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Double Bachelor WAAPA graduate Amy Fortnum began her training in 2013 with a Bachelor of Music, specialising in Classical Voice. During her degree she starred as Dido in the Henry Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas (Dir. Brendan Hansen), and appeared in the chorus in their modern adaptation of Hansel and GretelI, by Engelbert Humperdinck (Dir. Thomas De Mallet Burgess).

After graduating with her Bachelor in Classical Music (Voice), Amy was then accepted into WAAPA’s prestigious Music Theatre Bachelor course. She has been described as “possessing a powerful, emotional voice” - a credit to her seven years of intensive study in music. During her studies, Amy spent over five years perfecting her vocal technique under the guidance of Australian principle soprano Elisa Wilson. She starred as leading lady Julie Jordan in WAAPA’s production of Carousel at the Regal Theatre in 2018 (Dir. Jason Langley). Amongst other roles, she played Celeste in Sunday in the Park with George (Dir. Tyran Parke) and Storyteller in Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson (Dir. Shaun Rennie).

Amy made her professional debut in the 2019 world premiere of Mimma: A Musical of War and Friendship. Originating the role of Giana, she was lucky to perform alongside The Angel of Australia, soprano Mirusia Louwerse. In 2019, she completed an Australian tour with Melbourne-based theatre company Perform Education in BIG DREAMS! - an original children’s musical designed to highlight issues around mental health and anxiety in schools. Most recently, Amy performed with Australian Shakespeare Company in their annual season of The Wind in the Willows, in Melbourne’s Royal Botanic Gardens.

Amy is also a writer, and runs her own production company called Golden Age Productions. Her self-devised cabaret Golden Age Girls won the 2019 WA Fringe World Cabaret Award and the prestigious Julie Michael Cabaret Award in 2018. The sequel, Golden AgeD Girls is currently in development, and was recently selected to be included in the 2020 Hayes Theatre Company Showlab program.

In 2010, Amy opened her private music teaching business in her home studio in WA. Since then, she has tutored over 50 students in vocal technique, music theory and stylistic development. Her extensive teaching experience has taught her the skills to engage students through allowing them to guide their learning experiences, under careful supervision. Her teaching style focuses on how breath and emotion can affect the voice, alongside classical technique.

Amy is an enthusiastic, compassionate and empathetic teacher, with a strong desire to inspire and educate. She is currently completing her Master of Teaching, which is only widening her knowledge in how to best encourage children to reach their full potential. She relishes in sharing her passion for music and opening her students’ eyes to the power of mastering something as emotional, challenging and personal as music.

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