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Berkeley studio lessons are held near the intersection of Ashby and Claremont. Street parking is available.

Three lesson options:

. 60 minute one on one lesson, $55.00
. 45 minute one on one lesson, $42.00
. 30 minute one on one lesson, $30.00

Receive a 5% discount when prepaying for 4 or more lessons. That's just $114 for four 30 minute lessons; $160 for four 45 minute lessons and $209 for four 60 minute lessons.

Cancellations require 24 hour notice via phone or email.

BulletPoint Summer Special June-August 2010
Piano Lessons: $25 lesson
30 minute piano lesson for $25 during June, July and August

Voice Lessons: $50 lesson
60 minute voice lesson for $50 during June, July and August

 

 

What to expect:
Singing lessons often start with a vocal warm up to develop vocal technique based on ease of breath and appropriate muscle coordination followed by learning repertoire. I strongly encourage students to audio record their lessons to refer back to during the week's practice at home.

For piano lessons I teach a traditional and time tested note reading technique while supplementing playing by ear, ear training and sight reading. By focusing on finger coordination and learning to read music students will develop the tools necessary to become well rounded musicians. 

All students are asked to buy their own music books which can range in price between $7.00-$25.00. Some singing books come with CD accompaniments which can be used at home for rehearsing.

Recitals give students a practical goal to work towards and an opportunity to present their knowledge. It is important for beginning students to have a safe encouraging place to perform. There is at least one opportunity per year for students to prepare for and present at a recital.

Suggested Piano books
Piano Adventures by Faber

Suggested Singing 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