Voice
Mark Bobb
Tutor: Mark Bobb
A professional opera singer, jazz singer, and violinist, Mark Bobb is also an accomplished teacher of voice, violin, and theory.
He is currently living in Wellington, New Zealand, singing with the NBR New Zealand Opera Company. He coaches three choirs and is teaching at Scots College, St Patrick’s, Kilbirnie, St. Mary’s College, and Encore School of Music. Mark also teaches privately.
Since moving to New Zealand in late 2010, Mark has been singing in the NBR New Zealand Opera Chorus in Wellington. He trained at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London, obtaining a performance diploma, AGSM (Merit), and teaching diploma. Prior to that, he obtained a degree in Performance Arts at Middlesex Univeristy, UK. He has sung with Opera North in the UK, as well as numerous smaller companies, and has toured extensively in the UK, Europe, and the far east.
Mark teaches classical singing, jazz, musical theatre, and performance techniques, and has a lot of experience teaching voice for theatre to teenagers and young adults.
Playing music with others is an important part of music education and enjoyment, and Mark is always keen to encourage chamber music. He teaches quartets and small string orchestras.
Schedule
During School Hours: Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
Sharon Yearsley
Tutor: Sharon Yearsley
Sharon has been teaching singing itinerantly in high schools and as a private practitioner for 20 years. She has a Bachelor of Music with Honours in Voice Performance (University of Auckland) and a Master of Music Therapy with Honours (NZ School of Music). She also enjoys teaching piano, barbershop, and choirs and, particularly, community singing groups with a focus on wellbeing. As a performer, she has in the past worked extensively as a soloist and ensemble member including as a Soprano in the NZ Opera Chorus. She is currently teaching part time while raising her sons Edward and Liam.
Sharon's approach to teaching singing is student-centred and holistic, building rapport and understanding in both language and in song, and guiding the student towards healthy and beautiful singing in their preferred genre. Her teaching style has emphasis on achieving ease and flow in the body and beauty in the sound through developing student awareness of the kinaesthetic process.
Schedule
Tuesday and Thursday