Deborah Miles-Johnson

Singer, Choral Leader & Teacher

Deborah is an all-round choral consultant: an internationally recognised and highly acclaimed singer, director and vocal instructor. As a professional singer, Deborah has worked with the BBC Singers, Tallis Scholars, The Sixteen and at the Royal Opera House as a member of the Extra Chorus.

She is among the most experienced choral directors in the UK and has prepared the BBC and London Symphony Choruses, Philharmonia Chorus and Chelsea Opera Group for numerous prestigious performances.

Choral Leader

Deborah is a highly experienced choral leader and has coached some of the most prestigious amateur choirs in London. As a singer who has sung with some of the best choirs in the UK, she is uniquely placed to help any choir of any standard in any genre. She can advise on tone, blend and ensemble and guarantees a good result!

Vocal Tuition

Deborah is an experienced and sympathetic teacher who can help any level of singer.

She has devised a CD of vocal exercises and another set is in production by popular demand.

Singer

A former member of the BBC Singers and as a guest with the Sixteen and many other groups, Deborah has a wealth of professional choral experience. Her solo career has taken her all over the world and she is to be found on many recordings.

Music Director

Deborah conducts two choirs of her own: the prizewinning Imperial Male Voice Choir which began when they were all students together and Gloriana, formed in 2016 but which has already made a mark on the London scene. She also conducts occasional concerts by invitation.

Testimonials

Here is what some of the people who have worked with Debbie have to say…

Ealing Choral Society

Dr. Jonathan Williams (former Musical Director)

Debbie is a superb vocal coach and choral trainer with whom my choirs and I have had the enormous pleasure of working on many many occasions.

Whether she is standing in at short notice to take a weekly rehearsal, or running a choral workshop, Debbie’s insights into singing technique, choral discipline and musical style – always shared with great energy and humour – make a huge difference to the choir’s sound and the quality of the performance.

I can’t recommend her highly enough…!

Dr Jonathan Williams, Director of College Music, St Hilda’s College, Oxford.

Claire

Debbie’s teaching style is infectiously enthusiastic, brisk, energetic, positive; she listens and observes acutely, and picks up things I don’t even know I’m doing. Lessons are packed with exercises chosen to develop technique and extend one’s range, followed by putting it all into practice singing songs, which is the after all the whole point!

Debbie never seems to tire. She uses humour and anecdote; she explains, she analyses, she demonstrates, she entertains. To ensure that nothing can be forgotten (after all, a significant number of her pupils are not in the prime of life!) she encourages singers to record their lessons, and she expects them to go away and practise. And to come back for more!