Matthew Iddeson Singing Lessons

About

Matthew is a British Classical Baritone with a degree from the Royal Academy of Music and is currently studying his Masters at the Royal College of Music

Matthews musical education began as a choral scholar at The Pilgrims school in Winchester as a Quirister for Winchester College from the age of ten to thirteen. After three years at The Pilgrims School he attended Perins School, Alresford. While at Perins School he was a member of both Hampshire Youth Chamber and Main Choir.

Matthew was awarded a place at the junior department of the Royal Academy of Music during this time he was casted in three staged opera scenes, of which he played the parts of; Eugene Onegin in Tchaikovsky’s opera, Papageno in Die Zauberflöte and finally the role of the Count in Le nozze di Figaro. In 2017 he was awarded first prize in the Ann Lampard singing competition. In 2016 he attended The Glyndebourne autumn course run by Mary King and Annabel Arden where they worked on a variety of different chorus’ whilst semi staging them. Throughout Matthews gap year, he continued to study at the Academy’s Junior Department alongside working as Musician in Residence and assistant to the head of music at Sherfield School, Basingstoke.

In 2017 Matthew started as an undergraduate at The Royal Academy of Music Studying under Glenville Hargreaves and during this time was cast in the chorus of the Royal Academy Opera’s double bill of Iolanta and L'enfant et les sortilège, directed by Oliver Platt and also cast in the chorus for the RAO’s performance of Massenets Chérubin directed by James Hurley.

Throughout Matthews time as an undergraduate he has depped across multiple churches around London and is a regular singer for Howard Ionascu’s Laudate Choir. In February 2020 he was selected to participate in a Master Class with Brindley Sherratt at the Royal Academy and is the autumn term of his final year he was cast as Billy Budd in the Academy’s Vocal Faculty Opera Scenes.

Matthew is currently in his second year of his master program at the Royal College of Music having studied with renowned bass baritone Brindley Sherratt in his first year he is now learning under the equally renowned Scottish Soprano Janis Kelly

Matthews aim is to help students to enjoy their singing while learning valuable performance, technical and all round musicality. Although classically trained, Matthew teaches a broad range of singing styles and is able to tailor his expertise to help with what ever repertoire the student would like to work on. Each student is treated as an individual and the learning process is tailored to the student’s ability and needs.

Tuition: **BELOW ARE DISCOUNTED RATES DURING COVID-19**

Please note all of my lessons are taught online via zoom, allowing a risk free learning environment post pandemic and flexibility on time and venue of lesson.

Please note that payment is made per month. However, payment plans are available upon request.

£40 per 45-minute lesson (ie. £160 / month, 4 lessons)
£30 per 30-minute lesson (ie. £120 / month, 4 lessons)

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