Charlie Walker-Harris
Clarinet player and Instrumental Teacher
Sutton Coldfield, North Birmingham
Hi! I'm Charlie, the founder of Walker Harris Music!
I studied at the Royal Academy of Music, winning the Buffet Crampon Clarinet Prize there and graduating with First Class Honours. I am an active professional clarinet player, having played with orchestras such as the Philharmonia Orchestra in London, the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra and the BBC National Orchestra of Wales.
In 2021, at Birmingham City University, I gained Qualified Teacher Status and a Postgraduate Certificate in Leadership and Learning as a secondary school teacher. I have taught in classrooms as well as one to one, and I love teaching a variety of instruments including the voice. I currently work for Entrust Music Service Staffordshire, providing clarinet, saxophone, piano, guitar, singing and ukulele lessons. I have helped students reach ABRSM, Trinity and London College of Music grades with a 100% pass rate.
I am open to any preference in musical taste, and I focus on making each lesson as fun an experience as possible. I enjoy the process of working towards grades, however if you are not looking to enter grades and simply want to learn the instrument I very much welcome that too.
Click on "Charlie's Story" to learn more about my journey with music.
Eleanor Walker-Harris
Singing Teacher & Vocal Coach
Hi! I’m Ellie- I’m a Vocal Coach, Somatic Practitioner, Sound Healer and Yoga Teacher (and recently Charlie’s wife!).
I originally trained as an actor, graduating from the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire with a BA (Hons) in Acting in 2016. In 2026 I finished a Masters Degree in Voice Pedagogy with the Voice Study Centre/ University of Essex, focussing my research on the benefits of yoga for singers.
I’ve worked extensively with young people for the past several years for numerous organisations including Youth Theatres, Music Services and Theatres, including 5 years in the Education team at Birmingham Hippodrome. I have supported students through their LCM Music Theatre exams, preparation of repertoire for Drama School Auditions and rehearsals for shows. I have also worked extensively in schools teaching singing and drama both to whole classes and 1:1 students.
I now freelance at Performers College and Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts as an Associate Lecturer of Voice and Singing in their BA and CertHE programmes respectively.
For Walker Harris Music, I am specialising in:
Musical Theatre Singing
London College of Music (LCM) Music Theatre exams
Drama School Audition preparation (songs and speeches)
When I’m not teaching voice for performers, I have my own business offering Somatic Coaching for creative women, and yoga classes/ sound baths in the local area and online. You can read more about that HERE.
I hold an enhanced DBS and am fully insured.
