Isabella Gervais Lambert

Singing and Clubs Teacher

Bio coming soon

Elizabeth Hoare

Singing, Piano and Clubs Teacher

Elizabeth is a dedicated music and performing arts educator with a BA (Hons) in Actor Musicianship from Rose Bruford College. She is passionate about empowering young people through creative expression and has worked extensively across a range of educational settings.

Elizabeth has taught with Totally RAD Music School, Jigsaw Performing Arts, PQA, and Southbury Primary School, where she designed and delivered engaging, curriculum- based music lessons. Her teaching practice focuses on building confidence, creativity, and collaboration in a safe and inclusive environment. She is experienced in working with children of all ages and abilities, supporting them in developing vocal technique, musicality, and stage presence.

A versatile musician and actor, Elizabeth is proficient in voice, drums, saxophone, and keyboard. She has trained at leading institutions, including Rose Bruford College and Arts Educational School and holds an ATCL Diploma in Speech & Drama, ABRSM Grade 5 Music Theory, and RSCM Bronze and Silver Awards. Her training includes roles such as Musical Director for Mermaid at Rose Bruford College, where she led ensemble singing and musical storytelling.

Elizabeth is currently making her professional London debut as Female Swing (Stick Lady Love & Actor-Musician) in Stick Man Live at the Bloomsbury Theatre — a production that combines her love for performance with her passion for inspiring children through live theatre.

At the heart of her teaching is a commitment to creativity, inclusion, and joyful learning. She continues to champion the arts as a powerful tool for growth, expression, and connection in young people’s lives. Elizabeth is excited to continue sharing her love of music and performance with the next generation of artists.

Sara Hunter

Singing Teacher

Sara is a dynamic and passionate choir director, singing teacher, music educator, and community organiser with nearly two decades of experience inspiring individuals and communities through the power of music. With roots in dance and musical theatre, she began her career as an all-round performer before deepening her musical expertise and transitioning into private teaching and choir leadership.

Driven by a strong belief that music should be accessible to everyone, Sara teaches primarily by ear, creating an inclusive and empowering environment for people of all ages and backgrounds—particularly those who may not read sheet music. Her innovative and intuitive approach includes arranging popular, gospel, and musical theatre songs with careful consideration for the interests and developmental needs of each group or individual. As a performer with a dance background, she often incorporates movement and actions into rehearsals to aid memory and bring songs to life.

Sara has led a wide variety of choirs including primary school choirs, community groups, church and gospel ensembles, and mass choirs for special events. Her work is characterised by her unique blend of musical excellence and community engagement, as well as her deep commitment to building confidence and leadership in others. One of her greatest joys is nurturing hidden musical talent in children whose cultural contexts may not traditionally value the arts, and witnessing their transformation as they grow in confidence and pride. An entrepreneurial spirit, Sara often initiates new projects in response to community needs. One such project, Hoxton Singing Mums, emerged from her own experience of motherhood and the isolation it can bring. The choir provided a space where mums could sing, connect, and foster community while their children played nearby.

Her project Sing for a Change reflected her passion for social justice and her training as a community organiser. The choir brings together singers to perform songs about justice, peace, and love using music as a catalyst for positive change.

Sara's love for theatre and belief in its transformative power resonates deeply with her values of inclusivity, excellence, and creative daring. She is committed to ensuring that everyone feels a sense of belonging and has the opportunity to lead and grow through music.

Katey Rylands

Singing and Piano Teacher

Katey Rylands is an English Mezzo-Soprano currently freelancing as a performer and teacher in London. Katey's recent successes includes winning the Isabel Jay Memorial Prize at her previous conservatoire, the Royal Academy of Music, after impressing the adjudicator with her operatic repertoire. Currently, she is enjoying teaching at SWS school of Music and Putney Music School and loves working with children of all ages, teaching them both singing and piano. Katey's strong musicianship originated when studying music in secondary school and excelled when she attended Wells Cathedral School as a specialist Musician. Whilst studying at RAM, Katey was involved in many exciting projects such as, performing in the RAO chorus for Tchaikovsky's Iolanta, Ravel's L'enfant et les sortilèges and Massenet's Chérubin. Katey's passion for opera was certainly highlighted when she performed the roles of Cherubino, Nancy, Orfeo, Hermia and Dorabella in Vocal Faculty opera scenes. When Katey wasn't studying she loves to involve herself in different projects and productions; Katey performed the role of Dido in HGO's production of Purcell's Dido & Aeneas and has performed in West Green House Opera's summer production of Donizetti's opera L'elisir d'amore.

