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Here are just a few of the many teachers offering Voice lessons in Irvine . Whether you are looking for beginner guitar lessons for your kids, or are an adult wanting to improve your skills, the instructors in our network are ready to help you now!
Instruments: Guitar Voice
I approach teaching with an empathetic, open mind. I truly want to get to know my students and their goals, so I can help them the best I can. I'm very patient and will push a student to do more but at their own pace. I help students use mindset and visualization tricks to unlock new potential. I'm very motivation oriented and encourage my students as best I can when things are more difficult. Read More
Instruments: Voice
I am extremely friendly and super encouraging. I am great at judging whether students would like to be pushed vocally or need some more time. I am very encouraging and positive while also providing guidance and experience. I very much believe in my students and want them to get the most out of there lessons. I am always so excited and passionate when I see my students improving and excelling vocally. Read More
Instruments: Piano Voice
I love my profession very much , and try teaching my students to love , feeling and undertand the music like I love. In 1969 I graduated from College of music witha Bachelor of Choir director, and Piano teacher ,in 1976 I graduated from Kiev ( Ukraine ) National Conservanory with Master Degree in Voice performance and Voice teacher.During the 22 years I was Soloist Novosibirsk ( Russia)Opera and Balet House performing most beautiful scores in Opera Classical and Modern (Margarita,Fayst,Gounod, Mimi ,Boheme, -Buttefly- Puccini, Tatiana ,Eugeny Onegin, Tchaikovsky,-Marfa the Tsar's Bride,Rimsky-Korsakov, Madame Bouvary French Composer Boundeville and much more I have had experience and big opportunity to sing in different stages of the world and with greatest directore. Read More
Instruments: Piano Voice
For children beginners, I usually start with either Faber & Faber Piano Adventure or Hal Leonard's Essential Elements. When the students have a grasp of the fundamentals, I will start introducing solo repertoire to get them ready for their first recital performance. For adult students, I guide my instruction accordingly after finding out what the student is interested in to keep the lessons engaging and fun, no matter their ability level. Read More
Instruments: Voice Cello Drums Mallet Percussion Orchestral Percussion Latin Percussion
From a family of musicians, I started playing the cello at the age of 5. After being a cellist for the Conservatory of Quebec Orchestra in Saguenay, I switched to percussion. I recorded the Flight of the Bumble Bee for the first time at age 14 and became a symphonic percussionist later with the National Art Center Orchestra of Canada as well as for the Ottawa Symphony while playing for the Starlighters and Savoy Swing Band at the Penguin cafe in Ottawa. Read More
Instruments: Voice
My name is Jose and I'm an L.A. native. I've been singing for over twenty years in a variety of styles including classical, jazz, musical theater, pop/rock, RB, and World Music. I have a very patient and approachable teaching style and my lessons are catered to each student's needs. In my opinion, there are no dumb questions or answers but those that were never uttered. I work with both children and adults and with people from all different backgrounds. Read More
Instruments: Piano Voice Organ Keyboard
< My teaching experience includes public school, private schools, homeschool groups, and individual studio instruction. Most recently, I am an undergraduate music instructor. I love performing but more that that I love to see my students embrace a lifelong love of music. I employ a variety of hands-on techniques that engage students and use incentives to help them achieve success. In a collaboration with parents, I seek to know the student and set up a positive reinforcement dynamic. Read More
Instruments: Voice
Does music run in your family? Tell us a little about your musical family members.
My dad played guitar "by ear" and actually was a student at Berklee College of Music after WWII. Other than that there was no real music in my family.
Mom did like listening to "crooners" as well as Sarah Vaughan and Eydie Gorme (two great singers) so I learned a lot of tunes before I even realized I was doing that!
If you play more than one instrument, how did you decide to start playing the second? (Or 3rd, 4th, 5th, etc)!
Although voice is my main instrument, I found it helpful to have a piano so I could actually play melodies and accompaniments for the difficult songs I wanted to sing.
I can play accompaniments at voice lessons which I teach, but I remember a Professor in Grad school who said: "When you teach a lesson, be sure to LISTEN to the singer, rather than concentrate on the accompaniment you are playing." Good advice.
These days I try to use my pianistic skills at the beginning of lessons, then let lessons culminate by having students sing with high level professional accompaniments - so they'll be performance-ready.
What is your favorite style/genre of music to play and why?
Despite my traditional music education, I now prefer to perform in the jazz genre. Both undergraduate and graduate schools taught traditional European music.
However, teaching at a great commercial music college taught me to study the masters in the Jazz field. *Jazz musicians need the "chops" of classical musicians PLUS the mind of composers, since they must compose on the spot. Quite a dichotomy. It's funny, before you study jazz, you might think that classical music is the most demanding....hmmm
If you weren't a musician what do you think you'd be doing instead?
I could have done most anything. I scored so high in mathematics on my PSAT, that I considered becoming a mathematician or scientist.
Having a difficult childhood, I was determined to take the first full scholarship I was offered for college study. My family was so poor that I didn't realize I could have applied to Harvard or any other college and I simply applied to one, for which I received a full scholarship.
I could have made much money in any other field, but I loved singing - so this was it!
What is your dream piece to perform and why?
This was Cinques Poemes de Baudelaire by Claude Debussy. I ultimately performed these pieces in Tanglewood as well as while a Professor at Berklee College. They are the epitomy of great poetry and great composition in a contemporary style I love.
It was quite difficult to find pianists who had the ability to play this rapturous and extremely difficult music. Once in grad school, I asked a pianist if he'd ever played these songs. His response was "Only in my dreams." He went on to become a world famous conductor after a Professorship at Juilliard in NYC.
If you have a Music Degree, what is it in (Performance, Education, Musicology, Theory, Composition, etc) and why did you choose that degree?
I first chose Music Ed. to study in college. After playing violin, then clarinet each for a semester, I realized that I should develop myself so that I could concentrate on singing. Thus I became the first Performance Major at U. Mass, Lowell.
In graduate school, I continued the Performance emphasis by singing songs by Composers in whom I was interested, sang solo with the Graduate concert Choir as well as being the "Pop Singer" soloist when we went on tour. Even did a year of singing in the Opera Department at N.E.C. Starred as Penny in the Three Penny Opera by Kurt Weill.
When did you decide to become a professional musician? Was it a gradual decision or was there a defining moment for you?
I guess it was gradual, with academics always being important, it was that 1st full scholarship offer that made the ultimate decision to start my path into music.
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Gyasi
I have no formal voice training but I have a strong passion and want to learn how to. I know I have a singing voice, I just need a little help finding it.
Barbara
Want to develop my singing voice, learn to recognize harmonies, to occasionally accompany my musician husband. Have sung in choir, alto with a good upward range.
Paul
I would like to learn to sing basic pop-rock songs while playing my guitar. not looking to be a fantastic singer, just not hurt my throat and not have my voice crack