Thank you for your interest in private voice lessons. I would now like to share with you some of the details of my method of teaching and how I conduct lessons. Please read below and contact me by clicking here to schedule a lesson.

TEACHING STYLE:

* I teach students of all ages, from the youngest child wanting to learn the basics of music to those who have decided to start something new and exciting a little later in life. I try to make lessons as educational and fun as I can. I am very easy going, yet at the same time require the work that it takes to progress. I start my students out with a routine for building a strong vocal foundation, including exercises, songs that will serve as exercises (such as classical or musical type pieces), and then we add songs of the students choosing. I have a CD of vocal exercises which contains almost one hour of vocal exercises with explanations for each of the exercises and helpful tips. I sell this to students for $9.00, and it has proven to be wonderful for all of my students so far. It is easy to use, and it makes practicing fly by! I have seen students improve tremendously with the use of this CD!

* Each lesson can be recorded directly to CD at the time of the lesson. The recording process produces a CD of wonderful quality and takes no extra time to burn after being recording. With this technology, learning music and vocal technique is a breeze. I record the music and the accompaniments, as well as any foreign language pronunciation and translations for classical pieces, onto a CD, and usually a student can learn the song in just one week. With such a streamlined process, it is possible to perfect any problems in a song and prepare it for performance.

* I encourage my students to perform in recitals. There are three recitals a year, fall semester, spring semester and summer semester. Performance in a recital is not required, however, if the student is prepared, I think it is a wonderful opportunity to experience the joys of achievement and of sharing their gift with others. Many times it is a life changing event, revealing to a person who is new to singing that they can truly do it!

* I approach each student as an individual, but I also ensure that the student is singing in a way that is healthy. Many people do not know it, but it is very easy to cause irreparable damage to the vocal chords. This can be caused merely by singing (or speaking) incorrectly! I remind students of this very often, because it is of the utmost importance to me that this not happen. I have seen far too many singers who have had less than adequate technical skill, which causes this damage.

This is a basic idea of how I conduct singing lessons. If you have any further questions, do not hesitate to contact me!

PRICING: Lesson prices are $24 for 30 minutes, and $42 for an hour. I ask that you pay cash at each lesson if you take on a lesson-to-lesson basis. (I accepted checks in the past and had trouble with returned ones. That is why I ask for cash now. I hope this will pose no problem. If so, we can discuss it.) I do take checks for students who sign up for a weekly time slot, payable on a monthly basis.

LESSON TIMES: I request that students also choose a time and stick to it. I have many inquiries each day for lessons, so if a lesson is not strictly attended, it may have to be given to another student.) If a student is late for a lesson, I will give them the rest of the lesson time, but the full charge is still required. If you cannot make a lesson, I require 48 hours notice. Otherwise, the lesson fee must be paid. Reasons for which missing a lesson may be excused are: bad weather, for which Fulton county schools have closed, the following holidays: New Year, Martin Luther King Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas and if the I am not available due to extreme illness or rehearsal/performance schedule (in which case, I will make up the lesson(s) as soon as possible.)

Thank you very much for your interest in private voice lessons! I look very forward to meeting and working with you!