Teachers

Emma has always had a great passion for singing and Drama since she appeared on stage at the early age of 5 where she has sung and acted ever since. Performing arts has been present in Emma’s life since an early age and has been on the stage in various roles in different musicals. She studied music and Drama at GSCE and A’level where she gained A’s in her singing performances. Emma then went on to study Performing Arts at University of Wolverhampton where she gained a BA Drama and Performance degree in 2010.  

Since the age of 14 Emma has worked in various jobs working with children in drama schools and youth related jobs. Emma’s current job is providing single and group lessons to pupils in primary schools and secondary schools. Also she runs her own company, Emma Parker Vocal tuition which she teachers from her studio at home and also works in 3 other private schools.  Emma also teaches at Music 2000 as a vocal Coach.  

Emma over the years has worked in many establishments such as the Wolverhampton Grand theatre as an Assistant vocal coach for the children's Glee Club, Virtuoso, Wolverhampton Stage School, Stage coach, Drama and music teacher teaching GSCE Music and Drama at North-east Wolverhampton Academy.  

 Emma also has her own performing arts school in Bilston, Wednesbury and Sutton Coldfield where students learn to  Sing, Act and Dance (Big Arena Performing Arts) .  

Emma has over 16  years of experience of singing and she has  100% pass rate in singing exams over the years

 Mark is the founder of Safesound Production and also Kidsounds. He has worked in the Music industry as a producer, composer, arranger, pianist and also a vocalist for over 20 years.
 

 Mark has worked in many bands as a lead vocalist and also a pianist. In the early days he toured the UK with ʻLive and Kickingʼ a nine piece soul band covering all the great northern soul classics. Following this he sang
with various groups and also travelled the world as a piano vocalist.
 

 Mark has worked as a composer and producer for artists, bands and companies over the past 20 years. Safesound Productions was founded in 2003 and Marks work has been featured on BBC2 Snooker Prime time,
Channel 4, More 4, and also with the games giant P2 Games. He also works as a writer and producer for
Kidsounds, a music production section of Safesound Productions that specializes in educational and fun music and songs for Children.

 I began my musical journey at a young age, I was forever up singing to my family, friends and anyone that would listen. I loved performing and so dived into the world of music by joining a choir and a West End Musical Theatre summer school during my teenage years. This passion led me to pursue music and drama at school before beginning Musical Theatre studies at Dudley College and later at the University of Chichester, where I obtained a BA Honours in Music and Musical Theatre. After gaining valuable experience teaching with Emma I am excited to be back at Big Arena, where I look forward to sharing my love for music and singing and nurturing the talents of our students that come through the door!

Hi Music has always been my biggest passion and from the age of five I began having keyboard and piano lessons before I found my love of singing including songs of all genres in particular Rock, Pop and Musical Theatre.

I was in school choir where I would love to sing solos, joined an amateur dramatic group as a member of chorus and my mom was a performer on the local club circuit and would follow her and started singing in music venues with live backing from the age of twelve.  

My interest grew as a I got older and was lucky enough to perform at the Grand Theatre in productions and I was also the lead singer in duos performing covers and it was my time in a tribute band that led me to Emma to develop some formal training for my passion which resulted in me passing my Grade 6, 7 and 8 Exams in singing with merit and distinctions.  

Now in my thirties my love for all things music still continues to grow and alongside my full time job still love to perform but would love to pass on my knowledge and love of performing onto others.  

I’ve been playing guitar for over a decade, having first picked it up in high school to complete my exams what started as a hobby has grown into a career. As a full-time musician, I’ve had the privilege of performing on countless stages in front of hundreds of people. Now I’d like to pass on the knowledge and experience I’ve gained, helping others discover the confidence, creativity, and enjoyment that music has brought me.

I have a real passion for teaching and enjoy helping students of all ages grow in confidence. Whether you want to learn your favourite songs, write your own music, perform live, or simply master the basics, I’ll be there to guide and support you every step of the way.

Maia has always been involved in the creative arts from a very young age. She began singing lessons at the age of 6, along with violin. Maia has achieved Grade 8 in singing (Musical Theatre) for LAMDA and alongside gaining her grade 6 in Violin she is also self taught on the piano.

Maia Graduated from the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire in May 2025, where she studied a degree in theatre. She has been heavily involved in Musical theatre and has worked for top stage schools including Prague Youth theatre and Spotlight Stage school, where she has worked with students who are working professionally in UK tours and the West End. Maia has worked as a Musical Director for stage schools, a singing teacher and is a LAMDA exam and singing project consultant for a performance academy in Cambridgeshire. She has also performed in venues such as the Belgrade theatre, MAC, and The old Joint stock in both self devised and directed pieces and has been in productions including ‘Little shop of horrors’, ‘Charlie and the chocolate factory’ and ‘Our House’. 

Maia has recently expanded her tuition to various genres including Rock, Jazz, Pop, Indie, Opera, and folk at a music school in the West Midlands as well as continuing her love for Musical Theatre.