FAQs
- What education and/or training do you have that relates to your work?
I am constantly learning from other coaches, reading the latest research in voice science and reading books on singing technique dating back to the time of Shakespeare. I'm sort of singing technique historian.
- How did you get started doing this type of work?
I have been told my whole life that I had a knack for making complex ideas and concepts simple and easy to understand. And although I had taught singing off and on for 15 years I was always working for someone else. When the economy tanked in 2008 I decided I wanted a career where I couldn't be fired. My wife encouraged me to start teaching singing since it was what I loved to do anyway and I was so gifted at teaching others. So here I am.
- What advice would you give a customer looking to hire a provider in your area of work?
Advice? Make sure this person does NOT teach a style but technique. It's not a teachers job to tell what style of music to sing, they are their to train you for whatever it is YOU want to do. Also make sure this teacher can answer ANY question about singing technique you throw at them. If they can't answer or say "you don't need to know that", you are dealing with a teacher not well versed in what they are teaching. Make sure they are still actively performing and showing they can do what they teach. Beware of someone with lots of "degrees" but little real world performance experience. They can't possibly relate to a singer who performs or wants to perform.