Trainer Profile

Ross is a technical singing teacher and Estill Master Trainer (EMT). He is Professor of Singing (Musical Theatre) at the Royal Academy of Music, London; Chorister Singing Teacher at Westminster Cathedral, London; and visiting music teacher (singing) at Eton College, Windsor; Kings College School, Wimbledon; and Trinity School, Croydon; alongside his private London studio. Previously, he was Lecturer of Musical Theatre (singing) at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, technical singing teacher on the Musical Theatre and Acting degrees at Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts, technical singing teacher at Bird College, Director of Choral Music at Bromley High School and technical vocal coach to the boys, scholars and men at Chelmsford Cathedral. His graduates and professional clients can be heard in London’s West End, National and International Tours, Cruise Ships, sound tracks for Screen, and Operatic Stages in the UK and Europe. Ross graduated from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland with a BMus (Hons) in Classical Vocal Studies, an endorsement in Community Music and a MA in Musical Theatre Performance. He was the recipient of a RCS Scholarship and an Ian Fleming Musical Theatre Award. Before following his true vocation as a singing teacher, he spent a brief time performing and recording at the industry’s most recognisable venues, including The Royal Albert Hall, The London Coliseum, The National Theatre, The Royal Festival Hall and Abbey Road, working with English National Ballet, BBC Television, BBC Radio, the BBC Proms, Disney, EMI, the John Wilson Orchestra, the BBC Concert Orchestra and the Maida Vale Singers.As a teacher, Ross was trained and mentored by Anne-Marie Speed and Paul Farrington. The Estill Model is central to his teaching due to the transformative nature of the work and the artistic freedom it enables. He firmly believes that “everyone has a beautiful voice.”