Last Sunday 20 of my students and I got together to perform a concert we had created with the theme of “Around The World”. We were raising money for Darwen Asylum and Refugee Enterprise (DARE). The songs we had chosen were all songs about places (“Good Morning Baltimore”, “Havana”, “Barcelona” and the like). We had …
After waiting for what seemed like the longest six weeks EVER, yesterday our lovely postie delivered our hotly-anticipated pack of LAMDA results! AND I managed to stop the dog eating them. Double win. SO………………….*drumroll please*………………. From a session involving 17 candidates (2 of whom were unfortunately absent) we ended up with an incredible 8 Merits …
We have had some great successes with Rockschool exams this year. Ben and Amy were both incredibly nervous about taking their first vocal exams, but both passed Grade 1 with Merit! Nick took his very first exam as well, he passed Grade 3 with Merit – and he’s only been having lessons for less than …
My students regularly compete in the Vocal section of ‘Four Seasons Festivals’. These are a great way to gain confidence, meet fellow singers, and get valuable feedback from industry professionals. We have enjoyed many successes here, but I feel a special mention must go to my student Kane. I have nicknamed him “Midas” because at …
So it turns out one of my lads is the lead singer of a band, and his parents just happen to be on the committee of the club where the band regularly play. It was a collaboration waiting to happen. On one fine Sunday afternoon (the Sunday afternoon, in fact, when England were NOT in …
I always love a new musical. And I think this idea of filming stuff in theatres and then showing it in cinemas is a brilliant idea. Not everyone can afford tickets for all the new shows they want to see, not to mention the time and expense involved in travelling to the West End. These …
My student Rhianna had nabbed herself a part in the musical “Rent” at Oswaldtwistle Civic Theatre. This just so happens to be one of my favourite musicals of all time (it was THE firm favourite and I thought nothing would ever equal it, but that was before “Hamilton” happened!), so myself and my student Cat …
My fab theatre student Max McClelland had been cast as Corny Collins, in a production of the musical “Hairspray!” by the Bernese School Of Dance, so naturally, I just had to go see him. He was amazing, as were the rest of the cast, and I will never let him forget that sparkly gold jacket! …
We had some great results for my youngsters taking ABRSM piano grades. Gifong got some brilliant feedback from the examiner following her Prep Test. Gracie got her Grade 1 and Giwan got her Grade 2! Well done, ladies.
On Sunday 24th June, months of hard work and dedication finally paid off, as a record 17 students took LAMDA Musical Theatre Grades! We are still (im)patiently waiting for our results, but I am sure that, as ever, my fantastic students will have smashed it. Everyone performed brilliantly and worked their socks off, and though …
