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Erana Clark, Vocal Director Australian Idol 2002-2009 Makaylie Foodey, Telstra Road to Tamworth Peoples Choice Award Winner 2010 Mary Lopez AM, B.Mus., Artistic Director, Talent Development Project (TDP) Geraldine Viswanathan, 16, Student, Hunter School of Performing Arts Anja Raith, Actress, Director, Indico Films Alana Cafe, Student, Participant in the Talent Development Project Keryl P Fedrick, Town Co-ordinator, Toronto Chamber of Commerce & Industry Inc. Bill Brill, Senior Pastor, Beachside Christian Fellowship Barbara Gleeson, President, Newcastle Night Aglow Claire O’Brien, Former Student, Teacher
Erana Clark“I have had the pleasure of knowing Francine both personally and on a professional level for close on ten years now. As Vocal Director for Australian Idol, she is the only other vocal coach I have ever employed to work with the artists that have come through the process. I trust her implicitly to coach on vocal technique. Also, her ability to nurture confidence and character in singers is such a necessary benefit to them. I would trust her judgment and teaching for anyone who is serious about wanting to sing.” Erana Clark Makaylie Foodey“I have been singing and performing since I was 3 years old! It has been a very strong passion of mine since a very young age! I first heard about Francine through a friend and I attended one of her sessions of Inside the Alien Head, I was so interested in Francine’s teaching techniques that I decided to get weekly singing lessons! Francine’s outlook on music and performing was an instant inspiration to me. Francine’s drive and enthusiasm is so infectious that you cannot help but want to better yourself! I have worked with a number of teachers and mentors over the past 10 years and no one has inspired me like Francine does! Francine always taught me that the first step to bettering yourself as a person and a performer is to learn how to laugh at yourself for a silly decision rather than beat yourself up about it :)”s Makaylie Foodey “We found, that every week, Makaylie would come home from her lesson having learnt something new about herself as a performer. Francine helped to bring Makaylie out of her shell and showed her how to be herself on stage! Makaylie always looked forward to working with Francine and noticeably grew as a person and performer during this time!” Kim & Brent Foodey Mary Lopez AM“Dear Francine The class found the work you did with them truly inspirational and really enjoyed the time they spent with you. I can never thank you enough for the support you give the TDP. Your expertise, energy and guidance have been of such benefit to our students over the years. You are one of our most treasured consultants.” Best wishes, Mary Lopez AM, B.Mus. Tom Donald“Francine is a performance guru. She has a rare ability to convey her intimate knowledge of stagecraft across to all aspiring performers of all styles and instruments. I have been privileged to attend her workshops and I would highly recommend Francine to anyone involved in performance, be it a front line vocalist, accompanist or even a back-line rhythm section. Francine will give you a rare insight on how to engage an audience and empower your stage craft” Tom Donald Geraldine Viswanathan“Francine Bell is definitely a ‘one of a kind’ teacher. Not only is she an extremely talented singer herself and a Master in teaching, but she is a beautiful person as well!! Fighting the dragon is one of her fabulous teachings to push performers through the barrier of your comfort zone and giving it your all!!! Francine ROCKS!!!!” Geraldine Viswanathan, 16 Anja Raith“Francine is a Master in her art! Through ‘personalisation’ she gets her students to connect to their inner emotional life and with that work gets TOP performances out of them. She helps you connect with your instrument, which is your emotions and your voice. She is such an inspiration as a person, performer and teacher. She IS a STAR...... there is no doubt about that!!!!!!!” Anja Raith Jodie Usher“When I won the lead in The Rise and Fall of Little Voice, I knew there was only one vocal coach for me. Years earlier I had been lucky enough to be one of Francine’s students and each moment I was in her class I knew I was experiencing something very special. I have had many teachers, and in my mind, there are singing teachers and then there is Francine. The way she passes on knowledge is extraordinary. Under Francine’s guidance I was able to achieve a result I had only dared dream about. I am forever grateful to you lovely Francine. Thank you xoxox” Jodie Usher Anne Threlfo“Francine Bell has been a generous supporter of the activities of Garden Suburb Uniting Church on two occasions. Most recently, Francine supported our Girl’s Night Out outreach in word and song. Her talk about Being the Best You, You Can Be, really struck a chord with the group, and I know that her positive message presenting the excitement, challenges and rewards of a life lived for God, led to much conversation and thought. We have been particularly impressed with Francine’s vivacious nature, enthusiasm and her love for God which always shines through.” Anne Threlfo Alana Cafe“Hi Francine, I met you today at the Talent Development Project workshop. I was so inspired by your lesson with us, and after listening to your singing, I have enormous respect for you as a performer....” Alana Cafe P & D Clark“Francine was not only a singing teacher for our son - she took such a genuine interest in his aspirations and goals. She helped him gain confidence and an understanding of the other very important aspects of performing such as engaging the audience and presentation. Her sense of humour, enthusiasm and vivaciousness always made for a fun time, rather than just a lesson. Francine became a friend of our family, not just our son’s teacher.” P & D Clark Bob