LIVE WORKSHOPS · LONDON 2026
Beyond reading songs from sheet music. And I didn’t have a clue about chords beyond basic shapes.
It didn’t exactly sound inspiring to listen to!
Fast forward many (many) years — and I can now play long solo piano–vocal gigs with no music, not repeat any songs, and make the entire set up on the spot.
No deciding songs beforehand — sometimes I literally just open the piano lid, put my hands on the keys and see what comes out… and let that inspire the next song choice.
It’s brilliant for making music that fits the mood of the room (or even deciding to change the mood in the venue).
And even with a band — if the band are up for the musical challenge/adventure of “follow me!” — it makes a glorious change from playing a pre-decided set and fixed arrangements.
Am I a musical genius? Of course not!
What has helped is playing and singing the music of others — and choosing freely from anything:
classical repertoire, classic pop, funk (lots of this), swing, blues, Latin, world, show songs, rock… basically anything I like. It’s just so enjoyable.
Even if you don’t want to be a piano-singer — the piano (with its button-pressing all-the keys-laid-out-in-front-of-you logic) is brilliant for training your brain to absorb musical ideas and mirror them back.
Pair that with the melody-oriented, intuitive, very personal aspect of singing — and it’s a powerful combination.
This is the basis of the Piano for Singers 90min Workshops. They take you on a musical journey and expose you to ideas, colours, concepts, textures. The kind of learning that gets you beyond all the obvious stuff.
And regardless of where you’re heading with your music and singing — the payoff is powerful.
If you’re reading this you can sing — and chances are you’re musical too.
But when you sit at the piano… it all goes out the window.
Your singing isn’t your usual magnificence.
The piano playing is too heavy or not committed,
The rhythm is stop–start, the chords are too basic.
Confidence isn’t exactly flowing at this point.
So… you give up.
But here’s the thing: doubting yourself at the piano isn’t a personality trait. It’s a skills problem.
You need: authentic-sounding style. You need coordination. You need flow.
This is how I fixed it — and how I could help you sound like a singer who knows exactly what they’re doing at the piano.
✦ A credible alternative (or addition) to 1-to-1 lessons
Fun, uplifting, ego-free environment — in person, Central London, intermediate level
✦ Designed for singers, not pianists
Sitting at the piano • where to breathe • storytelling from the piano • using chords to support the voice • patterns to sing over
✦ Explore many styles & songs
Lianne La Havas • Film Noir • Nina Simone • Coldplay • Soul-Jazz Club Rhythms • Modern Jazz Vocal Sound • 2020s Pop • Carole King • Elton John & Billy Joel
✦ 90-min small group session
Get immediate feedback & practical guidance
✦ Practice with others
Left-hand lines • right-hand patterns • embellishments • performance style
✦ Flexible ways to join
In-person • Small group • Central London •
Single workshop • 3-workshop bundle • 9-workshop bundle available
If you can sing, you’re already 80% of the way there.
These workshops give you the final 20%.
Time to demote the backing track
✓ How to tell a story using both piano and singing that has style and impact - no matter how simple the song
✓ Not any old chords - how to play singer supportive chord shapes that colour the melody and showcase the singer
✓ How to play 2-handed patterns and groove that bring out the energy, mood and style of the song
✓ How to use the left hand to bring energy, groove and drive to the song performance
✓ Your personal dynamic and pattern choices — and why that’s so important
✓ Embellishments and fills — when to use, and what sits with the style and song
✓ Getting to grips with chord charts and lead sheets — how to bring them to life, know what to play and what to leave out
✓ How to sit at the piano so you don’t wreck your voice and still be able to engage with an audience, band or student
✓ Singers who are unconfident playing the piano and singing at the same time.
✓ Singers who know better piano skills could make a big difference to their singing — but find it hard to get motivated to practise, or don’t know what to practise.
✓ Singers who struggle to coordinate the piano with the singing — and keep going.
✓ Singers lost on how to make a song sound special, authentic, or have that artistic something..
✓ Singers who watch those that play and sing like: D’Angelo, Olivia Dean, Alicia Keys, Nina Simone, Stevie Wonder, Jon Batiste, Ray Charles, Sara Bareilles, Diana Krall, Taylor Swift — and think: I’d love to do some of that… but how?!
X Beginner singers who have yet to find their pitch, tone and rhythm
X Singers with no idea how to play the piano — unable to name notes or play basic chords
X Those specifically wanting to learn how to sing
Where this takes you
The kind that comes from actually knowing what you’re doing.
At home things often don’t happen. Even though we keep meaning to. Here? You show up. You stay focused. It’s 1:1-level attention with the added bonus of playing with others.
Sitting behind a piano becomes normal and your body knows what to do. You look (and sound) like you belong there.
That elusive specialness whether you’re performing, teaching, directing, writing or producing. Yes, we could wait for musical ideas to fall down on us from the heavens. Or! We could absorb the creative choices, and then make it our own.
No more frantic YouTube searches. No more half-hearted having a go. Clear ideas that work for you and get you excited to keep going.
