Celena Sandilands

I received my training at The Royal Academy of Music, achieving a BMus Hons degree as well as my LRAM, and later trained with English National Opera. Since graduating, I have continued to teach singing as well as pursuing a career as a professional singer, highlights of which have been performing with English National Opera for their Opera Squad, and working with companies such as West Green House Opera, Iford Arts and Opera Della Luna. Throughout my singing career I have remained dedicated to my teaching which I absolutely adore! I am currently working as a singing teacher at Queen’s College London and until this summer, their preparatory school, QCPS. I have been teaching at Queen’s College since 2005 and the Prep School since 2009 and have found both preparatory and secondary levels equally enjoyable and rewarding. I teach both the classical and musical theatre ABRSM syllabuses and also Trinity Rock and Pop. All my students are taught a solid classical technique which results in a safe and healthy sound production that in turn enables them to approach a wide variety of musical repertoire. A number of my students have gone on to study at conservatories, have been awarded choral scholarships in Oxbridge chapel choirs, or have continued to be members of the National Youth Choir of Great Britain whilst studying. As a teacher the most important thing for me is that my pupils love their lessons as I find they tend to progress far more quickly working on the repertoire they love, which enables these young singers to more easily reach their potential!