How Much Do Singing Lessons Cost in London? A 2026 Price Guide By Sam Marlow, City Vocal Coach If you’ve been searching for singing lessons in London and wondering what you should expect to pay, this is the honest answer. Most London singing schools don’t publish their prices at all, which makes it almost impossible
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How to Stop Your Lyrics Sounding Clichéd (Without Avoiding the Feeling) By Sam Marlow, City Vocal Coach One of the first things I notice when I work with a new songwriting student is how hard they’re trying to avoid saying the obvious thing. They’ll twist a line into something unusual, reach for an unexpected word,
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Can Adults Learn to Sing? By Sam Marlow, City Vocal Coach Short answer: yes. Almost anyone can learn to sing, at any age. If you’ve been wondering whether it’s too late, or whether you’re simply “not a singer,” this is for you. The idea that singing is a fixed talent you’re either born with or
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What’s Actually Happening When Your Voice Cracks in the Middle of Your Range By Sam Marlow, City Vocal Coach Most singers are comfortable at the bottom of their range and comfortable at the top. It’s the bit in the middle that causes trouble. The crack, the flip, the sudden loss of control somewhere between chest
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Why “Use More Breath” Is Often the Wrong Advice By Sam Marlow, City Vocal Coach If you’ve ever been told your voice sounds breathy and the advice you got back was “support with more breath” or “push from the diaphragm,” you’re not alone. It’s one of the most common things I hear from students who’ve
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The Science Behind Why Singing Makes You Feel Better By Malin Andersson, City Vocal Coach 3 Things that makes singers the happiest people on the planet. Here at City Vocal Coach we are all about having fun while learning! Music brings meaning and a lot of joy to our lives and that could be enough
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Vocal Tips Stop Squeezing the Note: Why Singing Should Feel Like Speaking By Sam Marlow, City Vocal Coach I get some version of this most weeks: “When I talk, my voice feels easy. The second I start singing, it all changes.” And it does change, every time, for almost every student. The good news is
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Nearly every singer I work with has some degree of nasality in their voice, and almost none of them know it’s there until I point it out. It’s one of the most common things I hear in lessons, and also one of the most fixable, once a student understands where it actually comes from.
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Most singing lessons don’t involve a microphone. You work on your voice, you develop your technique, you sing songs, and somewhere in the back of your mind you assume that when you eventually perform with a mic, you’ll just hold it and it’ll be fine.
Then you get on stage…
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Finding the right singing teacher for you is tricky, especially as it will likely be a significant investment of time and money as you learn to sing, so of course, you want to get this right from the get-go. So, we have put together 5 steps to help you find the right teacher for you.
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