{"id":11,"date":"2018-08-17T21:05:01","date_gmt":"2018-08-17T21:05:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/katstephens.com\/?page_id=11"},"modified":"2023-03-06T16:23:54","modified_gmt":"2023-03-06T16:23:54","slug":"biography","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/katstephens.com\/?page_id=11","title":{"rendered":"Kat Stephens"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"11\" class=\"elementor elementor-11\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5638cbc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5638cbc\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8812a76\" data-id=\"8812a76\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19f1fb4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"19f1fb4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"bodytext\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-47\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/kat_new.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"220\" height=\"255\" \/>I absolutely love helping someone find THEIR authentic sound, and create THEIR own, personalised vocal tool box, to enable my student to sing the way THEY want to!<\/p><p class=\"bodytext\">I am a certified BAST (Be a Singing Teacher) Trainer, teaching singers to become singing teachers. \u00a0I am a member of VIP (Vocology In Practice) a global network of singing teachers. \u00a0Since starting my teaching journey at Speech Level Singing, I haven&#8217;t stopped studying, developing my knowledge, and finding out everything I possibly can about vocal production.<\/p><p>I am totally passionate and dedicated to encouraging and empowering my students to fulfil their full potential, and achieve their goals and ambitions. I want all my students to enjoy singing and performing, with their own unique personality and style.<\/p><p>I teach both individual and group lessons from my home studio in Towcester, and at local schools.<\/p><p class=\"bodytext\">I have had to overcome some serious vocal problems myself and that experience is my best teaching tool, because I can empathise with my students and help them to find a solution to their problems.<\/p><p>Prior to turning my focus to teaching, I \u00a0performed in Jazz, Cabaret &amp; Musical Theatre settings, sung as a featured soloist in big bands, quartets, and duos as well as writing and recording my own material.<\/p><p class=\"bodytext\"><em>&#8220;Kat is an amazing teacher.\u00a0 She makes each lesson really fun.\u00a0 She always smiles and says encouraging words.\u00a0 What I enjoy most about having singing lessons with Kat is the skills she teaches you to hit a whole range of notes that you would never hit on your own. 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