| As a voice teacher early in my career, I receive | | | | that their is always an evenness of sound and |
| lots of requests from up- and- coming R&B, | | | | tone color from top to bottom, and its less |
| contemporary Christian, and Pop artists. They | | | | physiologically draining. |
| almost always begin by telling me who they are | | | | Now, don't get me wrong, SPS, or speech- level- |
| as an artist, and then, their goals for voice | | | | singing is also taught, in fact, teaching 'style' is a |
| lessons, usually, getting better high notes, less | | | | specialty of mine, but just like we have to bake |
| 'breaking' points, better breath control, etc. They | | | | the cake first before we spread any icing, so is it |
| have called me because after reading my profile | | | | wise to teach the basics before we teach style! |
| or asking around, they have been told that I am | | | | Keep in mind, I am NOT trying to turn you into |
| qualified to meet that need. | | | | an opera singer, as that takes a lifetime of |
| So.... why the confusion when I tell them I teach | | | | intense focus and training, but I guarantee learning |
| the classical method? | | | | to tackle even 1 Italian aria will do wonders for |
| Classical method meets all these needs. People in | | | | your instrument. |
| 'popular' music tend to use their chest voices so | | | | I hope this helps. |
| much that their head voice becomes airy to | | | | Be blessed, and Happy Singing! |
| nonexistent, and their voice loses its natural 'color' | | | | I love to hear from you. If you have specific |
| or beauty. The classical method teaches how to | | | | questions, let me know. |
| use your head voice in all parts of your range so | | | | |