Don’t just sing.
Be magnificent.
THE MAGNIFICENT SINGER.
For those who suspect their singing has a more interesting future.
Find your thing. Sing with style.
And take your singing further.
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We see your magnificence
We see the singer beneath the hesitation, the safe choices and the endless “maybe one day.”
Your best singing may still be ahead
Singing can take time to come together. But by now, you may have something no singing exercise can give you: 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 stopping you right now?
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.
Find your version of magnificent
You don’t need to master every aspect of singing. Nobody does. But you do need something: your own version of magnificent singing — often a mix of ability, artistic taste, creativity and point of view.
Voice · Songs · Style · Projects · Piano
What we do
Leave the hesitant, ho-hum, half-realised singing in the rear-view mirror. We help your singing become more distinctive, artful and, well, you.
The Magnifier · Magnificent Singer Map · Magnificent Singer Quiz · Private lessons · Live workshops · Online programmes
MAGNIFICENT SINGER MAP
Take charge of your singing
Doing the standard same-old thing tends to produce standard same-old results. Better to design your singing future instead.
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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.
That might mean a remarkable version of a song. A project. A live set with a point of view. A recording worth releasing. Or a new professional chapter you’ve stopped talking yourself out of.
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.
4 ways to take your singing further
✦ 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.
Founder
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: jazz, funk, pop 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 came out of seeing that singing becomes far more interesting when technique, musicianship, individuality, artistic curiosity and visual imagination develop together.
Head of Vocals, LCCM · Visiting Lecturer, University of Westminster · BRIT Kids @ The BRIT School
— Elizabeth, Founder of The Magnificent Singer
“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!”
Love singing? Make it magnificent.
It’s easy to get into a muddle with singing. Sometimes just one good idea is enough to get things moving again. Join The Magnifier for sharper ways to think about singing, singers worth hearing, and possibilities you may not yet have considered. Or just to feel a little less alone while you work it all out.
