Edwin Pitt Mansfield
Educator - Performer - Musical Director
Educator
Ed has 20 years of experience in singing teaching and performance, he studied at Trinity College of Music and has been awarded the Licentiate of the Royal School's of Music in Singing. He specialises in working with gifted young performers and professionals, helping them to gain the solid and safe technique necessary for life in the professional music world with vocal health central to his teaching.
Alongside his classical studio, Ed is experienced in working with triple threat performers and is currently Singing Teacher at Tring Park School for the Performing Arts having previously taught at the Royal Ballet School. He works with Buckinghamshire Music Trust and taught at Stowe School for five years. He is also passionate about engaging boys in singing, working with them as they undergo voice change and has led workshops and spoken at conferences.
Many of his students are currently working in West End shows and talented younger performers have gone on to study at conservatoires/drama school or specialist music schools. His students also regularly gain choral scholarships to prestigious universities and schools alongside gaining places in organisations such as the National Youth Choir and National Youth Music Theatre. Outside of direct teaching he is an examiner for Trinity College London, frequently taking on tours worldwide.
Edwin is a passionate advocate of music education and is Past Chair of the Association of Teachers of Singing, having previously been Chair (2024 - 2024) and South East Area Rep. He also works with young teachers and acts as a mentor to young professionals as they they begin their teaching journey. He is a regular contributor to Music Teacher magazine and has had articles published in the EVTA ECHO (European Voice Teacher's Association).