Classical singing for beginners, intermediate students

From 53.59 £ /h

I have had the opportunities to teach adult and children students throughout these few years, in my home country and here in the Netherlands. While I have always been positive and active in searching solutions with the students, I often expect students to be curious and persistent in the process, so as to have an optimal progress. For adult students, the lesson will be 60 minutes; while for children, it will be around 30 minutes. For beginning/ intermediate amateur singers that have basic knowledge of reading music.

About myself: graduated cum laude in 2020 at Codarts Rotterdam from the Master of Music (Classical Singing. Active performer in the field as concert soloist and choir singer. Recent award winner at an international singing competition in Germany.

Extra information

Online lesson. Or physical lesson at student’s place in the region of Rotterdam

Location

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Around Rotterdam, Netherlands

Online from Netherlands

About Me

Positivity and healthy way of singing carry you through this musical journey. I wish to share my personal experiences as an active singer to help learners to develop a healthy singing philosophy and artistic sense. Not only do I want to discuss technical aspects that suits you, but also I would like to develop musicality with you together. In this way, you build not only your instrument, but also the ability to create something poetic and artistic.

About myself: graduated cum laude in 2020 at Codarts Rotterdam from the Master of Music (Classical Singing. Active performer in the field as concert soloist and choir singer. Recent award winner at an international singing competition in Germany.

Education

Codarts Rotterdam - Master of Music (Classical Singing) - cum laude

The Chinese University of Hong Kong - Bachelor of Arts in Music - First-class Honours; minor study: German

Experience / Qualifications

Hong Kong Tenor Francis Ng (1996) recently graduated cum Laude from the master programme from Codarts Rotterdam (Classical Singing), aka Rotterdams Conservatorium, under the tutelage of Dutch tenor Marcel Reijans, and is still currently coached by him. An awardee of Hartman Award, he graduated with exceptional performance. Francis obtained his Bachelor of Arts in Music with First-class Honour/ cum laude at The Chinese University of Hong Kong in 2018, where he studied with baritone Caleb Woo, and where numerous performance and academic scholarships were awarded to him. Francis participated in several masterclasses, coached by Margreet Honig, Carolyn Watkinson, Katharine Goeldner, Dongjian Gong, Hans Eijsackers and more. Since Summer 2022, Francis has been admitted to Atelier The Fat Lady under the direction of artistic director Tamir Chasson.

“Francis Ng zingt als Mordechai met een heldere…stem, krachtig en overtuigend…”
(As Mordecai, Francis Ng sings with a bright…voice, powerful and convincing)
(Händels Esther met Apollo Ensemble, Leidsch Dagblad, 28 februari 2022)

Upon his arrival in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, Francis has often been invited to perform as a concert soloist. A versatile singer, he embraces a repertoire encompassing music in style of Baroque to Post-Romanticism, including J.S. Bach’s Matthäus-Passion and Johannes-Passion, masses by Mozart and Schubert, Bruckner’s Requiem, Mendelssohn’s Die erste Walpurgisnacht, Rossini’s Petite Messe Solennelle, Puccini’s Messa di Gloria and so on. In summer 2021 he made his operatic debut as Le Remendado in Opera Spanga’s production of Bizet’s Carmen. In 2022, he played as Nemorino from Donizetti’s L’Elisir d’amore (Opera Viva Festival, Woerden) and Nadir from Bizet’s Les Pêcheurs de Perles (Opera Festa, Leiden). He is a recent of award recipient of International Singing Competition of the Chamber Opera Rheinsberg Castle (Kammeroper Schloss Rheinsberg) 2023 and will perform the role of Don Luigino in the opera “La Molinara” by Paisiello.

“Nadir [Francis] en Zurga zingen vol hartstocht en innerlijke kracht, duidelijk articulerend…”
(Nadir [Francis] and Zurga sing with full passion and internal strength, clearly articulating…)
(Bizets De Parelvissers met Opera Festa, Leidsch Dagblad, 18 juli 2022)

Age

Children (7-12 years old)

Teenagers (13-17 years old)

Adults (18-64 years old)

Seniors (65+ years old)

Student level

Beginner

Intermediate

Duration

60 minutes

The class is taught in

English