FAQs
- What should the customer know about your pricing (e.g., discounts, fees)?
Lessons cost $60/hr, $50/45min, and $40/30 min, and are billed monthly. The first lesson is a $20 trial lesson/audition so we can both decide whether we will be a good fit for each other.
- What is your typical process for working with a new customer?
Our initial voice lesson will be a no-obligation trial session. During your 30 minute trial we will discuss your experience, goals, and interests. Singing is a very personal process, so primarily I want to get to know you! I will conduct an evaluation of your current vocal technique through a series of vocal exercises and warmups. You will also be asked to sing a familiar song that shows your current vocal ability and preferred genre/style. This is just so I can get to know your voice; for beginner students, something as simple as 'Twinkle twinkle little star' or 'Happy Birthday' is great!
- What education and/or training do you have that relates to your work?
I began singing around the time I began walking, and never stopped. My parents placed me in piano lessons at the age of six, and I began taking voice lessons at the age of twelve. My very first audition was for the high school musical; I was wearing my voice teacher’s character shoes because I didn’t own a pair. Upon graduating high school, I received a music scholarship to Pepperdine University. My voice teacher, Dr. Melanie Emelio, introduced me to the world of opera, and I fell in love. For me, opera is the furthest a human voice can go. It is the epitome of vocal expression and discipline. It requires years of training to develop and maintain a consistent, healthy sound for hours over an orchestra without any amplification. I continued my training in New York City at the Conservatory of Music at Brooklyn College where I had the inimitable opportunity to study with renown vocal pedagogue, Patricia McCaffrey. Her passion for teaching and her unrelenting standard of vocal technique largely shapes the methods I use to teach today. And I am still singing, still studying, still auditioning. I hold myself to the same standard to which I hold my students, constantly striving to better myself and my craft.