All of my students study classical bel canto technique as a foundation. They can then specialize in classical, music theatre, jazz or pop styles and range in age from 12 yrs. to those over 60 yrs. I encourage my students to “cross over” or work in more than one style. My special skills as a teacher are the identification, analysis, development and management of the voice. I have a particular interest in voice science and technology and often use technology in our voice lessons.

I’ve taught general music, choral music, piano, and music theory to elementary through college levels students. I offer workshops in advocacy, arts integration and assessment, classroom management and teacher’s resources. 

As an SVS fellow (Singing Voice Specialist) I can help to habilitate singers that have experienced a voice disorder due to structural change, neurogenic, systemic disease or other behaviors that cause vocal misuse with a voice care team that may include a speech language pathologist, laryngologist and voice teacher.  

I offer a workshop entitled “If You Can Sing, You Can Scat.” The hour long workshop introduces jazz improvisation singing by using imitation and mimicking to get singers to be comfortable with scat “vocables.” Beginning with a simple blue progression, singers learn how to empower themselves through improvisation techniques.

Using choral teaching strategies, approaches to technique and repertoire resources, I can help to develop the young choir, assist the director in writing curriculum, organizing and assessing the group.

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