RJ H.
Portland, OR, 97205
Subjects Taught Singing, Theatrical Broadway Singing, Speaking Voice, Songwriting, Acting
About Me
Vocal and acting instructor specializing in live performance, with over eight years experience teaching students of all ages and backgrounds in both private and group environments.
My lessons are a perfect fit for a wide range of performers: adult and young singers, instrumentalists, solo musicians, songwriters, actors and any other number of individuals who seek and investigation of their body as instruments of performance and sound. Those who seek early, intermediate or advanced training in Broadway musical theatre, popular music, acoustic folk singing, public speaking, songwriting and storytelling will find my feedback profitable for their amateur or professional needs.
My voice lessons explore the ways in which the whole body affects and influences sound within an individual. By working with each student's unique talent and background, my aim is to develop vocalists that audiences want to watch, as well as hear. My work includes diction, speech and the principles of...
Student Feedback
Debbie E, Vocal Student
RJ is much more than "just" a Vocal Instructor; We just seem to have had an instant connection, and he truly understands the psychology of what I'm going through, musically (Very insecure about my voice, and stage presents). I feel totally comfortable around him, and I feel that I've had enough musical training (guitar and piano), to feel that I can accurately tell you that he is truly a "gift", mentor, and friend, and I am VERY confident in all of the different aspects of vocal performance! I am learning from him! I can honestly say, that if I had been given any other vocal instructor, instead of RJ, I feel that the Vocal Lessons would just be "surface teaching", and not go nearly as in depth as RJ goes with me! I feel that RJ really cares about my vocal endeavors, and my love of singing, , as well as coming to terms with, and accepting my problems and limitations, with RJ's guidance! He is giving me much more confidence that I've had in years, about my vocal ability, and has made me face the facts that I am way too negative in my opinion of my own voice, and he's also helping me find my own "style", which is very important to me, as well as not "living in the past, as far as my vocal abilities go. You really have a gift, and a true asset, having RJ as a Vocal Coach! He is honestly, a great (an very gifted) instructor!!! Deborah Engle :)
— July 8, 2011
