Christchurch
Singing Lessons | Choirs
Bio
Hi everyone,
Happy New Year of singing to you:-)
My name is Rachel Bayliss and I have been teaching singing for over 20 years. I love being part of a wide community of singers and amateur musicians quietly supporting each other to up-skill their singing and express themselves musically. Singing has been a crucial part of my mental health and creative expression. My main intention in teaching is to support people to move from hesitant to confident, embodied joyful singers.
I offer lessons in Central Christchurch (Peterborough St).
I am available for individual lessons on Tuesdays and Thursdays. I teach women’s choir in St Albans on Thursday nights, and a choir for the Baha’i’ community (and friends) on Saturday mornings in Spreydon. Both these choirs are open to new members.
Also:-)
- I am a member of ukulele original music band “Angelfish”, we perform at folk music and ukulele festivals and also at community events for children. If you would like to learn basic ukulele or percussion to accompany yourself I can help you with that.
- I perform with Voices Co Acapella academy and recommend their programmes especially for children (I am not teaching children at this time).
- I often run choirs at local folk music festivals and am the director of the Waimate Winter Folk Music Festival at King’s Birthday weekend.
Teaching Info
Please expect friendly, compassionate lessons to increase your confidence and ability to sing well with the skills to:
- Sing in tune
- breathe properly for singing
- Articulate clearly so you sound strong, bright and can be understood
- Sing songs that suit you
- Prepare to perform or lead others in singing if that’s your jam