Lola - Singing teacher - London
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Lola - Singing teacher - London

One of our best tutors. Quality profile, experience in their field, verified qualifications and a great response time. Lola will be happy to arrange your first Singing lesson.

Lola

One of our best tutors. Quality profile, experience in their field, verified qualifications and a great response time. Lola will be happy to arrange your first Singing lesson.

  • Rate £48
  • Response 13h
  • Students

    Number of students Lola has accompanied since arriving at Superprof

    50+

    Number of students Lola has accompanied since arriving at Superprof

Lola - Singing teacher - London
  • 5 (52 reviews)

£48/hr

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  • Vocal Coaching

Soprano musicologist | Online voice lessons focused on body awareness and breath work

  • Singing
  • Vocal Coaching

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One of our best tutors. Quality profile, experience in their field, verified qualifications and a great response time. Lola will be happy to arrange your first Singing lesson.

About Lola

Hi! I'm a performing musicologist with a PhD specializing in vocal performance practices and vocal style in early recordings. For the past ten years, I have combined teaching with research on the recorded voice. My PhD focuses on listening to and analyzing singing from 1890 onward, particularly in pre-electrical recordings.

Through this process, I have gained clarity and insight into how singers produce sound, the different techniques that can be heard, and how we perceive them today. As a singer, this research has deeply shaped the way I approach music and performance. I specialize in classical repertoire, mainly art song and vocal chamber music, though I have also sung Spanish and Latin American folk songs. On stage, I have navigated both the academic and popular music worlds, enjoying the bridges that unite these seemingly different realms.

I believe that vocal expression has no boundaries, and I increasingly strive for this in my own artistic journey. In my teaching, I approach students the way I would have wished to be taught—helping them develop a deeper awareness of their own instrument. My students often discover new ways of engaging with their voices, freeing themselves from previously acquired constraints. This transformation occurs through an awareness of the body-mind connection and the physiological processes involved in producing sound.

I believe true freedom of expression comes from understanding how the voice functions as a complete unit. Once this foundation is in place, singers can focus on creating sound as a means of communication. With this approach, singing becomes an authentic expression of one’s creative self.

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For the past ten years, I have researched the performative aspects of the voice and singing, shaping my teaching method around developing body awareness. I help students learn to use their instrument efficiently by becoming more aware of the singing process.
My students come from diverse backgrounds—classical musicians, choir singers, musical theatre and jazz performers, as well as those exploring their own style or voice. Many have sung before but feel uncomfortable with their performance. Some seek to refine their technique, develop a more stable and reliable use of their instrument, or unlock their full potential as singers. Together, we address specific challenges, working toward greater efficiency and ease. I teach classical voice technique, blending traditional vocal development with modern insights into alignment and efficiency.

A typical lesson includes:
• Initial body awareness exercises
• Breath work and awareness of the breathing process
• Developing the support system for producing sound
• Singing exercises tailored to the student’s needs (e.g., vocal range, agility, tension release, voice projection, and resonance)
• Applying learned techniques to a song or chosen repertoire

My teaching philosophy is that singing should be effortless and natural. Developing an awareness of how to breathe and produce sound without strain is fundamental to making music. I believe that knowing one’s own instrument deeply and cultivating an active relationship with it allows for a sound that is in harmony with the self. Singing is a joyful experience, and if it isn’t, adjustments must be made!

In my teaching, I bring together body, mind, and spirit to allow the voice to express itself freely. As a singer, I perform repertoire from the 19th and early 20th centuries, as well as Baroque music. As a musicologist, my research focuses on the performance practices of Spanish singers from the 1880s to the 1930s, based on early recordings.

Lessons are online only and take place on weekday afternoons from 3 PM onward.

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  • £48

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  • 5h: £240
  • 10h: £480

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  • £48/h

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The first free lesson with Lola will allow you to get to know each other and clearly specify your needs for your next lessons.

  • 30mins

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  • 1) When did you first develop a passion for music and your favourite instrument?

    I think this passion developed more like a creative need, and it included dressing up, dancing, singing and playing instruments, at around the age of 10, or maybe even earlier. I was creating my own “live shows” for my family or for my toy audience and I was singing and dancing, creating a fantasy world and music was an important part of this. My favorite instrument is the voice, the movement, sounds, rhythm and dance that it offers.
  • 2) Is there a particular type music or artist that you listen to on a loop without it driving you crazy?

    Honestly no. Any music that I would listen to on a loop would drive me crazy. I need variety. When I listen to music, it’s usually a variety of genres. Sometimes I’ll listen to early blues, sometimes piano sonatas, sometimes flamenco, or Mozart arias. Same goes with musicians: I might listen to Janis Joplin, Bobby McFerrin, Victoria de los Ángeles or to Montserrat Caballé – they’re all fantastic and unique – I couldn’t choose one over the other.
  • 3) Explain to us the most difficult or riveting course you could personally give to a student of music.

    The most difficult course that I could offer would develop a deep awareness of how your body sings as a whole. In this course you would learn to focus on your own instrument and achieve expressivity and confidence while using your own voice.

