CHRISTINA SMITH
Singing Lessons in Bristol
ABOUT
CHRISTINA
Christina is an accomplished vocal coach based in Bristol, delivering high quality singing lessons with a patient and fun teaching style. She works to develop and nurture your voice, build confidence, find vocal ease, and is always looking to work with new students who want to find comfort and self expression through singing.
As an experienced singer, songwriter, performer and multi-instrumentalist, Christina has always been incredibly passionate about singing, and knows the frustrations and hurdles you may face when finding your own voice.
After 18 years of studying/practicing music (performing at festivals like Glastonbury, The Great Escape and supporting Ben Howard) Christina holds a BA Degree in Music and an Extended Diploma in Music Performance.
If you're looking to improve your vocal technique, build confidence, or think you could benefit from guided lessons to help find your own unique vocal style, Christina will help you reach your personal singing goals, in a comfortable environment.
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Christina has been teaching privately for three years. In that time she's worked at multiple primary & secondary schools in Bristol, and as Pop Specialist Singing Teacher at Blundell's School. Christina also provides courses and workshops at The Bristol Folkhouse, creating singing and songwriting sessions for adults. During her time teaching in schools, Christina has completed multiple safeguarding courses, and trauma training. She also has experience working within music therapy singing groups.
LESSONS WITH
CHRISTINA
Whether you’re a complete beginner or an experienced vocalist, Christina works to develop and nurture your voice, build confidence, and find vocal ease. She is always looking to work with new students who want to find comfort and self expression through singing.
During lessons, Christina will work with students to develop healthy vocal techniques, authentic style & tone, strengthen the voice, and broaden vocal range. She encourages students of all abilities and ages to learn more about their voice and vocal mechanics.
Amongst many things, lessons with Christina will include:
Amongst many things, lessons will include:
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Warm ups and vocal health.
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Breathing exercises and understanding the connection between the body and the voice.
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Exploration of vocal technique, performance, and tone.
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Creating a listening library - analysing other performers and their technique.
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Live performance coaching, working on stage presence and confidence.
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Learning to support your voice & boost breath control.
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Practicing & developing healthy vocal techniques.
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Developing your "mix" voice.
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Smoothing out bridges.
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Broadening your range.
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Working towards grades and other goals.
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Nurturing your voice in order to build confidence and find vocal ease!
All levels welcome - beginner friendly / refresher short term / more advanced.
Christina can put students forward for exams, but understands there are many goals for students to work towards outside of the exam route!
Available Tuesday to Friday, 10am to 8pm.
Genres: Pop, Musical Theatre, Rock, Jazz, Folk, Soul, Contemporary etc.
Musical Development:
Many students want to pair their vocals with a second instrument. Christina encourages students to become familiar with performing their songs both vocally and with guitar accompaniment - learning important techniques to make guitar & vocal practice easier.
Christina also provides a number of song-writing courses/workshops in Bristol, and encourages students who are interested in songwriting to practice lyric writing & build compositional skills.
Due to the nature of these lessons, some students look to record the projects they work on - in which case Christina takes them through recording basics, in order to produce simple tracks for students to explore.
First lesson:
A fist lesson with Christina begins with a relaxed and informal chat about what you want to achieve, any goals, favourite songs/genres/artists, and your relationship & experience with singing & music! Christina will also give a brief overview of how lessons will go ahead, and will slowly work through some light, beginner exercises in order to gauge ability, level and confidence of the new student.
Beginners:
Lessons in something new can sometimes be daunting, but Christina will put you at ease and won’t be pushing you too hard too soon. Please just bring yourself and any accompanying instrument to the classes, as well as a notebook (and have a think about music you might like to start working on).​
Booking
your lesson
AVAILABILITY
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Lessons with Christina can be booked Tuesday to Friday depending on current availability.
She will always do her best to accommodate a new student and rarely turns anyone away!
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Weekly Lesson Durations & Rates:
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30min: £17
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45min: £26
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60min: £35
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90min: £50
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Payment of Lesson Blocks
Monthly Invoices will be sent out at the start of each month.
(Termly invoices can also be offered to those at school).
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Canceling Your Lessons
If you need to reschedule or cancel a lesson, Christina asks for at least 48 hours notice in order to carry a lesson over to the next month/block.
Any lessons canceled with 48hrs notice can be rearranged to the following month and carried over.
Any lessons canceled less than 48hrs before, must be rearranged for the current month (depending on availability).
TESTIMONIALS
Current Student:
"I've been having lessons with Christina for a few months now and they're so much fun! She's a great teacher and I've already learned so much about singing technique and how to use my voice. I'd 100% recommend her as a singing teacher, so if you'd like to improve your vocal skills give her a shout!"
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Past Student:
"It was a real pleasure to be taught by Christina. She's very flexible in how she teaches and is keen to find what approach works for you. She was really good at explaining technique and it helped me understand the mechanics of my voice in a way I never had previously. Lessons were always fun and I'd have no hesitation in recommending her to others".
CONTACT CHRISTINA
Email at:
christinasmithmusictuition@gmail.com
Or send a message to the Facebook Page
You can also find Christina listed on MUSICTUTORS.CO.UK
Gift Vouchers
If you’re interested in purchasing a gift voucher for someone, here’s some more info:
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Gift vouchers include single or blocks of lessons (30 min, 45 min or 60 min in length).
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On purchase, you’ll be asked for an email address to send the online voucher.
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Vouchers are available for people 10 years and older.
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Online OR in-person lessons are available.
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Vouchers are valid for 6 months.
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Please email if you have any questions or would like to purchase a voucher!