Joanna Gawthorpe
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About | I started my professional career working abroad as a dancer and discovered that I enjoyed characterising and acting as I danced. On my return to England, I attended SLP college with a view of training in all three disciplines: Dance, Drama and Singing. My main ambition was to sing and act in a musical so was thrilled when I received a call back for a new Glenn Miller show… only for funding to cease days later. Fred Astaire sang ‘Pick yourself up, Dust yourself down and Start all over again’ so I did just that. I left college and began to train privately in Speech and Drama, Acting, Singing and Theory of Music and started working as a jobbing actress, that included work for a Theatre Company, performing, co-writing and directing as well as work for TV, and started up drama workshops for children and adults. I was inspired to devise a programme for the elderly through my love of musicals and discovered the early jazz standards composed by Gershwin and Cole Porter. Thus began my interest in Jazz Singing and a return to education. I completed a BTec in Jazz Studies at Leeds College of Music and started learning the piano. I then went onto study for a BMus (Hons) at the University of Huddersfield and was fortunate to study both performance and composition. I have a Masters degree in Music for the Moving Image at Leeds Beckett University where I have been encouraged to push boundaries to create music that is new and exciting. I am now studying for a PhD. I also play keys in a band called Triple Lock and sing with Timeless Horizons. I teach 1-1 and small groups including Singing, Beginner Piano and Theory. Music Qualifications & Achievements:
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Geolocation | 53.8397613,-1.6259907 |
Instrument(s) Taught | Music History, Piano, Singing |
Instrument | Music History, Piano, Singing |
Lesson Type | In-Person |
Lesson Prices
60 mins | £34.00 |
45 mins | £25.00 |
30 mins | £17.00 |
Payment Plans | Monthly |
Payment Options | Online Bank Transfer |
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First Name | Joanna |
Last Name | Gawthorpe |
Username | joanna-gawthorpe |