Singing Centre, London

Singing & vocal technique consultant

Singing Centre, London | Singing & vocal technique consultant

Singing Centre London is run by award-winning vocalist and coach, Heather Maîr Thomas, Ftcl, dipTcl, Ltcl

Heather is one of the UK’s most prominent singing teachers, based in London.

She specialises in training adults at all levels, helping with confidence issues and performance anxiety.

Heather is a qualified Life Coach, and uses techniques to challenge your existing fears, beliefs and limitations. Helping you achieve happiness and success with your singing, whatever your vocal history so far.

Blending vocal technique with elements of hypnotherapy & NLP, Heather has developed an accessible method for all styles and levels, and a range of products for individual practise.

Heather divides her time between her teaching practice/ consultancy in London and work as a session singer & voiceover artist


Offering: private lessons, group classes, workshops and residential courses.
Aimed at: Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced.
Ages: 18 +
Rates: Private lessons from £60 per hour

Private Teaching

Singing Training

Explore and develop your voice at your own pace in a safe, supportive environment.
Learn breathing, projection, increase your range and improve tone quality.
Learn microphone technique (if desired) and work on a wide variety of repertoire and styles.
Lessons are extremely relaxed and informal.

Current students come from a variety of backgrounds, Royal Shakespeare Company,
West End, international TV & film/record industry to keen amateurs and people starting completely from scratch.

Heather has particular experience working with non-singers and those with confidence issues. They study various genres, from soul, jazz & pop to musical theatre, classical and opera.

Heather's work is featured in:

The Times
BBC Radio
Here's Health Magazine
Muso Magazine,
Weight Watchers online,
Woman & Home,
Lighter Life
Everyone's goal is unique to them. Recent students personal successes include:-

Pop Idol
Mature student accepted for Musical Theatre post graduate.
Singing in public for the first time at her husband's 50th birthday
TV news reader overcoming breathing problems
Despite label "tone deaf" since childhood - passed choir audition!

Location: 
London N8 , Crouch End, United Kingdom
Rates: 
from £60 per hour

Public Classes

Free Your Voice

Workshops, courses and masterclasses in singing technique, presentation and performance anxiety are run in London and Cornwall.
Please enquire for further details.

Type: 
course
Venue: 
London N8
Location: 
, United Kingdom
Date and time: 
TBA

Experience

Professional performing & teaching experience

25 years performing on TV, radio, recording & live with artists such as Cleo Laine and John Dankworth.

Singing pop, jazz, classical, opera oratorio & music theatre.
Voiceover & acting for animation, TV , radio & commercial companies in UK and overseas.
Teaching, voice coach and vocal arranger for artists, actors, celebrities, producers and gospel choirs.

Since 1993 I have been developing my Free Your Voice method of voice teaching for mature beginners over the past 15 years, integrating elements of Life Coaching, hypnotherapy and neurolinguistic programming. I have particular interest in working with mature beginners and those with anxiety issues and negative vocal esteem.

Dates: 
Jan 1980

Educational history

Ftcl, Ltcl, dipTcl

Dates: 
September 1988 - July 1992
Institution: 
Trinity College of Music, Guildhall School of Music & Drama
My training includes: 5 years full-time at Trinity College of Music and Guildhall School of Music & Drama. Hypnotherapy & NLP at London College of Clinical Hypnosis Arts Practitioner training at Art & Business, London Qualified in Life Coaching. Newcastle College Digital Sound Production. City & Islington College, London Licenciate and Fellow of Trinity College of Music London. FTCL, dipTCL, LTCL

FAQ

What happens in your lessons?

What style do you teach?
I have developed a method initially based on the Bel Canto method I trained in, but I have adapted it drawing on my extensive experience of jazz and contemporary styles and sounds, adding elements from various musical genres and disciplines such as Alexander Technique and visualisation.

There is more to singing than just your vocal chords!

As a trained Life Coach I am interested in helping you achieve happiness and success with your singing, whatever your vocal history so far.

I use goal-setting techniques to challenge your existing fears, beliefs and limitations. I help you explore your motivation and develop training to suit your individual needs.

I believe that strong vocal technique is fundamental to having your voice at your disposal in good condition,

I encourage vocal freedom & health through controlled relaxation and support.
I have worked as a teacher and performer in most styles of music. so I like to encourage pupils to try all styles.
I believe singing should be fun and the voice should last a lifetime!

I have produced a practical vocal exercise CD/download "Free Your Voice" which is distributed worldwide and available from my web sites..

My lessons are extremely informal and relaxed, with the emphasis on singing as being fun and creative. Everybody's lessons are individually tailored. I use my experience and intuition to design sessions to be as useful as possible to each client.

I usually spend at least 60% of the lesson working through exercises and images to place and extend the voice before working on repertoire.

THE SMALL PRINT

Cancellation policy The minimum cancellation notification time required by me is no less than 36 hours. This gives me time to offer your cancelled hour to someone on the waiting list. A student cancelling with less than 36 hours notification FOR ANY REASON WHATSOEVER (including travel problems and illness) will be charged in full for the missed lesson.

However - if I am able to fill your missed lesson time you will not be charged. It is therefore in your best interest to give me as much notice as possible.

If ever I should need to cancel I will give you as much notice as possible and reschedule/make up the lesson.

Based in
London Borough of Haringey, London, United Kingdom
Also teaches in London north

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