I, being a performer myself, understand what it’s like to want a voice lesson amidst the frustrations of not having enough money to buy my groceries at Whole Foods, let alone pay for a private one-hour coaching.  So, I decided (with prompting from several of my students) to begin offering group classes as a cheap but valuable alternative.

I had a hard time deciding what to call these classes.

First of all, I don’t like the word “class” because that just reminds me of high school where the teacher has their “place” in the classroom and the students have theirs…and they don’t intersect.

Secondly, I don’t like the label of “teacher” and “student” – I’d much rather be a “director” to an “actor” than a “teacher” to a “student”.

Third, my concentration is beyond just your voice; yes, the voice is my primary objective here, but the voice will never be at its peak unless it is connected to your clear thought which is brought to life through your uninhibited body.  Therefore, I am concerned with the whole package…and presentation.

My workshops are one to two hours long (depending on the number of participants) and consist of the following:

• A group warm-up aimed at relaxing, centering, and tending to any special needs the participants may have, warming up your whole instrument (body and voice).
• Individual time for each participant to get up and either “work” their songs or “perform” their songs or hopefully, both.  This time is completely yours (you are paying for it), so get out of it what you need to get out of it.
• Time to ask for feedback from your peers, if you so desire.  (I personally think that to be one of the most valuable assets of having a workshop format versus a private coaching session…the more feed-back from different people, the better the performer!)
• A winding-down, recap, centering. 

Classes are usually held near Columbus Circle at Shelter or Eighth Avenue Studios – 939 8^th Avenue (between 55^th and 56^th Streets)

Please contact me for current rates and times.