Voice (1-on-1 sessions and group facilitation)
Orion is a vocal practitioner and singer with 20+ years experience in classical and jazz. Whether you have never trained before and wish to connect with your voice for the first time, or are a touring musician looking to take care of vocal health & develop your singing technique - sessions are catered to the individual. Orion’s trauma-informed practice is sensitive to the relationship between singing and mental / physical health and acknowledges the impact of lived experience upon vocal expression. Orion is also available to facilitate group workshops for events and public programming.
Do not hesitate to outline any access requirements when getting in touch.
Testimonials
“Training with Orion has been vital groundwork for my daily practice and touring. They have helped me to both discover new ways of singing and also crucially look after my voice on the road. It’s been a total joy to work with them!”
— Laura Misch
“The sessions have helped me not only on a technical level, e.g. expanding my range, but have also played a role in my emotional wellbeing, and have supported my creative practice as a singer-songwriter/producer. I have felt held. No judgement, only tender encouragement, with a welcome amount of being challenged. Orion genuinely cares about your growth, and is receptive to individual needs or goals. What has been most important to me is the space to be vulnerable, to be myself - to learn how to allow myself to be witnessed in my feelings; to sing from the heart; to find my authentic, innermost voice. ”
— Valeria Radchenko
“My time with Orion has been nothing short of magical. They have made me feel comfortable with using my voice in ways I always thought would be out of my range. Their presence and studio is filled with tranquility and they care about making you feel always welcome. I have deepened my knowledge of my body and understood how our voices can be so powerful, and Orion’s guidance has made this easier. They are a flexible, kind, pedagogical artist, and will make sessions fun and adapted to your interests.”
— Jacobo Belilti
“Orion is one of the kindest practitioners I have worked with. I fully trust them to hold our space together. They have taught me to be comfortable and more confident using my voice. Sessions with Orion have allowed me to explore my voice through singing and reciting poetry in a gentle, challenging, and grounding way. ”
— Alba Frederick
“In my lessons with Orion I have been provided a safe space without judgement, where I am able to reconnect with my voice. It has been both therapeutic and a lot of fun, exploring songs I never thought I could sing. I highly recommend this to anyone looking to build more confidence with their voice.”
— Fredde Lanke
“Working with Orion really helped me to trust in my own voice, and to learn how to build the vocal strength and confidence that I was seeking. They have such an ear for detail, and are intuitive, flexible and holistic in their approach - listening to what both my voice and I need in each moment, and offering an array of vocal exercises to experiment with. I have had voice lessons from multiple teachers previously, but find that with Orion I have made the most tangible and lasting progress, and am able to understand my voice better for it.”
— Mona Najma
“Working with Orion has massively impacted my practice. Being reminded to slow down and ease into my voice has opened up so much for me and I now feel so much more comfort and control when singing. I leave our lessons more centred in my voice than when I arrived. They also just have such a welcoming and warm manner. Highly recommend singing with them!”
— Margomool
“My lessons with Orion are the highlight of my week. I hadn’t had singing lessons before and I’m astounded by how much I’ve grown in confidence. I feel more at home even in my speaking voice, which has been especially gratifying while navigating changes since taking testosterone. Orion cultivates a welcoming and encouraging space, and week to week I’m surprised by my improved tone and increased range. I highly recommend them as a teacher!”
— Lee Davidson
“By working with Orion I was able to completely transform my relationship to singing and truly discover my voice. Their embodied approach allowed me to find confidence, ease, relaxation, space and joy whilst singing, as well as explore the versatility and possibilities of my voice, all in a safe and supported way and at a pace that worked for me. I’m so grateful for the deeper connection I now have with my voice and all that I discovered along the way.”
— Jose Funnell
“I am a singer and a voice researcher. When I became pregnant, having not had 1-2-1 singing lessons since I was a teenager, I knew that it felt important to have some voice classes. Alongside my (excellent) NHS check ins, I wanted another way of mapping my body, of reading how I was changing. I said as much to Orion when I was starting classes: I contacted them as I was in need of a queer place to sing and visit myself. Despite being a cis-woman, I was uneasy about the hyper-female space I was going into, inevitable in my pregnant body. I wanted a brief moment, once every two weeks, when I could be body and sound, a body defined by its activity and not the gendered narratives around it. Perhaps unusually for voice lessons, I didn’t have an aesthetic goal in mind, and just as well: I was nauseous from 5 to 40 weeks, and could be set off by noise. Orion was wonderful: I could sit when I needed, reject exercises when my body did. Being able to do lip trills again at 30 weeks was joyful, for both of us. The song we worked on was a lullaby I would eventually sing to my kid in the long nights. Whilst I was working for myself, without an eye on ’training’, it was clear that Orion has a depth of embodied knowledge, that they applied care-fully and lovingly. I would recommend Orion to anyone.”
“I came to work with Orion wanting to sing for pleasure and to gain more control over my voice after starting testosterone. Orion’s skills and experience meant they noticed small details that could improve my singing, even via video lessons. Both my abilities and confidence grew extensively over our work together, and finding time to sing and use my voice was essential for helping me through a difficult time.
Orion is an enthusiastic and knowledgeable teacher who always helped put me at ease. I can’t recommend working with them enough!”