Katey started learning piano as a second instrument during her time at primary school and continued lessons throughout secondary school and during her time at Wells Cathedral School as a specialist musician. She has taught piano at multiple schools and for music schools, such as SWS Music school, Putney Music school and now Pelican Music. She also has a Master of Arts degree from the Royal Academy of Music, which has broadened her musicianship and sharpened her music theory knowledge.

Although Katey loves the performing aspect of her career, she loves being a teacher. She believes that music is very important to a child's development and that music can also teach many life skills that will benefit them in their futures.

Yasemin Gezer

Singing Teacher

Yasemin is a versatile vocalist, extensively trained in Musical Theatre, Pop, Classical, and Jazz. She studied Music at the University of Bristol where she achieved one of the highest marks of her cohort in the final year recital, and since then has been performing and teaching regularly.

As a singing teacher, Yasemin fosters a supportive and personalised environment, blending advanced vocal techniques with a relaxed, fun atmosphere to empower her students. She customises lessons to meet each student's unique needs and learning style, leading to remarkable transformations. With an emphasis on acting and stage presence, she helps her students establish deep connections with the music, resulting in confident, authentic performances. Above all, Yasemin is dedicated to creating a positive and enjoyable environment in all her lessons, so that students find the joy that will fuel their motivation to improve.

Nino Russell

Piano and Singing Teacher

Nino is currently undertaking doctoral studies in composition at the Royal College of Music under the supervision of Alison Kay and Christina Guillaumier. Recipient of the Frank Bridge Studentship and the Kit and John Gander Award, his research arises out of modular, generative and reactive systems within a series of new works, Constellations.

Nino also holds a Master of Composition (MComp) with Distinction from the RCM,
and a Bachelor of Music in Composition (BMus) with First Class Honours from the
London College of Music, supported by the Nina Williams Scholarship. His diverse portfolio includes concert and media music, which has been broadcast on Amazon Prime Video and ITV. Performances of his work have been given by CBSO NEXT artists Laura Farré Rozada and Iris van den Bos, sopranos Charlotte Hoather and Kathleen Anne Greene, the RCM Film Orchestra, and the Arcus Quartet, at the CBSO Centre, Leeds Lieder Festival, Royal College of Music and the Ealing Music Festival.

Nino has taught piano, music theory and composition both privately and in schools across London for over six years.

Matthew Duncan

Piano and singing teacher

Matthew trained at the Royal Northern College of Music and at Associated Studios, London. Recent roles include Bourgeois (Fortunio) with Grange Park Opera and Buxton Opera Festival, Schaunard (La Boheme) with Opera Up Close, Hobson (Peter Grimes) with the Nottingham Philharmonic Orchestra, Gerald (La belle de la Bete) at Tete a Tete Opera Festival, Baron (La Traviata) with Opera UK and Petaling Jaya Arts Theatre in Kuala Lumpur, Gugliemo (Cosi fan Tutte) with European Chamber Opera and Jackdaws Opera.

He recently performed in Iris, La Boheme and The Queen of Spades with Opera Holland Park and also sang in Northern Ireland Opera’s critically acclaimed production of Turandot. Other credits have included Peter Grimes, Queen of Spades, Fortunio, Madama Butterfly, Idomeneo, Tosca, Love for Three Oranges and Tristan und Isolde at Grange Park Opera.

On the solo concert platform he has sung at numerous venues across the UK, performing recently at the London Handel Festival with the Amade Players and also in the title role in Elijah at the Cadogan Hall with the LGMC.

Matthew also sings with the Blossom Street Singers and the J-Tones Quartet who perform regularly across the UK. He is also a member of Eschoir who recently performed for the Prime Minister at 10 Downing Street.

In addition to performing Matthew enjoys a busy schedule of private piano and singing teaching. He co-conducts the St. Giles Choir in Camberwell (South London) and also the Camberwell Community Choir in London which enjoys regular performances across London including recent performances at Young-Vic Theatre and the Royal Festival Hall.