    Part of the course would involve learning how to be aware of what is involved in singing on a physical level. Learning elements of anatomy and the process of singing in theory is important, but the course would focus on taking this information and bringing it to a personal level. How do you experience singing? What is going on inside your body? What are your instrument’s needs, qualities, setbacks? The course would take on these questions in order for the student to really understand and experience their own voice. No two bodies are the same, hence no two voices are the same. Each individual experiences breathing and singing in their own terms, and the course would teach you to learn to be aware of how this process takes place within you, specifically, and to learn to sing in the most natural and accessible way possible for you.

    Once awareness is present, the next part of the course would focus on the process of consciously directing how you want to sing, what sounds and vocal qualities you want to put forth, and what aspects you want to develop more. Unlike any other instrument, the human voice is in constant change, and as singers we need to approach our instrument as such and learn to listen to it and be able to change aspects accordingly.

    This course would help you take care of your voice by being mindful of the changing qualities it has and how to approach your singing without effort.

    Finally, we would use the knowledge acquired to truly express through the voice. Singing is an art form, it is communicating a message, telling a story, expressing the huge array of emotions we are capable of feeling. A fundamental part of this course would involve finding ways to place forth what it is you want to say through your voice, your truth, and finding the freedom to express it.
  • 4) What do you think is the most complicated instrument to master and why?

    Is this a trick question?! I’d say the human brain, but maybe that doesn’t count as an instrument. Any instrument can have extraordinary levels of mastery, and it requires a symbiosis with the instrument player or the singer to achieve this mastery. Mastery of an instrument or of the voice is up to the instrumentalist or singer so my answer would definitely be: the human mind.
  • 5) What are your keys to success?

    Personally, I think that being consistent is key to achieve any goal. In music, part of the process is “showing up” every day to practice your craft. With or without so-called “talent”, a musician has an ongoing relationship with music-making and the deeper this relationship is, the better the music. I see it as a love-hate relationship, where there is a constant dialogue to be had and compromises must be made for all involved (!).


    I also believe we need to enjoy the process of learning and not be constantly reaching for a specific goal. I’ve learned to find a balance between being driven to achieve certain milestones and giving myself time to rest and enjoy the process of getting there. Meditation is key.
  • 6) Name three musicians you dream of meeting in your favourite bar in the early hours of the morning. Explain why.

    I’d choose Mozart because I love his music and his character and I’m sure late night bar conversations with him would be a blast! My first research project was on his work so I have a few pending questions. Two: Jeff Buckley. Truly amazing musician, artist and loving person – freedom and creativity in human form. He left too soon and I’d love to spend hours listening to him and playing music nonstop. Three: Victoria de los Ángeles, probably my favorite singer of the lyrical world. She personifies true musicianship, a humility and honest craft that few have achieved. She has a deep connection to music, and I’d love to learn from her. Probably not a night owl, but maybe I could ask her about how she feels and senses singing from within.
  • 7) Provide a valuable anecdote related to music or your days at music school.

    When I finished university, my first job was as a music teacher and choir director of a school within a small community. These kids were under-privileged and in a very difficult situation socially and economically. I would visit the community once a week and teach them about music and we developed a choir ensemble. These kids had little knowledge of solfège or pitch, but they taught me that the true purpose of singing was to bring joy to their lives. Something that you tend to forget when you attend a music school, but music and singing brings joy and happiness and this is probably the most important aspect of music making.



    We had a concert, and I was at the front directing the choir. It was our first concert, and we were all nervous. I had put on a fancy flower on my head, we were all dressed up and the kids were having a blast. Suddenly, in the middle of a song, some of the kids were giggling, the giggling spread and they couldn’t help but laugh in the middle of the song because that fancy flower I had on was falling down! I was so nervous myself, but I simply smiled and had a laugh as well, let the flower fall, and continued with the song. Music is not confined to perfect notes and perfect pitch. Music-making is not to be suffered or tied up to strict rules of conduct and achievement. Music’s best use is when it expresses that which lies within, be it joy, sadness, love, or fear. Music, these kids reminded me, is human imperfection at its best.
  • 8) What are the little touches that make you a Superprof in music?

    I find that I can relate to my students very well and create a safe space for them to feel at ease while singing. I also avoid the “seriousness” of teaching and find ways to make the lesson fun! Singing is not a drudgery, yes it takes discipline, but it is something to be enjoyed! During a lesson, I create the space so that we can work on technical issues, develop vocally, and I make sure that the students feel at ease. There is always room for conversation and solving questions, always open to dialogue and creative ideas.



    Also, since a lot of the work is geared toward an awareness of the body, the lessons usually bring an hour of concentration on a physical level which helps the students develop other areas of their life, too.



    We tend to be shy about singing to others, especially to “the teacher” and I make sure this is not a hindrance to singing freely and enjoying the experience of song. I try to look for ways to help each individual student, based on their personal interests and their individual instrument. I listen carefully to their voices so I can offer the best exercises and input to help them advance and achieve their goals.
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