Emma Duguid

Faculty
Forth Valley

Profile

Certifications

Visual Lead, Forth Valley Chorus (since 2022)
R31 champions 2022
6th in Louisville 2023
R31 champions 2024
6th in Columbus, 2025
Creative Team, Forth Valley Chorus (since 2023)
Certified Director (since 2013)

Quartets

Baritone, Element Quartet (R31 2nd place 2023)
Tenor, Domino Quartet (R31 1st place 2014, International Novice Quartet Award 2014)

Location
Edinburgh, Scotland

Teaching/coaching areas:

  • Integrated performance development: uniting visual musical and emotional delivery to create cohesive intentional audience focused performances
  • Creative direction and visual storytelling: shaping clear engaging performance packages through strong staging visual design and narrative clarity
  • High impact rehearsal strategy: designing rehearsals that efficiently turn learning into confident performance ready delivery
  • Performance confidence and authenticity: helping singers move beyond technique into natural connected and compelling stage presence
  • Breathwork: as a registered yoga teacher using yoga and breathwork principles to improve breath efficiency reduce performance tension and support calm focus vocal control and sustained energy in high pressure performance environments

Education Steering Group & Faculty

Regional Management Team