About me
A professional singer and teacher since 1998, I have entertained audiences in England and across Europe as a Principal Tenor for over 17 years, in a repertoire spanning Sondheim to Puccini to Wagner.
Having trained at the prestigious Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester, England, I moved to the continent and worked in Germany, France, Austria, Spain and Poland.
Enriched by this fabulous international period of my life, I returned to England in 2013, further honing my enhanced linguistic and cultural experiences, which allow me to speak, sing and teach in English, German, French, and Italian.
With a repertoire spanning over 25 operas, operettas, musicals, and oratorio, I have performed in more than 400 professional stage performances.
As a dedicated artist and enthusiastic teacher, I have studied and taught thousands of songs from all genres of music. My aim is to inspire students and audiences alike with my passion for vocal excellence, a love of words and being a believer in the power of music not just to entertain and heal, but to bring out the best in humanity
Welcome to my website, where I hope to demonstrate, inform and guide you - in sync with my YouTube site - in the art of Absolute Singing.
How I work
Getting started
We will warm-up your breath, body and apparatus appropriate to your level
We will then exercise and strengthen your VOCAL TECHNIQUE, tailor-made to your requirements and then train a song/s, phrases & general repertoire for more advanced singers
As with all learning, this is a process. Short-term gains may come quickly or require a few sessions to get you to 'loosen up' to a new teacher or get you used to an exercise routine.
Progression
I have many exercises and techniques to work on specific aspects of vocal-training. Certain aspects of a voice may require repetition, concentration of effort and a more disciplined approach, than others
Whilst there is no suggested period of time for training or evolving a voice, I find that nearly every student responds instantly to my input
As you become familiar with my method (see Method/Method 2), we can quickly train the technique and maybe give more time to interpretation and the 'artistic' side of singing, over-coming any technical or interpretative challenges.
Results
A 'session' will last for 50 minutes or a little longer if I feel that I need the time to be sure that the lesson has been learned. At no extra cost to you. You may also book two sessions back to back
Always ask questions. Make sure that you understand. I will check that you do. I may - only with your permission - place hands on areas associated with diaphragmatic response or place your hands on my diaphragm to demonstrate. This is the proven way to speed-up the learning process. It never ceases to amaze both myself and a client, just how important the physical demonstration of the singing apparatus is; how it improves understanding and accelerates 'learning.’
Tuition
From £40 per session
£30 Youth
• Introduction to breathing, the Diaphragm
• Resonance exercises
• Vibration strengthening
• Articulation
• Basic music theory as required
• Language guidance
• Songs, fun, learning
From £50 per session
£30 Student
• Intensive breathing
• Technique training
• Diaphragmatic building
• More on resonance
• Strengthening vocal-focus
• Higher level language work
• More musically challenging songs, works
From £60 per session
• Stamina-building diaphragmatic workout
• Intensify technique, more resonance & placement
• Repertoire from song to opera
• Extracts to full score
• Audition preparation
• Concert preparation
• Micro detail on technique / ‘issues’
• Detailed interpretation
Contact
If you’re interested in tuition, please provide your information below, along with a short summary of your experience and what you would like to get out of the session and I will be in touch!
absolutesinger@gmail.com