Singing & Piano Teacher

My Teaching Style

I aim to give a bespoke service to my students. I adapt my teaching style to suit students interests, ability and goals. I see it that it is my job to help you reach your full potential and to have fun along the way!

For students who would like to do exams I help them prepare for classical, musical theatre or rock/pop exams (sometimes all 3 if they want) in singing up to Diploma standard or classical or rock/pop in piano up to Grade 5. I also teach Music Theory up to Grade 5.

I support my students to prepare for auditions, school qualifications and all styles of performances

My teaching approach is to be thorough, good-humoured and inspirational :-)

My selected Qualifications & Experience

Selected Qualifications

Degree: The Royal Birmingham Conservatoire - Bmus (hons) - 1st class degree in Music vocal and operatic studies - 2008

Diploma: The BRIT School of Performing Arts, London - Popular Music - 2001

Certificates in Estill voice training - levels one and two - 2015

Selected Teaching Experience

• Singing Teacher at the London College of Music

• Singing Teacher at the City Literary Institute, London

• Piano and Singing Teacher for choirs and piano groups for Adult Education Centres in Kent

• Piano and Singing Teacher for The Music House for Children, London

• Students have gone onto win places at performing arts institutions, such as Arts Ed, The New York Film Academy, Westminster University, BIIM, Mountview, Italia Conti and Brit School

• Students have won talent competitions, such as Open Mic, London and West End Calling.

• Students have performed with choirs, such as National Youth Choir, Bach Choir, Rochester Cathedral Choir, Durham Cathedral Choir and The Trust Choir.

• Students have appeared on TV and in films and in West End shows such as Billy Elliott, The Waitress and Mamma Mia (West End) and with Opera North and English National Opera. One student was chosen to sing the national anthem for the American Embassy. Other students have reached the latter stages of ‘The Voice’ and have won record contracts

• Well-known students include actor, Blake Harrison and pop star, HRVY.

Selected Singing Performances

• 2nd Boy in ‘Magic Flute’ and chorus in ‘Norma’ and Janacek’s ‘Katya Kabanova’ - English Touring Opera

• Soprano ensemble in ‘Pearl Fishers’ - Swansea City Opera

• Sara in ‘Tobias and the Angel’ - Buxton Opera Festival

• Nanetta in ‘Falstaff’, Norina in ‘Don Pasquale’, Despina in ‘Cosi fan Tutte’ - Welsh Sinfonia

• Amore in ‘The Coronation of Poppea’, Ophelia in ‘Hamlet’, Pia in ‘Pia di Tolomei’ - Royal Birmingham Conservatoire

• Winner of the Clare Barfield Soprano Cup - Royal Birmingham Conservatoire

• Selected Candidate for the Kathleen Ferrier Bursary Prize - Royal Birmingham Conservatoire

• Soprano soloist for Mozart’s Requiem conducted by Robyn Sevastos

• Christine in ‘Phantom of the Opera’ - Birmingham Symphony Hall

• Jane Eyre in ‘Jane Eyre’ - Bridewell Theatre, London

Other

• Rock and Pop Examiner for Trinity College of Music, London

• Music Director of ‘The Working Girls of Soho’ - Cabaret Show starring Josephine Pembroke

• Music Director of extracts from ‘Oliver’ - La Chique Dance, London

What Students & Parents say

Ally Stelle

Heather's enthusiasm for singing is infectious. I am constantly surprised over how much more I can do with my voice since having lessons with her.

Oliver (age 4)

She is the best singing teacher ever! I love my lessons with Miss Heather

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