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
Some singers knew exactly who they were by sixteen, had a five-year plan by nineteen, and apparently never suffered a moment’s confusion.
The Magnificent Singer is for the rest of us.
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.
What it means to be a Magnificent Singer
Being magnificent isn’t something you’re born with. It’s a way of doing things.
Get your voice to catch up with your taste. Sing with a sound and style people recognise as yours. Make beautifully crafted work with imagination and a point of view.
Don’t follow the crowd. Create opportunities. Get scared. Do it anyway.
And keep going.
THE MAGNIFICENT SINGER
Private lessons · Live workshops · Online programmes
Voice · Songs · Style · Direction · Piano
Where singing
could take you
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.
Your plans may be modest or wildly ambitious. Either way, it begins with one good idea.
Four-track EP mixing 70s soul influenced vocals and grooves with classical strings — for lazy Sunday listening.
Smoky bar room collection of original songs and Nina Simone covers — piano, stompbox, and a growl.
Playful throwback jazz trio swinging through Motown, Bublé and Beyoncé — perfect for cocktail hour and repartee.
Private party of the great rock songs of the ’80s, recast for grand piano and voice — served in a beautiful room, for friends, with excellent champagne.
A community choir performing in care homes and raising funds to sponsor guide dogs. Songs they grew up with, sung by people who remember them.
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.
There’s more than one way to be a singer.
With a little effort and a few bold moves, your imagination could take your singing somewhere magnificent.
Your best singing may still be ahead
Singing can take time to come together. But by now, life may have given you what no singing exercise can: taste, emotional range, an opinion or seven — and something worth singing about.
All this is extraordinary material. Used well, it can be the difference between perfectly ‘nice’singing and making the room go quiet when you begin.
So if you already sing at a high level but now feel strangely lost, there may be a simple reason:
You’ve changed, but your singing has yet to catch up.
And if you are just getting going, take heart. You may be new to the technique, but you are not starting from nothing.
What’s getting in the way?
Your voice can’t yet do everything you want it to.
You're waiting until you're "ready".
You’re too established to risk moving in a new direction.
It's only the shower that hears you sing your best.
You have lots of exciting plans for your singing, but they all remain in your head.
You think you’ve left it too late.
You are in demand as a singer, but none of it excites you.
You have absolutely no idea what you want to do next.
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.
“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!”
THE MAGNIFICENT SINGER MAP
Design your singing future
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
Choose your next move
1. Take the Quiz
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. Stand Out Your Song
Make you and the song memorable. For when you need to be compelling, charismatic, and just very, very good. CENTRAL LONDON • SMALL GROUP • 1 DAY WORKSHOP.
4. Piano for Singers
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.
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.
“I don’t know where I’m going from here — but I promise it won’t be boring.”
— DAVID BOWIE
