My students do not sound alike. They don’t sound like me — they sound like the best version of their style of singing. Why? Because I teach vocal technique, not a genre.
Students come to me wishing to sing everything from pop, to rock, to Broadway, to opera, to Jazz — and I can teach them because I give them a firm grounding in technique that will enable them to excel in their chosen style.
On this website, you will see student videos that show a broad range of musical styles. In all cases, my students sing effortlessly because they have been taught to use their instrument properly without compromising their style.
There are no red faces or bulging neck veins on my students — no matter how high-powered the rock, how upbeat the Broadway tune, or how high the operatic note — because my students have learned the technique to handle these challenges effortlessly.
Singer/songwriters can concentrate on telling their stories, and jazz performers can riff all over the place — because they, too, are grounded in technique.
O.K., will all this be easy? No. But it won’t be drudgery either. My lessons are fun and every lesson is unique. Ask my students . . . they look forward to coming to their lesson, many saying it is the highlight of their week.
I record every lesson and students will have a take home copy to practice with. I do expect at least three hours of practice a week. I know that’s a lot of your precious time, but that is how you improve and end up like many of my students who:
- Get the lead in their school plays.
- Get into the best colleges for musical training in the country. I’ve had students accepted to Boston Conservatory, N.Y.U.-Tish, Carnegie Mellon (full scholarship)
- A student’s nursing education was paid for at North Eastern because of a choral scholarship. She recently received a musical excellence award from the Northeastern Choral Society — and she isn’t even a music major!
Recently I was asked if any of my students were available to sing in a Concert for Newtown. I volunteered one of my younger students, Taylor Felt, because she was close in age to those tragically lost.
Niles Luther and his mom, Valerie, the folks putting the concert together, loved Taylor so much that they gave her a solo and asked if any more of my amazing students were available?
In the end, 12 of my students were part of this heartwarming, life-affirming concert.
Music can do anything! Come see if you love it and have a passion like we all do.