JACKSONVILLE – April 20, 2011 – The National Association of Teachers of Singing and Virtually Vocal announced today an exclusive partnership that will deliver online access to recorded vocal accompaniments to NATS members and their students with a complimentary thirty-day trial membership on VirtuallyVocal.com.

“Our discussions with Virtually Vocal have focused on the development of a mutually beneficial partnership that provides NATS members with tools and resources on VirtuallyVocal.com that members and students in the music theater field will find especially useful,” says Allen Henderson, Executive Director of NATS, Inc. “Professional singers, students, and teachers in the classical arena will appreciate that the VirtuallyVocal.com Song Finder includes over 400 professionally recorded classical accompaniments as well.”

VirtuallyVocal.com combines the ease of online access to over a thousand high-quality MP3 vocal accompaniment tracks and educational materials for each recording. With the “Song Finder” on VirtuallyVocal.com, singers can search for songs that match a specific voice type, genre, language, period, accompaniment style, Broadway category, or pop era. “Teach Track” and full piano accompaniment recordings can be played in the desired key in preparation for an audition or performance, supplemented by training resources that include video, audio, and sheet music. VirtuallyVocal.com membership includes listings of hundreds of auditions for singers, actors, and dancers on StageDoorAccess.com, along with online vocal exercises, a Resume Builder, industry hot topic articles and news, and a performers forum where members can connect and learn with thousands of other artists.

StageDoorAccess.com (SDA) was founded to provide performers with one-of-a-kind online tools that encourage and support ongoing career development in a supportive online environment. Recognizing that being a successful performer goes beyond having a good audition, SDA is dedicated to developing innovative tools and providing essential information that will take clients beyond landing the job.

In anticipation of the partnership, VirtuallyVocal.com has begun to offer institutional licensing. “This means that educational programs and private studios can provide students with quality resources for as little as $3.00/month per student,” says Ryan Saab, founder of Stage Door Access and Virtually Vocal. “Working in synergy with the National Association of Teachers of Singing, VirtuallyVocal.com is committed to maintaining the highest educational standards in all of its resources.” NATS members and their students can start a free thirty-day trial membership at VirtuallyVocal.com using the coupon code NATS30 upon signing up. A credit card number is required to activate the new trial membership; no charge will be made to your credit card if you cancel before the trial membership ends.

The National Association of Teachers of Singing, Inc. (NATS) was founded in 1944 and is the largest association of teachers of singing in the world with over 7,000 members in the United States, Canada, and over twenty-five other countries, offering learning experiences to its members with workshops, intern programs, master classes, and conferences. Students of NATS members have the opportunity, along with members, to compete at a national level through the National Association of Teachers of Singing Artist Awards (NATSAA). NATS supports the growth and enrichment of its members with publication of Journal of Singing, a scholarly journal comprised of articles on singing and the teaching of singing written by distinguished experts.