Claire Harvey L.R.S.M. L.L.C.M. L.W.C.M.D - Swadlincote, Derbyshire

International Soprano - L.R.S.M. L.L.C.M. L.R.W.C.M.D. City & Guilds Further Ed Cert. FHEQ level 4 Mental Health in an Educational Setting. MIFL

Claire has been singing from a very early age, she began her training at Pattisons Theatre Arts, appearing in panto with Frank Ifield and Ken Goodwin. She continued her training at The Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, and represented Wales on a tour of Germany with the BTM Silver Band. She has performed and trained with many of the world’s finest vocal coaches and pianists, including Denny Dayviss, Nina Walker, Brian Stansborough, and Josephine Veasey and has lived and worked in Spain on the Costa Del Sol for 13yrs as a vocal tutor and International Soprano. She has been in concert and recitals in Spain, Gibraltar and France.

Claire has won numerous awards for her singing in Spain including best duet and performance of the evening (with her husband John) for their interpretation of The Phantom of the Opera at an International Eisteddfod. She has performed with 80`s pop star Yazz, The Platters and Ivor Immanuel (Welsh baritone). Claire has been a sound technician for the Salon Varieties Theatro in Fuengirola Spain and vocal co-ordinator for Tivoli World Shows in Benalmadena, Spain and has produced and performed in her own highly acclaimed Its Showtime, [Songs from The West End and Broadway), on the Costa.

Claire`s students now perform in Cabaret shows, CruiseShips, have pop and rock careers, and have achieved accredited Musical Theatre Schools, e.g. Guildford School of Acting, Laines Theatre Arts, The Performers Theatre School, etc and have been in and taken lead roles in West End Shows, The Phantom of the Opera, City of Angels, Saturday Night Fever, Boogie Nights and Starlight Express. Claire is also a regular judge for the competitions Live and Unsigned, Open Mic UK, and Festival4stars. She has been teaching a singing for pleasure course for Birmingham Adult Education for the last 3 years and is now The Midlands Area Manager for Festival4stars. www.festival4stars.co.uk

 Testimonials

A few short months ago I found a singing teacher via your website Vocaltutor, namely Claire Harvey.  From the point of first contact I found Clare friendly and charismatic  Within a couple of minutes she had filled me with enough confidence to outline the problems I had experienced at the hands of other Singing teachers, which had left me wondering if (a) can I actually sing and (b) what sort of singing voice had I? as I had been told I was a female Tenor. Claire was sympathetic and understanding of my trials and tribulations in finding a suitable singing teacher.
Well we are some six months on from that day and would like you to know that I would unreservedly recommend Claire to any singer needing a Singing teacher or Vocal Coach.  Claire's method of teaching is both fun and professional, because I had been singing as a female tenor I had also developed a problem as Claire would say all bottom and no top, she has and is correcting that problem to such an extent that I recently came second in a singing competition, I was astounded, I still find it had to believe, I am thrilled.  Thanks to Claire.
I could go on and on at how pleased I have been at finding Claire Harvey, Teaching is one thing, but the talent lies in what you teach being understood and put to use, whilst I dont believe learning to sing is simple, Claire makes the techniques easy to learn and put into practice.
So If anyone is looking for a singing teacher to work with that is talented, professional and nurturing, confidence building, solves vocal problems,  with infinite patience, a great sense of humour,  Claire Harvey is it.     
Yours sincerely
Trisha Egerton-Snelson

 

When I was given a gift voucher for a singing lesson at Christmas 2007 I thought it was a cruel joke as I have spent my life being told I can't sing.  It took me a few weeks to get as far as arranging the lesson and I was really only doing it because I felt I had to use the voucher.  When Claire told me that there was no noise I could make that she hadn't heard before I thought - we'll see about that!

That was over two years ago and I can honestly say that meeting Claire has changed my life.  Learning to sing has given me enormous joy and is so much a part of my life that I can't imagine being without it.  When Claire says that anyone can learn to sing I am the living proof.  I would say to anyone who wants to sing - don't be embarrassed or anxious.  Claire is a wonderful teacher and there really isn't any noise you can make that she hasn't heard before!

Best wishes

Mary

 

 Session Fee: £28.50 per session in a home studio