Tuition

Penny teaches private pupils from 9 yrs old with no upper age limit.

Lessons comprise of warm up & core strength exercises. Classical technique. Vocal exercises incorporating harmony, pitch & aural awareness. Theoretical knowledge of key signatures & intervals etc. Repertoire of all styles using backing tracks or basic keyboard accompaniment.

Penny teaches classical songs, arias & lieder and specialises in pop & jazz.

 

Fees are currently:

£35/hour, £28/45 mins or £18/30 mins payable in advance.

Cancellations under 12 hours – no refund given – sorry.

 

Musical Qualifications Teaching Qualifications
Graduate Diploma in Jazz & Contemporary Music – Leeds College of Music 

External Diploma ALCM (Singing).

Manchester Midi School Construction & Production Diploma (Distinction)

Manchester Midi School Commercial Engineering Diploma (Distinction)

Associated Board:
Grade 8 Singing (Distinction)
Grade 8 Violin
Grade 8 Theory
Grade 5 Piano

  

PGCE Secondary

Qualified Teacher Status

Teaching Experience
1988 – present

Private singing, music theory & beginners piano tuition

Local Vocals Hale Barns Group – weekly solo singers group workshop

Hale Barns Fun Choir (1st Monday of every month)

Secondary Schools supply teaching with Select Education
Reed Education
Secondary School Music teacher on national scale
Pastoral-form tutor for year 8
Peripatetic teaching (Singing/Piano) in Barking & Dagenham Comprehensive schools

External Examiner for Bmus 3rd year student, Leeds College of Music

Vocal coach at Stagecoach Theatre Arts School in Wilmslow, Redhill, Surbiton & Windsor.  Class ages 6-16yrs

Vocal coach at Elizabeth Reed Dance School, Romford. Class ages: 4-8 & 12-20 yrs.

Vocal studies at London School Of Music, London
Vocal studies at Musicians Institute, London V.I.T. vocal course

Dep. Vocal coach for A Cappella Music Workshops, Islington.

MD and conductor of Barking & Dagenham Youth Choir.