Discover Your sound.

I adapt vocal lessons to any skill level.

You can learn about:

• vocal anatomy & posture
• appoggio (breath support)
• beat, rhythm, & meter
• How to practice
• aggiustamento (vowel modification)
• music reading & writing
• chiaroscuro (tone balancing)
• phrasing & diction
• scales & harmony
• register blending

and more!

 Practice 5-6 days per week even if it’s only for 5 minutes. 

Consistency, more than length of practice, builds neural pathways. 

Gather your materials and read your lesson notes.

1. Exercises.

Stretching, breathing, warm-up, scales, drills, games, sight reading, work pages, etc.

2. Song.

 An easy way to get better at a song is to repeat a small part of it many times slowly, making it better before moving on to another part. It helps to mark off the section with sticky notes. (from Louise Murrah)

3. Analysis.

Take some time to understand your song better. 

Ask yourself questions about it and write the answers in your music.

Questions such as

• What do the words mean?
• Who? What? When? Where? Why? How?
• What do I want my listeners to think about, feel, or do?
• What will help or hinder that goal?
• What key is it in? Or, which note sounds like “1”?
• How many beats per measure?
• What sections are similar, somewhat different, or completely different? 
• What volume should each part be? 

And others like these.