I have very advanced piano skills and enjoy accompanying singers during lessons. I am a linguist, fluent in Welsh, English and French, and semi-fluent in German and Italian. I welcome singers of all ages and have a friendly approach to learning, based on academic principles.

I teach privately and have also taught at the following educational establishments:

United Kingdom University of Aberdeen; Aberystwyth University; Bangor University; University of Bristol; Brunel University; Cardiff University; University of Edinburgh; Edinburgh Napier University; University of Glasgow; Glyndŵr University; University of Leeds; University of Liverpool; University of Manchester; Middlesex University; University of Oxford; Royal Holloway University of London; Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama; University of St Andrews; University of Sussex United States of America University of Arizona, AZ; Auburn University, AL; Boise State University, ID; California State University, Los Angeles, CA; Claremont McKenna College, CA; Eastern Kentucky University, KY; University of Florida, FL; Florida Gulf Coast University, FL; Grand Canyon University, AZ; Indiana State University, IN; New York University, NY; Northern Arizona University, AZ; University of Maine, ME; Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MA; University of Minnesota, MN; University of Minnesota Duluth, MN; Scripps College, CA; University of Southern California, CA; Southern Virginia University, VA; Stetson University, FL; St. Mary’s College, Notre Dame, IN; St. Mary’s College of Maryland, MD; Stanford University, CA; Trinity University, San Antonio, TX; Tulane University, LA; Union College, NY; West Chester University, PA; Whitman College, WA.

Music Qualifications & Achievements:

• Cambridge University, undergraduate and postgraduate degrees in Music BA, MusB, MA, PhD, DMus
• Choral Scholarship at St John’s College
• I made my debut with Welsh National Opera as Guglielmo (Così fan tutte) and have since appeared in more than 70 operatic roles. I have given performances at major venues in North and South America, Australia, China, India, and most European countries.
• I frequently records for BBC Radio 3 (in recital, and with the BBC NOW, CBSO, BBC SO, BBC SSO, BBC Philharmonic and BBC CO), and have made 40 commercial recordings as soloist, including more than 10 solo discs of songs.