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Simon McEnery
The Teacher
Simon McEnery (MA, AGSM) has been teaching singing for fifteen
years. He teaches at his home in Salisbury Cathedral Close
and has students who range from the professional to members
of local choral societies or local bands and, in particular,
young students intending to audition for music, drama and
music theatre colleges. Former students have auditioned successfully
at Mountview, ArtsEd, GSA, London Studio Centre, Italia Conti,
London School of Music Theatre, Bird and VocalTech, as well
as obtaining choral scholarships at Oxbridge.
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His teaching focuses on the importance of developing a sound technique based on an awareness of the various physical qualities associated with good singing. These include efficient breathing and support, the specifics of the vocal mechanism and the safe projection of different registers and vocal styles through good practice. He considers performance technique to be of primary importance. He has studied Jo Estill's Figures for Voice (levels one and two) but also uses aspect of speech level singing in his teaching method. As a rule, he teaches students no younger than sixteen. He is happy to prepare students for ABRSM and TVU/LCM exams.
He also teaches music theory and coaches for GCSE and A level
music.
Prospective students are welcome to call or email to discuss
the possibility of coming for lessons.
The pdf download pages on this
site include the singing
exercises (this link opens a new window) he uses most
frequently.
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The Resources and Links pages on
this site provide access to many useful websites including
sources of music and sheet music downloads, opera house
websites and exam websites. Please get in touch if you'd
like to add your site to the list. Students also receive
regular emails with news of upcoming events. To be added
to the list, just send your email address with 'Student
Mailing List' as the subject.
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