FAQs
- What should the customer know about your pricing (e.g., discounts, fees)?
USE CODE 'FIRST' TO SAVE 25% ON YOUR FIRST LESSON (Full or Half). RATES: Lesson (Full): $90/hr Lesson (Half): $50/30 min Book 5 lessons up front and receive $50 off! Contact the studio for more details.
- What is your typical process for working with a new customer?
Adult Lessons are structured as the following: Warm-Ups (20-25 minutes) We are vocal athletes and need to condition our voices, so we can avoid injury, develop coordination, increase flexibility, and strengthen the laryngeal muscles to establish a solid technique. These warm-ups will be geared towards the literature we are working on and tailored to your goals as a singer. Goal-Setting (5-10 minutes) We will discuss the goals you want to achieve as a singer or on a particular piece of music. What do you want me to listen for? What are your challenges? From there, you shape the outcome of the lesson. I want to help you discover your most authentic sound in the most efficient way possible. Repertoire (25-35 minutes) During the first lesson, singers will bring in two pieces for us to look at. In this time, we will tackle any vocal challenges in regards to breathing, resonance, articulation, and registration. From there, I can suggest other repertoire to help you achieve the goals that you have as a singer in subsequent lessons.
- What education and/or training do you have that relates to your work?
After graduating with a degree in Music Education (BM, Saint Norbert College, 2019), I spent two years teaching choir and general music to 7th and 8th graders. I also taught theatre and music classes at local and equity theatre academies (Sunset Playhouse, First Stage) and stayed active in the community theatre scene, prior to and during the COVID-19 pandemic. During that time, I became more fascinated with working with individual voices and learning the “ins and outs” of singing, specifically in voice science and how the voice works in different styles of singing. I returned to university to earn my Master’s degree in Vocal Performance: Musical Theatre Performance as well as a Post Master’s Advanced Certificate in Vocal Pedagogy (MM, New York University, exp. 2023).