Teaching
Mission
My teaching mission is to share the joy of music and creativity with my students and empower them to work towards their technical, creative and career goals. My professional mission as an artist is to enjoy the cathartic process of making music and share that experience with as many people as I can, through recorded and live music.
Education
Bachelor of Music, Voice (Australian Institute of Music)
Estill Voice Basic Training Course 1 & 2 (Sydney, Melbourne)
Currently doing Master of Creative Music Therapy (University of Western Sydney)
Experience
Jazz and contemporary voice teacher for the bachelor degree students at The Australian National University (ANU), Canberra, Feb 2020 - Current
Voice teacher at The Academy of Music and Performing Arts (AMPA), Sydney, Feb 2020 - Current
Singing and songwriting teacher for children and adults in London and Sydney, 2010 - Current
What to Expect
Why learn to sing and write songs?
I think the most important part of teaching is to share the joy, sense of achievement and healing that learning and making music can bring. It’s changed my life (and now is my life) and I want to be there to see how it changes other peoples lives.
What does the learning process look like?
Having a goal is really important and will dictate how lessons are structured. The goal can range from working towards a singing exam, learning how to use your voice in a healthy way, learning how to write your first song or simply allowing yourself to let go and improvise.
What might the lessons include?
For singers, lessons could include a warm-up, technical exercises relevant to your personal goal, repertoire chosen by you and me, workshopping performance technique and vocal approach.
For songwriters, lessons could include a warm-up songwriting exercise, short songwriting tasks using parameters, lyric writing, studying genres, dissecting songs to uncover songwriting techniques, working on unfinished songs, starting new pieces. We can also discuss where to go once you have written the song... recording? performing? collaboration? Exciting!
30 mins
$50
Children under the age of 10 usually do best with 30 mins lessons but it really depends on the individual.
45 min
$70
Best for 10 years old and older and if you want to fit a bit more into your session.
60 mins
$90
You can get a great amount done in 60 mins, creatively, technically and theoretically. This is a great amount of time for people wanting to make steady progress.
Book a lesson.
Get in touch and let me know a bit about you, what you are looking to work on and when you’d like to book in a session. My best days are Tuesday evening, Wednesday day time and eve, Thursday day time and eve and weekends.