Practice being both sides of the table. Be in the shoes of the performer and the accompanist. Helps with getting adapt at leading rehearsals and band direction.
Your musical life expands. You give clearer direction to musicians. Rehearsals go smoother. You get asked back.
Playing stops being stressful. It becomes fun again. You sound better, feel better, and look forward to sitting at the piano.
Carole King & Pop Piano Storytelling
Coldplay: Loops & Repetition
Film Noir: Cinematic Songs
Nina Simone: Patterns & Presence
2020’s Pop: Hooks & Harmony
Latin-soul Club Rhythms
Lianne La Havas & Acoustic-soul
Elton & Billy: Keys, Chorus & Character
Modern Jazz Vocal Sounds
Two grand pianos
Two songs per session
Maximum of three attendees — not five minutes of help; you’ll be playing for a full 90 minutes
Performance practice built in
Charts provided
Wonderful to sing songs regardless of range or voice type, with fascinating stylistic ideas for the piano. Get to the heart and soul of what makes these great songs come alive and sound wonderful —and then play that on the piano as you sing. You will come away sounding authentic, musical and very good.
Songs: You’ve Got a Friend, It’s Too Late
What you will learn: 70s pop voicings, colour in chords, emotional narrative phrasing
Results: Developing intimacy and storytelling in piano and voice
🗓 Tuesday 20 January 2026
🕡 6:30pm – 8:00pm
👥 3 singers per session
🎹 90 minutes · Two pianos · Charts provided
📍 Central London location
✨ 3 & 9 workshop bundles available ↓
Songs: Clocks, The Scientist
What you will learn: Loop-based chord progressions, rhythmic motifs, and how to make repetition sound alive, not static
Result: Expansive — perfect for exploring restraint, pacing, and evolving the song through changes in texture and rhythm.
🗓 Thursday 28 January 2026
🕚 2pm – 3:30pm
👥 3 singers per session
🎹 90 minutes · Two pianos · Charts provided
📍 Central London location
✨ 3 & 9 workshop bundles available ↓
Songs: Skyfall (Adele), Your Heart Is as Black as Night (Melody Gardot)
What you will learn: : Cinematic chord textures, suspended harmony, pacing and restraint, phrasing for drama and tension.
Result: Storytelling with emotional control and space — perfect for exploring depth, darkness, and drama in piano and voice.
🗓 Thursday 5 February 2026
🕚 2pm – 3:30pm
👥 3 singers per session
🎹 90 minutes · Two pianos · Charts provided
📍 Central London location
✨ 3 & 9 workshop bundles available ↓
Songs: I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free. My Baby Just Cares for Me.
What you will learn: : Left-hand, blues gospel inflections, rhythmic drive, emotional control and powerful communication.
Result: 2 handed jazz patterns. Performance confidence and presence with piano and voice performance.
🗓 Tuesday 10 February 2026
🕡 6:30pm – 8pm
👥 3 singers per session
🎹 90 minutes · Two pianos · Charts provided
📍 Central London location
✨ 3 and 9 workshop bundles available
Songs: About Damn Time (Lizzo), Dance the Night (Dua Lipa)
What you will learn: Syncopated rhythm, breath-led phrasing, lyric punch, and groove alignment between voice and piano.
Result: Confident pop performance — perfect for mastering rhythm, energy, and expressive articulation with both piano and voice.
🗓 Wednesday 18 February 2026
🕑 11:00am – 12:30pm
👥 3 singers per session
🎹 90 minutes · Two pianos · Worksheets provided
📍 Central London location
✨ 3 & 9 workshop bundles available ↓
Songs: Sway. Mas Que Nada
What you will learn: : Latin grooves and layering between hands when singing and playing.
Result: Works wonders for that tricky coordination between singing and sophisticated rhythmic playing on the piano.
🗓 Thursday 26 February 2026
🕡 2pm – 3:30pm
👥 3 singers per session
🎹 90 minutes · Two pianos · Charts provided
📍 Central London location
✨ 3 & 9 workshop bundles available ↓
Songs: Green & Gold. No Room for Doubt
What you will learn: Acoustic-soul patterns, percussive comping, open voicings.
Result: Folky and modern — brilliant for exploring a lighter touch and individuality in piano and voice
🗓 Tuesday 3 March 2026
🕚 6:30pm – 8pm
👥 3 singers per session
🎹 90 minutes · Two pianos · Charts provided
📍 Central London location
✨ 3 & 9 workshop bundles available ↓
Songs: Your Song (Elton John), Just the Way You Are (Billy Joel)
What you will learn: Piano-driven storytelling, effortless accompaniment, warm harmonic voicings, melody phrasing through movement.
Result: Open, honest performance — ideal for developing coordination and ways to connect to a song story in both piano and singing.
🗓 Wednesday 11 March 2026
🕡 11am – 12:30pm
👥 3 singers per session
🎹 90 minutes · Two pianos · Worksheets provided
📍 Central London location
✨ 3 & 9 workshop bundles available ↓
Songs: Samara Joy and TBD
What you will learn: Contemporary jazz voicings, harmonic colour, tasteful fills.
