Jeanie Larkin MMus MISM

PLEASE NOTE JEANIE IS NOT ACCEPTING NEW STUDENTS AT THIS TIME

Jeanie teaches singing privately in Hawarden, Flintshire.  All ages and abilities are welcome and the genres taught include; Pop, Musical Theatre, Jazz, Traditional Folk, English Art Song, Italian Song, German Lied, French Mélodie, Oratorio and Opera.  Basic Piano, Music Theory and Musicianship skills may also be taught and lessons are tailored to the individual.  

ABRSM (Classical/Musical Theatre), LCM (Musical Theatre) & Trinity (Rock/Pop) exam preparation courses available.

Jeanie is also a member of ISM (Incorporated Society of Musicians).

Qualifications:

Master of Music Degree (MMus) in Vocal Performance.  Highlighted specialisms include Vocal Pedagogy and Psychology of Performance.

Grade 8 ABRSM Singing (Distinction), Grade 8 Piano ABRSM, Grade 8 Music Theory ABRSM.

Over 20 years performing experience and over 15 years teaching experience.  Jeanie has also lectured at the University of Chester, as Musical Director /  Course Leader for their Musical Theatre Module and Vocal Coach for their Popular Music undergraduate students and is currently the Choral Director for the Diocese of Wrexham NSSP (National Schools Singing Programme).

From having had the privilege of sitting on audition panels for Musical Theatre Undergraduate students, Jeanie understands the audition requirements of young singers.  Many of Jeanie's students have secured placements and scholarships on musical theatre courses and music schools at some of the UK's leading performing arts institutes, some of which include ArtsEd, GSA, Bird, Italia Conti, Birmingham Conservatoire and Chetham's School of Music.

In 2016, Jeanie had the pleasure of coaching Rachel Ng Shuk-Ching, who went on to win the Under 16s Vocal Competition at the International Eisteddford in Llangollen, all the way from Hong Kong!

Fees:

First Consultation Lesson = £20

Normal rate = £30 per hour

Advanced Student (Grade 6 and above / audition and competition training) = £35 per hour

Discounted Short Courses Available;

'FIND YOUR VOICE' ...Adult Beginner Short Course: 

£100 for 5 lessons!   

A gentle introduction for the adult learner... This therapeutic course is to help you find your authentic voice and overcome obstacles through technical exercises and basic technique.  Although songs will be used to develop the voice, the focus will be on finding and enjoying your unique sound rather than learning repertoire.  

'CHOIR AUDITIONS'... Course for adults wishing to join a choir: 

£120 for 5 lessons.  

Lessons tailored to individual audition requirements.

'THE ACTOR'S CLASS'... THAT Audition Song: 

£140 / £200 -  5 / 7 weeks.  

For actors needing to compile or brush up their audition songs.

Teaching Testimonials

Helen:

Jeanie is very professional and a marvellous vocal tutor. Before my Daughter attended vocal lessons with Jeanie, she was unsure which direction to take with her singing. Jeanie provided advice and guidance to my Daughter not only with her singing but also with studying music and she has since been accepted into a Music School studying Opera. Jeanie has a vast amount of experience as a successful performer herself and this makes her the perfect choice as a vocal tutor. I would recommend anybody looking for a professional and dedicated Tutor to contact Jeanie.

Nicola:

I had singing lessons with Jeanie to help me prepare a song to sing as part of an audition for drama school. I had never had any vocal training, wasn't naturally talented as a singer and had little confidence singing. By the end of my singing lessons I hoped to have a song prepared which I could use in auditions and to be able to perform it with some degree of confidence.
In the duration of my lessons with Jeanie, I felt, I progressed lesson by lesson and overall much more than I had anticipated. Firstly, my ear for music developed significantly. I had little experience listening to music or of identifying notes and found it difficult to sing the note played to me at the beginning. However within a few weeks I was picking up the tune of new songs as they were played. In terms of my voice my breathing technique, my pitch, tone and vocal range improved significantly.
I felt that Jeanie constantly challenged me to develop as she always introduced new material and encouraged me to work on more difficult songs stretching my range and ability. My confidence when singing also improved greatly as Jeanie also dedicated time to working with me on performance and presentation aspects. By the end of my lessons I had learnt up to three songs which I felt confident performing at an audition.
I learnt an enormous amount throughout my time with Jeanie from breathing exercises, singing exercises, vocal technique, singing technique, how to read music to performance through song and the potential of my own voice. I also was exposed to a variety of different music genres in the material we worked on from opera to musical theatre to folk songs.
Jeanie always was 100% committed as a teacher to my development and enjoyment of singing. She was very patient, repeating things which I found hard to grasp and helping me by using different methods to teach them to me.
She sourced material for me to work on, gave me CD’s with recordings of vocal exercises and songs we were working on. I continue to use the exercises I learnt with Jeanie to work on my voice. I am now an acting student and have found that these have helped me in my current singing classes and that all I learnt from Jeanie has enabled me to approach my singing classes with a lot more knowledge and confidence than I had before. This has been instrumental in helping me to continue the development of my voice.
I previously viewed myself as a poor singer who was completely tone deaf. I had therefore always dreaded singing. However the support and encouragement given to me by Jeanie changed this perspective completely. Throughout our lessons I began to really enjoy singing and also believe that I could indeed sing. It is because of this that, today, I continue to work on and improve my singing ability based on the foundation which Jeanie provided me with.

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