Voice Lessons Alameda County, CA

Instruments: Piano, Voice, Ukulele, Music, Keyboard

After school I toured internationally with a John  Demain / Houston Opera production of Porgy and  Bess for 1 year. Prior to that, by invitation of  our  President-Elect's First Inaugural Committee I had  the pleasure of  performing at the Inaugural Ball. I was interviewed and performed on Good Morning LA commencing the Inaugural performance. I currently concertizing as solo Neo-Classical Soprano. I have 20 years of concentrated experience as a professional classical and commercial vocal artist and educator. I am just beginning the production of a dynamic solo Neo-Classical Aria compilation project  due to be released by October. Read More

Instruments: Piano, Guitar, Voice

While performing, people would come up to me and ask me if I teach piano. I decided to begin teaching piano for a few students. Those students referred me to other potential piano students. Within a couple years I was teaching piano full time. A few years later, I began playing guitar and took lessons from many instructors. After playing guitar for a few years, as well as piano for 20 years, I considered those two instruments were the best two instruments in the world... Read More

Instruments: Voice, Trumpet, Saxophone, Flute, Clarinet, Recorder

My teaching style is very much praxial and based off of skill reinforcement. For any instrument, I will incorporate the Kodaly method (solfege) of musicianship into the curriculum. For me, my goal is to teach the student how to learn for themselves. I focus on practice techniques, assessment of tone, sound, rhythms, pitches, etc. Rather than spoon feed all of the answers to the students, I wish to encourage each musician to develop their own critical mind towards the art that they create. Read More

Instruments: Piano, Voice

The vocal technique I teach is applicable to all singing styles. There is a healthy way to use the voice without straining it, by learning how to control your breath, supporting your tone with your whole body and getting your voice in the right position. I meet my students wherever they are at. I adapt my lessons to the needs of the individual student. Everybody works differently, has different challenges and a different body. Read More

Instruments: Piano, Guitar, Voice, Ukulele, Music, Keyboard

I always encourage students to study and master their favorite songs. In this, not only will they have the most fun performing, but they will also sound great, which can only add to the fun. I want my students to enjoy their learning process! There is plenty of benefit in this approach, as each song may be thought of as a teacher with something new and different to offer-- new chords and chord progressions; new melodies that can be sung and/or played; new rhythms, and in some instances, new metric patterns. Read More