vice President

About Dale Cox

Dale Cox is a singing teacher, researcher, and performer who began her vocal studies with Alan Dean in Sydney, Australia. She holds a PhD from the University of Southern Queensland (USQ), a Master of Music Studies (Voice Pedagogy) from the Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University (QCGU), and a Bachelor of Arts in Music and English from […]

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Ireni Utley

Treasurer

About Ireni Utley

Ireni Utley is a performer and teacher in classical voice genres. She studied singing at the Queensland Conservatorium of Music with Prof Janet Delpratt in a Masters of Opera Performance, and later with Dr Margaret Schindler, while completing her Masters in Vocal Pedagogy. Ireni has been a principal artist and chorus member with Victorian Opera […]

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Debbie Grace

Secretary

About Debbie Grace

Debbie Grace holds a BMus (Hons) from UNSW, GradDipEd from University of Melbourne and a GradDipOp from VCA. She originally studied singing with Beth Willis and gained her AMusA in voice at 21, performing as a soloist and singing as a Cantor at the Leo Baeck Centre in Melbourne. Debbie has taught singing to girls […]

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Christina Wilson

NSW Chapter Representative

About Christina Wilson

A graduate of the Canberra School of Music, the Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester and the National Opera Studio London, mezzo-soprano Christina Wilson has sung professionally in opera, oratorio and recital performances throughout the UK, Europe, the USA and Australia. Christina studied in London with Janice Chapman AM. She has completed several Estill Voice […]

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Freya Meredith-Hanson

VIC Chapter Representative

About Freya Meredith-Hanson

Freya Meredith-Hanson (DipMT BMus MFA), a Wonnarua woman, is a pioneering interdisciplinary performing arts practitioner, academic and advocate. She is an advocate for reform within Australia’s performing arts landscape, with particular emphasis creating access to training in vocal performance and pedagogy for First Nations people. An early-career researcher, Freya is a published author in the […]

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Rebecca Watson

WA Chapter Representative

About Rebecca Watson

Rebecca Watson holds an Honours degree in Music, majoring in classical voice, from the University of Melbourne. She is a qualified secondary music teacher who has worked extensively with boys’ voices for over 20 years, across classical, contemporary and music theatre genres. As a teacher, examiner and adjudicator, Rebecca’s primary focus is the developing voice […]

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Kim Spargo

SA/NT Chapter Representative

About Kim Spargo

BMus. (Perf.), Grad.Dip.Ed., Grad.Cert.(Drama), Grad.Cert.(Jazz), A.Dip. (Dramatic Arts) and currently a student of Masters of Applied Theatre Studies Kim’s bio reads a bit like a checklist of milestones in performance art. Session vocalist? Check. Touring with Australian and international artists? Check. Kim’s also had many shows in major world festivals, directs a successful & diverse […]

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Tracy Bourne

VIC Chapter Representative

About Tracy Bourne

Tracy originally trained as a classical singer (Qld Con, Melb Con) and as an actor at the Victorian College of the Arts (Company 93). She worked professionally in new opera and theatre work in the 1990s including The Two Executioners for Chamber Made Opera, the ABC and Melbourne International Festival. From 2000-2011, she was Lecturer […]

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Eloise McElroy

QLD Chapter Representative

About Eloise McElroy

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Wendy Rolls

QLD Chapter Representative

About Wendy Rolls

Wendy Rolls is a voice educator, conductor, performer and PhD researcher specialising in the adolescent female voice. She is also an experienced classroom music teacher. Wendy holds a Master of Music Studies (vocal pedagogy), Bachelor of Education, Bachelor of Veterinary Science, and an Australian Kodály Certificate. She is president of the Queensland Chapter of ANATS […]

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Subcommittees

The Board oversees a series of subcommittees designed to consult with the Board on particular issues, including diversity, equity & inclusion, conference committees, regional committees, and project-based committees.

Support ANATS

As a Registered Charity, ANATS Ltd can receive tax deductible donations that support our objectives. If you would like more information on making tax deductible donations or bequests to ANATS Ltd, please contact the National Treasurer of ANATS Ltd at treasurer@anats.org.au

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