FAQs
- What is your typical process for working with a new customer?
After an initial consultation lesson, we will set up your first lesson. After your first lesson, we recommend that you commit to a weekly lesson for the semester. Singing is a full bodied, physical activity which needs to be built and practiced with a proper, healthy technique through the applied study of breath control, vocal range, intonation and musicianship. It typically takes about 12 -15 lessons for muscle memory and coordination to become second nature.
- What education and/or training do you have that relates to your work?
We are a team of teachers who hold multiple advanced degrees in vocal performance and have studied at institutions such as: The Juilliard School, Manhattan School of Music, University of Miami and University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. We are also performers ourselves, having sung on stages in the local Bay Area and all around the world. Here is a list of just a few: San Francisco Opera, Carnegie Hall, Opera Company of Brooklyn, Opera Theater St. Louis, Neues Residenz (Salzburg, Austria), West Bay Opera, West Edge Opera, Opera San Jose.
- What advice would you give a customer looking to hire a provider in your area of work?
Voice lessons are an investment and you should make sure you're working with a teacher who will move the needle on your progress. Singing is not just about talent and passion. It is a complex, learned skill and requires hard work and perseverance. You will not simply be warming up and singing through songs during your lesson, or just learning how to memorize words and music. You will be receiving a tailored, private lesson from an instructor who will provide you with the fundamental knowledge of how your body functions to sing and what specific things you need to develop (your technique) to achieve results. It will require regular, committed practice outside of the lesson. It takes years of practice and developed skills as a vocal teacher to not only understand how singing works, but how to quickly identify the needs of each student and how best to address those needs.