Result: Elegant — perfect for developing ‘modern ear’ piano playing.
🗓 Thursday 19 March 2026
🕡 2pm – 3:30pm
👥 3 singers per session
🎹 90 minutes · Two pianos · Charts provided
📍 Central London location
✨ 3 & 9 workshop bundles available ↓
Q: How are these better than a straightforward piano workshops?
A: The end goal is about learning piano to support the singing. Which means patterns, tasteful chord voicings, embellishments and choice of dynamics. Pure piano workshops will be more focused on just the piano, with perhaps learning piano repertoire and the piano playing the melody,
Q: Is this for complete beginners?
A: No. You need to feel reasonably comfortable singing in front of others (aside from the normal nerves we hit from time to time!) and know names of notes on the piano and are okay playing hands together.
Q: Will these workshops teach me to sing?
A: The focus is on playing the piano and singing at the same time. Song interpretation and style will be covered. And perhaps some guidance over vocal technique if it comes up. But there won’t be singing technical work outs. If your main aim to improve your singing - dedicated singing lessons is a better choice.
Q: I'm from a classical background, new to chords and popular song styles –will these workshops help me?
A: If you’re confident with classical repertoire, you’ll likely be strong with notation and melody reading. This will give you confidence. help you understand need the ‘other’ side - chords, grooves, style patterns, embellishments, improv. I went through this transformation - painfully! - but it’s so rewarding being able to do both.
Q: Do you offer refunds?
A: Afraid not. With just 3 seats available refunds quickly gets messy. Once you’re sign up, you’re in!
I have another question.
Go for it! Drop a line to: hello@themagnificentsinger.com
£45 —single workshop
£120 —3 workshop bundle (10% saving)
£345 —9 workshop bundle (15% saving)
Choose your date.
—Carole King & Pop Piano Storytelling — Tuesday 20 January, 6:30pm. BOOK>
—Coldplay: Loops & Repetition— Wednesday 28 January, 11am. BOOK>
—Film Noir: Cinematic Songs — Thursday 5 February 2026, 2pm. BOOK>
—Nina Simone: Patterns & Presence — Tuesday 10 February, 6:30pm. BOOK>
—2020’s Pop: Hooks & Harmony — Wednesday 18 February, 11:00am. BOOK>
—Latin-soul Club Rhythms — Thursday 26 February, 2pm. BOOK>
—Lianne La Havas: Acoustic-soul — Tuesday 3 March, 6:30pm. BOOK>
—Elton & Billy: Keys, Chorus & Character — Wednesday 11 March, 11am. BOOK>
—Modern Jazz: Taste & Timing — Thursday 19 March, 2pm. BOOK>
10% discount. Choose your day.
—Carole King & Pop Piano Storytelling — Tuesday 20 January 2026, 6:30-8pm
—Nina Simone: Patterns & Presence — Tuesday 10 February 2026, 6:30-8pm
—Lianne La Havas: Acoustic-soul — Tuesday 3 March, 6:30pm 2026, 6:30-8pm
10% discount. Choose your day.
—Coldplay: Loops & Repetition — Wednesday 28 January 2026, 11am.
—2020’s Pop: Hooks & Harmony — Wednesday 18 February 2026, 11am.
—Elton & Billy: Keys, Chorus & Character — Wednesday 11 March 2026, 11am.
10% discount. Choose your day.
—Film Noir: Cinematic Songs — Thursday 5 February 2026, 2pm.
—Latin-soul Club Rhythms — Thursday 26 February 2026, 2pm.
—Modern Jazz: Taste & Timing — Thursday 19 March 2026, 2pm.
15% discount. Includes:
—Carole King & Pop Piano Storytelling — Tuesday 20 January, 6:30pm.
—Coldplay: Loops & Repetition— Wednesday 28 January, 11am.
—Film Noir: Cinematic Songs — Thursday 5 February 2026, 2pm.
—Nina Simone: Patterns & Presence — Tuesday 10 February, 6:30pm.
—2020’s Pop: Hooks & Harmony — Wednesday 18 February, 11:00am.
—Latin-soul Club Rhythms — Thursday 26 February, 2pm.
—Lianne La Havas: Acoustic-soul— Tuesday 3 March, 6:30pm.
—Elton & Billy: Keys, Chorus & Character — Wednesday 11 March, 11am.
—Modern Jazz: Taste & Timing — Thursday 19 March, 2pm.
In-person, world class grand pianos
Central London Studio - behind Selfridges. Bond Street (Jubilee).
Single lesson, 4 Lesson, 10 Lesson Packages available.
✓ Central London location
✓ 90 minutes
✓ 3 singers, 2 pianos
✓ Charts included
✓ World-class grand pianos
✓ Micro class — you get the same attention as a 1-to-1 lesson
✓ Two-handed song patterns, voicings, left-hand embellishments
✓ Practice rotation —
• one person sings and listens for dynamics & awareness
• one person plays right hand
• one person plays right hand
✓ Performance practice
✓ In-depth but pressure-free approach
✓ We work hard — and we have fun while we do it
