Elisha M  

5

  5.0 (3)

Instruments: Voice
Styles: Classical, Pop, Rock, Country, Musical Theater, Opera, Spirituals

I have always found myself teaching music in various capacities throughout my life. Whether it as the Music Director of my Church in India or as a College Senior teaching and helping my Juniors musically; Teaching is something I have always considered as a way to improve other musicians/singers and myself! I tend to each of my students' needs according to the goal they have in my lesson with them. I consider myself resourceful to a voice student of any genre for building up good and healthy vocal techniques. I usually suggest repertoire to a student based on their level and/ or Voice type but I am also delighted to help a student with a repertoire of their own choice. At the end of the day, I want my students to enjoy what they sing. I encourage them to put themselves out there to go for competitions or holding their own recitals. More exposure to these gigs would only help a student to grow, not just vocally but also psychologically to deal with Performance Anxiety. Finally, I must say that I get a tremendous amount of boost in teaching voice; I consider it the most rewarding job - being a part of a student's pursuit of their passion simply makes my day!

For my first class with my students, I typically would get to know them in terms of their goals, experience as a singer, and get to know where they are in their pursuit of those goals they set for themselves. After which, I would do warm-up exercises, vowel, and consonant work, and establish fundamentals of vocal techniques for the desired genre. Once the student feels more comfortable with their voice, I would suggest an introductory repertoire (usually an Art Song) according to their age, level, voice type, and their personality. From there, I build on the fundamentals set being sensitive to students' needs and their ability.