Vanessa T.

Focusing on having fun through the hard part of learning to sing, until the hard part is over, I try my best to go as easy as possible with exercises, repetition, and repertoire. The hard part of singing is learning notes, because we can’t see the instrument. I require my students to have a 3-ring binder, a notebook or loose leaf paper, and a pencil. I assign music of different genres. For example, if you come to me for pop music, expect to sing a bit of musical theater, because different types of music teach different things that all can be used in any genre, but are easier to experience in others. I teach out of my studio for many reasons, with the biggest one being the controlled environment. My studio is in my apartment and I live with my husband, a musician as well. I can control the risk of distractions. I also think that music lessons can occasionally make a student feel vulnerable. I want to make sure I can provide a safe space where a student can make mistakes freely without worrying about if mom is secretly recording from the other room. (I am allowed to say that because that was my mom haha).

My students learn from a book series that I guide them through during lessons. We do work outside of the book as well such as rhythm games, call and response and starting to build repertoire after learning to read music. I teach out of my studio for many reasons, with the biggest one being the controlled environment. My studio is in my apartment and I live with my husband, a musician as well. I can control the risk of distractions. I also think that music lessons can occasionally make a student feel vulnerable. I want to make sure I can provide a safe space where a student can make mistakes freely without worrying about if mom is secretly recording from the other room. (I am allowed to say that because that was my mom haha).

We still have fun, but get more serious about the music, because we can! My favorite thing to teach is details like breath support, diction, placement, and perfect tuning. I require my students to have a 3-ring binder, a notebook or loose leaf paper, and a pencil. I assign music of different genres. For example, if you come to me for pop music, expect to sing a bit of musical theater, because different types of music teach different things that all can be used in any genre, but are easier to experience in others. I teach out of my studio for many reasons, with the biggest one being the controlled environment. My studio is in my apartment and I live with my husband, a musician as well. I can control the risk of distractions. I also think that music lessons can occasionally make a student feel vulnerable. I want to make sure I can provide a safe space where a student can make mistakes freely without worrying about if mom is secretly recording from the other room. (I am allowed to say that because that was my mom haha).