Vocal Coaching and Music Tutition

Sara Mitra is available to teach singing and music theory
on an individual or group basis.

Sara specializes in working with adult learners who are keen to (re)discover their own voice. Using a positive and multi-faceted approach, she encourages students to explore their unique musical path, tailoring every lesson to the needs of each individual singer.

She currently teaches a number of singing courses at The Institute, an adult education college based in North London, also at Morley College, central London. She is a member the Association of Teachers of Singing (A.O.T.O.S) and of the Musician’s Union. In addition to individual tuition, Sara has given masterclasses in jazz singing for Cantate Youth Choir, Viljandi Culture Academy and the Tallinn English College and co-led workshops on voice / drumkit interaction with her husband, award-winning jazz drummer Tim Giles.

Previously, she read Music at St. Catharine's College, Cambridge, where she held a Choral Scholarship, also singing with the Cambridge University Chamber Choir (C.U.C.O) and studying classical vocal technique with Nigel Wickens. As Assistant Director of Music at Hills Road Sixth Form College, Cambridge, Sara taught A-levels in Music and Performance Studies, directed the 80-member College Choir in performances at West Road Concert Hall and St John’s Chapel, Cambridge, and coached chamber groups for staged productions at The Robinson Theatre.

Sara has created vocal arrangements and compositions for a number of ensembles, including music for the award-winning student performance of Dario Fo’s “Devil in Drag” at the National Theatre. She particularly enjoys writing for a cappella voices, and has amassed a collection of arrangements of jazz, gospel and pop songs. Singing Sara’s arrangements, the Lane Academy Choir were twice prizewinners at the Cambridge Music and Drama Festival.

 

For all teaching enquiries please send an email to sara 'at' mitra.co.uk

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