Song Coaching
‘Become a courageous performer. Embody the words, the physicality of the song. Let’s find your voice.’
Nicola’s approach works in all styles of singing. Enlivening performance, connecting words to being in an integrated way.
“I love to work with singers, singer-actors and songwriters in making their work live, breathe and connect inwards and outwards. It’s a joy to see them grow’
Song Coaching
Nicola offers expert coaching in vocal technique and fusing words & music to creating powerful lyrics. She has written and performed in multiple styles, teaches in multiple languages, and is author of two books about English Song. She is a writer, author and director as well as a lyricist and works with each of her students to make the song live..
Says Nicola
‘ Often singers focus on the vocal aspects of the song and forget the core of meaning from which the song came – the words. Without this it is hard to achieve a strong, authentic performance. This is what we can work together to create.’
Expertise in the idiom and gesture of performing in Spanish
Nicola trained in Spain for a decade, learning to use gesture, movement, dance, fan and percussion in the interpretation of Spanish Song. As a singer she trained in Madrid with Teresa Berganza, the great Spanish mezzo, creating her own shows with recitations of the poetry of Federico Garcia Lorca accompanied by Flamenco guitarists. Her Spanish show CASA Margarita – la Casa del Amor, a mixture of narration, Spanish classical music, dance and song, toured the UK and Southern Spain for 4 years.
Interpretation into Performance in English Song
Nicola is an expert in the interpretation and performance of English Song and works closely with singers preparing for concerts and recitals. Her second degree was in English at Oxford University and she has been fascinated by poetry, text and how that is expressed in music, for decades.
She is on the board of the Association for English Speakers and Singers and has written two books for singers: The Wordsmith’s Guide to English Song: Poetry, Music & Imagination.
