If you can’t travel to Newcastle, how about a video lesson? Set up properly, it’s almost as good as a face-to-face session. From Kansas or Prague or a snowdrift in Northumberland, in no time at all you’re in the studio, fresh and ready to sing.

Here’s how:

1. ★   Get the free Skype Video software from www.skype.com.
   

2. ★   Pay for your lesson by bank transfer or PayPal – email poppyholdenATme.com to ascertain the details and book a time slot. Let me know your Skype ID, and what you’d like to work on.
   

3. ★   When the time comes, make sure you are in a space where you can focus on your singing without interruptions, log on to Skype, and have your lesson.