Tasman-Smith“Somewhere around 1988, I watched a performance of the lovely musical NINE in Sydney. Several cast members had worked with me re voice exercises. The cast was excellent, but one of them was this elegant Lady, Francine Bell; so beautiful to watch... When she walked into my studio, it was even more beautiful for me to meet this elegant charming, intelligent woman: her eyes and speech made me feel comfortable and warm... From that moment we became friends. Hearing Francine in concert on theatre stages and clubs, with pianists and jazz bands always delighted me, and made me wonder why she was in Australia, but feeling thankful she was for people here to meet and greet and hear her perform. Francine’s vocal calibre is admirable for all musical types. That is classical, music theatre, jazz, ballads and folk, but perhaps even more wonderful when she enters into the Gospel category. Francine feels with warmth and love for all loving sense for humanity...with spiritual sense, along with the languages understanding. I shall be grateful for as long as I live for our friendship, and being chosen to assist her with voice technical reasoning.” Bob Tasman-Smith Keryl P Fedrick“Good Morning Francine, I would like to thank you sincerely for agreeing to participate in our Carols By The Lake 2009 on Toronto foreshore. I had not met with you prior and was unsure as to what to expect. WOW! The way you engaged with the audience immediately was quite spectacular to watch and that alone is a rarity to witness. Your first song Go Tell It On The Mountain, I have never heard such a rendition and I have goose bumps now thinking about how you interpreted it. Bravo! to you Francine, your own compositions were so appropriate, heart-felt and mesmerising. It has been a true joy to meet with you, hear you perform and I am hoping you would agree to an engagement at our Carols this year if you are not already booked out. Warm regards and with sincere thanks for making our community carols shine.” Keryl P Fedrick Kathy Charlton“Francine, I just wanted to tell you how much I love your program on Rhema on Sunday mornings. I was a fan of Mahalia Jackson when I was a teenager & my friends couldn’t understand why!!! Also love those guys from Alabama but can never remember their name. I love the rich tapestry you present. God bless you & your amazing team. xx” Kathy Charlton Bill Brill“Francine Bell: Guaranteed no-one will be bored when Francine is on the platform. Her ability to engage the audience and to touch the heart and the head is just fantastic. Francine was an unknown quantity to us when she first came to our church having been recommended by a friend. I reckon you can gauge how well a person has connected with people by how many come back for the second session. We had people turn up at our night service that I don’t think we have ever seen at a night service before. Francine has an awesome singing voice. She speaks and sings from the heart and connects easily with people. She is one of those people that remembers names very well, people warm to her quickly and receive wonderful encouragement and edification from her ministry.” “Francine Bell: 10/10” “Francine Bell: Would have her back anytime.” “Francine Bell: Never a dull moment.” Bill Brill Barbara Gleeson“Francine Bell came to Newcastle Night Aglow Fellowship and ministered to our women in 2009. Attendance was full on the night as word spread for Francine is well known, respected and loved. She is a woman who carries a strong presence of the Lord and a genuine love for people. In all of the heightened status she has achieved, there is a grounded humility at the base of the confidence she wears; for she knows her authority is God's and has a true balance of walking in His authority with humility. It is beautiful to be around her. What I witnessed with Francine in our meeting was a woman who is not afraid to be real, and in her realness, disarms people to lay down their own masks, allowing the Holy Spirit to move into the hearts. Her voice of clarity when singing reminds me of a finely tuned instrument, where you can hear the single note of the string, but the string is Francine's own unique beautiful voice, distinct, beautiful, full of passion as she sings from her heart. On a much more personal note, I'd like to add that a few years ago I was in a workshop where Francine led a day-long Worship Workshop at Mayfield Baptist Church, Mayfield.She taught about 45 people which was a fruitful and educational meeting that the worship team gleaned much from. After this encounter, over the next five years, I met her a few times, in unusual places (example: one night of the Pasha Bulker standing along side of her and talking). She is always the same everywhere I have met her, nothing changes with Francine. She is who she appears to be, except that as she grows more into the image of God daily, more beautiful each time we meet. She is a model example to women everywhere. Francine Bell has my heart of confidence that wherever she is, she gives her best from God and for God. Of that one truth, Francine keeps her heart lifted up toward heaven, while ministering to the people on earth, receiving from Him, and giving of Him. Sincerely,” Claire O’Brien“Hi Francine, I’m not to sure if you remember me but I sang with you in the Gospel ‘Quar’ back in good old 2003 and 2004. We had such a great time and I will always remember the feeling of looking forward to coming to sing with you and Terrance! I have been working with my choir in my school in Sydney and have hit a bit of a wall! I am looking for inspiration and assistance to get these girls singing like they’ve never sung before! And you are definitely the person to do this! I was wondering if you are interested in coming to do a vocal workshop with them and me (I need all the help I can get!)... ” Claire O’Brien
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