Amber Johnson

— Pop, Rock, Metal, and Alternative Genres. Teaching private one on one lessons, group classes, and vocal health workshops.

I specialize in a variety of techniques for singing, vocal health, building confidence, screaming for alternative genres, and performance anxiety.

I have 10+ years experience performing at shows and festivals in Canada and the UK, seven years of professional/ private training, and I have been teaching full time since 2021.

— What I Teach.
— Regular Singing For Pop, Rock, and Metal. (Proper breathing, breath support, vowel modification, and tension release etc.).
— General Vocal Health, Care, and Maintenance for Speaking, Singing, and Screaming.
— Vocal Health Specific To Women. (How hormones effect the voice, dealing with PVMS, how hormone fluxations effect the voice, and how to adapt to it on a daily basis.).
— Vocal Analysis.
— Set Analysis.
— In-Ear Monitor setup. (How to do your own vocal mix.).
— Show and Tour Preparation.
— Performance Technique.
— Screaming. (Fry Only.).

I have weekly, bi-weekly, and monthly spots available and lesson lengths ranging from 45 minutes to an hour and a half.

I have lesson spots between 5pm to 10pm BST on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays.

Teaching ages 12 and up. Beginner to Advanced. People who have never sang or screamed before all the way up to touring vocalists.

Lesson Rates.
— £20 for half an hour.
— £30 for 45minutes.
— £40 an hour.
— £60 for an hour and a half.

— Block Bookings:
— £120 a month for weekly fourty five minute lessons.
— £140 a month for weekly hour long lessons.
— £210 a month for weekly hour and a half long lessons.

— Group Classes.
— Group classes happen once a week on Thursdays with a minimum of five people and a maximum of fifteen people at a time to give everyone a chance to have their questions answered.

— Learn To Sing Course.
— These classes are perfect for beginners, those looking to improve their skills, or anyone looking to gain a little confidence and try something new for the first time.
— £100 per person for six hour long lessons.

— Topics Will Include.
— Body And Face Stretches Specific To Voice Use.
— Proper Breathing And Myths About It
— Vocal Warmups.
— Vocal Health, Care, and Maintenance.
— Pitch Training. (Only 1.5% to 4% is truly tone deaf. It has to be clinically diagnosed by a doctor and audiologist. Learn how singers learn to sing on pitch through the different visual, auditory, and kinesthetic sensory learning styles.).
— Analyzing Popular Singers On The Radio And TV.
— Vocal Artistry. (How a singer makes a song fit their voice not the other way around.).
— Nervous System Regulation.
— Performance Anxiety.
— Practice through song work with individual instructor feedback.

— Introduction To Vocal Distortion.
— Have you ever wondered what sounds metal vocalists make are called, how they make them, and if it’s safe to do it? The answer is yes. This is the class for you. This is a class to help get your feet wet in learning about what the different styles of vocal distortion and screaming sound like and the techniques used behind them.
— £30 per person for a one hour long lesson.

— Performance Education Class.
— This class talks about everything that goes into performing. From practicing, picking a setlist, and how singers use in ear monitors live to hear themselves properly. This is a safe place to talk about explore the physical, emotional, and mental parts of performance anxiety. Learn coping skills to manage it and build your confidence in a judgement free setting. Gain real time repetitions of singing that song that makes you nervous. Learn how to notice the thoughts and feelings in your brain and in your body individually. Build a routine to help rewrite the things that the ugly voice in your head tells you, figure out the things that are holding you back, and how to be your most powerful and authentic self on stage.
— £30 per person for a one hour long lesson.

— Vocal Workshops For Local Businesses.
— £35 per person for a one hour long workshop covering one topic.
— £300 for a two hour workshop covering everything.

— Topics Will Include.
— Body and Face Stretches Specific To Voice Work.
— Proper Breathing And Breath Support.
— Techniques For Safe Speaking.
— Vocal Warmups.
— Vocal Health, Care, and Maintenance.
— Vocal Budgeting.
— How hormones and aging effect the voice.
— Nervous System Regulation.
— Performance Anxiety.

If you or someone you know is looking to learn to sing or scream, prepare for a performance, or even just gain a little more confidence and try something new, I would love to hear from you! Please send me a message below to book your first lesson today.

Live Music Achievements:

• Rock The Mill 2012 and 2013.
• Warped Tour Toronto.
• Montebello Rockfest in Montreal.
• Support for Silverstein.
• Support for Counterfeit. (Jamie Campbell-Bower from Stranger Things.).
• Support for Bleak Soul. (UK.).
• HGT 2025 Top Ten Finalist.

Professionally Trained By:

— The Voice College. (Body Mechanics Of The Voice and Anatomy Of The Larynx.).

— A vocalist from Hopeless Records. (Plays 100+ shows a year, has been featured in Rocksound and Kerrang magazine, has played Alexandra Palace and Wembley Arena.).

— Group classes with Melissa Cross. (BA Music and Vocal Performance from The Old Vic Theatre School, creator of The Zen Of Screaming, and vocal coach to over 300+ vocalists including Corey Taylor from Slipnknot, Chris Daughtry from American Idol, Brandi Carlisle, Harper from AGT, Courtney Laplante from Spiritbox, and Randy Blythe from Lamb Of God.).

— Britta Goertz. (20 year vocal coach teaching in SLS and CVT as well techniques for vocal distortion, owner of Harsh Vocal School, and signed to Napalm Records.).

— Vocals Rock. (CVT Certified.).

— Sharon Sexton. (BA Music, MA Vocal Performance, Advanced Diploma from The Voice College London, and Sloane in Bat Out Of Hell The Musical world and UK tour.).

— I’m currently in working towards a full three year certification at the Institute For Vocal Advancement.