PRIVATE LESSONS

 

VOICE    (60 minutes)

 

Technique:  The Preparatory Breath / Intonation/
                    Discovering your Voice / Body Sound
Rhythm:      Swing Singing and Jazz Conception – without the obligatory scatting!
Phrasing:     Telling your story
Repertoire:     Getting your act together – and your book!
Performance:  Philosophy and Phobias, Performance Anxiety and Related Issues.

 

PIANO    (60 minutes)

 

Basic Keyboard Technique, Scales, Chords, Inversions, Voicings, Reading Skills in Two Clefs, Improvising,
Self-Accompaniment

Beginners Welcome!

 

VOICE, PIANO, EAR-TRAINING COMBINED    (90 minutes)

 

Combining all aspects of Voice, Piano, and Ear-Training.  . .
Sessions created to accommodate your level.
Designed to even out the skills of the vocalist.

 

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MASTER CLASSES / CLINICS

 

SESSIONS IN SONG & SWING

 

NYC Vocal Jazz Workshops, Thursdays 7-9pm

Fall Sessions:  September thru December
Spring Sessions:  March thru June
Focus: The art of Critical Listening, Intonation and Phrasing, Rhythmic Interpretation, Jazz Conception, Rehearsing the Band, Performance Anxiety

Accompanist and Sound System provided

 

MUSICIANSHIP FOR THE JAZZ VOCALIST

 

1. Private 90-minute study of Voice, Piano, Theory, Sight-Singing, Ear-Training, Rhythm, and Self Accompaniment.

2. Classes are also available, focusing on the above Techniques and Skills.

 

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