Built for Singers Who
Take It Seriously
Nashville's premier vocal coaching studio. Founded by a touring artist, built for real singers, staffed by working musicians.
Book Your Introductory CallThe Gap Hannah Saw
Hannah Anders had been touring as a professional artist for over two decades when she started seeing a pattern she couldn't ignore.
Young singers would come through Nashville with real talent and real ambition. But the voice lessons they'd taken back home? They were getting hurt by them. Poor technique. Wrong methods for the music they actually wanted to sing. Coaches with no industry experience teaching out of textbooks instead of real careers.
And even the students who found good coaches in Nashville were hitting another wall: they'd get 30 minutes of lessons a week, go home to practice alone, and have no one to sing with, no community to grow with, and no real opportunities to perform.
Private lessons. Go home. Repeat. For a city built on music, that felt broken.
Hannah knew there had to be a better way. A studio that actually served serious singers. Coaches who had lived the industry, not just studied it. A place where technique didn't destroy voices, it freed them. And a community where singers could keep growing long after the lesson ended.
So she built one.
From Hannah's Vocal Studio to The Vocal Academy
It started with Hannah, a handful of students, and word of mouth.
Hannah had been coaching privately for years while touring, and as her reputation grew, so did the waitlist. Students weren't just showing up for lessons. They were telling their friends. Their bandmates. Their church worship directors. Their college prep counselors.
By the time Hannah's Vocal Studio evolved into The Vocal Academy in 2022, it had become clear that something bigger was needed. One coach couldn't serve every kind of singer. And serious singers needed more than weekly lessons, they needed a place to actually grow.
That year marked the real turning point. TVA officially launched with a clear mission: bridge the gap between academic theory and industry reality, and build the studio Hannah wished she'd had when she was coming up.
That meant carefully recruiting coaches who held degrees in vocal performance AND had real industry careers. It meant building The Green Room Community, so students had seminars, masterclasses, writers' rounds, and showcases to grow through. And it meant holding the line on healthy technique so no singer would leave TVA worse off than they arrived.
What We Believe
The principles that shape every lesson, every seminar, every decision.
Healthy Technique, Always
Voices get hurt by bad teaching. We refuse to be the reason. Every coach on our roster uses science-based, health-first methodology. Sustainable technique is non-negotiable.
Your Voice, Not Ours
We don't believe in cookie-cutter singers. The goal is never to make you sound like someone else. The goal is to help you sound like the most authentic, confident, free version of yourself.
Industry-Tested Coaching
Theory only gets you so far. Our coaches teach from experience, from touring, recording, performing, leading worship, and navigating the actual music industry. That experience shows up in every lesson.
Community Over Isolation
Singers don't grow in isolation. We built TVA to be a place where students train alongside each other, perform in showcases, attend seminars, and become part of a real Nashville singing community.
Credentialed. Working. Nashville.
Every coach on our team holds a degree in vocal performance from a respected institution. And every coach has real, current industry experience.
Degreed Coaches
Belmont, Berklee, Cornerstone, and top commercial music programs
Combined Years
Professional performance experience across our roster
Of Coaching
From dedicated Coaches to Head Coaches to Master Coaches
Real Results, Real Students
Since launching, our students have gone on to do some genuinely impressive things.
Elsa, National Broadway Tour of Frozen
A TVA student was cast as Elsa in the national touring Broadway production of Frozen. One of the most demanding vocal roles in musical theater, performed eight shows a week.
Contestants on The Voice
Multiple TVA students have appeared on NBC's The Voice, prepped by our coaches for the demands of national television performance.
Belmont, Berklee, and Beyond
Students accepted into top BFA musical theater and commercial music programs across the country.
Major Label Signings
TVA artists signed to major record labels, with careers built on healthy technique that protects longevity.
Disney Role Castings
Students cast in competitive Disney roles and musical theater productions across the country.
More Than Lessons, A Community
Every membership at The Vocal Academy includes full access to The Green Room Community. It's the piece of the puzzle most studios skip.
Six Yearly Seminars
Live group sessions covering vocal health, performance prep, studio work, and career strategy.
Masterclasses & Writers' Rounds
Discounted masterclasses with industry professionals plus priority access to Nashville writers' rounds.
Student Showcases
Real performance opportunities where students get to apply what they're learning on stage.
44-Video Training Library
On-demand access to a growing library of technique videos, practice guides, and industry content.
"Every singer has a voice that is uniquely, undeniably theirs. The right coach doesn't cover it up. The right coach sets it free."
Hannah Anders, Founder
Hannah Anders
Hannah Anders founded The Vocal Academy after spending 25 years as a professional touring artist and 18 years coaching singers. A Belmont University graduate in Commercial Voice Performance, Hannah has headlined international tours, performed at major festivals including CMA Fest and SummerFest, and coached students into Belmont, Berklee, The Voice, major label deals, and Broadway.
She built TVA to be the kind of studio she wished she'd had when she was coming up as a young singer.
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