I'm a professional performer and teach musical theatre singing following the syllabus of LAMDA (London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art). This syllabus is very popular in the UK as it gives students a goal to work towards and has more learning opportunities than non syllabus classes - don't worry, they're still fun! All ages and abilities welcome!

In our first class I will establish what style of songs each learner likes and what songs will suit their voice and range. I will then compile a list of musical theatre songs for each student to choose new songs from. When learners start learning a song, I provide a backing track and also a guide vocal track of myself singing to the same backing so students can learn the notes by ear. Students will learn about different styles and genres of musicals from various time periods and learners will focus on their performance so they are acting and making sense of the lyrics as well as singing the right notes. Students will learn about the shows their songs are from and delve into a deeper understanding of their characters. 

Each class involves:
- Warm up moves and stretches
- Fun warm up songs
- Vocal technique & pitch training
- Breath control
- Acting training
- Progression of learning new material and putting technique/performance into place.

Long term Ongoing class progression (over some months):
- Introduction to vocal anatomy and vocal folds (vocal chords).
- Introduction to breathing and breath control.
- Thick fold and thin fold singing (head voice & chest voice).
- Twang technique.
- Learning a selection of suitable songs personalised for each learner to learn at their own pace.
- Choosing our first song to work on together putting into practice all technique learned so far. This is when backing tracks will be provided.
- Researching the musical show or film the song is from.
- Answering questions on characterisation in the song.
- More advanced learners will do more detailed research of their composers and character knowledge of their pieces.
- Choosing a second song and approaching it as a monologue first to work on acting skills.
- This process continues until students have a good repertoire of material.
- Students will perform an informal assessment of 2 contracting songs from their repertoire and will need knowledge to answer some questions about their songs, the shows and their characters.