Don’t just sing.
Be magnificent.
THE MAGNIFICENT SINGER.
For those who suspect their singing has a more interesting future.
Sing with style. Turn ideas into songs, performances and projects.
Central London · Online
Love singing? Make it magnificent.
The world doesn’t need another singer. But it might need your version of singing.
Do the singing you love.
Do it in the way you love.
And make people glad you decided to sing.
✦The Magnificent Singer
Private lessons · Live workshops · Online programmes
Voice · Songs · Style · Direction · Piano
Central London · Online
What’s getting in the way?
Your voice can’t yet do everything you want it to.
You have plenty on the go, but none of it excites you.
It's only the shower that hears you sing.
You think you’ve left it too late.
You have ideas, but nothing to show for them.
You're waiting until you're "ready".
You’re too established to risk moving in a new direction.
You have absolutely no idea what you want to do next.
“I started out as someone who had a desire to sing but was too painfully nervous to ever perform with confidence as myself in front of a crowd. I couldn’t be further from that now, planning my own Sassy, Swinging Jazz, Cabaret Show. I now not only look forward to performing on stage but also as someone who can turn up with confidence at a last minute gig having never rehearsed with the band!”
Singing is more than your voice
4 ways to make your singing magnificent.
✦ TECHNIQUE.
Sound like you, only better. Identikit singing is not the aim. Get the vocal control to bring out more of your voice — so you can confidently sing the songs you love.
✦ STYLE
Make people believe you when you sing. Why blend in? Find the phrasing, sound and presence that make a song feel unmistakably yours.
✦ DIRECTION
A good voice is not a plan. Answer the maddening question: what should I actually do with my singing?
✦ PIANO
Put your singing in the driver’s seat. Move beyond a few random chords and pieces. Perform, write, arrange and direct rehearsals without always needing back-up.
Your best singing may still be ahead
Singing can be complicated, but having lived a little very much helps. It will have given you taste, emotional range, an opinion or seven — and a few stories gathered along the way.
All this is incredible material for singing. Used well, it can be the difference between perfectly ‘nice’ singing and making the room go quiet when you begin.
So if you are coming to singing now, take heart. You are not starting from nothing.
And if you already sing well but now feel strangely lost, there may be a simple reason. You’ve changed but your singing has yet to catch up.
✦ Where singing could take you
There’s more than one way to be a singer. Your imagination could take your singing somewhere magnificent.
Turn “one day I’d love to…” into a date in the diary, a set of songs ready to perform, people coming to hear you sing — or someone asking when they can hear you next.
A late-night jazz trio inspired by 1960s spy cinema. Original songs for guitar, stompbox and voice, filmed live. An invitation-only ’80s rock soirée for grand piano and voice.
Your plans may be modest or wildly ambitious. Either way, it begins with one good idea.
And then singing begins to give something back. Songs you’re happy with. People who know you as “that singer”. Like-minded collaborators. Invitations you didn’t expect. Experiences you would never otherwise have had.
“I don’t know where I’m going from here — but I promise it won’t be boring.”
— DAVID BOWIE
✦ DESIGN YOUR SINGING FUTURE
1. adventures
2. the curator
3. mastery
4. the artist
5. the headliner
6. influence
7. reinvent
Doing the standard same-old thing tends to produce standard same-old results. Better to design your singing future instead.
The Map shows you where you are, what’s missing, and what could come next.
Where The Magnificent Singer comes from
I grew up around choral music, reluctantly sawed through many cello exams, then swerved onto bass guitar to study jazz.
It took years to move from the formality of classical music into the creative freedom of commercial styles: funk, pop, jazz and Latin. Gradually, the different parts came together, and I now sing and play piano professionally.
After more than twenty-five years teaching singers, The Magnificent Singer grew from a simple belief: singing becomes far more interesting when technique, musicianship, individuality and artistic curiosity develop together.
— Elizabeth, Founder of The Magnificent Singer
Currently in London
Piano for Singers
Get beyond “I can play a few chords”.
2 singers · 2 pianos · 90 minutes · Central London
✦CHOOSE YOUR NEXT MOVE
✦CHOOSE YOUR NEXT MOVE
1. Take the Scorecard
Singing isn’t one-size-fits-all. Take SING from The Magnificent Singer. 10 questions to help you figure out where your singing wants to go next.
Free · 10 questions · About 5 minutes.
2. Book a 1:1
Connect your voice with the music you want to sing. Work on technique, style and song to sing with more control, colour and conviction — without being pushed through an identikit singing programme.
Central London · Online
3. Join The Magnifier
It’s easy to get into a muddle with singing. Sometimes we just need that one tiny idea to get motivated again. Join The Magnifier for sharper ways to think about singing, interesting singers worth hearing about, and intriguing possibilities you may not yet have considered.