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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
- Level 1-4 Certificates and Training via Care Skills Academy (for Health and Social Care Support Workers) in: Positive Behaviour Support, Safeguarding and
Protection of Adults, CYP: Safeguarding Children and Young People, Autism, Learning Disability, First Aid, Equality Diversity and Inclusion, Moving and Handling, Fire Safety, Dysphagia, Epilepsy
Awareness and The Care Certificate.
- 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 support, assist and improve various areas
including development, administration, management, performance, coaching skills (i.e. parents, producers and sport), revenue and healing (via music and sound).
She is also writing and recording songs and stories with various.
'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 and singer-songwriting skills further to being advised to use her voice 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 inspiration of Grammy award winning producer, Steve
McClaughlin.
Originally from Coventry in the West Midlands, Flora also lived and studied in Scotland, Spain and the US before returning to the UK. She currently lives in
London.
Flora’s Training and Personal Development
Flora has trained in/with various including:
- Patricia McMahon and various choirs including 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 2nd 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
- Health and Safety via The MU for over 7
years
- Stress Management with Professor Stephen
Palmer
- Cognitive Behavioural Coaching with Channel 4 Stress Coach and
Therapist, Gladeana McMahon