How I started teaching

Tone-deaf people

Decades ago I successfully taught nearly nearly twenty people with amusia, with great results.

It all began in 1989 when I founded my first community choir, the Perth Discovery Choir (PDC), which I conducted for five years. (It was lovely that the choir subsequently brought me back for their thirtieth anniversary to conduct an item.)

One of the first PDC members, a bass, had amusia. In those days (and still today perhaps?) no-one had any idea what to do with people in choirs with tone-deafness beyond giving them a bit of time to get the hang of it.

After a few weeks he was definitely not 'getting the hang of it,' so I suggested he come to me for private lessons. I had to guess what to do, and I guessed right. After a few months he could hold a tune. He was so happy with himself.

Over the next decade or so I had perhaps nineteen more tone-deaf private students who all made the required effort over a few months. All but one succeeded, a stunning success rate of 90% to 95%.

If you think you might be tone-deaf contact me via email:

m at mixmargaret.com

Get in touch to book a one-to-one lesson where we can talk it all over, assess your singing, and make a start. 

Who Else Teaches Tone-Deaf People?

My blog

My blog post about tone-deafness:

Everyone can sing? Maybe not yet if you're tone-deaf

YouTube channel

Freely shareable PDFs of my music

Extensive website: www.mixmargaret.com

How to refer to me: margaret-mx-she-they

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