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Vivo Music Studio is a Private Teaching Studio offering lessons in Singing, Saxophone, Violin and  Piano face-to-face in South Yorkshire, North Nottinghamshire, and North Lincolnshire areas.​

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Vivo Music Studio was set up originally in New Zealand by professional Mezzo Soprano Kamilla Dunstan in 2006. The studio provides a fun and laid back learning environment that prides itself with strong focuses on both technical aspects and each student's individual needs.​

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Students have been offered places and gone onto train at leading performing arts schools such as the Royal College of Music (London),  The Royal Northern College of Music (Manchester), Urdang (London), Performers College (Essex), Body Works (Cambridge) and LIPA (Liverpool).

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Students have also been successful after auditioning and gaining places on the prestigious Glyndebourne Academy and The Opera North Youth Company.

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Students have had major successes at National Competitions such as David Clover Festival of Singing (Sheffield), Mrs Sunderland Festival (Huddersfield), Worksop Music & Drama Festival and the Robin Hood Music & Drama Festival (Doncaster).

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Students take part in external examinations such as ABRSM, Trinity Guildhall and The London College of Music. 

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Vivo Music Studio holds annual concerts locally where students are invited to perform with a professional pianist to showcase the work they have been doing in the studio. The studio wants to provide a safe and friendly environment where students can test out new techniques, take risks and more importantly have fun!

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All lessons are 1:1, face-to-face and online. All teachers hold an Enhanced DBS Certificate.​

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our teachers

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Kamilla Dunstan

Kamilla was born in Yorkshire and later emigrated to New Zealand before returning to the UK. Kamilla studied at the Royal College of Music International Opera School, Royal Conservatoire of Scotland and the Guildhall School of Music
& Drama. Kamilla studies with Soprano, Claire Rutter.


Kamilla made her Royal Opera House debut as Ramise (Arminio, Handel) and covered the role of the Komponist in Opera North's production of Ariadne auf Naxos (R. Strauss) in 2023.

 

Kamilla has also covered the Singer in the Royal Ballet’s new production of Like Water for Chocolate by Joby Talbot in the summer of 2022.


In November 2021 she made her English National Opera debut as Waltraute in Richard Jones's new production of
The Valkyrie (Wagner) and sang Second Lady in Glyndebourne’s semi-staged production of The Magic Flute in December 2020.

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OTHER ROLES INCLUDE:

​Preziosilla (La Forza del destino, Verdi- Regents Opera), Suzy/Lolette (La Rondine- West Green Opera House), Ariodante and Faramondo (London Handel Festival), Fanny Price (Mansfield Park, Jonathan Dove- Opera South), Dorabella (Cosí fan tutte, in English- Clonter Opera), Naomi (Ruth- Philip Hageman- Pegasus Opera) and at the Royal College of Music International Opera School, Ramiro (La finta giardiniera), Hänsel (Hänsel und Gretel) and Orlofsky (Die Fledermaus).

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In 2019 Kamilla covered the lead, Eurydice Woman in English National Opera's production of Birtwistle's opera The Mask of Orpheus and covered Zweite Dame in Die Zauberflöte at the Glyndebourne Festival. Kamilla was also an Alvarez Young Artist in 2017 and covered the role of Zaida in Garsington Opera’s production of Il turco in Italia (Rossini).

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Concerts include Floßhilde in Das Rheingold with the Birmingham Philharmonic at the Birmingham Symphony Hall, Vaughan Williams’s Serenade to Music with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, also broadcast on BBC Radio 3 and a soloist in Te Deum & Jubilate (Handel) with the English Chamber Orchestra at St Paul’s Cathedral as part of the City of London Festival.

 

A 2nd Place winner at the Lyra New York International Vocal Competition (2021) and a finalist for the Maureen Lehane Singing Competition at Wigmore Hall (2018).

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Kamilla was a Polonsky Fellow at the Aspen Music Festival & School (USA), a Wagner Stipendien at the 2015 Bayreuth
Festspiele and a Samling Artist in 2014.

 

Kamilla was an ABRSM Scholar and was kindly supported by a Help Musician’s Tutton Opera Award and the Josephine Baker Trust.

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Elena Roxana Hinchcliffe

Roxi is a graduate of operatic singing from the Leeds Conservatoire. She gained a 1st class Degree in her undergraduate studies followed by a Distinction in her Postgraduate studies under the tutelage of Dr. Adriana Festeu (Royal Academy of Music, London), Carolyn Hargreaves and Geraldine Cassidy. 

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Roxi has performed recitals across the UK and internationally. Some of her notable engagements have included performances at Sounds like this Festival supported by Arts Council England where in 2018 she got selected to be part in Bizet: Carmen ACT1 - Chorus of Cigarette- girls: “La cloche a sonne” in the opera production named Paradise Club. In 2019 she made her debut as Armelinde in the Earth Odyssey Opera.

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During her time at the Leeds Conservatoire Roxi was invited to perform in various masterclasses with some of the worlds leading opera specialists such as mezzo-soprano Sally Burgess. Most notably in 2019 she was invited to perform at the inauguration of a long-standing partnership between Leeds conservatoire and Opera North.

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Aside from performing and researching, Roxi is a keen educator and in 2019 she began teaching opera, pop, musical theatre and gospel music. Roxi also enjoys planning recitals and getting involved in community projects, working closely with local schools where she offers 1-1 tuition in classical singing to young adults with special needs.

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Harriet Williamson

Harriet is a saxophonist and violinist, having studied at Birmingham Conservatoire under Naomi Sullivan.

 

Harriet has been teaching students of all ages in various capacities for almost 20 years.

 

Harriet has a responsive teaching style, adapting to the individual needs of the student and has experience working with individuals with additional needs.

 

Harriet plays across many genres including classical, jazz and experimental electronic, has released music of her own, and is featured on releases by local artists Pulselovers and Floodlights.

Matthew Thomas Palmer

​​​​​​Matthew is originally from Doncaster and started playing piano at a very early age. 

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Matthew holds a Bachelor of Music (with Honours) from the York University where his studies commenced in 2013.

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Matthew has performed at venues such as The Royal Albert Hall and a sold out Sir Jack Lyons Concert Hall where he played Schubert's Impromptu in G-flat Major.

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Since graduating Matthew has taught piano at Ranby House School and continues to teach at Hill House School (Doncaster) and Bootham Junior School (York). 

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Matthew still performs regularly and is highly passionate about encouraging the next generation of musicians. 

OPENING HOURS

 

Monday 9.00am-9.00pm

Tuesday 1.00pm-9.00pm

Wednesday 9.00am-9.00pm

Thursday 9.00am-9.00pm

Friday 9.00am-9.00pm

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Saturday 9.00am-6:00pm

Sunday 10.00am-5.00pm

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ADDRESS

 

17a The Courtyard

Bawtry

Doncaster

DN10 6JG

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info@vivomusicstudio.co.uk

Tel: +44 7807253845

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