Why I Write Music: Creative Expression & Vocal Coaching for Singers

by | Feb 23, 2024 | Uncategorised

My journey in music has always been an intimate voyage of self-expression. Since I was a small child I always felt called to articulate my inner world through my voice and the piano. I would sit and the words and the notes would begin to flow. It brought me clarity and helped me see beauty in a world of chaos and confusion. Offering me solace and transforming the disarray of life into serenity and splendour.

I am not saying an artist must suffer for their art, quite the contrary, art heals.

This spontaneity, this stream of consciousness I love when singing and writing reflects the raw, unfiltered spirit I love in the works of other artists. Their openness, their vulnerability, often encapsulated in the energy of their early recordings inspires my own creations. Of course then the craft begins.

We’re human, we feel, we suffer, we love, music helps to express and celebrate all that it is to be human.

An Invitation

To those who also navigate life via song I offer an invitation to work with me, whether it’s through singing, playing, songwriting….there is a profound beauty in musical expression. It’s not the perfection of the voice that matters but the truth and authenticity with which it’s delivered. I would love to share this journey with you.

The Eternal Song Within

Singing, for me, is more than a practice; it’s a declaration of existence. And in the act of sharing, we do not merely help ourselves; we connect with the rest of mankind in the most profound way. So, let us all sing, for the sheer experience of living, to discover ourselves and to connect with others and celebrate our crazy lives.

If music is how you move through the world and you’d like support with your singing, songwriting, or creative expression, I’d love to work with you. I’m a vocal coach in London and online, supporting singers and artists worldwide.

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Jen May Singing CoachJennifer May, vocal coach and singing teacher, is the founder of ExpressiveVoiceWork®. With over 25 years of experience coaching singing, songwriting, and artistic expression. She holds a BA(Hons)Music and multiple voice and voice training diplomas. Her clients range from award-winning artists (including Brit, Kerrang, and NME award winners) to passionate beginners.

“Nature loves courage. You make the commitment and nature will respond to that commitment by removing impossible obstacles. Dream the impossible dream and the world will not grind you under, it will lift you up. This is the trick. This is what all these teachers and philosophers who really counted, who really touched the alchemical gold, this is what they understood. This is the shamanic dance in the waterfall. This is how magic is done. By hurling yourself into the abyss and discovering it’s a feather bed.”   ― Terence McKenna

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I write from my perspective as a vocal coach and artist-development mentor, sharing ideas, techniques, and reflections from inside the work.

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