Group Singing

GROUP SINGING

CHILDREN 5 - 13

Focus on the rudiments of singing and vocal performance technique.

Private Lessons

PRIVATE LESSONS

JUNIORS AND ADULTS

Tom Sellwood offers tailored Singing Coaching for all ages

Audition Coaching

AUDITION COACHING

ADULTS

Coach Tom Sellwood can help you find your best performance.

Online private and group voice lessons, coaching and recording.

The Sellwood Studio of Performing Arts is a specialist voice studio

Created by Broadway and West End performer, Tom Sellwood.

We provide private tuition, performance and audition coaching, group classes, summer camps and Broadway workshops all in Madison NJ. The Sellwood Studio is suitable for all ages, from young children exploring the fun world of singing in group settings to adults pursuing professional careers and needing coaching for the next big audition. Learn singing, acting, presentation skills, audition technique and more in a friendly, fun manner with Broadway and West End leading man, Tom Sellwood and his excellent team of professional teachers and vocalists.

With workshops and extra special lessons from guest teachers and performers from the world of Broadway and opera, there really is something for everybody.

Summer Movie Musical Camps

Come join our popular online Summer Camps and create and star in your own movie musical

CHOOSE YOUR GROUP CLASS

All group singing classes run on Thursdays at the Presbyterian Church Of Madison. They focus on the rudiments of singing and vocal performance technique. Group sizes are limited to ensure a fun, supportive personal experience and the best chance to learn and develop growing skills. Each block session will include chances for parents to come and view and TAKE PART in the fun.

BRING THE SING

Kindergarten – 2nd GRADE

Ages 5-8

We will work on the foundations of singing.

Focusing on fun and building confidence Repetoire includes kids favorites, silly songs, Disney classics, pop, fun rock, Broadway theatre and even familiar TV theme tunes to help your child sing loudly, clearly, in tune and in time.

There will be games, movements, simple choreography and clapping to help develop senses of rhythm and timing too.
Students will also learn the rudiments of breathing for singing, tone, tuning and most importantly, how to really enjoy singing out.

We will start to explore solo singing and performance skills

YOUNG STARS

2nd – 4th GRADE

Ages 7-10

We will work on the foundations of singing.

Focusing on fun and building confidence, repertoire includes Disney classics, pop, fun rock, Broadway theatre and even movie music to help your young star sing loudly, clearly, in tune and in time.

Students will also learn the rudiments of breathing for singing, tone, tuning and most importantly, how to really enjoy singing out.

We will also explore solo singing and performance skills.

HIGH NOTES

4th – 7th GRADE

Ages 10-13

We will work on both group and solo singing.

Focusing on fun and building confidence, repertoire comprises Broadway theatre songs, movie hits, classic and contemporary pop to help your child sing loudly, clearly, in tune and with developing style and finesse.

Students will incorporate acting and performance into their singing. Most importantly they will learn to grow their skills by playing and exploring their abilities in a safe, fun, non-judgemental environment.

They will also learn the rudiments of breathing for singing, tone, tuning and most importantly, how to really enjoy singing out. We will also start to explore harmonies.

Junior Singing Lessons

Using both classical training materials and a good smattering of the music that excites and enthuses your child, we help your child to discover and utilise good vocal technique and habits that will prepare them for a lifetime of singing. Alongside technique, we provide extensive coaching on presentation, acting, audition technique, performance technique and much more, learned over decades of the highest level of professional career.
We match your child’s enthusiasm and guide them towards being their best.

One to One Sessons

The Sellwood Studio is suitable for all ages, from young children exploring the fun world of singing in group settings to adults pursuing professional careers and needing coaching for the next big audition.

Adult Singing Lessons

Tom Sellwood will work with you to achieve your performance goals. Whether you wish to improve your audition booking rate, extend your vocal range, hone your cabaret skills or just learn to sing, it’s never too late to start.

From Broadway musical theatre to pop to opera to just finding your real voice, singing is Tom’s passion and he is ready to work with you

Audition Coaching

With a long, successful career encompassing leading roles throughout the US, Broadway and London’s West End, Tom can help you find your best performance to help you book that job. This will be a fun, very supportive experience and will include time for really addressing the material, bringing it to life and also finding more additional songs that suit you.

Student In The Spotlight

Charlotte Ewing - Age 9.

Charlotte is a fourth grader at Lafayette School in Chatham. She recently began taking private lessons with Mr. Tom to help prepare for a role, but she has been singing and acting from an early age. Charlotte was bit by the theater bug at the age of 5 when she was cast to play Sandy in the musical Annie. Since then she has performed in shows in local theater companies including the title role of Matilda, Tootie in Meet Me in St. Louis, Little Elsa in Frozen, Jr., and the title role of Velveteen Rabbit in a virtual production. She feels especially close to the Spotlight Kids Company and has made several lasting friendships among her castmates. Charlotte loves all things musical, spending time with her sisters, being cozy (the sloth is her spirit animal) and eating anything that contains chocolate! In addition to her primary passion of musical theater, Charlotte also loves to play the piano, take ballet lessons, and play ice hockey, lacrosse and field hockey. Someday she hopes to make it to Broadway but until then she will act and sing anytime, anywhere!

Meet Our Teachers

Chelsea Friedlander

Chelsea Friedlander

Chelsea Friedlander has an exciting and extensive career of leading roles in both opera and light opera. She has been seen on stage with Ohio Light Opera, Nashville Opera, Opera On The James, Light Opera Of New Jersey, and more. Ms. Friedlander’s other career highlights have included performances with New York Gilbert and Sullivan Players, Opera in the Ozarks, Saratoga Opera, Light Opera of New York, and Martina Arroyo’s Prelude to Performance.
A New Jersey native, Ms. Friedlander holds a M.M. from Manhattan School of Music and B.M. from the Cleveland Institute of Music in Vocal Performance. Ms. Friedlander specializes in navigating healthy vocal technique with young children and song interpretation.

Lauren D'Imperio

Lauren D'Imperio

A true and natural crossover, Lauren can sing anything from Bach to Broadway, pop and rock music. In her professional career as a singer, Lauren has had the opportunity to sing at Carnegie Hall, the Theatre at MSG, NJPAC, PNC Bank Arts Center, the Stone Pony and more. She has toured the East Coast several times, as well as abroad in London and Europe. She is also a songwriter (ASCAP) and vocal arranger. Currently, Lauren freelances across the Tristate area as a session singer and vocalist, and is the lead singer of Madison based band Running Late. Here at the Sellwood School of the Arts, she teaches all levels of voice and beginner piano. She has a B.A. in Communication and Digital Media from Montclair State University, and is completing her B.M. In Music Education/Classical Voice from William Paterson University. Follow her to know more @LaurenDVocals

Paige Porter

Paige Porter

Paige sings opera, jazz, and theater in the tri-state area, and runs a choir out of Morris County with her husband who is also a Westminster alumnus. She has a Batchelor of Music degree from the prestigious Westminster Choir College, and a Masters of Music from Manhattan School of music. She has extensive private teaching experience, with students of all ages.

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