Jonny Black is a highly experienced singing teacher and voice coach as well as a professional actor, singer and musician.

He was the lead singer and songwriter for the indie/rock band ‘Dupe’ before going on to train in musical theatre at The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama in London. He has appeared in a number of touring and West End productions including Blood Brothers, The Buddy Holly Story and Rock Legends, as well as performing around the world as a concert singer with The Wellington Symphonia, Cape Town Philharmonic and The Hawaii Symphony Orchestra. Jonny continues to write and release his own music as a solo artist and in collaboration with others.

He was recently awarded a distinction for his MA in Voice Studies: Teaching and Coaching from Royal Central and has been a professional singing and voice coach for over 10 years, having delivered over 7,000 hours of one to one and group teaching.

Jonny specialises in teaching contemporary music genres including pop, rock, jazz and blues as well as being able to teach musical theatre. His teaching is always creative, fun and engaging, designed to bring out the singers true potential. His mission is to build artistic individuality, strong technical ability and confidence in performance.

Music Qualifications:

• MA Voice Studies: Teaching and Coaching (Distinction)
• PG Diploma – Musical Theatre
• ALCM (Associate London College of Music) – Musical Theatre and Song Repertoire

Achievements:

• Performed in many international and touring productions including West End shows
• Lead singer and songwriter for a signed indie/rock band
• Released own material as a solo artist
• Concert singer with many international orchestras
• Played on BBC 6 Music Radio Introducing as a solo artist and in collaboration with other singers
• Contemporary singing tutor at City Academy and Morley College, London