Private lessons · Soho & online
Singing lessons in London
Find your voice. Build your confidence. With a vocal coach you can trust.
Tired of singing lessons that don't actually fit your voice? I tailor every lesson to your voice, your goals and your experience, in person in Soho or online.
I take the risk, not you.Love it or your money back.
48 Great Marlborough St, Soho. A few minutes' walk from Oxford Circus station. Map
Singing lessons should help you understand your voice, not make you feel like you're fighting it.
There's no one-size-fits-all here. Whether you're an experienced singer, an actor preparing for a role, coming back to singing after a break, or you just want to feel more confident opening your mouth in front of people, we start with your voice as it is today.
I started singing at 17 without a naturally gifted voice, so I know what it's like to go round in circles. My job is to find what actually moves your voice forward, and explain why, so it makes sense to you.
"Easy to understand, enthusiastic and knowledgeable. Coleman adjusts to what you need. The out of lesson support is great too. Recommended!"Sue, 30s, beginner · Google review
Wherever you're starting from.
Complete beginners
You've never had a lesson and aren't sure what your voice can do yet. That's the best place to start.
Returning singers
You used to sing and stopped. We rebuild your confidence and your technique together.
Improving singers
You sing already and want more range, control and consistency.
Professional performers
Actors, musicians and singers preparing for auditions, roles and shows.
The things that actually change your voice.
- Vocal support and coordination
- Tonal strength and freedom
- Expanding your range
- Reducing tension
- Vocal consistency
- Vowels and consonants
- Musicality and expression
- Performance and audition preparation
- Confidence
We'll work out what your voice needs and why. Then I set your practice in my app, so you know exactly what to do between lessons.
By Friday, most people have forgotten Tuesday's lesson. So I don't leave it to memory.
Every student gets Coleratura, the practice app I built. Your practice for the week is waiting there after each lesson, and you tick off the days you do it.
Warm-ups set to your voice
Real piano, chords and a groove under every scale, pitched to your range. I set it up around where your voice changes gear, so it fits you, not a textbook.
Your homework, in one place
What we worked on and what to practise this week, written down. No more trying to remember what I said.
A practice week you tick off
Tick each day you practise. I keep an eye on it, and if it goes quiet, you'll hear from me.
The warm-ups are free for anyone. Try them before you book
4 practice days so far this week
This week, from me
- Full warm-up 2, every practice day
- Five-note scale on "oo", slowly
- Verse one of your song, joining the words up
I can see your week too.
Coaching backed by the stage, not just the studio.
Represented by JBR Creative Management, with ties into West End musical theatre.
Trained at LIPA, and in musical theatre at Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts, where I'm now an examiner.
Assistant head public speaking coach for TED Talks UK, 2015 to 2017.
Views across my singing videos on TikTok and YouTube.
Start with a trial. Then choose how far you want to go.
I take the risk, not you. Every option comes with my money-back promise.
STEP 1
Your trial lesson
Whether you've never sung in front of anyone, or someone once told you to mime, this is a safe place to start. 45 minutes, one to one, in the Soho studio. No audition, nothing to prepare, and a teacher with a good sense of humour.
- I find what's actually holding your voice back
- You leave with really clear ideas, and a few secrets, on how your voice can improve
- Your first exercises, set up in Coleratura, so you know your practice is working
- A clear plan for what we'd do next
- Free: a founder place in Making Singing Simple, my singing community, free for life
My promise
Love it or your money back.
I take the risk, not you.
And it isn't spent if you carry on.
Start your 12-Week Voice Plan within 7 days of your trial and the £50 comes off.
"Coleman James is such an amazing vocal coach. He helped me prepare for an audition and OMG! I nailed the audition because of him. Will definitely booking more lessons with him soon."
"Great passionate teacher with patience even for the slowest students!"
STEP 2
Choose how we carry on
Real change in a voice takes weeks, not one lesson. These are the two ways I work with people properly.
Four new places a month
The Singing Intensive
For anyone who wants to kick-start their singing and get better, faster. It's intense: daily practice and real accountability. Any level, as long as you're ready to commit.
Everything in the 12-Week Voice Plan, plus:
- Two extra 15-minute online sessions every week
- Five check-ins a week, so the practice actually happens
- A recording day with a West End musical director on piano
- A Voice Report: week 1 against week 12, with the MD's feedback
- A welcome box, and a practice track in your key
My promise
Your first session is your trial. If it isn't for you, I refund £700.
The 12-Week Voice Plan
For the moment a friend says "since when can you sing?" A lesson every week for three months. Long enough for your voice to really change, and for it to stay changed.
- 12 one-to-one lessons, 60 minutes each, in the Soho studio
- A plan for your voice, built in our first lesson
- Coleratura, set up with your exercises between lessons
- Your practice week, so I can see how it's going
- Your founder place in Making Singing Simple, free for life, so you're never practising on your own
- Pick your times yourself, and move a lesson up to 48 hours before
My 14-day promise
Change your mind within 14 days and get your money back.
£333 a month for 3 months. That's 12 lessons at £83 each.
Had your trial in the last 7 days? Your £50 comes off.
Start my 12-Week Voice PlanSinging lessons in London: what people ask.
How much are your singing lessons?
Most people start with a £50 trial lesson, 45 minutes in the Soho studio. Love it or your money back: I take the risk, not you. After that, I recommend my 12-Week Voice Plan: £333 a month for 3 months, which is £83 a lesson, or prepay £969 and save £30. If you start it within 7 days of your trial, your £50 comes off. I also offer 4 lessons for £350, a single lesson for £100, or 4 online lessons for £240, and every option comes with my 14-day promise. For faster progress, The Singing Intensive is £800 a month for 3 months.
Do I need any experience?
No. I teach complete beginners, returning singers, improving singers and professional performers. We start from wherever your voice is today.
Am I too old to start?
No. Most of the adults I coach start in their thirties, forties or fifties. I started late myself.
Can I have lessons online?
Yes. I teach online as well as in the Soho studio. You can start with a 45-minute online trial for £50, then online lessons are £240 for a block of four. Message me on WhatsApp on 07568 272461 and I'll set them up for you.
What happens between lessons?
After each lesson I set your practice in Coleratura, the practice app I built. Your warm-ups are pitched to your voice, your homework is written down, and you tick off each day you practise. I keep an eye on it, and if it goes quiet, you'll hear from me. The warm-ups are free for anyone, so you can try them before you book.
What's the difference between weekly lessons and The Singing Intensive?
Weekly lessons give you a focused hour, with your homework and a practice week in my app that you tick off. The Singing Intensive fills the six days in between: a 12-week plan, two short online Tune-Ups a week, daily check-ins five days a week, a practice week we both fill in, and a direct line to me.
Get to know how I teach before you book.
Quick daily tips
Short exercises and fixes you can try straight away.
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Deeper dives into technique, songs and performance.
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ResearchCan anyone learn to sing?
What the science says, plus a free 60-second Singing Readiness Check.
48 Great Marlborough St,
London W1F 7BB
A private studio in Soho, easy to reach from anywhere in central London. Online lessons are available too.
Ready to find out what your voice can do?
Come and try a lesson. Love it or your money back. I take the risk, not you.