About Pro Voice Studios

About Pro Voice Studios

Founded by Kate Hollands in 2008, Pro Voice Studios quickly established itself as a leader in vocal coaching, becoming Yorkshire’s first certified SLS (Speech Level Singing) and IVA (Institute for Vocal Advancement) studio.

The studio has thrived in every location it has called home, building a reputation for excellence in vocal training. After a successful decade in Manchester, we are excited to begin a new chapter in Surrey, just outside London. Alongside our in-person coaching, we have expanded our international presence, working with singers around the world through online training. Today, our students are based across the UK as well as internationally, including in Australia and the United States, allowing us to support vocalists wherever they are. We continue to provide expert, personalised vocal training for singers of all levels, both in person and online.

Our Approach

At Pro Voice Studios, we believe in tailored, technique-focused vocal lessons that empowers each singer to unlock their full potential. Whether you’re a professional performer or aspiring artist, our lessons are designed to strengthen your voice, build consistency, and enhance your performance.

  • Maximize and bulletproof your voice. We deliver targeted voice lessons for career-defining performances.
  • We help artists build sustainable vocal health and building range, strength, tone, dynamics, quality etc to prevent injury and deliver peak performances, night after night, show after show.
  • Vocal Health & Performance Strategist for Recording Artists. We partner with artists to build vocally sustainable careers and hit peak performance in the studio and on tour.
  • Proven and science-backed methods expand vocal range and build endurance, unlocking a singer’s full potential without risk.

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Private & Online Voice Lessons + Workshops

At Pro Voice Studios, we offer private one-on-one voice lessons alongside engaging singing workshops tailored for schools, colleges, and private organisations.

Who We Teach

We work with a diverse range of talented individuals, including:

  • Everyone from Professional singers, West End stars and signed recording artists to semi-pros, amateurs, and young aspiring singers and children. All are welcome!

  • Clients from across the UK and around the world, with regular online lessons reaching the USA, Australia, Hong Kong, Singapore, and throughout Europe

About Kate Hollands

Kate Hollands is a highly experienced singing teacher and accomplished singer/songwriter, originally from West Yorkshire, UK. Now based in Surry just outside of London, Kate brings over two decades of expertise in vocal training and performance.

With a deep-rooted passion for the voice, Kate has been teaching singing and studying vocal technique for more than 20 years. In April 2016, she achieved the prestigious Mentor Level certification with the Institute for Vocal Advancement—the highest level attainable within the organisation. This accolade followed 12 years of rigorous study, examinations, and a final panel test in the USA. Kate is among only a select few teachers across Europe to have earned this distinction.

Renowned for her ability to quickly assess a singer’s voice and vocal habits, Kate expertly diagnoses vocal tendencies and designs tailored exercises to help each individual reach their full potential. Her approach is both technically grounded and artistically sensitive, empowering singers to develop healthy, versatile, and expressive voices.

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Kate Hollands – Expert Voice Teacher | Vocal Health Specialist

Kate Hollands is a highly qualified and experienced singing teacher, voice specialist, and singer, originally from West Yorkshire and now based in Manchester, UK. With over 20 years of experience in vocal training, performance, and vocal health, Kate has helped thousands of singers—from professional singers to beginners and children—develop strong, healthy, and expressive voices.

Kate holds a BA (Hons) Degree in Musical Theatre and is trained in acting, stagecraft, and a wide range of performance techniques. She began her professional journey in 2004 training with Seth Riggs (Michael Jackson, Stevie Wonder), legendary creator of Speech Level Singing (SLS), and his team of Master Teachers. Between 2004 and 2013, she became one of the highest-level SLS-certified instructors in the UK.

In 2013, when the Institute for Vocal Advancement (IVA) was founded by world-renowned vocal coaches including Jeffrey Skouson (The Killers, Panic at The Disco) and Spencer Welch, Kate was invited to join as both a teacher and the regional representative for Northern UK. From 2013 to 2020, she oversaw the development and training of other IVA teachers in the region, frequently hosting masterclasses and teacher education events at her own Pro Voice Studios, which she founded in 2008.

In 2016, Kate achieved Mentor Level with the IVA—the highest level of certification within the organisation—following over a decade of intensive training and assessment, including a rigorous final examination in the United States. She remains one of only a few vocal coaches in Europe to hold this elite qualification.

Kate’s deep understanding of the voice and good technique allows her to rapidly assess vocal tendencies and provide highly specific, targeted exercises to correct imbalances and build vocal strength, correct muscular coordination and flexibility. She works closely with Master SLS teacher Greg Enriquez (Michael Jackson, Britni Spears) and continues to train regularly to keep her skills sharp and current.

In addition to her work with singers, Kate has undertaken extensive study with ENTs, osteopaths, dentists, and jaw specialists to understand how structural and physiological issues affect the voice. She is highly trained and experienced in vocal rehabilitation and is recommended by professionals at:

  • The Speech and Language Department at Bradford Royal Infirmary

  • Cote Royd Dental Practice, Huddersfield

  • The Old Hall Clinic (Philip Owen, Osteopath), Macclesfield

She has supported clients through a wide range of voice-related health concerns, including vocal nodules, polyps, paralysis, paresis, and spasmodic dysphonia.

Outside the studio, Kate is an accomplished performer. She has been singing publicly since the age of 14 and has performed across the UK and Europe, both as a solo artist and with bands including ALM:UK and I AM FUTURE (formerly RPM). She has appeared on multiple albums as both a lead and backing vocalist, and is experienced in studio work, vocal arranging, and vocal production.

Kate regularly delivers workshops in vocal technique, performance, and songwriting to schools, colleges, charities, and arts organisations. She has served as a guest judge at several national singing competitions and has presented to audiences of several hundred people.

Passionate, personable, and deeply knowledgeable, Kate is committed to helping every singer—whether amateur or professional—achieve their full vocal potential. She balances a rigorous technical approach with warmth and encouragement, ensuring that her students feel confident, supported, and inspired.

When she’s not teaching or performing, Kate enjoys spending time with her husband Michael and their two young boys.

Learning this technique has transformed my voice and therefore me as a singer and performer. After being stuck in a light, airy voice, only good for light classical music or folk, I now have the freedom to sing the styles of music I enjoy the most such as soul and RnB’. I am so delighted I can share this technique with others, unlocking voices and helping them on their vocal journey.’ Kate Hollands