FAQs
- What should the customer know about your pricing (e.g., discounts, fees)?
I offer sliding scale for adult lessons and a set rate of $50/hour for kids ages 4 through 17. For adults, I offer a package discount of $400/hour for the first 4 sessions; that is usually the number of sessions needed to impart the fundamentals of self coaching, and I want everyone to have healthy voices their whole lives through. I also offer further discounts for long term coaching commitments.
- What is your typical process for working with a new customer?
We begin with a free consultation so I can begin assessing how to teach you the skills to self coach your voice within four sessions, and to create such a comfortable and productive experience that you feel like working with me to expand your abilities for years to come. The first couple of sessions are usually the most difficult to stick with. First, we might need to reconfigure your whole approach to how the voice works, to strip it down to basic physics and easy breathing exercises. Breathing can hold a lot of emotional charge, so this is also the point where we would discuss and determine your preference for classic vocal coaching, trauma informed vocal coaching, or a hybrid of the two. Then, with classic vocal coaching, learning scales is like accustoming yourself to new exercise equipment - it takes a moment for muscle memory to settle in. By third and fourth session, we really start conditioning solid habits and approaches to difficult material. The more we work together, the more I calibrate and customize your coaching experience to suit your style of learning, goals, and unique personality.
- What education and/or training do you have that relates to your work?
I began formal one on one training at age 3, theatre at age 6, professional singing at age 9, and apprenticeship to vocal coaching at age 13. As a teen I completed a songwriting and recording mentor program with an award winning Denver production crew while studying at the University of Southern California, starting at age 15. I earned a B. of Sc. in Music Industry business emphasis cum laude from Thornton School of Music. While still at USC my music began receiving placements in television and I recorded and wrote for numerous network productions; I now have extensive experience providing music and vocals for film and television. I am a prolific songwriter with hundreds of solo and co-written compositions on piano and guitar. I am in the habit of writing music on commission and have participated professionally in groups across the musical spectrum. Including multiple unreleased fully produced albums, I have sung lead on about a dozen studio projects, most of which are full length albums. I also voice act and assist in the management of other professional artists.