My vision about teaching

 

I am a singer mostly trained in opera but I am able to teach all types of music. My major concern is to give my students the tools to sing healthy without tensions nor harm to their voice. I help to expand their range and volume (or projection of the voice). 

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For the lessons, I am willing to come to your place to teach or you may come to mine (Fulham Broadway - Parsons Green). 

 

A typical lesson consist on warm-up exercises for which the student learns many tips and ideas on how to use his voice. It develops technique and broadens his self-consciousness of his own voice ability. If needed, I do some ear-training exercises. And for more than the half of the lesson, we sing through repertoire we have chosen together. I ask my students what they want to sing, I suggest a piece and we decide together. Once a month, I ask a pianist to come and accompany my students. 

 

And at the end of the year, I organise a studio recital where the students get acquainted to sing in front of a small audience.

 

I always make sure to make you feel relaxed and fine during the lesson and your self-confidence will built-up and/or gets to its best. I am a good musician and will be detailed concerning music learning and interpretation.  

 

Being a versatile teacher, I teach and lead ensembles in classical repertoire as well as cross-over music like pop, country and musical. I always put a lot of efforts in selecting repertoire that will motivate my students to give their all to progress, and has hence worked on pieces ranging from Handel operas to Bruno Mars songs and the “Beauty and the Beast”. I believe that every student deserves the opportunity to learn at their own individual pace, to let curiosity direct their learning, and to participate in hands-on activities that encourage growth.

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I studied voice and learned opera in USA, both on the east and west coast where I used to perform in operas and symphonic music. I have an extensive knowledge of choral music and hence good ear training tools. I also have prepared many students to auditions by introducing them to the techniques for it (thanks to my personal experience and books). 

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Recently, I also studied towards the Certificate for Professional Practice for Primary Years from the British Kodaly Academy. 

 

Being a passionate and versatile music teacher, I am now offering a range of lessons, classes or workshops in music:

- Opera: I offer to lead short workshops about opera, its origin, evolution and famous music, with some singing and, according to the length, some group scenes.

- Music workshop/classes: according to the age group, I lead workshops aiming at building the fundamentals of music concepts to the pupils: beat, ear training, intervals, note names and more. This could be offered as a workshop during school hours and/or an after school club. 

- Music styles in history: as a musician, I am knowledgeable about music history and music styles. I am offering some sessions aiming at introducing music styles (classical, jazz, opera, folk, ...) with excerpts, listening, composer names and quizzes. ​