Testimonials

"Darren is a wonderful singing teacher. He has real empathy and patience. Drawing on years of experience as a professional singer/performer he was able to build my voice in a relaxed way and unpick bad habits and wrong thinking which I had learned over the years. He has a wealth of knowledge regarding the human physiology and is able to offer guidance and demonstrate ways to reduce tension, which interfere with easy production of the voice. Each lesson is carefully prepared and tailored to deal with whatever issue we are working on.

Always encouraging, Darren has great way in communicating his teachings and ideas which make the occasion fun and enjoyable. I would wholeheartedly recommend him to anyone who wants to learn to sing or improve their vocal technique and style."

Jess Shore

"I first started having lessons with Darren in 2018, on the recommendation of a friend who sang his praises (no pun intended). I have not been disappointed! Darren was my fourth singing teacher, as my own singing career has been spasmodic, and repeatedly interrupted by house moves and work commitments, but he has been overwhelmingly the best of them all. Specifically, he has been the only one to show any real understanding of the deeply-entrenched bad habits that were stopping my singing from improving - chronic tension in my face and body, a tendency to lean backwards, and a habit of not using all my lung capacity to name only a few. Darren set about systematically identifying and removing these, a process that has taken much of the last seven years, and showed endless patience and compassion in the process. His attention to detail is extraordinary, and, coupled with a comprehensive knowledge of how the human body helps or hinders the vocal mechanisms, he has the most remarkable facility to not only discern even slight problems, but immediately devise exercises to resolve them. What is even more impressive is that Darren retained all his magical powers even when teaching me remotely; I'm now living outside of the UK but fully intend to carry on with Darren, as I know that online lessons with him will always be vastly superior to a face-to-face lesson from another teacher. The end result has been a vast improvement in my singing voice. I am deeply grateful to Darren for all his dedication to our work, and above all the knowledge that he has worked hard to acquire, and look forward to the next seven years of improvements! Highly, highly recommended."

Anna Zimmerman