The teachers at Hunter’s Harmony work around Surrey and Hampshire as well as teaching at private home locations (time permitting). All teachers are practising professionals and play the piano. They can accompany any style of singing and backing tracks/sheet music will be sourced accordingly. All teachers are DBS cleared.
Team
Charlotte studied at the infamous Brit School and furthered her studies at Doreen Bird University; a specialist Performing Arts institution.Charlotte has also studied the human voice extensively using the 'Estil' vocal method.
Charlotte's lessons are insightful as well as fun as her expertise and experience allow her students to fully understand their voice, giving greater control when required and overall strength.
Charlotte is well-respected as a vocal coach and Musical Director and she is very proud of her academy.To date, Charlotte's students have a 100% examination pass rate and more recently a few of her students have gone into professional shows and successfully been accepted onto prestigious performing institutions in London.
Charlotte has appeared on West End and sung on cruise liners around the world. She is extremely passionate about teaching and music.
Sarah has been training as both a pianist and a singer from a young age. She made her stage debut aged eight, in the Royal Opera Company's production of Verdi's 'Otello' and has since appeared in various operatic and musical theatre productions.
She completed a Music degree at Durham University, where she was president of Durham Opera Ensemble, and also won the prize for Best Musical Theatre Performance at Durham Drama Festival as well as being named as one of 25 Durham graduates to watch by 'The Palatinate' newspaper.
Since then, Sarah has completed a post-graduate degree in Vocal Studies at the Royal Academy of Music (2011-13), where she received Distinction and an honorary diploma for her final recital. She has also recently completed a year of training on English National Opera's prestigious Opera Works program.
Sarah has been teaching piano and singing of all styles for the past 3 years.
Rosie began her musical studies from a young age, and went on to achieve a performance diploma from the Associated Board. She plays the oboe, cor anglais and piano and has had vocal training.
Her teaching style is relatable and confident, and welcomes students of all ages and backgrounds. With her extensive knowledge of music, she is able to teach from a well-rounded perspective.
She studied music at Lancaster University, gaining a first in performance and entered teaching with a PGCE from Greenwich University. This gave her experience with Trinity Music College under instrumental/vocal teaching coach, Tim Palmer and oboist Janey Miller.
She has since worked in various schools in the area, including Esher Church School, and the American Community School where she still works as a substitute teacher.
She has had classical singing training alongside musical theatre/pop training, and is able to prepare students for ABRSM/LAMDA/Rock School examinations in all of her instruments.
Marina Simioni is a piano and singing teacher from Surrey.
Marina graduated from Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts with a BA Honors in musical theatre. Soon after graduating, Marina was contracted on board Costa cruise line as lead production singer covering many different styles and genres of song and dance.
Marina is bi lingual and can sing in four different languages. She specialises in classical, pop and musical theatre with regards to teaching singing and jazz with the piano.
Marina enjoys going to the theatre to watch both plays and musicals in her free time and travelling to nearby cities.
From a young age Lottie has always had a love for theatre and performing so it was an easy decision for her to move to London at 16 and train professionally in Musical Theatre, at one of Britain’s best Performing Arts College, London Studio Centre.
Since graduating Lottie has continued to work professionally in various tours and productions all over the UK and the world. Such credits include the title role in The Rainbow Fish, Maid Marian in Robin Hood and Virtue in The Witches Bogey. In more recent years Lottie has gained experience directing, creating and choreographing theatre shows, tours and productions for popular UK theme parks such as Chessington World of Adventures and Alton Towers. A big part of these roles included training and advising professional singers, actors and dancers.
Over the past 2 years Lottie has been lucky enough to pursue her love of working with children by creating and running the successful Children’s Parties Company, Lulamoon. She works hard to ensure the parties create a unique experience for the birthday child, by putting her own creativity and passion into the business every day.
Alongside Lulamoon Lottie currently teaches drama for the Ark Trust. Her drama sessions are part of the fantastic day centre which provides lessons and activities for students with learning difficulties.
Hopefully this has given a taster of the wide variety of projects Lottie has been working on over the years giving her experience in teaching and leading workshops for children, adults, beginners, professionals and students with special needs. She is also fully CRB/DBS checked.
Lottie is now beginning to start a family with husband and musician, Tom – she would love to pass on the skills she has learnt to other budding performers.
Lottie’s wide and varied experience has enabled her to gain extensive knowledge in all areas of theatre and, after providing tuition, direction and guidance to a variety of students, this makes her the perfect choice as a teacher.
