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Emily Doreen Atkinson

Emily is a trained classical singer, musical theatre teacher and choral director. She holds a DipLCM in Musical Theatre and an ALCM in Classical Singing amongst other musical qualifications.

Emily has trained at prestigious institutions including the Sheffield Music Academy and the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama based in London which have instilled skills in practical and performance technique. She is an upcoming Classical student at Leeds College of Music. She also leads St Paul’s Community Choir in Rotherham which has 25 members and counting. Emily specialises in teaching acting, singing, and Musical Theatre to children aged between 5 and 18 at JustDance Studio in Chapeltown.

Emily has thrived performing for years. Her experience has included many Concerts and individual recitals. She’s performed in many Musical Theatre Productions, in Choirs and worked as an instrumentalist in Orchestras and Ensembles. She is invited to perform at weddings, and has been a featured soloist in several Choral works.

Privately, Emily’s lessons focus on singing Classical, Musical Theatre and Pop technique as well as performance etiquette skills. She encourages the learning of music theory and musicianship.With Musical Theatre Students, she can also look at Acting and Voice. Whether to boost confidence and technical ability, or aiming towards exams and auditions, Emily will work with individuals to reach the best of their capability. She understands obstacles singers face and will focus on making students more confident, comfortable and versatile in their voices.

Regardless of age, singing experience, preferred singing styles and aims, lessons with Emily will be specifically tailored to student’s individual needs. Open to anyone wanting to try something new or develop their voices. To book a lesson with Emily simply email emily@singinglessonssheffield.com.

Kathryn Walker

Kathryn's enthusiasm for singing began in church where she sang both hymns and modern compositions as a child.

She decided to undergo formal vocal training in her teens and has received expert tuition from 3 opera singers over the years, training in the Bel Canto method and incorporating more modern methodologies into her technique, attaining LCM Grade 8 Musical Theatre and LCM Grade 8 Pop Vocals.

In 2019 Kathryn received the award for achieving the highest marks at Grade 8 standard for Pop Vocals in the region and was invited to perform at the awards ceremony at The Library Theatre in Sheffield. Kathryn has also studied music theory to a high standard and continues to study, seeing it as an important part of musicianship for singers. In late 2020 she was awarded her ALCM teaching diploma.

“I have been very impressed with Kathryn’s teaching, which continued using Whatsapp during the lock down. Kathryn always arrives for lessons in a timely manner and ensures that she has all of the resources required for the lesson. She makes the warm up section of the lesson fun and ensures that Emily is fully prepared to sing. She is very encouraging and if necessary firm.”

– Student

As a graduate in Performing Arts, Kathryn can help singers of all ages and experience with auditions, exams, theatre performances, open mic nights and music sessions. She has performed as an actor, dancer, soloist and as part of a band also playing ukulele. She has been lucky enough to have collaborated with musicians in the studio, developing harmonies for backing vocals as well as providing lead vocals.

Kathryn regularly performs solo and with other musicians at open mics, local festivals and as part of a choir. As a teacher, she believes that a genuine, warm and friendly student-teacher relationship is key to enabling singers to reach their goals. Kathryn hopes to bring all the positive and encouraging experiences she has had with her own teachers to her students in order that they may discover their voice and achieve their full potential.

To book a lesson with Kathryn simply email kathryn@singinglessonssheffield.com.