In 2015 Barbara took part in a Jackdaws course in which she sang Quando Men Vo from La Boheme coached by the wonderful Mary Plazas.
Barbara has taken part in three one-week London Opera Vocal Courses.
She has performed in a Masterclass in London with Paul Arden-Griffith and Pam Smith and was coached by Rosalind Plowright OBE in a Mini-Masterclass.
In 2013 she attended a Jackdaws course "Staged Scenes" coached by Mary Plazas and Saffron Van Zwanenberg. Barbara sang the Csardas from Die Fledermaus and the part of Gilda in the Rigoletto Quartet in the end of course concert.