Do you have complaints about how your voice sounds or feels when you use it?

• Do you want to sing higher or lower notes without straining?

• Are you tired of sounding squeaky, gravelly, breathy, and/or hoarse and not knowing how to change it?

• Would you like to make it all the way to the end of the phrase without gasping for air?

Are you ready to sound and feel better?

Then my nine-week class is for you!

It starts next Wednesday, September 24th, live on Zoom.

Here’s how it will work:

You tell me all your vocal complaints, and together we’ll pick one to work on over the next nine weeks.

We’re focusing on one complaint because decades of singing and teaching have shown me that focusing on one problem builds the skills and momentum that make solving the other problems easier. We make faster, more durable progress this way.

In just nine weeks you will make fundamental improvements in how you use your body, and it will change the way you sing. How amazing would it be to sound and feel better before this Thanksgiving? That really is possible!

I firmly believe that if something about your voice isn’t working the way you’d like, you are not cursed, talentless or fundamentally flawed. 

There is a way to use your body differently that will create better results. Together, we can find that way for you.

There will be plenty of opportunities in class to experiment, ask questions and receive constructive feedback. Even though your classmates may have different vocal complaints, the technique and exercises I teach are grounded in how the human body actually works, and apply to more than just one problem.

You will learn so much from watching other students work on their own voices, on top of the personalized instruction you get from me. 

Working in a group speeds up your progress because humans learn to make sound by mimicking other people. When we were children, we imitated the sounds of our caregivers and other community members – that’s how we acquired language and a regional accent.

As singers, we’re often consciously, or unconsciously, imitating the sounds of other singers to figure out new ways of doing things. In a group class, you not only have my voice and body to imitate, you have your classmates voices and bodies, too. 

Watching someone else figure out how to make new sounds helps you figure out how to make new sounds. There truly is “strength in numbers.”

The classes will be recorded so you can immerse yourself in the live teaching without worrying that you’re going to forget something. The replays will be there to remind and support you as you practice during the week.

You don’t need any special equipment – the microphone in your phone or laptop is more than good enough.

If you’re ready for your singing to sound and feel better, this group is for you.

We start next Wednesday, September 24th at 7 p.m.

Class runs from 7-8:15 p.m. Pacific Time, on Zoom,
on September 24, October 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, November 5, 12, and 19.

Tuition is $750.

Enrollment is limited to 10.
RESERVE YOUR SPOT HERE.

Registration closes Monday, September 22nd at 9 p.m. Pacific Time.

Have questions? Email letters@mvmusik.com.

I can’t wait to help you sound and feel better!

Why am I so confident you’ll see results by mid November?

Because the voice is a collection of muscles, and muscles change as they’re used. How we sound has everything to do with how we’re using our body, and we have a lot of control over that. You might not know how to do things differently yet (that’s where I come in), but the skills you need are all learnable. Sounding and feeling better is within your reach.

You’re not too old.

It’s not too late.

You’re not too stuck.

You’re not beyond help, even if you’ve tried to change your singing before and it hasn’t worked.

We’re going to start with the basic anatomy and physics of the voice – what the parts are, how they interconnect, and how all that relates to the problem you’re solving.

We’ll explore exercises to strengthen the areas of your instrument that need strengthening, and relax and release the areas of your instrument that need releasing. You’ll be able to confidently warm your voice up and cool your voice down whenever you need.

We’ll apply all this healthy vocal technique to songs. I’ll bring some, and you can bring whatever you’re working on. You’ll learn to troubleshoot and improve the parts of the song that disappoint you, rather than giving up on the song, or yourself.

We start next Wednesday, September 24th at 7 p.m.

It’s time to sound and feel better!