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ATTENTION: - I'M OFFERING A SPECIAL: IN PERSON OR ONLINE, 4 1/2 HOUR LESSONS FOR 1/2 PRICE $20 EACH. WHAT WOULD NORMALLY BE $180 IS NOW $80. In person lessons must be fully vaccinated.
My regular rate is $45 1/2-hour, $80 hour.
There's never a contract.
People want to study singing for so many reasons. You've sung all your life and want to sing better. You'd like to be able to audition for a better chorus or a part. You were told you were tone-deaf when you were 5, and haven't dared make a sound since, or if you have, people have laughed at you. Those are all good reasons. My job is to take you wherever you are, whatever you hope to achieve, and help you sing better whatever that is.
The lessons themselves can be done online, or in person within New Jersey only. New Yorkers usually don't want to come to NJ, but you could take lessons online.
If you're apprehensive doing lessons online, please read my reviews. Quite a few of them are from online students. There's never a contract. You can
try one lesson and see what you think.
Your health is the most important thing to address in lessons. People come to me with chronic sore throats from strain, limited ranges, breaks. We fix these things, and you sound great and have fun. I don't let 12-year-olds sound like they're 30. I care, and I'm good.
The human voice is the most wonderful toy I can imagine. As a teacher, I get to play in everyone's toy box. It's all fun. I love helping someone who thinks they can't sing on pitch sing on pitch. I love working with people who've sung all their lives and just hope people won't laugh at them. I show members of the chorus that they're soloists, and no one's laughing. I love working with beautiful, strong, healthy voices that just need a little help to fly. I love it all.
Overview
Current Top Pro
Hired 281 times
Serves Caldwell, NJ
Background checked
53 years in business
Business hours
Sun4:00 pm - 8:00 pmMon10:00 am - 9:00 pm
Payment methods
This pro accepts payments via Cash, PayPal, and Zelle.
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Services offered
Interested musical styles
Pop
R&B
Musical theater
Jazz
Work location
My customers travel to me
I work remotely (phone or internet)
Projects and media
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Reviews
Customers rated this pro highly for work quality, professionalism, and responsiveness.
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Elizabeth E.
Jun 22, 2026
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Hired on Thumbtack
Rae is exactly the person I was looking for. I’m starting this journey at 38. I was passionate about singing when I was a kid and through my teens but was driven away by bullies and family members.
I have a lot of bad habits to break and Rae starts from the very beginning. She is warm, patient and non-judgmental. Mistakes still get corrected but rather than personal criticism, she focuses on feeling out the problem and working you toward the solution. I would actually hazard to say that this has been far more effective therapy than therapy is? I have felt very safe to make mistakes and try and I’m already noticing improvement.
Well worth the money and the time, I think.
Details: 26 - 44 years old • No, the student cannot read music • No formal training • Pop • Rock • R&B • Musical theater • What the teacher recommends • I'm flexible • At the pro’s location • My home, venue, etc. • Remotely (phone or internet)
Claim Your Voice And Sing's reply
Elizabeth,
You warm my heart. When we first talked, I felt so much pain coming from you. I'm very glad to have helped you. You have a beautiful voice, and the bullies didn't know what they were talking about. We laugh so much, I really do have fun, and look forward to working with you as long as you want.
Rae
Singing Lessons
Keano T.
Apr 14, 2026
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Hired on Thumbtack
My first time she’s amazing and fun provides feedback and helps improve it was my first class and I was nervous but she definitely made me comfortable and helped in every way mentally and vocally
Details: 18 - 25 years old • Yes, the student can read music • No formal training • Rock • Classical • Gospel • What the teacher recommends • I'm flexible • At the pro’s location • My home, venue, etc. • Remotely (phone or internet)
Claim Your Voice And Sing's reply
Keano,
Thank you very much for this lovely review. I'm glad I could do all of that for you and I look forward to working with you for a long time.
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Natalia D.
Mar 18, 2026
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Hired on Thumbtack
Rae is extremely knowledgeable, personable, and kind. I truly believe she has a lot of valuable insight from years of experience to share anyone who wants to learn how to healthily sing with proper technique!
Details: 18 - 25 years old • No, the student cannot read music • 0 - 2 yrs of formal training • R&B • Pop • 60 minutes • At the pro’s location • My home, venue, etc. • Remotely (phone or internet)
Claim Your Voice And Sing's reply
Natalia,
Thank you so much. It's been a pleasure working with you, and I hope to see you again.
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Tiara H.
Nov 3, 2025
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Hired on Thumbtack
If you’re considering singinglessons, Rae is an amazing choice! Not only did I learn so much about my voice and how to use it, but I also learned a lot about myself. Rae is fun, kind, and inviting, which made every session something I truly looked forward to. I left each lesson feeling more confident, not just in my voice, but in who I am. The experience was truly 10/10!
Details: 26 - 44 years old • No, the student cannot read music • No formal training • Pop • R&B • Musical theater • Country • Gospel • What the teacher recommends • 30 minutes • At the pro’s location
Claim Your Voice And Sing's reply
Tiara,
Thank you, really thank you very much. That's absolutely what I want to achieve. Keep singing. It was my pleasure.
Rae
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Lisa O.
Jan 24, 2026
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Hired on Thumbtack
Rae is an excellent voice coach. She is very knowledgeable and I am learning so much about music and improving my vocal skills.
Details: 45 - 64 years old • No, the student cannot read music • No formal training • Pop • R&B • I'm flexible • At the pro’s location • My home, venue, etc. • Remotely (phone or internet)
Claim Your Voice And Sing's reply
Lisa,
Thank you. It's so much fun working with you.
Singing Lessons
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Rae De La Cretaz
FAQs
What should the customer know about your pricing (e.g., discounts, fees)?
First 4 1/2-hours are $20 a piece. After that, it's my regular rate:
1/2-hour $45
1-hour $80
I accept cash, check, Paypal and Zelle (Bank-to-Bank transfer including Chase Quick Pay)
I DON'T work with children. Students need a reasonably mature instrument to study singing. Before that, they can take general music, sing in school, in choir, study instruments. They can destroy themselves studying voice too young. It varies on physical maturity, but the youngest I'm comfortable with is about 13-14. This is in the student's best interest. I make my full-time living teaching singing. I lose money when I send people away. This is my ethics.
1-hour lessons are great, but if you can't afford that, 1/2-hour is all the same things, just less of everything. I don't give 45- minute lessons, but I want you to be able to see my profile and choose. Lessons are a luxury item. Get as much luxury as you can.
I don't use contracts or package deals. Try a lesson. You have to pay for that one, but you don't have to come back.
What is your typical process for working with a new customer?
The lessons themselves can be done online or in person within New Jersey. I do not currently service New York.
We start wherever you are. No matter how much training you've had, you're new to me, so we have to go back to the beginning. We always do basic vocalizes. We review posture, pitch, diction, how to evaluate what you're doing. If someone has a strong background, we can progress to songs quickly. If you don't, it takes longer, but the journey always travels the same path.
After however long is appropriate, if you can't read music, we work on that.
We always work on the entire voice, not just one aspect of it. As you sing better, you stop straining, your range increases, you gain dynamics. It's all a package. You can't work just one aspect. It all comes together.
What education and/or training do you have that relates to your work?
I'm a graduate of Oberlin College, major in music, voice applied. Since then, I've taken private lessons for 30 years and am still in contact with my teacher.
