Dr Tim Summers, Lecturer in Music at Royal Holloway, University of London
'Paul Cook for a lifetime's worth of encouragement and passion for all kinds of music.' Understanding Video Games Music, 2017. Cambridge University Press
Paul Cook BA(Hons), PG Cert (Voice Pedagogy), FRSA, LLCM, LRSM, LTCL, LMusLCM, LMusTCL, CTABRSM (Voice), EFP (Estill Figure Proficiency)
"in summary, Paul showed exceptional communication skills and knowledge of the voice, its repertoire and teaching concepts, techniques and processes." The Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music, 2023
Tutor of singing (BA/BMus/MA) and Ensemble Coach (Music Theatre, CCM, Jazz, Classical.)
Officially proficient in all of the Estill figure options for voice and vocal qualities. Link to listing on estillvoice.com
Certified Teacher of the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music (awarded the status with the highest classification of Excellent).
Licentiate of the Royal Schools of Music (passed with Distinction).
Diploma of the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music as both performer and teacher of piano.
'Paul Cook for a lifetime's worth of encouragement and passion for all kinds of music.' Understanding Video Games Music, 2017. Cambridge University Press
Paul helped me, not only with my singing and technique, but also with my confidence. His support 100% got me into Arts Educational (with a full scholarship), Urdang and Bird. Forever grateful.
I feel incredibly grateful to have Paul as my singing teacher. Every singing lesson is filled with encouragement, useful tips, and valuable vocal techniques. Paul has helped me gain a lot of confidence in my vocal abilities and is helping me reach my full potential as a singer.
Paul is a fantastic teacher and he has explained loads of things in a short amount of time that I had been confused about for years. I finally feel like I am making progress.
Paul's zest for music is infectious and it's because of him that I passed Grade 8 Classical Singing with Distinction at 14, my diploma (also with Distinction) aged 16 and was awarded an entrance scholarship to study singing at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama at 17. He truly is an inspirational teacher.
As a dancer wanting to study a musical theatre degree, I knew that I would need to improve my singing. Having singing lessons with Paul allowed me to be accepted at multiple colleges, grow in confidence and understand how my voice works. This has helped me massively as I start my training at Wilkes Academy.
I am thankful to Paul for making me the confident singer I am today. I passed my Grade 8 and diploma in Musical Theatre with Distinction thanks to him. Anyone who has lessons with Paul will flourish very quickly.