Ongoing Classical Voice training

Young artists.  Lessons provide comprehensive post-graduate training in bel canto classical singing technique, repertoire coaching and audition preparation. I work with young professionals interested in continuing to raise the level of their work, or who may be seeking a new approach.  Lessons include coaching classical repertoire including opera, art song, Lieder, mélodie, operetta, oratorio, and golden age musical theatre and focus on muscianship, languages, diction, dramatic and artistic expression.

Bel Canto vocal technique.  Lessons and audition preparation are offered to singers interested in maintaining a strong, healthy technical foundation.

The Bel Canto skills which form the core of a classical technique include secure legato, agility, messa di voce and ability to trill, each of which needs to be executed while maintaining a clear, consistent vocal quality.   Breath and body alignment as well as diction which enhances the flow of sound are crucial elements of our work.  Of course technique serves the music, the drama and the artist’s imaginative expression.  In the voice studio the singer has the opportunity to explore and integrate the technique with the musical, stylistic and dramatic skills necessary to bring a song to life.   To this end we address elements of rubato, tempi and phrasing, individual interpretation and dramatic expression.