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About Flora

Flora’s experience includes:

• gaining a BA Degree in Music Performance; Diploma in Management; Level 3 Certificates in Teaching, Counselling Studies, Administration, Paediatric First Aid, Safeguarding, Childcare and Education; Level 2 Certificate in Cognitive Behavioural Coaching; Certificates: Stress Management, SEN Teaching Assistant, Violin (Grade 8 Distinction), Singing (Grade 7 Merit), First Aid
• Recipient of funding via Help Musicians and BAPAM (British Association for Performing Arts in Medicine) to study Counselling and/or Psychotherapy
• many years of community, education, libraries, music, entertainment, broadcasting, artistic, creative, wellbeing, coaching and support work
• co-designing, piloting and facilitating ‘Music Story Rhymes with Lambeth Libraries in London for over two years
• owning the brand, ‘Song Sense’
• supporting clients and students via many different genres including classical, jazz, pop and rock music

Flora has piloted, facilitated and co-designed bespoke coaching programmes, workshops and courses for all age groups – that supports, assists and improves various areas including development, administration, management, performance, coaching skills (i.e. parents, producers and sport), revenue and the healing (via music and sound).

She is also writing and recording songs and stories with various including therapist and musician, Lisa White based in Australia.

 

'I received both personal and musical coaching from Flora for over two years.  Throughout this period, I found the advice Flora imparted of great help, use and value and am pleased to say the coaching has assisted me in significantly improving my income, playing as well as my mental and physical wellbeing.

Throughout the coaching, I found Flora to be highly knowledgeable, reliable, intuitive, supportive and consistently professional. I would therefore have no hesitations in recommending her services to anyone interested.'
Matt King Smith

Flora developed her spoken word, chant and singer-songwriting skills further to being advised to by Hollywood film composer and arranger etc., Michael Kamen.  She later recorded her demos of original songs under the guidance and support of various including former King band member, Mike Roberts and Grammy award winning producer, Steve McClaughlin.  She has since written and performed many more chants, music and songs.

Originally from Coventry in the West Midlands, Flora also lived and studied in Scotland, Spain and the US before returning to the UK. She’s been living in London, for the last 25 years.

 

Flora’s Training and Personal Development

Flora has trained in/with various including:

• Patricia McMahon and House Gospel Choir in singing and voice work
• Former Leader of the Scottish Chamber Orchestra, John Tunnell for one year
• Former New York City Opera and leader of the 2^nd violins (Scottish Chamber Orchestra), Jerre Gibson for one year
• Music Performance with Warren Jacobs at The Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama for three years
• Private, state and church schools
• Teaching Skills with Berkeley University Professor, Anne Crowden for one year
• Counselling Studies with Tina Corcoran via LT&CTA for one year
• Professor Stephen Palmer in Stress Management
• Cognitive Behavioural Coaching with Channel 4 Stress Coach and Therapist, Gladeana McMahon