Finding A Teacher
Finding a Teacher in your own area
If you would like a recommendation for another singing teacher in London, please email me.
Children and young people might like to visit the Youth Arts Online site, a national database of dance, drama and music activities for young people. Click on the banner below to visit the site:
www.hobgoblin.com Music teacher listings and national database of tutors
THE SING THING
Jazz Teacher Anton Browne's singing method CDs, email singing questions, and jazz singing courses and workshops. Visit
The Sing Thing
SINGING TEACHERS DIRECTORY
A worldwide database of singing teachers. Visit
Singing Teachers Directory
MUSIC LESSONS ONLINE
If you would like to find a teacher in your area, visit Music Lessons Online. This site has a national database of singing and instrumental teachers across the UK.
Music Lessons Online
MUSIC TEACHERS.CO.UK
A similar site is musicteachers.co.uk, which also has a searchable UK database of teachers. Find it at
Music Teachers.co.uk
Please note that I am based in London and I'm unable to personally recommend teachers outside London - I just don't know any!
However, here are some ideas to help you find a music teacher in your local area.
These suggestions are aimed at people in the UK; but most of these tips could be applied to people in other countries.
Incorporated Society of Musicians - approved teachers
If you live in the UK, you could contact the Incorporated Society of Musicians. The ISM has a list of approved private music teachers in all disciplines (including singing) nationwide. Most libraries keep this list too, though you may have to ask at the counter!
The ISM's contact details are
The Incorporated Society of Musicians
10 Stratford Place
London W1N 9AE
Tel. 0207 629 4413
and there is a link to their website on the links page of this site.
Music Colleges & Conservatoires
The links page of this site includes links to all the major music colleges in London, Manchester, Leeds, Glasgow, Cardiff and Birmingham.
Other Ideas
Many local authorities (city/county councils or metropolitan boroughs) run a Music Service for the area.
These services provide low cost music tuition for children and adults; they usually cover a wide range of instruments including singing. Some also run ensembles such as orchestras, chamber groups and choirs, with local performance opportunities such as concerts and competitive festivals.
Contact your local authority's education department to find out if they have a Music Service, and you can discover what is going on in your area.
Check your local newspaper's classified section for adverts from music teachers, under tuition.
Try library and community centre noticeboards and look in the yellow pages.
Enquire at local schools, theatres or places of worship.
INSTRUMENTAL TEACHERS
If you can't find any adverts or listings for singing teachers, it is sometimes worth contacting instrumental teachers instead (piano, flute etc), as may be able to recommend singing teachers or singers who could help you.
GOOD LUCK!!
Scroll down and search the Music Teachers.co.uk database of UK music teachers at the bottom of this page.