Tim Mallandaine
Tim Mallandaine is a Voice & Performance Coach whose work is grounded in musicianship, disciplined practice, decades of teaching experience, and a deep understanding of how singers learn and develop.
Born in Edmonton, Tim earned a Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance from the University of Alberta before pursuing advanced studies at the Northwest German Music Academy in Detmold, Germany. Returning to Canada, he spent 10 years teaching voice at the Alberta College Conservatory of Music before establishing the independent studio that would become Songkraft in 1987.
Throughout close to five decades of coaching, Tim has worked with singers of every age and experience—from complete beginners to seasoned performers. While vocal technique has always been central to his teaching, years of observation led him to a deeper realization: lasting vocal improvement rarely comes from trying harder. It comes from learning better. Great singing develops as breathing, hearing, coordination, imagination, communication, and artistic understanding begin working together as an integrated whole. This understanding has become the foundation of the Songkraft Studio approach.
What distinguishes Tim as a coach is not simply technical knowledge, but the breadth of his experience. His background includes performance, recording, media production, event creation, business communication, project leadership, and decades of helping people communicate with confidence. Together, these experiences have given him an unusually broad understanding of what performance truly demands—not only vocal ability but also preparation, presence, resilience, adaptability, and the capacity to communicate authentically when it matters most. He believes that great singing is not simply forced through training techniques. It is uncovered, strengthened, reinforced and released.
Rather than teaching singers to imitate a particular sound, Tim helps every singer understand their own instrument—recognizing and removing the habits, tensions, misunderstandings, and self-imposed limitations that interfere with natural vocal freedom. His coaching develops not only stronger technique but also greater confidence, musical intelligence, artistic expression, and the ability to perform consistently under pressure.
His students have appeared at hundreds of weddings, corporate events, festivals, public concerts, community celebrations, and civic occasions, including over 200 performances at the Muttart Conservatory, Edmonton City Hall, the Alberta Legislature, the Festival of Trees, Heritage Days, Juno Week events, and on many other Western Canadian venues.
Performance is not treated as an occasional reward at Songkraft; it is an essential part of the learning process. Students are encouraged to develop the confidence, preparation, and professionalism that only real audiences can teach.
Over the years, Tim has also developed seminars and programs exploring performance excellence, communication, artistic growth, and the learning process itself. These experiences have reinforced a conviction that now defines his coaching: the finest singers are not simply those with the best voices, but those who understand how to learn, adapt, and continue growing. They are those people who are willing to learn to show up better for themselves.
At the heart of Tim's work is a commitment to helping singers discover their full potential. Technical excellence, artistic expression, and confident performance remain the primary goals, but the process often leads to something more enduring: a deeper understanding of the singer behind the voice. Through Songkraft, Tim helps singers build not only a better instrument but also the knowledge, awareness, and discipline to use it over their lifetimes with freedom, confidence, and authenticity.
