Flavia D  
Instruments: Voice
Styles: Classical, Pop, Rock, Musical Theater, Opera, Samba, Bossa Nova

I’ve been teaching voice for over 5 years. My student’s ages range from 10 to 80 and they are In different levels and have different goals/interests. Although I’m classically trained and I have many students following a classical path, using the bel canto technique, I’m able to provide the student with tools to sing any genre, and for that I use a Cross Training technique, which embraces classical and vernacular styles, such as pop, rock, musical theater, Brazilian music (like samba and bossa nova).

Regardless the ability level of the students and their goals, in the lessons I cover the two pillars of vocal art: Technique and Expressivity. We will work on our posture, breath management, resonance balance, articulation, registers and we will also focus on the dramatic part of singing, creating a dramatic circumstance for each song we explore. There must be a reason for you to say the words you are saying, singing is about sharing a message! I always provide my students with recordings of the exercises we do in class, so that they can practice during the week. I constantly show images of the vocal instrument, It’s really important for the student to understand their mechanism, and when teaching young people I share the same information but using a more digestible vocabular. For the songs, whenever it’s possible, we use the music score, so that I can introduce music theory little by little. We use accompaniments that are available online or I record myself playing the instrumental part on the piano.