Don’t just sing.
Be magnificent.
THE MAGNIFICENT SINGER.
Sing with style. Turn ideas into songs, performances and projects.
Central London · Online
✦ Your best singing is still ahead
Need help bringing it out?
Turn “one day I’d love to…” into a date in the diary, a set of songs ready for the studio, people coming to hear you sing—and a stranger asking when they can hear you next.
✦ Nobody needs the whole singing department
A secure vocal technique gives you freedom: more songs, more choices, more ways to express yourself.
But it still won’t choose the songs, make them yours or decide where your singing goes next.
You don’t need to master every aspect of singing. Nobody does. But unless the shower is your intended audience for the next ten years, you do need your version of magnificent singing: skill, taste, imagination and a point of view — all working together.
That is when singing begins to give something back.
Work you’re proud of. People who know you as ‘that singer’. Like-minded collaborators. Invitations you didn’t expect. Experiences you would never otherwise have had. Perhaps even money and recognition.
“I believe that if you’ll just stand up and go, life will open up for you”
—TINA TURNER
✦ You’re further along than you think.
You already have stories, taste, an opinion or seven — and most likely a few scars to show for it too. The average 16-year-old simply hasn’t had time to collect all that yet.
Used well, all of that can be the difference between singing nicely and making the room go quiet.
So take heart if you are coming to singing later in life. Your experience is working in your favour. And if you have been singing for years but now feel strangely lost, this may be the missing link.
You’ve changed, but your singing hasn’t.
What's holding you up
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.
Fix your singing gaps — not random exercises, stuff that moves you closer to your singing aspirations
✦ 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 performance charisma 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.
“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!”
✦ Where singing could take you
Your imagination could take your singing somewhere magnificent, if you let it.
A late-night jazz trio inspired by 1960s spy cinema. Original songs for guitar, stompbox and voice, filmed live. A ’70s Californian soul-and-strings EP. Choral for Care — a chorus of dog devotees singing for the local community with guide dogs to sponsor. An invitation-only ’80s rock soirée for grand piano and voice.
Your plans may be modest or world-conqueringly ambitious. Either way, it all begins with one good idea. Start your art.
✦ Design your
singing future
There’s no one way to be a singer. Easy to say. Slightly trickier when trying to figure it out. The Magnificent Singer Map helps you find your version, rather than borrowing everyone else’s.
I was fortunate to grow up in a musical household, where music was always just there. Over time, singing led me through classical, jazz, and contemporary styles — and eventually to creating The Magnificent Singer for adults who want to do something more interesting with their singing. Your singing aspirations may be modest or world-conqueringly ambitious — either way, things tend to start happening once you find a direction that fits.
— Elizabeth, Founder of The Magnificent Singer
✦START HERE
✦START HERE
1. Take the Scorecard
Singing isn’t one-size-fits-all. Take SING, The Magnificent Singer Scorecard, to ditch the shoulds, discover what your singing needs next, and do singing your way instead.
Free · 20 questions · About 5 minutes.
2. Book a
Singing 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.
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 useful reframes, interesting singers, better ideas and intriguing possibilities for where your singing could take you.
Currently in London
Piano for Singers
Get beyond “I can play a few chords”.
2 singers · 2 pianos · 90 minutes · Central London
“I don’t know where I’m going from here — but I promise it won’t be boring.”
— DAVID BOWIE
