& DEVELOP

TRAIN

YOUR voice

IF YOU CAN SPEAK, YOU CAN SING! EVEN IF YOU HAVE TROUBLE MATCHING PITCH! LEARN BASICS OF REGISTERS AND BREATH. LEARN TO LOVE YOUR VOICE AND GAIN CONFIDENCE.

BEGINNER

DISCOVER DIFFERENT TONES YOUR VOICE IS CAPABLE OF. STRENGHEN YOUR VOICE AND GAIN VOCAL AGILITY.

INTERMEDIATE

FINE TUNE YOUR SKILLS WITH THE SUBTLETIES OF TONE, PLACEMENT, AND MORE. STRENGTHEN YOUR OWN MUSICAL INTUITION AND CREATIVITY. TELL YOUR STORY MORE EFFECTIVELY.

ADVANCED

MEET YOUR TEACHER

THROUGHOUT MY LIFE, MUSIC HAS SERVED AS MY OUTLET. I LOVE HELPING OTHERS FIND THAT FOR THEMSELVES. IT IS IMPORTANT TO ME THAT THOSE WHO STUDY WITH ME BECOME INDEPENDENT AND CONFIDENT MUSICIANS UNIQUE TO THEMSELVES. MY GOAL IS TO HELP YOU TELL YOUR STORY EFFECTIVELY WHILE KEEPING YOUR VOICE HEALTHY. I HOLD EXPERIENCE TEACHING MUSIC TO AGES 18 MONTHS TO ~75 YEARS. I TEACH MY STUDENTS NOT ONLY VOCAL TECHNIQUE, BUT TO READ MUSIC, SIGHT SING, TRANSCRIBE, AND IMPROVISE.

OUTSIDE OF PRIVATE VOICE LESSONS, I TEACH BEGINNING PIANO, TROMBONE, TUBA, VIOLIN, AND CELLO. I HAVE DIRECTED ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CHOIR THROUGH MANDARINS MUSIC ACADEMY, AND TAUGHT LESSONS AT MUSIC STUDIOS IN THE GREATER SACRAMENTO AREA. I SING WITH JAZZ , NEOSOUL, AND POP GROUPS IN THE SACRAMENTO AREA. I AM CURRENTLY WORKING TOWARDS A BA AT CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY OF SACRAMENTO. DURING MY TIME AT CSUS, I PARTICIPATED IN CHORALE, JAZZ BAND ON TROMBONE, VOCAL JAZZ ENSEMBLE AS LEAD SOPRANO AND PRESIDENT AND MARCHING BAND AS TUBA SECTION LEADER.

NOT JUST

VOCAL TECHNIQUE

TRAIN YOUR EAR

LEARN TO IDENTIFY PITCHES AND RYHTHMS BY EAR THROUGH MOVEABLE DO SOLFEGE.

LEARN TO TRANSCRIBE MELODIES BY EAR AND TRANSLATE THEM INTO NOTATION.

ACCESS RECORDINGS TO PRACTICE WITH AT HOME INBETWEEN LESSONS.

LEARN MUSIC THEORY

LEARN TO SIGHT SING NOTES AND RHYTHMS USING MOVEBLE DO SOLFEGE.

LEARN TO IMPROVISE

LEARN TO IMPROVISE STARTING WITH SHORT RHYTHMS TO MELODIES OVER CHORDS. EBELLISH LYRICAL MELODIES, TAKE A JAZZ SOLO, SING RNB RUNS, OR BEGIN COMPOSING THROUGH IMPROVISATION.

HONE YOUR SKILLS

HONE YOUR SKILLS ✦