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Got a God-given voice and want to master it? Or maybe you love singing but struggle with technique and control? Come to CC’s Music Cellar Retreat and Find Your Voice!

Spend the weekend at the uber-cool Albion Rooms. Owned by the Libertines, it’s a small boutique hotel with bar and recording studio. It’s right on the coast, moments from the beach. There we’ll help you harness your talent and hone your craft with the view of earning a headline slot of the Primrose Hill Festival in May 2026. Choosing from three classic songs that will test your voice, you will also be given the opportunity to record a version of your choice in the legendary in-house recording studio to use as you wish in future (music provided by us).

You’ll have in-depth coaching from renowned vocal coach and professional opera singer, Kathryn Singleton.

But it’s not just the voice. Being a great singer means more than just staying on key or belting it out. At CC’s you’ll also learn stage craft and confidence from CC herself (the award-winning artist, Collette Cooper).

And as part of the experience, you’ll learn breathing techniques for pre-stage anxiety from one of the premier personal trainers and breath experts in the UK, Jordan Turner. You’ll also be given vocal health and nutritional advice that will help protect your voice and vocal ability and have cold water swims in the sea and time outdoors.

If you want to pursue a career in music, former BBC Radio Executive, Mike Hanson will offer advice and tips on approaching labels, pluggers, and radio producers. More than that, there will be a Q&A with none other than Dame Arlene Phillips about the theatrical side of singing.  

Finally, the weekend will culminate with your participation in a showcase at CC’s Music Cellar at the Albion Rooms!

For more information go to our Contact Page and tell us about yourself and why you want to join us on CC’s Vocal Retreat.

THE EXPERTS

Vocal coaching and techniques –

Kathryn Singleton

Kathryn trained at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. She started her singing life as a mezzo-soprano and sang in Germany at the Bayreuth Festival, and Taormina in Sicily. Alongside Kathryn’s busy performing schedule, she runs a teaching practice, coaching singers to sing and non-singers to use their speaking voices more effectively and confidently through techniques commonly used for opera singers and actors.

Breathing – Jordan Turner

Jordan Jack Turner is a Health & Wellness coach and Breathwork Practitioner who works with business leaders, founders, creatives, athletes, and global brands, while remaining deeply committed to supporting people from all walks of life. His work draws on extensive training, real world lived experience and powerful, embodied practices that guide people into greater calm, clarity, confidence, and energy through deeply transformational experiences.

Confidence and Stage Craft – Collette Cooper

Collette Cooper is an award-winning, multi-talented vocalist, writer, performer and critically acclaimed artist signed to the independent label Thelonious Punk Records championed by BBC Introducing, BBC Radio 2, BBC Radio 6 Music, Soho Radio and Jazz FM. Her inspirations go back as far as Bessie Smith, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Nina Simone, Kurt Weill, Billie Holiday and Mozart.

Radio and labels – Mike Hanson

Mike is an award-winning former BBC Radio executive. He helped launch 6 Music before becoming Weekend Editor at Radio 2. He now runs Thelonious Punk Productions, producing music, podcasts, and theatre.

Special Guest – Dame Arlene Phillips

Dame Arlene is an award-winning choreographer and director. She became a household name in the 1970s after forming the dance troupe, Hot Gossip, and working on some of the biggest music videos of the 1980s and beyond.

The Place

The Info

When:                                   

Friday May 1st to Monday May 4th

Where:                                   

Albion Rooms, Margate, Kent

Price:                                      

£999 includes 3 night’s stay in shared rooms, studio time, participation in a showcase, some catering, as well as the course.

Who’s it for:                       

Any aspiring Female singer of any genre ready to improve their skills! Over 18s only. Due to limited accommodation this retreat is open to women only.