Most voice teachers and coaches say that we charge [whatever] an hour. When we think about raising our prices we tend to think of that increase based on a per-hour or per-lesson basis. But is that “face time” with a client really all that goes into a lesson? We know that there is a lot that goes into running our studios. There’s a lot behind … Continue reading Time is Your Brain Container // Meredith Colby
This year marks my twenty-sixth year of teaching. Granted, when I first started teaching voice in the mid-nineties, I only had a couple of students. And if memory serves, I really didn’t know what I was doing. Still, my first two gracious and willing singing students gave me a start into a career of voice instruction that I continue to enjoy and develop in to … Continue reading Teaching Stripped Bare // Daniel K. Robinson
A call to action for voice teachers and music educators on behalf of BIPOC and all singers of popular musics. Continue reading Love the Music? Love the People: Moving Beyond Style to the Heart and Soul of Genre // Jess Baldwin
If you need some help getting online teaching set up, here are some resources we’ve found. Continue reading Online Teaching Resources
UK Vocal Coach Kim Chandler provides a comprehensive list of foundational knowledge and skills for voice teachers. Continue reading So You Want to Teach Singing: A Multidisciplinary Perspective // Kim Chandler
All of my singers want to sing commercial music, or popular songs. I encourage them to sing what they want to sing. When I first began taking voice lessons myself over 20 years ago, I was assigned an Italian art song. Learning Italian as a beginning voice student was very common, and at the Academic level, is still how it’s done (few exceptions). Occasionally, a … Continue reading Song Choice in the Contemporary Studio // Julie Dean
As Kelly mentioned in last week’s post, it’s important to sound like YOU when singing in your own style. But what if you don’t know what your style is yet? How do you start to develop it? Your style can be influenced consciously as well as subconsciously. Subconscious style influences can include the music your family listens to, the music at your place of worship, … Continue reading Developing Vocal Style // Jess Baldwin
UK Vocal Coach Kim Chandler shares her thoughts on teaching popular music.
Continue reading Update Your Warm-Ups: An Interview with Kim Chandler
Jess shares her template for goal setting with private lesson students.
Continue reading Developing Student Autonomy with Goal Setting // Jess Baldwin
Singing in Popular Musics 