You’re ready to make the jump!

It’s normal to feel nervous in your first lesson with a new teacher or your first lesson ever. I know this so I conduct first sessions to be gentle and fun. I open my ears to focus on what’s working well in your voice and what needs more support in your process of singing.

I will take you through a warm-up and various exercises designed to reveal your strengths and areas for improvement. As we move through the exercises, I may stop you here and there to start laying the technique foundation or give you more direction on the exercises.

All along the way, I am taking notes to reference for later. You are also completely free to record our session on your phone so you can revisit and practice the exercises.

After we do some exploring, I always make sure there is some time for us to sing through a song together. Please familiarize yourself with a song that you’d like to explore together for our first initial session. If you feel like you’re more of a nervous type, I would choose something super comfortable. It can be anything!

Exercises v.s. Singing through a song

Most exercises are designed to facilitate a mind-body connection. This will have you using your brain AND your voice in a way that will be unfamiliar especially if you have never done it before! This means good messy action where lots of learning can happen, but it’s not always fun sounding uncoordinated in front of someone new.

You’re using a different part of your brain for thinking about singing than when you’re just freely singing through something familiar. This is why in the first session, I love to hear both. How you’re coordinating in exercises and how you sound when you just sing through something familiar. I am always shocked at how different the voice can sound in both contexts.

Just know that I relish in the vulnerability of the messiness of it all and celebrate your process.

I am a very intuitive teacher.

This is the general lay out for how an initial session goes, but we may forge our own path in response to what you and your voice needs. I am here to meet you where you are and facilitate a positive experience!

After our first session,

You’ll be eligible to become a studio member if there is a time-slot available that suits your availability.

Together, we will take your voice to the next level and you’ll get these benefits in your membership:

• a guaranteed time-slot in the schedule

• access to The Vocal Exercise Library

• attendance to extra workshops or masterclasses

• a monthly in-studio performance opportunity

• extra practice support benefits including video feedback or personalized accompaniment tracks for your ideal key.