Introduction: ***IMPORTANT—PLEASE NOTE: Currently, for in-person lessons, I'm only accepting students who have been fully vaccinated for COVID-19 (proof required). However, for anyone who is not yet fully vaccinated, I also teach lessons online via Skype or ZOOM. Please contact me if you're interested.
I love to teach singing to beginning and intermediate students, and I am each student's guide to a healthy singing technique that can be applied to any style of singing: classical or musical theater to alternative rock and blues. Through vocal exercises, breathing and breath management exercises and body awareness work, each student builds a strong, safe and healthy foundation for singing any style of music. I take joy in helping individual students discover their own unique voice, and I am delighted in their sense of discovery as we progress. I accept students beginning at age 9, and I enjoy working with adults of all ages. You're never too old!
Here are a few testimonials about my work:
*"I’ve been a professional actor/singer for over 50 years, including having done two leads on Broadway as a singer. Genya is an excellent voice teacher, one of the best I’ve ever studied with. She is a master at simplifying things and stretched my voice faster than anyone I’ve ever studied with. And she’s a lovely person!"
--Roger Rathburn
* "Genya is a miracle worker! She quickly identified the causes of the vocal problems that I was experiencing and targeted our work on correcting them. My voice (and bad habits) began turning around during the first session. Thanks to her choice of exercises and unrushed, step-by-step diligence. She balanced focus with humor and great supportiveness. My lessons with her were the most transforming and empowering I have had in years of studying with a variety of teachers. I highly recommend her!"
--Kathy Biehl, NJ
I'll Say She Is (Ruby Mintworth), 2014 NY International Fringe Festival
* "My daughter asked us for a few singing lessons as a birthday present. She wound up loving her lessons with Genya so much, learning such a great deal and acquiring such a love for the art that she has continued for close to a year. Prior to her lessons, she had refused to use her lovely voice to sing in public; after studying with Genya, she has sung for many different audiences and won her middle school singing contest. I think she will love and appreciate singing for the rest of her life now."
--Laura M. Verona, NJ
*"Genya was always a very warm and inviting teacher. It was easy to tell that she was really experienced and had the best skills to teach each of her students. I developed a new appreciation for singing when I realized how much one can express themselves through it. I went from having crippling stage fright to loving performing. She possesses all the traits I would look for in a teacher."
--Olivia S. (age 14); Verona, NJ
