PRIVATE LESSONS FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS

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I. Bel Canto Classical Singing Sampler

Package of 6 hour-long lessons to be taken over an eight-week period

Six lessons introduce the art and craft of developing your singing voice: how to take a voice lesson and work with your sound, how to understand your voice’s current setup, how to practice effectively and choose repertoire that will serve your voice at each stage of its growth.

You receive a set of exercises (“vocalises”) geared toward strength and quality of sound, agility, expansion of range, coordination and musicality. We observe how the vocalises affect your voice over the six weeks. It’s a chance to discover whether this very special kind of musical training is something you would like to jump into during your high school years. We listen to professional recordings to talk about what you hear in singing, what you like, and what you might want for your own voice.  

II.  Pre-College Classical Voice Lessons

In-depth training FOr the Teenage voice

Packages of 12 hour-long lessons to be taken over a fourteen-week period
Pre-requisite: Ms. Vanderlinde’s Five Week “Sampler” workshop
Private voice lessons for high school students interested in exploring a potential career singing opera, operetta, oratorio, recital, golden age musical theatre. Lessons focus on:

Building a Healthy Instrument

  • Your sense of your voice: how it is working, long term and short term goals

  • Basic vocal anatomy and how the voice develops during your teenage years

  • Making healthy tones: onset and offset

  • The role of “breath” and “support”

  • Specific vocalises geared to your voice

  • Vocal health habits: guidelines to keeping your voice strong

Bel Canto Technique

  • Vocalises for development, flexibility, range

  • Resonance and registration; legato and portamento; messa di voce

  • Breath and body connection in classical singing 

  • Diction and Style

  • Singing in Italian, French, German and English

How to Practice

  • How long to practice and how often

  • Special audio clips to help organize your practice sessions

  • How to figure out if you’re doing it “right”

  • How to stay motivated through the ups and downs of skill development

Performing Songs and Arias

  • Assignment of songs that will serve your growing vocal instrument 

  • Exploration of various styles, eras, and languages

  • Performance skills: confidence, expressivity, interpretation

  • Getting a song up on its feet: acting and story-telling skills

  • Style, delivery, drama, expression, interpretation

  • How to use your vocalises to improve your songs

Career Guidance

  • Audition preparation

  • Planning your progress toward college and conservatory auditions