Teaching
Vocal lessons
Jenny (MMus, PG Dip, ISM) is an experienced vocal teacher specialising in opera and classical singing. She offers one-to-one lessons, leads vocal workshops, and leads SEND choirs. In addition to her individual teaching, she is the vocal coach for the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir.
Jenny runs two private studios, one in Salford, Greater Manchester, and a monthly studio in Central Liverpool, where she teaches a wide range of pupils of all ages and abilities, from beginners to elite singers. Her focus is to develop a healthy vocal technique that can be applied to any genre. She is an ISM-registered private teacher with a full DBS check.
What to expect
In her welcoming studio, Jenny listens to her students to understand their aims and goals for singing. Her students work on a wide range of objectives, whether to prepare for performances, work towards music grades, prepare for music college, gain confidence, or just have fun.
Technique is a fundamental focus in all lessons, working on warm-ups based on the old Italian School, using straw phonation, improvising posture, and much more. Jenny uses clear, simple language when introducing these techniques, making her students fully understand how the vocal technique works. She also makes sure her students understand how to take care of their voice, explaining the importance of hydration, rest, and how to use the speaking voice. Jenny carefully selects repertoire to work on that is suitable for her pupil’s current technique, but also reflects their genre tastes and style.
Jenny has a 100% pass rate across all boards for students wanting to take music exams, with students frequently achieving distinction. She is experienced with many exam boards, including ABRSM, MTB, LCM, and Trinity, as she believes every student is different with different needs and goals. She is also adaptable to pupils with SEND and neurodiversity, with knowledge of various learning styles, and most importantly, a calm and patient manner, being able to adapt lessons to the pupil’s needs.
As well as vocal training, Jenny believes in developing pupils’ full musicianship, ensuring that aural and music theory knowledge is incorporated into every lesson. Jenny encourages her students to perform regularly and join ensembles and choirs to gain extra musicianship skills and enjoy the social and mental health benefits of group singing. She has pupils in both the Halle Children’s Chorus and Youth Choir.
“My daughter has been attending singing lessons with Jenny since 2021 and has confidently advanced under her guidance and tuition. I find Jenny’s approach to lessons fun and inclusive, adapting the lesson around the person to get the best results.
My daughter finds the lessons not only enjoyable but has commented on how she appreciates the cooperative approach to learning.”
Steph
Vocal Health
As a qualified Vocal Health First Aider accredited by Vocal Health Education, Jenny can offer support to singers, professional voice or non-professional voice users to help them achieve optimal vocal efficiency. Using science-based and holistic practices, she provides advice and preventive techniques to avoid vocal fatigue and injury. A vocal health consultation is nonjudgmental and supportive. Jenny can offer advice to aid recovery, either through self-management or by suggesting further specialist vocal rehabilitation support, with local knowledge of specialists in the North West.
Jenny delivers specialised vocal health training to choirs, teachers and workplaces, and has presented at the Greater Manchester Music Mark Conference and Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir.
Training can be tailored to your workplace. Please contact Jenny for more information and availability.
School workshops
As an experienced vocal educator, Jenny regularly leads singing workshops and Music assemblies with the Halle Connect team, including Halle Magic for Early Years, Meet a Musician and Start The Day the Halle Way. Jenny has a fun and animated approach to group singing, providing clear instructions and simple vocal techniques to enhance mass singing. She selects fun and suitable repertoire for the age group, yet challenges the group to grow in musicality and confidence.