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Lessons are held near Glen Park in San Francisco or at a studio near Union Square downtown.  Please add $10 for downtown lessons for the studio rental.

. 50 minute one on one lesson, $50.00
This longer lesson is perfect for students who are interested in working in more detail on their vocal technique and individual songs or arias.

. 30 minute one on one lesson, $30.00
Don't have time to schedule an hour lesson? Get the technique and coordination you need without all the time. Great for younger students.

 

 

Lessons often start with a short physical stretching warm up followed by a vocal warm up. After warming up, we will utilize repertoire in further exploration of the singing voice. Repertoire will be determined by at least two factors, what you are interested in as well as what can help develop some part of the singing apparatus or coordination. I strongly encourage students to audio record their lessons to refer back to during the week.

All students are asked to buy their own music books which can range in price between $15.00-$25.00. Some come with CD accompaniments which can be used at home for rehearsing.

Suggested books
Music Anthology
24 Italian Songs and Arias of the 17th and 18th Centuries (CD accompaniment available), G. Schirmer, publisher
Anthology of Italian Opera, Ricordi, publisher
Arias for Mezzo-Soprano, G. Schirmer, publisher
The Teen's Musical Theatre Collection (CD accompaniment available), Hal Leonard, publisher
Singer's Musical Theatre Anthology (CD accompaniment available), Hal Leonard, publisher

Music Theory
Master Theory Beginning Theory (Book 1)
by Charles S. Peters, Paul Yoder
Master Theory Intermediate Theory (Book 2) by Charles S. Peters, Paul Yoder
Master Theory Advanced Theory (Book 3) by Charles S. Peters, Paul Yoder

Vocal and Performance Wisdom, Body Alignment, Vocal Pedagogy
The Inner Voice : The Making of a Singer
by Renee Fleming
More Than Singing : The Interpretation of Songs
by Lotte Lehmann
A Soprano on Her Head: Right-Side-Up Reflections on Life and Other Performances
by Eloise Ristad
On the Art of Singing
by Richard Miller
The Inner Game of Music
by Barry Green, W. Timothy Gallwey
What Every Musician Needs to Know About the Body
by Barbara Conable, Benjamin Conable
The Structure of Singing : System and Art of Vocal Technique
by Richard Miller
The Diagnosis and Correction of Vocal Faults
by James C. McKinney
Vocal Wisdom by Giovanni B. Lamperti
Singing, the Mechanism and the Technic by William Vernard