As a singing teacher and vocal coach I offer education and guidance on healthy vocal production and on how to achieve your technical and/or artistic singing goals.
I welcome singers of all musical backgrounds and levels, from beginners to professional singers, actors, speakers. I am also available as a coach for bands, studio recordings, vocal groups, etc. The following topics are covered as needed or upon request:
What you can learn
- support/breath control
- more volume/power, singing softer
- reaching high and low notes
- vocal production anatomy
- the four vocal modes of singing
- blending with other voices
- sound color — how to adjust your personal sound
- vocal effects (distortion, creaks, creaking, growl, grunt, vocal breaks, vibrato, ornamentation…)
- prevent/ solve vocal problems / emergency aid
- style
- interpretation
- performance preparation
- microphone technique
Lessons
Private Coaching (in person/online)
Individual attention — great for addressing individual issues, vocal troubles, brushing up on technique, preparing for a performance, or for those looking for a safe and confidential environment.
- Currently accepting students.
- Lesson fees as of Dec 2019:
- 50 min segment — $70.
- 25 min segment— $40.
- Monthly Block: 4 x 50 min $240
- Flex Block: 8 x 50 min segments for $560.
Flex sessions must be completed within a 3 month period.
Group Coaching
Explore the voice together and learn from each other. 2, 3 or 4 singers learning together is a fun. If you know other singers, group together and sign up as a team. It makes lessons more affordable for everyone and you have a support group. Don’t know other singers. Sign up for private lessons but let me know you are interested in being in a group. When possible, I will gladly group students students together.
- Content is flexible depending on the group’s interests and needs.
- Learn about the 3 overall principles, the 4 modes, sound color and effects.
- Lesson rate depends on length of time booked, frequency, and size of group.
Pre-studio coaching
Getting ready to record? Polish your vocals ahead of time and make sure you sound the way you want to sound!
Song/vocal/performance coaching
You feel good about your singing, but something is missing. Let’s look for it together!
Guiding Principals
Guiding Principles
- Assist singers and others in reaching their individual technical and artistic goals based on the singer’s musical wish.
- Provide a supportive teaching environment based on trust.
- Offer an atmosphere based on mutual respect — each singer is unique with unique thoughts, experience, knowledge and needs.
- Be accepting of singers regardless of musical tastes, styles and singing level
- Perform my best towards singers and each other.
- Strive towards strengthening my value as a teacher and singer.
- Stay current on techniques and methodologies.
- Continue to learn. Learn from what works and what doesn’t work.
- Be open to criticism. All criticism is welcomed as a path to development.
- Strive towards having a clear, open, honest, positive and respectful communication.
- Conduct services with integrity and confidentiality.
Click here to schedule a lesson.